Innovative Tooling Materials for Thermoforming

Great Plugs = Great Parts

CMT Materials designs and develops innovative tooling materials for thermoforming. HYTAC syntactic foam plug assists are used by leading toolmakers & thermoformers around the world.

Our product line includes syntactic foam which is available in a variety of sizes: rod, sheet, or block. We also offer custom-cast solutions for large plugs with complex geometries. We provide materials for prototyping and vacuum forming with CTB & REN Shape tooling and modeling boards. CMT is also the North American distributor for the METAPOR line of porous aluminum materials.

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Examples of the wide variety of thermoforming applications using our plug assist materials.

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The right plug material saves money and improves quality. Find out why in the CMT Materials Resource Center.

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