The FORMART SE gives you a 430 × 230 mm work area and a 470 × 270 mm maximum forming area on 500 × 300 mm sheets: space for anything from small jewellery pieces to lampshades. The included size-switching kit lets you step down to 420 × 300, 300 × 300 or 300 × 205 mm (A4-size) sheets, so small parts do not waste a large sheet.

Heat comes from industrial-grade carbon-fibre quartz tubes and suction from a DC brushless plus AC induction pump rated at -90 kPa. If you are new to vacuum forming, three intelligent suction modes set the vacuum for you at the press of a button. The material database covers MY YARD and third-party sheets and stores five sets of user settings.

What Makes It Different

Key Specifications

What's in the Box

The FORMART SE ships in two packages with assembly instructions: the first holds the bottom unit, top frame, forming bed and size-adjusting kit; the second holds the stainless tubes and top unit.

Which FORMART should I choose?

Choose the FORMART S if your parts fit on an A4-size sheet and desk space matters: jewellery, chocolates, soap, small packaging and classroom projects. Choose the FORMART SE when you need the larger 500 × 300 mm format for masks, lampshades, trays and bigger packaging, with the option to switch down to smaller sheets. Choose the FORMART 2 if you form regularly: it adds QR-code material detection, automatic mould release, a built-in vacuum sensor and dual cooling fans to the same large format.

What's in each bundle?

Everything in a bundle ships together as one order.

Which sheets fit the FORMART SE?

Use 500 × 300 mm sheets for the full format. With the size-switching kit, the FORMART SE also takes 300 × 205 mm (A4-size) sheets, as well as 420 × 300 and 300 × 300 mm. MY YARD sheets available here:

• Transparent PET: 500 × 300 mm in 0.3, 0.5 or 0.8 mm; 300 × 205 mm in 0.3 or 0.5 mm
• White HIPS: 500 × 300 mm in 0.5 or 1.0 mm; 300 × 205 mm in 0.5 mm
• Nature White LDPE: 1.5 mm in 500 × 300 or 300 × 205 mm
• TPU: 1.0 mm in 300 × 205 mm

Add-ons: the Volume Control Kit is a movable separator for the FORMART SE and FORMART 2 that eliminates webbing and bridging. The Microporous Forming Bed fits all FORMART models and helps when forming LDPE and PP sheets.

Vacuum forming over 3D-printed moulds

If you own a 3D printer, a vacuum former turns one print into many parts. Print the master once, then form chocolate moulds, packaging inserts and blister shells, cosplay armour and masks, or casting moulds for resin, plaster, soap and concrete. MY YARD confirms that existing objects and 3D-printed parts can both be used as moulds.

• Draft angle: design in more than 3° so the formed sheet releases cleanly.
• Vent holes: add 1.5–2 mm holes in recessed areas so the vacuum reaches them.
• Proportions: keep a moderate height-to-width ratio; tall, narrow objects are harder to form.
• Strength: add internal supports to thin-walled or fragile prints so they withstand the vacuum.
• Clean and dry: water or debris drawn into the vacuum line can damage the pump.

How long does a printed mould last? In MY YARD's tests, PLA prints withstood about 3–5 formings, ABS prints about 30–50 and resin prints hundreds. For longer runs, MY YARD suggests forming a first shell, casting a plaster or cement copy of the mould from it, and producing from that.

What You Can Make

• Packaging prototypes: blister shells, inserts and trays up to 500 × 300 mm sheet size
• Cosplay and props: masks, armour panels and model accessories in HIPS
• Lighting and décor: lampshades and creative light shells
• Casting moulds for resin, plaster, soap and concrete, using LDPE or HIPS
• Chocolate moulds from 3D-printed masters, using Transparent PET
• Schools, universities and maker spaces: one machine for small and large projects

Questions About the FORMART SE

Buying from Eolas Prints

Eolas Prints is a 3D printing filament manufacturer and digital fabrication equipment reseller based in Cantabria, Spain, and we ship worldwide. Many of our customers already own a 3D printer: a vacuum former turns those prints into moulds, packaging and shells. If you are not sure which FORMART or which sheet suits your project, talk to us first and we will help you choose.