What do you do when you find some friends have bought a vacuum forming machine? Make novelty chocolates and ice cubes, of course! This was my response when I had the opportunity to play with a ...

Makers and small businesses looking for an affordable way to manufacture vacuum formed products in small production runs may be interested in a new desktop vacuum forming machine which has been ...

Building custom parts often means learning new skills or getting out of your comfort zone, especially if you want to create something that is really cool. While most hot rodders can fabricate brackets ...

Orbital forming is a process that uses an angled forming tool (peen) that spins off center at a 3 to 6 degree angle to securely fasten an assembly. The tool progressively heads, swages, crowns, flares ...

Watch the first crucial steps in prepping an old vacuum forming machine for a full restoration. Cleaning, testing, and fixing ...

The vacuum forming machine can form plastic sheets around objects to create a form. In the Maker Lab, we have a My Yard Formart 2 vacuum former and a Centroform SV 1217 vacuum former. Material Fees: ...

MTorres used hot drape forming to preform undirectional tape blanks in the Clean Sky 2 IIAMS wing box program. Photo Credit, all images: IIAMS project, Airbus Defence and Space, MTorres. This online ...

IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay (PIA) — A local metals and engineering fabricator in Zamboanga Sibugay is set to increase production ...

This is part two of a seven-part series about preforming. For more on this series, click the links below: part one, part three, part four, part five, part six, part seven. Also, don’t miss the printed ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Most engineers tend to rely on traditional fastening methods to join parts (see "Impact Riveting: The Old School ...

The future is a fascinating subject. When it comes to digital technology, however, the crystal balls and Ouija boards are having a hard time keeping up with the latest developments. When it comes to ...

Building custom parts often means learning new skills or getting out of your comfort zone, especially if you want to create something that is really cool. While most hot rodders can fabricate brackets ...