thermoforming
/ˌθɜːrmoʊˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
noun
- A manufacturing process in which a plastic sheet is heated until soft and then shaped into a mold.
- Students learned about thermoforming in their industrial design class.
- The company specializes in thermoforming for custom packaging solutions.
- Thermoforming is commonly used to make disposable cups and food containers.
adjective
- Relating to or used in the process of thermoforming.
- They purchased new thermoforming equipment for the factory.
- The thermoforming machine can produce hundreds of parts per hour.
- Thermoforming techniques have improved with better heating controls.
verb
- Present participle of thermoform: to shape or mold by heating.
- They are thermoforming a new design for the automotive panel.
- The technician is thermoforming the sheet over the mold.
- The factory is thermoforming the plastic into trays right now.