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Undercuts are recessed features in a thermoformed plastic part that, in thermoforming, prevent its ejection from the thermoform mold. These part features commonly provide a fastening point or locating edge for mating parts, such as with snap-fit assemblies, lids, or...

The goal of heavy-gauge thermoforming is to produce a part with as close to a uniform wall thickness as possible. As a part designer, you’ll need to specify a target wall thickness so that your thermoformer can select a plastic sheet with the right starting thickness....

Which is better, thermoforming or injection molding? In this post, we’ll take a close look at 10 factors to help you understand the key distinctions between these two methods—and when one is more appropriate than the other. Before you start your evaluation, however,...

With over 60 years of experience, Profile Plastics has established itself as an industry leader in the thermoforming business, specializing in the manufacturing of custom molded plastic parts.

Fort Worth Texas — Profile Plastics Inc. won the People's Choice Award and a gold award for heavy-gauge pressure forming in the parts competition at the Society of Plastics Engineers' Thermoforming Conference.Placon Corp. also picked up two awards at the conference,...

We have exciting news - We are in the process of launching a new-look website, and it will be up and running shortly. The site's new design will focus on showcasing all our capabilities and all of the wonderful designs we have been apart of over the years. Stay tuned!

Profile Plastics, Inc. is proud to announce that we are now ISO 9001:2015 certified. One of the core management objectives at Profile Plastics is to continuously improve the processes and quality of our services. The ISO 9001:2015 certification is a quality management...

The Protecting Life Award went to Profile Plastics Inc. of Lake Bluff, Ill., for a thermoformed housing for a surgical waste management system used in hospital operating rooms. Profile Plastics used negative pressure forming tools, which resulted in a good cosmetic...

Profile Plastics is proud to celebrate over 57 years of Thermoforming. We want to thank all of our employees for all of their extraordinary efforts over the years. We would like to thank our amazing engineers. Most of all, we would like to thank our amazing customers...

Undercuts are recessed features in a thermoformed plastic part that, in thermoforming, prevent its...

The goal of heavy-gauge thermoforming is to produce a part with as close to a uniform wall...

Which is better, thermoforming or injection molding? In this post, we’ll take a close look at 10...

With over 60 years of experience, Profile Plastics has established itself as an industry leader in...

Fort Worth Texas — Profile Plastics Inc. won the People's Choice Award and a gold award for...

We have exciting news - We are in the process of launching a new-look website, and it will be up...

Profile Plastics, Inc. is proud to announce that we are now ISO 9001:2015 certified. One of the...

The Protecting Life Award went to Profile Plastics Inc. of Lake Bluff, Ill., for a thermoformed...

Profile Plastics is proud to celebrate over 57 years of Thermoforming. We want to thank all of our...