Thermoforming wani tsari ne na masana'anta wanda aka yi zafi da takarda na filastik a cikin wani siffa mai sassauƙa, wanda sai a yi siffa ko a yi ta amfani da gyambo, sannan datsa don yin ɓangaren ƙarshe ko samfur. Duka vacuum forming da matsa lamba forming su ne daban-daban na thermoforming matakai. The babban bambanci tsakanin matsa lamba kafa da injin kafa shi ne yawan molds da ake amfani da su.
Vacuum forming shine mafi sauki nau'infilastik thermoforming da kuma amfani da mold da matsa lamba don cimma abin da ake so juzu'i. Yana da manufa domin sassan da kawai ke buƙatar a daidaita su daidai a gefe ɗaya, kamar marufi na kayan abinci ko na lantarki.

Akwai nau'ikan asali ne na molds-namiji ko tabbatacce (wanda aka convex) da mace ko korau, waxanda suke concave. Don ƙirar namiji, takardar filastik aka sanya a kan mold don samar da wani shaci na ciki girma na bangaren filastik. Don ƙirar mata, ana sanya zanen gado na thermoplastic a cikin mold don samar da daidai girman girman ɓangaren.
A cikin samun matsi, a Ana danna takardar filastik mai zafi tsakanin nau'i biyu (saboda haka sunan), maimakon a ja shi a kusa da kwaya ɗaya ta tsotsa. Matsi forming shi ne manufa domin masana'anta filastik sassa ko guda da bukatar zama mafi daidai siffa a ɓangarorin biyu da/ko buƙatar zane mai zurfi (suna buƙatar faɗaɗa nisa/zurfafa zuwa cikin tsari), kamar kayan aiki casings cewa bukatar duba aesthetically faranta wa a waje da kuma karye cikin wuri ko dace daidai girman a gefen ciki.
