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Waterjet Cutting Offers Fast and Affordable Foam Fabrication
As consumers and businesses demand more control and detail in the products they buy, and with industry always requiring more precision and efficiency, the machines used to create the things we need become more complex by the day. But more often than we realize, it’s the simplest things that can do the most for us, […]
Tags: Closed-Cell Foam, Custom-Cut Foam, Foam Fabrication, Open-Cell Foam, Waterjet
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Wishing You a Happy Halloween from The Foam Factory!
Just our little Foam-o’-Lantern, wishing you all a safe, spooky, and Happy Halloween!
Tags: Die Cut, Open-Cell Foam
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Confidently Buy Foam: Understanding the Differences in Foam Quality
Foam suppliers and manufacturers possess enough control over the creation of foam to make many different grades of similar materials. While this may sound underhanded or sinister, the foam fabrication process of creating different grades and qualities is actually quite beneficial to consumers, whether it’s a new queen-size foam bed, firm foam for cushions, or […]
Tags: Couch Cushion, Foam Density, High Density Foam, Mattress Topper, Packaging Foam
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Get Detailed and Precise Products with Foam Compression Cutting
Increased focus on the study and science of sleep has made millions of people more aware of how important a full night’s sleep is to their health, as well as the importance of proper body support in getting that sleep. At the same time, the world of design and manufacturing changes at a pace that […]
Tags: Acoustical Foam, Compression Cutter, Mattress Topper, Pyramid Foam, Sound Deadening Foam, Zone Mattress
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Using and Understanding Military Performance Specification MIL-PRF-26514
For industries that manufacture on a large scale, the consistency, dependability and quality of source materials are the most important factors at hand when thousands or even millions of products may be impacted by a single batch of raw material. This is important not just for the first order, but as order volume increases over […]
Tags: Anti-Static, Custom Foam, Open-Cell Foam, Packaging, Standards
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Understanding Commercial Item Descriptions A-A-59135 and A-A-59136
The world of foam polymers can become confusing, with the hundreds of minor differences in structure, compounds and molecular makeup creating completely unique and individual products. The large number of ways these materials can be manipulated is what makes them so versatile, with highly-specialized products for a particular job being created, with only a minor […]
Tags: A-A-59135, A-A-59136, Closed-Cell Foam, Packaging, Polyethylene
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Uses for Foam in the Armed Forces – Part II
This is the second post in a two-part series on the uses for foam in the military and armed forces. For the first post in this series, visit: Uses for Foam in the Armed Forces – Part I — Another foam product present in the daily life of many service men and women is a […]
Tags: Camping Pad, Case Foam, Foam Inserts, Military, Sound Deadening Foam
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Uses for Foam in the Armed Forces – Part I
For our post on the uses for foam in the military and armed forces, we have broken the entry into two separate posts due to the number of applications it encompasses. — The applications for foam are often thought to be simple, everyday uses, but some of foam’s most important jobs, as well as some […]
Tags: Camping Pad, Case Foam, Foam Inserts, Military, Sound Deadening Foam
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Use Foam Home Improvement Products to Increase Efficiency and Reduce Bills
Climbing energy costs, a difficult economy and one of the most volatile housing markets in decades have all played a role in making homeowners realize the importance of improving and maintaining their homes. This has led many to take a money-saving, do-it-yourself approach to maintaining the value of their homes or enticing buyers who have […]
Tags: Closed-Cell Foam, Home Improvement, Pipe Wraps, Weather Stripping
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Foam Firmness and Compression Strength: Understanding These Assesments and What They Mean to You
To evaluate a foam product for potential use in a comfort application, possibly the most useful testing value to take into consideration is its compression strength. This measurement rates the firmness and feel of foam by evaluating its ability to support weight and pressure. These values help categorize materials by placing them along a numerically […]
Tags: Foam Firmness, Foam Hardness, Foam Testing, ILD, Technical
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