![]() Typical industry examples besides product packaging include: fascias for outdoor kiosks and automated teller machines, enclosures for medical imaging and diagnostic equipment, engine covers in a truck cab or for construction equipment, and railcar interior trim and seat components. Vacuum-formed components can be used in place of complex fabricated sheet metal, fiberglass, or plastic injection molding. Vacuum forming is often used in low-level technology classes for an easy way to mold. ![]() Vacuum forming is also appropriate for transparent materials such as acrylic, which are widely used in applications for aerospace such as passenger cabin window canopies for military fixed wing aircraft and compartments for rotary wing aircraft. This high impact material is hygienic and capable of retaining heat and its shape when warm water is applied and is commonly used to package taste and odor sensitive products. The most common and easiest to use thermoplastic is high impact polystyrene sheeting (HIPS). ![]() Normally draft angles are present in the design of the mold (a recommended minimum of 3) to ease removal of the formed plastic part from the mold.
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