SPE thermoforming competition: And the winners in the Heavy Gauge cate

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Allied Plastics (Twin Lakes, WI) garnered both the Heavy Gauge thermoplastic olefin (TPO) Gold Award and People’s Choice Award in the SPE Thermoforming Conference Parts Competition.The mobile light tower enclosure uses TPO in varying color combinations, and has a starting thickness of 0.275 in. for the front and 0.325 in. for the rear. The depth of draw versus multiple potential undercut features needed to be addressed.To view the next slide, click on the arrow under the image.

Clare Goldsberry

September 16, 2015

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SPE thermoforming competition: And the winners in the Heavy Gauge category are--Allied Plastics

Allied Plastics (Twin Lakes, WI) garnered both the Heavy Gauge thermoplastic olefin (TPO) Gold Award and People’s Choice Award in the SPE Thermoforming Conference Parts Competition.

The mobile light tower enclosure uses TPO in varying color combinations, and has a starting thickness of 0.275 in. for the front and 0.325 in. for the rear. The depth of draw versus multiple potential undercut features needed to be addressed.

To view the next slide, click on the arrow under the image.

Allied Plastics

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Clare Goldsberry

Until she retired in September 2021, Clare Goldsberry reported on the plastics industry for more than 30 years. In addition to the 10,000+ articles she has written, by her own estimation, she is the author of several books, including The Business of Injection Molding: How to succeed as a custom molder and Purchasing Injection Molds: A buyers guide. Goldsberry is a member of the Plastics Pioneers Association. She reflected on her long career in "Time to Say Good-Bye."

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