THERMOFORMING
With over 35 years of thermoforming experience, Placeteco has built extensive expertise in manufacturing aerospace parts through vacuum forming. Our capabilities allow us to thermoform parts as large as 4 ft × 8 ft and offer fully integrated in-house services, including assembly, integration, and painting.
MANUFACTURING PROCESS DETAILS
Machines & equipment
• Single sheet vacuum forming: Up to 4 ft x 8 ft
• Twin sheet vacuum forming: Up to 4 ft x 4 ft
Materials we work with
Thermoplastics:
• Kydex™,
• ULTEM™
• Royalite™
• Lexan™
• Polyethylene
• ABS
Secondary operations
Assembly & integration (adhesive bonding, riveting, nut plate installation), painting, upholstery, kitting, machining.
Placeteco has an in-house tooling department allowing us to manufacture and design our own tooling.
Examples of parts we manufacture
• Interior panels
• Glareshield assembly
• Ventilation ducts
• Fairings
• Headliner assembly
• Etc.