The vinyl wrapping process is similar to Thermoforming . It uses heat, vacuum, and pressure to form vinyl sheet material into a shape that is determined by the part structure. The sheet of material is heated to a temperature at which it softens, but is below the melting point of the material. It is then stretched to cover the part that has been treated with a heat sensitive adhesive. The vacuum removes the air so that the vinyl takes the exact contour of the part. The part is cooled, the excess vinyl material is trimmed and wrapped behind the edge.

Because there are many forming and wrapping techniques along with a wide range of materials, we can accommodate your vinyl wrapping and thermoforming needs.

These dashboards were manufactured using a molded substrate and then vinyl wrapped. This was all done 'in-house' at Molded Plastic Industries.

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