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  • verb A method of shaping, especially for thermoplastics, while hot.

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Examples

  • We figured out a kind of a digital inkjet printer for this very stiff, strong, carbon-composite material, and then ways to thermoform it, because it's a combination of carbon and nylon, into whatever complex shapes you want, like the one just shown at the auto show by one of the tier-one suppliers.

    Amory Lovins on winning the oil endgame 2005

  • We figured out a kind of a digital inkjet printer for this very stiff, strong, carbon-composite material, and then ways to thermoform it, because it's a combination of carbon and nylon, into whatever complex shapes you want, like the one just shown at the auto show by one of the tier-one suppliers.

    Amory Lovins on winning the oil endgame 2005

  • We figured out a kind of a digital inkjet printer for this very stiff, strong, carbon-composite material, and then ways to thermoform it, because it's a combination of carbon and nylon, into whatever complex shapes you want, like the one just shown at the auto show by one of the tier-one suppliers.

    Amory Lovins on winning the oil endgame 2005

  • Sales increased by 9 percent during the fourth quarter due entirely to the acquisition of Associated Packaging Technologies, a leading thermoform tray manufacturer for the frozen food industry, partially offset by a slight decline in volume.

    unknown title 2011

  • Familiarity with thermoform process and packaging industry

    News - chicagotribune.com 2011

  • The sculptures are then baked and covered in thermoform plastic, which, when heated, molds to the shape underneath.

    AllDeaf.com rockin'robin 2010

  • The company has ensured the belt is integrated into its own thermoform packaging line, as the speed of the transfer belt for automatically adapts to the speed of the film advance.

    FoodProductionDaily RSS 2010

  • Her 3-D plastic thermoform book Tactile Mind - part erotica and part art-piece - was actually released almost two years ago.

    Toronto Sun 2010

  • The book, entitled "Tactile Mind," features pages made of thermoform plastic -- the same material used for Braille.

    Medindia Health News 2010

  • The book, entitled "Tactile Mind," features pages made of thermoform plastic -- the same material used for Braille.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

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