The HD & TF series vacuum forming machines are automated production machines for the production of various plastic products such as blister packaging, seals, display and signs, molds and products. By developing the HD Series with ease of use, a compact footprint, efficient heat management and economic price management as a starting point, the HD Series makes it a popular machine for national and international plastic producers and processors.
The new series of HD systems come standard with the FCV (Formech Cycle View) control interface with a 10 “color touch screen with high resolution. The status of the production cycle can be read directly at a glance and can be adjusted in real time during the production process without interrupted The development of the HD series has involved users around the world, making it easy to use for inexperienced operators The intuitive, graphically controlled interface allows for easy learning curve and adjustment machine.
The extensive standard capabilities of the machine and an extensive choice of various options, including double heating elements (top and bottom) for the most demanding materials, mark the HD series economical and highly adaptable machine program for every factory setup.
Companies such as Apple Inc., Nestle and school communities such as Cambridge University and ArtEZ College are among users of the Formech HD Series.
View our other fully automated systems:
- HD686
- HD1000
- TF686
- TF750
- TF1000
10 “Color HMI / PLC control panel featuring Formech Cycle View (FCV)
Wago control system with a 10 “touch screen color screen, real time adjustments possible, 1% accurate adjustable heating elements, Formech Cycle View and 40 preset memory settings for every application.
Quartz Heaters with variable standby
The Quartz heating elements ensure a fast response of the heating and cooling of the elements. This ensures a quick and easy process for piece production and series production. This results in optimal efficiency in the production process and energy savings during use and breaks. The standby can be set to various modes for fast and slow productions.
16 Independently Controllable Heating Zones
The 16 heating zones provide rapid heating with various temperature options on various zones for the challenging shapes and materials.
Pneumatic trigger clamps
Pneumatically driven clamping system that provides powerful and effortless operation.
Pneumatic Heater Drive
Very strong pneumatically driven heating current for very precise and fast heating and directly prevents damage to the elements.
Pneumatically driven clamping frame
Pneumatically driven clamping system that provides powerful and effortless operation for clamping the plastic materials.
Table Height Adjust
Adjusting the table height shortens the displacement of the table during the production cycle and thus shortens the production cycle.
Pneumatic table with regulator
Precise table settings with precise speed control.
Pre-Stretch
Pre-stretch functions ensure evenly distributed plastic production by pre-stretching the material. The warm air is blown into the sheet material to create a pre-stretched plastic sheet. In deeper drafts there will be a better distribution in thickness of the material.
Auto-Level
The Auto-Level function prevents sagging of large size and thick plates during the heating cycle. The Auto Level function maintains an evenly spaced distance between the plate and the heater when the user is also informed when the plate is hot enough to form.
Vacuum Receiver Tanks
Two vacuum storage tanks for direct vacuum which ensures specific materials, form complexes and shortened production cycle.
Vacuum Flow Regulator
The Vacuum Air Flow Regulator controls the vacuum flows exactly when required by simple or very complex models and applications.
Vacuum & Pressure Gauges
A visual indication of consistent vacuum pressure in Hg / bar.
Safety Light Curtain
An infrared beam protects the production environment by immediately stopping the entire system if the infrared is interrupted. This can prevent possible injury to an operator.
Double Cooling Fans
Above the system, 2 x 550W cooling fans are placed to immediately cool vacuum-drawn materials. This shortens the production cycle.
Oil filled rotary vane pump 21m3 / hr
| Forming area (mm/inches) | 700 x 500mm / 27.5 x 19.7″ |
| Sheet Size (mm/inches) | 750 x 540mm / 29.5 x 21.2″ |
| Max depth of draw | 350mm / 13.8″ |
| Max Material Thickness | 6 mm / 0.25″ |
| Heating Zones | 16 |
| Heater type | Quartz |
| Width | 1553mm / 61.1″ |
| Height | 2600mm / 102.4″ (with plug assist) |
| Depth | 2639mm / 103.9″ |
| Weight | 750kg / 1653lbs |
| Single Phase Power Requirements | N/A |
| Europe – 3 Phase Power Requirements | 380-415V/32A |
| USA – 3 Phase Power Requirements | 208-220V/40A |
| Power Consumption | 11.0 Kw |
| Air Requirements | 80 PSI / 5 bar |
Reducing Windows
Reduce frameworks to narrow the molding area for better quality and affordable production by reducing plastic sheet metal and waste. These are available in standard sizes and customer specific needs.
Plug Assist with Speed Regulator
An air powered strong “plug assist” is an additional aid to form deeper draws even faster and sharper. This plug attachment pushes a tool tool into the tool cavity of the model through the heated plastic plate and also directly maintains thickness in these deep drawings.
Reel Feed
A roll holder for processing plastic on a roll. This is mounted on the machine.
Spray Mist
Spray mist is a spray mist installation that, combined with the cooling fans, ensures that there is a faster production cycle by cooling the thermoplastics.
Cooling Bolster
A water-cooled plate under the aluminum tool that cools it to promote a consistent and fast production cycle.
Heating Pyrometer
A sensor that reads the plastic thermoplastic plate from temperature and returns this information as feedback to the machine to the set temperature.
Cooling Pyrometer
Sensor for accurate feedback of the plate temperature and initiating release when the desired temperature is reached.
Upgrade 26 zones
Cooling System Upgrade
Extra cooling power to promote the extra cooling for cooling the models to get even faster production times.
Twin Heater Upgrade
An additional softening zone by heating from below and above ensures that demanding materials as well as various materials can be formed. This option also ensures a shorter production cycle for many materials. (16 zones above heating and 10 zones under heating).
Ceramic Heaters
Ceramic heating elements are ideal for constant and long-term heating.
Servo Plug Assist
Instead of air driven plug assist an extension to electric servo plug driven plus assist can be ordered for very precise control of the variable plug positions and damping.
Servo Table
The same function as the servo plug assist, the table can also be operated and driven by the servo plug, which remains in a speed and millimeter consistent adjustment.
Multi User Pin Access Control
The supervisor of the machine can set an access level for the different operators.
Material Registration and Puncher
This is a device that punches holes in thin preprinted plastic sheet when registration during the vacuum forming process is critical. The punch sheets are located over pins in the molding area.
Spare parts kit
A composite set of spare parts with machine consumables such as seals, elements, filter, fuses and clamps.
Starter package plastic sheets
A composite set of various plates for the first production runs to test materials or a package of plate materials as desired.
