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Vacuum Forming With 3D Printed Molds | Vacuum Forming Process Step By Step Tutorial

In this video, we will lead you through the process of vacuum forming with 3D printed molds step by step with a Formlabs Form 3 3D printer and High Temp Resin. Learn more about Low-Volume Rapid Thermoforming With 3D Printed Molds: https://bit.ly/3QiNolP Vacuum forming is a type of thermoforming manufacturing method used to shape plastic materials to create anything from consumer packaging to automotive components. During the vacuum forming process, a sheet of plastic is heated and then pulled around a single mold using suction. Vacuum forming is used for a wide range of manufacturing applications, ranging from small custom parts produced on desktop devices to large parts manufactured on automated industrial machinery. It is the simplest type of plastic thermoforming, that uses one mold and vacuum pressure to obtain the desired part geometry. It is ideal for parts that only need to be precisely formed on one side, such as contoured packaging for food or electronics. There are two basic types of molds—male or positive (which are convex) and female or negative, which are concave. With male molds, the sheet of plastic is placed over the mold to contour the inside dimensions of the plastic part. With female molds, the thermoplastic sheet is placed inside the mold to form the outer dimensions of the part precisely. For the process of vacuum forming you will need a mold or tool that will create the shape of the final part, a sheet of plastic, a heat source, and the source of vacuum. The sheet of plastic is heated and brought down onto the mold or tool. A vacuum is applied and the part is cooled before being removed from the mold. 3D printing is a perfect way to create vacuum forming molds and tooling, even with fine features like text or surface texture, as they are simple to add to a CAD file for printing. Formlabs high-temp resin can be also used vacuum forming materials like PETG and ABS. On the Form 3 support structures are used to support the part during the 3D printing process, which is best to keep off the critical surfaces to reduce the amount of 3D printing post-processing required. After sending the print job to the Form 3 and waiting a few hours, the 3D printed mold is finished printing. After a quick wash and cure process, the mold is ready for vacuum forming. You can work with these 3D printed parts the same way you would work with a traditionally fabricated tool - load the tool into the vacuum forming machine work area, heat the plastic sheet until it softens, draw it down onto the part and apply vacuum. Once the plastic is cooled enough, we can remove our vacuum formed part from the tool. It should be easy to trim with a sharp knife, or a machine tool like a router or a mill. Many businesses are turning to 3D printing to create molds for vacuum forming, because it offers a fast turnaround time and low price point, especially for shorter runs, custom parts, and prototype designs. 3D printing also offers unmatched design freedom to create complex and intricate molds. Create molds with complex geometries fast and easily with Formlabs 3D printers. 0:00 What Is Vacuum Forming and What Is It Used for? 0:20 Vacuum Forming Process Step by Step 01:07 Making 3D Printed Molds for Vacuum Forming #VacuumForming #MoldMaking #Formlabs #3DPrinting ▬ Learn More ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Low-Volume Rapid Thermoforming With 3D Printed Molds: https://bit.ly/3QiNolP Thermoforming With 3D Printed Molds Quick Start Guide: https://bit.ly/3NGgEBr Thermoforming Table of Process Conditions: https://bit.ly/3twDbZx Rapid Thermoforming With 3D Printed Molds: A Practical Guide: https://bit.ly/3QfXsfr Request a Free 3D Printed Sample Part: https://bit.ly/39tgf6p ▬ Socials & Links ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Subscribe for more 3D printing videos ► https://www.youtube.com/user/formlabs... Careers ► https://bit.ly/3gBEb81 Formlabs ► https://bit.ly/3NgD0Jd YouTube ► https://bit.ly/39tiZ3f Facebook ► https://bit.ly/3lkuXio Twitter ► https://bit.ly/3yBQgUG Instagram ► https://bit.ly/3wk9egQ LinkedIn ► https://bit.ly/39pDLB0 ▬ About Formlabs ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Formlabs is expanding access to digital fabrication, so anyone can make anything. Headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts with offices in North Carolina, Germany, Hungary, Japan, China, and Singapore, Formlabs is the professional 3D printer of choice for engineers, designers, manufacturers, and decision-makers around the globe. Through a continuous commitment to innovation, Formlabs has become the largest supplier of professional stereolithography (SLA) and selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers in the world. Formlabs also develops its own suite of high-performance 3D printing materials that continue to expand the range of applications of additive manufacturing, as well as best-in-class 3D printing software, post-processing tools, and automation solutions.