Make: Volume 78

Vacuum forming is one of those capabilities

that is very simple in principle, but it has many

opportunities to become a pain in practice.

Getting your heat, timing, and suction all tuned in

for optimal results can really be difficult.

The FormArt automates many of these

issues to help you be more productive. They sell

material with tiny QR codes; the machine scans

these codes and determines the settings that will

work best for you. Of course, you still have the

capability of manually entering temperatures and

timing for whatever material you have on hand.

The system has everything built in, so there’s

no external pump or multiple plugs for ...