Our Process

Providing customers with custom thermoformed plastic packaging and parts is what we do, and our customer-centered process ensures we do it right. Our process guides customers from the early stages of discovering their concept, designing their vision, and building prototypes all the way through building a custom thermoforming tool and producing the packaging according to their specifications and value metrics. And throughout every step of the thermoforming process, our focus on customer care ensures top-notch quality, communication, and service.

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Custom Thermoforming from Concept to Production

01 / Discover

This first step in our process is all about discovering what our customer needs and outlining their requirements. It includes conversations with sales staff to determine needs, volume metrics, and any known requirements relevant to design, quality, and timeline.

02 / Design

02 / Design

During design, our in-house engineering teams begin creating concepts and drafting the drawing according to customer specifications. Recommendations on material type, color, and gauge will be determined based on the qualities and properties the final product needs to have.

03 / Prototype

03 / Prototype

Next, we take the approved design and create a proto-mold to produce samples. These samples are used to validate the specifications defined during the design stage. We’re able to evaluate the functionality of the features of the design, along with the material type and gauge.

04 / Tool

04 / Tool

It’s time to build the production tool. As our in-house engineering team begins the tool building process, they’ll provide a timeline for completion. At this time, first article approval is signed off by both parties and production scheduling begins.

05 / Produce

05 / Produce

Upon receipt of the custom order, it's time to produce. This includes developing a master control plan, which enables us to get materials in order and schedule production time into our current workflow. During the first part run, we verify our quality check procedure. The customer knows what date they can expect their product, so they can align their processes accordingly.

06 / Customer Care

06 / Customer Care

During every step of our process, customer care is present. Whether customers are interacting with sales reps, design engineers, or customer service staff, we lead with a focus on the customer experience. At T.O. Plastics, we focus on customer-centered design, and we’ve refined our process to reflect that reality.

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Markets Served

Due to our extensive capabilities, T.O. Plastics can manufacture volumes ranging from a few hundred to millions of pieces. We’ve spent decades working with customers within the medical, industrial, horticulture, recreational, electronic, agriculture, consumer packaging, and roll stock markets to design, develop, and manufacture the custom parts and device packaging they need. We provide the same level of quality and care to small start-ups as we do for multinational corporations. Plus, we have the capacity to expand production as your business grows.

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