verb
- to shape (plastic material) by heating it and pressing it into or over a mold
Usage: manufacturing
Examples
- The factory will thermoform the plastic sheets into food containers.
- Workers thermoform the heated material using vacuum pressure.
- The company specializes in thermoforming packaging materials.
- They thermoform disposable cups from polystyrene sheets.
- The process allows manufacturers to thermoform complex shapes quickly.
- Engineers thermoform the plastic over aluminum molds.