{"id":50293,"date":"2025-08-14T14:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T12:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geiss-ttt.com\/thermoforming-tool\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T12:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T10:54:10","slug":"thermoforming-tool","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geiss-ttt.com\/en\/one-step-ahead\/glossary\/thermoforming-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Thermoforming tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Stage&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(3,119,255,0.67) 0%|rgba(5,58,128,0.67) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.geiss-ttt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/geiss-ag-geiss-glossar-kv.jpg&#8221; min_height=&#8221;700px&#8221; min_height_tablet=&#8221;600px&#8221; min_height_phone=&#8221;450px&#8221; min_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;200px||140px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;200px||140px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;150px||100px||false|false&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;off|tablet&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;0af471a3-5899-4baa-92fc-1b37199a387d&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]GEISS Glossary[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;129a57c0-ddab-445b-b859-eced92b89af3&#8243; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; max_width=&#8221;900px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Thermoforming tool<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;#article&#8221; button_text=&#8221;LEARN MORE&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;24cd19b0-554a-4ba3-b035-305adbbb250e&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; module_id=&#8221;article&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;150px||200px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;150px||150px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;100px|13px|100px|13px|false|true&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;745px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||55px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||60px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]A thermoforming tool is a manufacturing device that defines the desired contour into which the heated plastic sheet is drawn during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geiss-ttt.com\/en\/glossary\/thermoforming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"txt-highlight\">thermoforming<\/span><\/a>. 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