Non-contact blow thermoforming: optical excellence for demanding industries
Contactless blow thermoforming is an extremely efficient technology for manufacturing transparent, complex and uniform plastic parts.
At Plastisart, we meet the needs of the most demanding sectors. Optical quality, geometric precision, environmental resistance: the process achieves results that tick all these boxes.
A unique technology for visually flawless parts
Contactless blow thermoforming involves shaping a heated sheet solely by blowing air, without any contact with the mould.
The result is a smooth part, without marks or distortion, and with exceptional transparency.
Key advantages
- Impeccable transparency: no marks, no mechanical stress, no surface defects.
- Uniform thickness: essential for lenses, domes and canopies.
- High reproducibility: stable and reliable geometries, even for large dimensions.
- Mechanical resistance: excellent resistance to impact, UV rays and outdoor conditions.
- Freedom of form: bubbles, domes, hemispheres, canopies, complex volumes.
The process excels with materials such as PMMA, which can incorporate anti-scratch, anti-UV or other functional treatments.
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Applications in your sectors
This technology meets the needs of industries where visibility and precision are paramount:
- Aeronautics: cockpit canopies, portholes, observation domes.
- Meteorology/instrumentation: radar domes, sensor protection lenses.
- Medical: transparent viewing ports, visual inspection chambers.
- Underwater environments: observation bubbles, pressure-resistant domes.
- Architecture & lighting: diffusers, spheres, premium optical elements.
- High-end museography & POS advertising: giant bubbles, transparent exhibition elements.
Our expertise at the service of your projects
Plastisart supports you from the definition of your needs to production:
- Advice on materials and optical treatments
- Design study and optimisation
- Control of optical and geometric tolerances
- Production of prototypes, one-off pieces or industrial series
Our goal: to provide you with plastic parts that offer the best possible optical quality and meet the most stringent standards in your sector.
Have a project or a question?
Our experts are available to discuss your needs for transparent parts, domes, bubbles or technical canopies.
Contact me for a quick, personalised chat on +32 (0) 71 82 44 20 or by email: jf.deltenre@plastisart.com
We support you from the initial idea to the finished part, with a design-to-cost approach and proven expertise.