Usually means: Molding plastic using suction, heat.
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Vacuum forming)

noun:  a simplified version of thermoforming, where a sheet of plastic in various forms of High Impact Polystyrene Sheet for low impact products, or ABS for bathroom shower trays, and HDPE for exterior vehicle parts, plus various other types of vacuum formable materials) is heated to a forming temperature, stretched onto a single-surface mould, and forced against the mould by a vacuum.


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