Frequently Asked Questions
Check out our quick and helpful FAQs that cover a range of relevant topics to address common queries, concerns, or uncertainties.
Yes! We will help you find the appropriate designer to turn your specs into the best design for manufacturing. Every one of our designers has hands-on tooling experience to fully understand your specific objectives, whether you are starting with partial CAD files, partial concepts or a large project that requires industrial or tooling design.
ThermoFab excels at tight deadlines. We go from design to finished part in 4-6 weeks. We consistently keep ahead of the competition in terms of fast turnaround times, flexible volumes, superior quality and unparalleled levels of detail.
ThermoFab is proud to offer maximum quality control and eliminate the risk of timeline mishaps, misinterpretation of your concept and other potentially expensive problems.
Throughout your part’s manufacturing, ThermoFab performs inspections every step of the way using stringent quality controls. In addition, operating inspections in the WIP cycle are conducted at each station that your part travels through. We then offer a final inspection to ensure your product looks and performs exactly as you intended.
Yes. ThermoFab uses a Dupont Spectramaster to ensure accurate color matching. Additionally, we offer a custom process to do specialized graphics and custom formulated colors to match your branding. View our product gallery for a look at the comprehensive range of colors we can achieve.
It’s easy. If you have 3D Solid Models files, you can upload them here. Do you have some questions you’d like answered first? Send us your questions and we will get back to you quickly. We can easily transfer native Solidworks, step or iges. ThermoFab’s staff is comprised of industry veterans who bring a sensitivity to every design concept. We understand that functionality is top priority; however, a sleek and high-quality look is often just as important for many of our clients. Learn more about the ThermoFab Approach.
Yes. We have clients who produce just a handful of large products, while others produce thousands of smaller products. ThermoFab has developed a niche in the market in terms of the volume flexibility we provide. From dozens of parts to thousands of parts, clients routinely tell us that, after calling other thermoforming companies, ThermoFab truly offers the lowest volume options with the fastest turnaround.
Additionally, our focus on lean manufacturing allows us to work with you based on how you plan your volumes through the year. Using a yearly blanket order with monthly releases, ThermoFab manages your deliveries with a 45-day rolling forecast. The forecast allows you to push-pull within a 45-day window, which gives you maximum flexibility to respond to market changes and growth within your product line.
Absolutely. Since ThermoFab’s proprietary process places significant detail into your part’s exterior surfaces using action in the tooling design, undercuts are achieved with crisp, clean lines with no details spared. As a result, our tooling techniques reveal detail, undercuts, and interior attachment features, with the level of precision you’re looking for.
