This three-day workshop will cover the essential elements of thermoforming, from materials to the finished product, applicable to both thin-gauge (roll-fed) and heavy-gauge (cut-sheet) applications. It is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of the process, design, materials, tooling, and troubleshooting to efficiently produce high-quality products.
Mark Strachan, a nationally recognized industry expert, will lead this course covering the fundamentals of thermoforming and focused topic areas related to thin-gauge processing. Chris Gagliano, PIRC Director, will co-lecture, focusing on heavy-gauge thermoforming processing.
Hands-on sessions will include process techniques and troubleshooting, materials testing, and the basics of sheet extrusion.
Spending three days with industry experts, being able to bounce ideas off of them, get questions answered and learn best practices has been invaluable. We will be able to return to work with a better understanding of the thermoforming process.
Mark McCoy , Manufacturing Engineer, Gemstar Manufacturing, Cannon Falls, MN
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Contact Plastics Innovation & Resource Center at pirc@pct.edu or 570.321.5533.