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Keep Your Production Flowing: A Comprehensive Guide to Vacuum Forming Machine Maintenance

I. Basic Cognitive Level: Establishing Conceptual Framework Clear Definitions Vacuum Forming Machine (Thermoforming Machine): Vacuum Forming Machine Full Technical Name: Thermoforming Machine (Vacuum Forming is a specific type of thermoforming). Common Aliases: Vac Former, Thermoformer. Core Principle: A manufacturing process where a plastic sheet is heated to a pliable forming temperature, stretched onto or into a single-surface mold, and held against the mold by applying a vacuum between the mold surface and the sheet. Key Components Requiring Maintenance: Heaters (ceramic, quartz, halogen), vacuum pump, seals, clamping frame, mold platen, cooling system, control panel. Classification (of Maintenance Approaches) Understanding different maintenance types helps in planning: Vacuum Forming Machine Preventive Maintenance (PM)1: […]