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Key Features• PLCcontrolwith4"mono

touchscreen• 12ProgrammeMemory• Pre-Stretch• Auto-level• Quartzheaterswith

variablestandby• 4independentlycontrollable

heatingzones• Vacuum&Release• VacuumGauge

Options• Reducingwindows• Coolingfansystem• ReelFeed• Sparepartskit

Formechmachinefeaturesandspecificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnoticeaspartofourcontinualproductdevelopmentprogramme.

Formech508FScustomersinclude:• UniversityofRochester(Education–USA)• ETHZurich(Education–Switzerland)• KTH(Education–Sweden)• UniversityoftheArtsLondon(Education–UK)• UniversityofTeeside(Education–UK)• UniverszitaTomaseBativeZline(Education–CzechRepublic)• UniversidadedoMinho(Education–Portugal)

• TourbillonPatisserie(Chocolatier–France)• Sodebo(Chocolatier–France)• HarmacMedicalProducts(Medical–USA)• Serco(DefenceR&D–UK)• AppleInc(Prototyping/R&D–USA)• Cyberdroid(Prototyping/R&D/Robotics–France)

Forming area (mm / inches) Sheet Size (mm / inches) Max Depth of Draw

Max Material Thickness

Heating Zones

Heater type

482x432mm/19x17" 508x457mm/20x18" 290mm/11.5" *6mm/0.25" 4 Quartz

Width Height Depth Weight Single Phase Power Requirements

Europe – 3 Phase Power Requirements

USA – 3 Phase Power Requirements

Power Consumption

Air Requirements

597mm/23.5"

1200mm/47.25"

1100mm/43.5"

125kg/264lbs

208-240V/20A n/a n/a 3.5kW 80PSI/5bar

TechnicalSpecifications

508FSFormech’s508FS(Floor-Standing)machineofferssignificantadvantagesoverthedesktopserieswith pre-stretch,auto-levelandamuchmorepowerful flowratefordemandingapplications.Pre-Stretchallowstheusertoblowabubbleofairintotheheatedmaterial,whichavoidsthinningofmaterialwhenformingdeepshapes.Auto-Levelpumpsshortburstsof

airintotheheatedplastictomaintainanevendistancebetweentheheaterandsheet,whilstprovidingtheuseranaudibleindicationthatthematerialisreadytoform.Intuitive,graphicallydriventouch-screencontrolwithmemoryfunctionmakesthe508FSveryeasytouse,whilstpowerfulformingcapabilitiesprovideextensiveprojectversatility.

FloorStandingVacuumFormingMachine

*certainmaterialsover4mmthickmayrequireturningthesheetmid-cycle