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The 3 T's of Modern Thermoforming > Teamwork

The world class thermoformer understands that his company's output isn't really produced by forming machines and routers - it is produced by collaboration. Teamwork, at every stage of the process, is what turns plastic sheet into plastic parts.

Design
If you don't allow your thermoformer to get involved early and actively in product design, you're preventing them from doing their best work and providing you the best value for your dollar. Consider your thermoformer as part of your design team and you stand a much better chance of getting the parts you want at the prices you need.

Development
As the design takes shape the modern thermoformer brings together a development team made up of engineering, tooling, production and support staff. Together they map a project strategy that takes full advantage of their combined skills and experience. There are always a variety of right ways to do a project, but this team's goal is to find the best way to meet your requirements.

Delivery
As a thermoforming customer you need a schedule you can trust, quality you can depend on, flexibility when market conditions change and prices that allow you to achieve your profit objectives. If you choose the old "us vs. them" customer/vendor model for your business relationship, you may get some of these things some of the time, rather than getting them every time.

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