Molds for plastic thermoforming

The new technology of permeable molds has been developed.  Now it is possible to decrease energy  and labor  costs on production  and exploitation  of molding equipment in EPS and thermoplastic  production.

It is a very perspective side of ALUPOR™ .

Material performance

Property Material type (graded by main pore size range), μm
100-200 140-315 200-400 315-630
Estimated roughness of molded plastic part Rz80 Rz125 Rz150 Rz200
Porosity, % 55±5
Darcy permeability , m2 0.6×10-11 3.2×10-11 3.510-11 3.6×10-11

Heat conductivity, W/(m2×K)

 30-50

Heat capacity at vacuum, J/(kg×K)

 380-420

Comparison with traditional technology

We offer a range of  blocks for machining…

Model L, mm W, mm H, mm
P-500-250-10 500 250 10
P-500-250-25 500 250 25
P-500-250-50 500 250 50
P-500-250-100 500 250 100
P-850-450-10 850 450 10
P-850-450-25 850 450 25
P-850-450-50 850 450 50
P-850-450-100 850 450 100

… or ready to use CNC machined molds