Design and fabrication of vacuum forming machine to develop vehicle's body components
Vacuum forming is a simplified version of thermoforming, where a sheet of plastic is heated to a forming temperature, stretched onto a single-surface mold, and forced against the mold by avacuum. This process can be used to form plastic into permanent objects such as turnpike signs and protective co
2025-06-28 16:31:40 - Adil Khan
Project Title
Design and fabrication of vacuum forming machine to develop vehicle's body components
Project Area of Specialization Mechanical EngineeringProject SummaryVacuum forming is a simplified version of thermoforming, where a sheet of plastic is heated to a forming temperature, stretched onto a single-surface mold, and forced against the mold by avacuum. This process can be used to form plastic into permanent objects such as turnpike signs and protective covers.
Project Objectives- Manually operated vacuum forming machine with simple construction
- Optimal design for the rectification of the major forming defects
- Ease of use
- Electric efficient heating system to get uniform heat distribution
- Product development (Future goal)
- Capable of addressing the major forming defects like webbing , wrinkling etc
- Raw sketches
- 3D cad design
- Market survey for availibility of components
- Fabrication
- Experiments
- Results and analysis
- cheaply produced
- ideally suited for experimental purpose
- use as a lab equipment for teaching purpose
- mold production of complex geometries
- product development
- possibility of a startup
- occasional production of components
- A heating panel having heating tubes and a temperature sensor
- A frame called platen used to carry the plastic to heater and strechinh onto a mold
- A vacuum pump and an air tank
- A wooden box for vacuum source
- A wooden vacuum chamber
| Item Name | Type | No. of Units | Per Unit Cost (in Rs) | Total (in Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in (Rs) | 26000 | |||
| Vacuum pump | Equipment | 1 | 15000 | 15000 |
| Stainless steel platen | Equipment | 1 | 5000 | 5000 |
| Heater | Miscellaneous | 1 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Wooden box | Equipment | 1 | 4000 | 4000 |