Approached by Crux product
design and UK Sport, MHP
Industries designed and
produced the British Olympic
Cycling Team’s distinctive red
helmets, managing the process
from tooling design to
finished product.

As the design did not lend
itself to being vacuum formed,
MHP required a forming
machine that offered flexibility
as well as precision finishing.

MHP has used Ridat
machinery for several years
and recognises its versatility
in vacuum forming bespoke
objects. Helmets were
produced using a Ridat semi
automatic vacuum former.

The equipment couples fully
automatic moulding
sequences with manual
placement of the thermoformable
sheet and removal
of vacuum formed product.
Features include: Ceramic
heaters with multi-zone
control; power assisted and
timer controlled heater box
movement; hinged clamp
frame, powered by two air
cylinders; mould chamber
sealed to maintain vacuum
pressure; high capacity
vacuum reservoir and pump;
microprocessor controls and
HMI display.