All about specialist foams
September 5th, 2010Some foam products on the market today are not only sought after for their strength, flexibility and low weight, but also as a result of the specialist technologies that have gone into their manufacture. As a result, specialist foams are occupying an increasingly large segment of the market.
One class of specialist foams, for example, has been developed specifically for use in industrial, medical, and aquatic filter applications. Known as reticulated foams, these foam materials are precision-made, demonstrating, among other features, rigidly uniform cell size.
High density polyethylene foams, or PE foams, meanwhile, are employed in situations where a high level of protective packaging is required: for example during the transportation of delicate artistic works or fragile electronic components. Examples of PE foams include Plastazote and Jiffycell.
A burgeoning market has also developed in fire-retardant foams, particularly in areas where a premium is placed on safety, such as building construction, vehicle production, and furniture manufacture. Specialist flame-retardant materials such as black Pyrosorb and Fireseal are used in the production of some of these foams.
Finally, rubber foams such as EPDM, Nitrate PVC and Neoprene, are used in a wide range of applications where secure sealing is required against air and water contamination, such as gaskets and industrial hoses. These specialist foams are also highly tolerant of extreme changes in temperature, whilst Neoprene and PVC Nitrate are further impervious to oil and chemicals.
At Technical Foam Services we can advise further on these and many other foam products that may well offer that specialist solution you are seeking.



