Kintz Plastics specializes in twinsheet thermoforming. Their expertise helps their customers create more durable, more attractive and more affordable products.

•APPLICATIONS:
Twin-sheet thermoforming produces a double-sided, hollow panel with features on both sides of the exterior to create multi-dimensional housings and enclosures, strong yet lightweight, as housings for hardware and components, pockets or enclosures or panels that require thermal or acoustic insulation.

CAPABILITIES:
Twin-sheet thermoforming can replace two processes with one, save time and labor, produce a seamless part and create a stronger structure so you end up with a lighter, cheaper component.

About Resins:
Kintz's engineering department works with a wide range of plastics and suppliers. The optimal plastic for a part can be determined by looking at performance and appearance factors.

• Rigid or flexible
• Appearance
• Cost
• Finish Options
• Conductivity
• Compatibility
• Weight

	HOW IT WORKS: The top sheet is drawn into the top mold and the bottom sheet is drawn into the bottom mold. The two molds are pressure welded together at designated points around the perimeter.
COMPARISON GUIDE Twin-Sheet Injection Molding Rotational Molding Blow Molding TOOLING INVESTMENT A fraction of Injection Expensive Expensive Expensive TIME-TO-MARKET A few weeks Weeks to months Weeks to months Weeks to months DURABILITY Most durable, hollow Durable but solid Reasonably durable Reasonably durable WEIGHT Light to very light Solid, heavy Thick, Bulky Very light EXTERIOR DETAIL Detail both sides Detail both sides Detail both sides Detail both sides UPDATES/REVISIONS Quick, affordable Very expensive Very expensive very expensive RESIN OPTIONS Many Limited options Very limited Very limited FINISH OPTIONS Many Very limited Very limited Very limited
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