As a thermoforming manufacturer based in southern California, Tru-Form Plastics provides specialized, professional thin and heavy gauge thermoforming services to customers seeking high-quality custom solutions. To learn specifics about different thermoforming types, visit our blog Heavy Gauge vs. Thin Gauge Thermoforming: Which Process is Right for Your Project?.   Thin gauge thermoforming refers to a plastic forming technique for creating parts from thermoplastic sheet materials with a starting gauge thickness of .012 – .040 inches. The process involves heating a plastic sheet to in ..read more

Thermoforming is an easy, affordable, versatile process that can be used to create a wide variety of plastic parts in the medical, aerospace, packaging and even defense industries. However, the type of thermoforming process that’s right for your project will depend on a number of factors, including the size and shape of the part you need, strength and durability requirements, and budget. These important decisions are made by manufacturers who determine if the right process is either heavy gauge or thin gauge thermoforming. Tru-Form is a custom heavy gauge and thin gauge thermoformer located in ..read more

Tru-Form Plastics Featured on CBS News in Los Angeles On May 2021, Tru-Form was featured in KCAL News to show our collaboration with Health Workers, making face shields to face the beginning of COVID-19. Watch the Video The post Tru-Form Featured in KCAL News appeared first on Tru-Form Plastics ..read more

Tru-Form Plastics is pleased to put its 30+ years of plastic thermoforming experience into providing face shields to the medical industry. We collaborated with doctors and nurses to design this face shield to their specific requirements. For more information regarding face shields for medical workers, please contact us at: 714-894-5566. The post Tru-Form Plastics Now Manufacturing Face Shields appeared first on Tru-Form Plastics ..read more

A Venus and Tru-Form Plastics Collaboration Case Study Summary When Venus Concept, a leader in medical aesthetics and hair restoration technology, decided to upgrade its successful ARTAS iX Robotic Hair System, improving the tensioner device used for harvesting hair follicles was the priority. The upgraded device, named the Xtensioner, is mounted onto the patient’s donor area, removed after harvesting, and moved to the next donor area. Also called grids, this happens around five to seven times in each procedure. Between each grid, the tensioner is stored on an insert tray. Venus Concept had t ..read more

Thermoforming High-Quality Components for the Aerospace Industry Injection-molded components for the aerospace industry demand high precision and reliability, and thermoformed components are no different. Thermoforming has a lower total cost and reduced development time compared to other more expensive and time-consuming processes, like injection molding. When the aerospace industry requires quality parts made effectively and efficiently, they turn to the thermoforming experts at Tru-Form to get the job done right. Benefits Of Thermoforming Aerospace Components Thermoforming has been gaining p ..read more

Buena Park School District recently received a donation of 37,000 see-through face shields to protect students, teachers and staff, providing an additional barrier to slow the spread of COVID-19. The District received the face shields from Westminster-based company Tru-Form Plastics, which is a division of American Innotek. Tru-Form Plastics Engineer Ed Hentges, a Buena Park resident and friend of Beatty Middle School Principal Erik Bagger, recommended that his company donate face shields to protect students and staff during the pandemic. Superintendent Dr. Ramon Miramontes holds one of 37,0 ..read more

In this era of COVID-19, protecting patients is more crucial than ever. Although patients may come into the facility for services wearing a mask, what happens when it’s time for them to sit in the chair? There are a few things dental offices and dentists can do to protect themselves and their patients, such as wearing plastic face shields.   What are plastic face shields? Plastic face shields help provide barriers between the dentist and patient. Although the actual face shield is made of plastic, these shields are designed to prevent the spread of infection. They are cleaned and disinfec ..read more

Pivoting to Mass Produce PPE for Frontlines Medical Professionals, By Jim Goode, American Innotek To help address the global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) as hospitals, businesses and communities aim to protect against the continued spread of COVID-19, many companies across the country have taken tremendous initiatives to pivot their businesses to develop and produce masks and shields by the thousands. These producers range from businesses who already manufactured medical equipment (like ours) to companies whose typical function is way outside of the medical device space (l ..read more

A Venus and Tru-Form Plastics Collaboration Case Study Summary When Venus Concept, a leader in medical aesthetics and hair restoration technology, decided to upgrade its successful ARTAS iX Robotic Hair System, improving the tensioner device used for harvesting hair follicles was the priority. The upgraded device, named the Xtensioner, is mounted onto the patient’s donor area, removed after harvesting, and moved to the next donor area. Also called grids, this happens around five to seven times in each procedure. Between each grid, the tensioner is stored on an insert tray. Venus Concept had t ..read more