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Having quality service and parts are essential to all businesses. That’s the main reason we see a lot of transfer tools move to new plastic injection molding companies. Universal Plastics recently had a company transfer their tool to us for our know quality service. Universal Plastics has many decades of experience managing transfer tool projects. Our engineers and project managers ...

The thermoforming process has matured from a simple process that was used to make aircraft canopies during the Second World War.  The reasoning was that all you needed to do was take a sheet of plastic, heat it and apply it over some sort of a crude mold, and presto, a part was born.  However that part needed a lot ...

When it comes to getting your product to market in as expeditious a manner as possible, thermoforming is far superior to other plastic manufacturing methods. In general, thermoforming is quicker to implement, more efficient in terms of materials and yields a significantly more affordable end-product.  On a more specific level thermoforming provides the following benefits: Shorter Lead Times Thermoforming molds ...

When companies invest in a costly piece of equipment or tool, they expect long-term use and timely, high-quality parts. Replacing tools can be expensive. Continual and careful mold maintenance, however, can mitigate the risk of production error and drastically reduce the total cost of ownership. Universal Plastics has been offering in-house tooling solutions for about 70 years with specialization in ...

Protecting delicate antennae that receive radio waves from the ravages of Mother Nature and other mechanical harm is most often accomplished through the use of a radome. The word “radome” itself is a combination of “radar” and “dome” and describes the functionality of the device. Radomes are constructed of suitable plastics that are essentially transparent to radio signals. In other ...

Thermoforming has been an excellent invention since it was first used in the 1940s. Not only does it save time and energy, but, one could argue, that it has helped the environment because the plastics that are used in thermoforming are recyclable. When determining if thermoforming is right for a project you must first understand the differences between heavy gauge ...

The process of molding and manufacturing plastic products through thermoforming allows for quite a few advantages over other possible techniques for shaping plastic parts. This form of producing plastics entails advantages that those working at all stages of the production process can appreciate, but in particular designers love thermoforming thanks to the flexibility, speed, and cost-effectiveness of the process. In ...