en.Wedoany.com Report on Mar 23rd, Bolero Plastics has announced a significant expansion of its manufacturing capabilities through the introduction of large-format thermoforming. This advancement enables the production of thermoformed plastic parts measuring up to 8 feet by 4 feet, providing OEM manufacturers with solutions for creating oversized enclosures, chassis, panels, and structural components.
Based in Santa Fe Springs, California, Bolero Plastics is a custom plastics manufacturer with over 50 years of experience. It serves OEMs in the medical, telecommunications, instrumentation, entertainment, and automotive industries, among many other end markets.
"Many OEM manufacturers require large, durable plastic parts but want to avoid the cost and lead times associated with traditional molding processes," said Gerald Imasdounian, President of Bolero Plastics. "Our large-format thermoforming capability offers customers a faster, more cost-effective path from design to finished product."
Large-format thermoforming provides manufacturers with a practical way to produce lightweight, durable parts without the high tooling costs required for injection molding. This process is particularly well-suited for medium to low-volume production runs, prototypes, and specialized equipment applications.
The expanded capabilities at Bolero Plastics offer OEM manufacturers several advantages, including the ability to produce oversized plastic parts up to 8 feet by 4 feet, reduced tooling costs compared to injection molding, accelerated development timelines through faster prototyping, high detail and repeatability from prototype to production, and scalable production from small batches to thousands of parts per year.
By producing tooling in-house, Bolero Plastics can shorten development cycles and accommodate design modifications without delays from outsourced mold manufacturing.
Bolero Plastics offers more than just thermoforming; it provides a full suite of secondary processing services to deliver finished, ready-to-use parts. These services include precision CNC machining and trimming, surface texturing and finishing/painting, EMI/RFI shielding, screen printing for graphics and branding, and bonding, welding, and final assembly.
This turnkey approach enables OEM customers to consolidate multiple manufacturing steps with a single supplier, streamlining logistics and enhancing quality control. Bolero Plastics supports OEM manufacturers across multiple industries, including medical devices and diagnostics, telecommunications and electronics, scientific and industrial instrumentation, automotive and transportation systems, and entertainment and commercial equipment.
Typical applications include equipment enclosures, control panels, instrument chassis, kiosks, and protective covers that require structural strength and a clean, professional appearance. Bolero Plastics specializes in vacuum forming, pressure forming, CNC trimming, assembly, and toolmaking, serving customers nationwide with in-house engineering and just-in-time delivery.
