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Originally Posted by 9dreizig View Post
Kachi,
You live near the thermoforming capitol of the US (Beaverton MI).. At least 3 thermoforming machine manufactures in that town.
Really? Car bumpers and stuff? (headliners, bed liners, packaging etc....)

See lo9cation map links:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&fkt=1452&fsdt=7903&q=thermoforming+Beaverton+MI&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=

I helped design the UBE building (in Ann Arbor) while with another firm, they do car bumpers.
http://www.ubemachinery.com/index.asp

I've toured the Plascore factory in Zeeland, Michigan. People are using the plastic honeycomb with fiberglass cloth on each side. Vacuum bagging and epoxy resin is not my thing though.
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