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Capabilities & services
Thermoforming, vacuum forming, blister and clamshell production, in-house mould making and custom pack development, from a 500-piece trial to a repeating bulk schedule.
Thermoforming & vacuum forming
Roll and sheet forming from 0.15 mm to 6.0 mm across seven polymers.
Blisters & clamshells
Glass-clear retail packs, sealable trays and hinged clamshell boxes.
Mould design & tooling
Aluminium and MDF moulds designed, cut and revised in our own tool room.
Custom pack development
From your part to a production pack, material, geometry, nesting and trials.
Service 01
Thermoforming & vacuum forming
Sheet is heated to its forming temperature, drawn over or into an aluminium tool under vacuum, cooled to hold shape and trimmed to profile. Simple in principle, and entirely dependent on tool design, heat profile and operator judgement, which is where three decades of practice shows.
- Roll forming, four automatic machines, reel-fed, 0.15 to 2.0 mm, ideal for blisters, clamshells, food and display trays at volume
- Sheet forming, three semi-automatic machines, 1.0 to 6.0 mm, for thick industrial trays, covers and load-bearing parts
- Trimming, hydraulic roller trimming for burr-free flanges; punching, routing and hand trim for thick or complex profiles
- Finishing, pocket checks, stack tests, counting and packing to your carton specification
Service 02
Blister packs, cards & clamshells
Retail packaging has to do three jobs at once: show the product, survive the supply chain and open the way the customer expects. We form the clear half of that equation in rigid PVC, APET and GPET.
- Face-seal and full-card blisters, standing blisters and folded blister boxes
- Flat-flange trays for lidding film and heat-sealed unit-dose packs
- Hinged clamshells with formed snap locks, hang holes and stacking lugs
- Anti-scuff detailing and gauge selection to stop shelf-worn packs
Service 03
Mould design & in-house tooling
The tool decides the part. Ours are designed and made here, which is why a revision takes days rather than the weeks an external toolroom queue costs.
- Aluminium tools for production volumes, durable, good heat transfer, multi-cavity
- MDF tools for prototypes, seasonal packs and short runs at lower tooling cost
- Design for forming, draft angles, corner radii, rib placement, venting and nesting worked out before cutting metal
- Stored and maintained, your tool is kept ready for repeat orders
Tooling is a one-time cost quoted separately from the piece price. We will tell you honestly whether MDF is enough for your quantity.
Service 04
Custom pack development
Most of our work starts with a part, not a drawing of a tray. We look at how it is handled, stacked, sealed and shipped, then design packaging around that.
- Material and gauge selection against load, temperature, clarity and food contact
- Cavity layout for counting, nesting and cubic efficiency in your carton or bin
- Sample rounds until fit, stacking and line trials pass
- Documented first article so later batches can be checked against it
Machine capability
The numbers you need for design freeze
| Capability | Automatic roll formers (4) | Semi-automatic sheet formers (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Sheet feed | Reel-fed roll stock, continuous | Cut sheet, loaded per cycle |
| Sheet thickness | 0.15 mm, 2.0 mm | 1.0 mm, 6.0 mm |
| Typical materials | PVC, APET, GPET, HIPS, PP | ABS, HIPS, HDPE, PP |
| Best suited to | Blisters, clamshells, food and display trays, high volumes | Thick industrial trays, covers, load-bearing parts |
| Trimming | Hydraulic roller trimming (burr-free edges) | Punch, router and hand trim to profile |
| Tooling | Aluminium multi-cavity, in-house | Aluminium or MDF, in-house |
Maximum forming area
Up to approximately 1000 × 1200 mm depending on machine and depth of draw.
Tolerances
Thermoforming holds looser tolerances than injection moulding. We agree achievable tolerances on your drawing before tooling, and hold them against the approved first article.
Order sizes
From 500 pieces. Repeat schedules and call-off quantities are welcome once a tool exists.
Next step
Have a part that needs a tray?
Send the drawing or the sample. We will confirm formability, recommend a material and quote tooling plus piece price.