Building custom parts often means learning new skills or getting out of your comfort zone, especially if you want to create something that is really cool. While most hot rodders can fabricate brackets ...

Surface conductors on vacuum formed parts appear in many hacks, from cosplay armor to 3D touch pads and smart objects. But making them has always been painful. Either they had to be hand painted after ...

Vacuum forming is used to make plastic housing or components for a wide range of items, from food packaging and masks to helmets and parts for aeroplanes. Let's take a look at how it's done. Goggles, ...

High-performance films can replace injectionmolded plastics when space is at a premium. Welch Fluorocarbon Inc. Dover, N.H. As many of today's medical-device manufacturers produce smaller and smaller ...