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Large-Format Near-Net Shapes Enable New, Sustainable Designs
Foresight is committed to providing the right molding solution for each application. One of the newest and fastest-growing parts of our business is the development of partnerships for new, large-format near-net molding. Historically, these unique solutions have not been effectively implemented due to the large-format molding machines required, high-purity requirements, and quality challenges. But today, we have proven solutions for large-format near-net shape blanks (approx. 600mm) in Natural PolyPropylene (NPP), Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), and many other materials.
These unique materials represent the future of near-net shapes, eliminating 40-80% of material wasted in billet plastics production, providing more dimensionally stable parts, and allowing entirely new design strategies. Further, this new supply chain reduces production time, product cost, landfill, energy consumption, CO2 production, and many other benefits. Combined with our Hot Plate Welding systems, entirely new methods of creating high-purity flow paths are possible.