# Vacuum forming using printed molds

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/vacuum-forming-using-printed-molds/45534>\
**Category:** Projects & Prints\
**Created:** [October 5, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/vacuum-forming-using-printed-molds/45534 "2025-10-05T16:22:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![leonhart88](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/leonhart88/32/19153_2.png) [@leonhart88](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/leonhart88)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/vacuum-forming-using-printed-molds/45534/1 "2025-10-05T16:22:51Z")

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I really love printing molds for vacuum forming applications. I don’t see too many examples out in the real world aside from dental, so thought I would share my most recent one here for inspiration 🙂

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JzYkLiqzuT8/maxresdefault.jpg "VACUUM FORMED packaging for a real action figure") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzYkLiqzuT8)

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**Author:** ![henryqiu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/henryqiu/32/21840_2.png) [@henryqiu](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/henryqiu)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/vacuum-forming-using-printed-molds/45534/2 "2025-10-06T18:28:48Z")

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This is great Phil! Thank you for sharing 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/5/b/5bc2bdf993ff27c2e0eecab5010b25626fbb327a.png) [@system](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/vacuum-forming-using-printed-molds/45534/3 "2026-04-07T06:29:24Z")

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