Application: Plates application
Versatile, the TC line also manufactures plates. TC molds and cuts at the same station, stacks, counts and removes parts on a conveyor belt. As an option, the thermoformer can pack and count items automatically.
The most common disposable plates available are Ø 15cm, Ø 18cm and Ø 21cm. The most common material used in its production is usually PS with a thickness from 0.15 to 0.25 mm. However, PET is another option to use.
The most important technologies applied on this process are:
- In-mold cutting - there is no decentralization of the cut compared with the molding.
- Steel rule knife cutting - less cost of the mold compared with punched cut machines.
- Pressure forming that guarantees highspeed and more precise definition in the molded parts.
Briefly understand the productivity of our machines for some parts:
Machine: TC-1 480 mm x 360 mm
Production capacity: 50 cycles per minute in PS 0.18 mm
Plate 15: 6-cavities mold and production capacity of 17,000 pieces per hour
Plate 21: 2-cavities mold and production capacity of 5,500 pieces per hour
Machine: TC-2 700 mm x 500 mm
Production capacity of 50 cycles per minute in PS 0.18 mm
Plate 15: 12-cavity mold and production capacity of 35,000 pieces per hour
Plate 21: 6-cavity mold and production capacity of 17,500 pieces per hour
Machine: TC-3
Production capacity of 45 cycles per minute
Plate 15: 20-cavity mold and production capacity of 54,000 pieces per hour
Learn more about each Lakatos machine regarding this application:
TC - Termoformadora para Bandejas, Tampas, Pratos e Embalagens PET
