Thermoforming and Injection Molding Blog

Using PVC in Medical Supplies and Applications

Plastics are improving medical equipment and applications in limitless ways, from improving sterility and hygiene in medical settings to making screening and treatment more widely accessible and affordable. Polyvinyl chloride,...

Why Choose Polycarbonate Instead of Glass?

While glass has long been the standard material for windows, lenses, and other items where high transparency is necessary, polycarbonate has been replacing glass in numerous uses. What makes it...

Why Choose Polypropylene in Furniture Manufacturing

Choosing the right material for furniture manufacturing is challenging in today's market. Not only does it need to be durable and heavy-duty to stand up to daily wear and tear,...

Using Plastics in Automobile Powertrain Manufacturing

About 50 percent of the materials making up the average vehicle are a type of plastic. While this includes the dashboards and console as well as the tubs used to...

A Guide to Injection Molding Tooling

Just like how the tooling used in thermoforming determines the success of the project, the same is true for injection molding. To achieve accuracy and precision, both to the design...

A Guide to Thermoforming Tooling

When thermoforming plastics, getting the tooling right is just as important to get the correct finished result as choosing the right materials and having a proper design. If the tooling...

Everyday Products Made Through Pressure Forming

At Advanced Plastiform, Inc., we help our clients determine the best method of manufacturing plastic that will achieve the most accurate final product as well as a short lead time...

Polycarbonate vs Acrylic: Choosing the Right Glass Substitute

When you need a glass substitute, you’re probably looking at either polycarbonate or acrylic. Both polymers offer the transparency of glass but are much more resistant to impact and scratching,...

4 Factors to Determine Whether a Plastic Can Be Recycled

We all know how important recycling plastic is to keep it out of landfills and bodies of water, but not all plastics can be recycled and made into another type...

How the Texas Ice Storm Impacts Plastic Manufacturing

In February 2021, Winter Storm Uri swept through the United States, causing record snowfall and record low temperatures primarily in the center of the country. Fortunately, North Carolina was relatively...