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The page below contains five pictures that will better explain how we created our thermoforms.  

First, to create our thermoforms we placed our Stereolithography map of Maryland on the Thermoform machine as shown above.

Next, we placed the thermoform plastic over the map on the thermoform machine and locked it down (above).

Once it was locked down, heat was applied to the thermoform plastic by an overhead heat source and then suction was applied to remove any trapped air from between the mold and the plastic. When the process is done (in about 10 seconds) the thermoform is complete (above).

Here is another view of our topographical map of Maryland (above).

And, with any good map you have a key to explain the features and abbreviations of the map (above).

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