Vacuum Forming Packaging Consulting and Design

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  • Our company would like to set up a Vacuum Forming prototype line. Vacuum forming is meant to be the process which is demonstrated on this webpage: http://homepages.enterprise.net/caistorg/p_vacuum.html 1. We would like to purchase a milling machine which can seamlessly produce plastic moulds from Solidworks or another CAD software. 2. We would like to purchase a Vacuum forming machine which can accommodate low volume production with a fast tooling change. 3. Material used will be antistatic for use in electronics. Aproximately 50mils thick. 4. Product to be produced will be anti-static trays for electronic components. Maximum size 24"x24"x5". 5. CNC routing will be required to trim the vacuum formed package. 6. Moulds will be produced on a daily basis for immediate use. Please 1. recommend a milling machine/CAD system and supplier. 2. recommend the proper material and supplier. 3. recommend a vacuum forming machine and supplier. 4. recommend a CNC machine and supplier. 5. recommend a consultant who can design the process, layout, train the workers and set the machines up. 6. I would prefer that all suppliers and especially the consultant be in the San Francisco Bay area. Suppliers outside the US cannot be used.


  • Hello kolsen - Would you mind if we alter the question a little? I think it makes the most sense for me to provide you with info on specific consultant(s) that can verifiably supply you with a turnkey solution (for all your sub questions). A consultant would then make the suggestions as to what equipment to buy and where to buy it. There are several different brands of machinery to do this work, and so training and setup will vary accordingly. It makes the most sense for the consultant working on the job to suggest the equipment he can best work with. Does that make sense? Thanks, jbf777


  • I have in fact found the perfect man for this job, located just outside San Franciso. He has set up entire factories and knows the ins and outs of this sort of thing. He would provide you with an entire manufacturing line, including equipment suggestions, setup, training, etc. He also has extensive contacts for local suppliers. Would you like me to supply you with his information as an answer?


  • kolsen - Thank you for your question. If you choose to rate this answer, please ask for any clarification you may require prior to doing so. Thank you. Carl Fivecoat is a consultant, one hour outside San Francisco, who I have confirmed will not only design the process, layout, train the workers and set the machines up as you request, but also suggest the exact equipment for your needs. He has set-up entire plastics facilities from scratch, and has an extensive local network of contacts. Carl Fivecoat (408) 268-7173 I've also conferred with a company called Manex (www.manex.com / 858-205-9300), who may also be able to provide solutions. But I would highly suggest calling Mr. Fivecoat first. Both of these points of contact should be able to source the proper equipment for this project, and I recommend consulting first with one of them. Pursuant to your question, however, I have found some suppliers myself, as well. Feel free to use these as a potential starting point when consulting with Mr. Fivecoat (or Manex). For raw materials, I talked with Ken Delmar at Conductive Plastics, who recommends and can supply a high or low density polyethylene (HDPE or LDPE) with an antistatic resin additive (rendering a "conductive plastic"): Conductive Plastics http://www.conductiveplastics.com Contact: Ken Delmar 245 Crum Creek Rd. Media, PA 19063 Toll Free: 800-755-9850 Fax: 610-565-5174 For machining/CNC supply, Kent Industrial of Tustin, California, "established in 1979, has a long history in the machine tools industry, with over 13,000 sets of machines sold in the United States." They can potentially supply an off-the-shelf or custom solution. Kent Industrial Contact: Bill Young 1231 Edinger Ave., Tustin, CA 92780 Telephone 714-258-8526 or Toll Free at 1-800-KENT-USA FAX 714-258-8530 I spoke with Bill Young, who mentions their model TWH-960 Machining Center or model E800 CNC engraver (recommended) as a possible mould-producing solution. To supplement Solidworks (which you can order through Oakland-based Hawkridge Systems, 510-482-6110), Mr. Young recommends Mastercam by CNC Software (http://www.mastercam.com), a reseller of which can be found at this link: http://www.mastercam.com/ResellerLocator/us.asp. There are other software options that SolidWorks deems as "certified gold," which offer better integration with SolidWorks. See this link for a list: http://www.solidworks.com/pages/partners/partnerGoldList.html For a vacuum forming machinery supplier, I spoke with Lawrence at Hannan Products, who recommends their model 420C (30x26): http://www.hannanpak.com/archive/420C.htm It handles a wide variety of materials with a fast tooling change: Hannan Products Corporation http://www.hannanpak.com/ 220 North Smith Avenue Corona, CA 92880-1740 1 (800) 954-4266 -- Additional links: Visit www.thomasregister.com for more potential suppliers. Possible consultant: MUE Corporation 7960-T Convoy Ct. San Diego, CA 92111-1212 USA Tel: 800-MUE-CORP Fax: 858-576-7263 http://www.muecorp.com Search strategy: called various companies (Thomas Register starting point)







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