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'''DT Online''' includes as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoforming '''Thermoforming'''] all processes in which [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoplastic '''Thermoplastics'''] are heated to create products with a particular emphasis on methods of moulding flat sheet materials. | '''DT Online''' includes as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoforming '''Thermoforming'''] all processes in which [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoplastic '''Thermoplastics'''] are heated to create products with a particular emphasis on methods of moulding flat sheet materials. | ||
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Description
The term Thermoforming could be taken literally to include any process which uses heat to create a 3D form - Blacksmithing for example. Throughout DT Online the term is used to include all those processes which employ heat to mould certain plastics.
Synthetic* Plastics are chemically produced from oil and a wide, possibly infinite, variety is possible, but they all fit into one of two groupings:
- Thermoplastics - these can repeatedly be softened by heating and will return to a rigid state when cooled.
- this group includes: Acrylic, Polycarbonate (PC), Polyethylene, and Polypropylene.
- Thermosets - these are initially ‘cured’ (or set), often by mixing with a ‘hardener’ which creates a heat producing (Exothermic) chemical reaction and, once set cannot be softened again by further heating.
- this group includes: Polyester Resin, Epoxy Resin, Bakelite and Melamine.
*Note: Several natural materials may also be classified as Plastics. These include: Cellulose, Horn, Amber, and Shellac.
DT Online includes as Thermoforming all processes in which Thermoplastics are heated to create products with a particular emphasis on methods of moulding flat sheet materials.
Press Moulding
Drape Moulding
Blow Moulding
Line Bending
