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Custom Part Fabrication for Agriculture & Heavy Truck OEMs

Custom Thermoforming and Die Cutting for Agriculture & Heavy Truck Applications

Agricultural and heavy-duty equipment operate in some of the harshest environments imaginable. Components must withstand vibration, impact, chemicals, dirt, moisture, and constant use, without driving up tooling costs or slowing production.

ICP partners with OEMs in agriculture and heavy truck manufacturing to produce custom thermoformed components, built to withstand demanding conditions. When injection molding tooling does not align with volume or part size, thermoforming offers a practical path to scalable manufacturing.

 

Our full services for OEMs include:

  • Heavy gauge thermoforming and vacuum forming
  • Flexible material fabrication (plastics, thermoplastics, rubbers, and foams)
  • Die-cut gaskets using flexible materials
  • Manufacturability review and analysis

Our team works closely with OEMs to support new equipment builds and existing part optimization.

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Why Thermoforming for Agriculture & Heavy Truck Manufacturing?

Agricultural and heavy truck equipment demands components that are rugged, repeatable, and built to perform in real-world conditions.

Thermoforming is a great fit for OEMs because it supports:

  • Large, contoured components
  • Parts exposed to dirt, chemicals, moisture, and temperature swings
  • Lower tooling costs during early production or prototyping
  • Weight reduction over metal fabricated components

For many OEMs, thermoforming provides durability with the flexibility needed to manage cost and production volume.

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Example Applications for Agriculture & Heavy Truck

ICP fabricates a wide range of components. The following are common examples, not a complete list.

If your component is not listed here, it may still be a strong fit for thermoforming. ICP works closely with OEM teams to evaluate applications beyond standard use cases.

Bumpers and Grills
Consoles
Covers
Dampeners (Noise and Vibration)
Doors
Engine Gaskets
Fenders
Filtration Products
Guards

Headliners
Heat Dissipative Products
Heat Foils
Housing Gaskets
Interior Panels
Pads
Protective Covers
Protective Packaging
Roofs

Seals
Shims
Shrouds
Skid Plates
Skid Plates/Belly Pans
Traction-Enhanced Products
Trays
Washers

Case Study: Airport Rescue Fire Truck

A company that creates airport rescue fire trucks needed to cut truck weight in order to hit their acceleration goals, allowing firefighters to get to crash sites as quickly as possible to save lives. Before coming to ICP, the customer floated a few ideas for weight distribution. Larger engine? No, too bulky and expensive. Store less water? Not an option – the trucks need all the water they can carry.  

We suggested reducing the weight of the truck itself, so that they wouldn’t have to sacrifice engine quality or water storage, yet still achieve faster acceleration.

Project results:

Greatly reduced vehicle weight

Exceeded acceleration goals

Easily repeatable fabrication process

Engineering Support and Review for Manufacturability

ICP doesn't design products from scratch. Instead, we do something more valuable for OEMs.

Our engineering teams actively review existing designs to identify opportunities to improve manufacturability, material selection, durability, and cost. This review can apply at the part level, assembly level, or across an entire product section.

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Frequently Asked Questions

In many cases, yes.

Thermoformed plastics can replace metal components when corrosion resistance, dent resistance, or complex geometry is required. In agricultural and heavy truck applications, plastic parts often hold up better than metal in wet, dirty, or chemically exposed environments.

Thermoforming also supports custom color formed directly into the part, eliminating painting and reducing secondary processing. ICP evaluates each application to determine whether replacing metal with plastic improves durability, performance, and total value.

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