Polyurethane foam is created by mixing chemicals derived from crude oil with specific blowing agents to produce a flexible plastic with a cellular structure that has the potential to be soft, hard ...

Once discarded, spongy polyurethane foam typically just ends up in landfills, where it takes up a lot of space. Thanks to a newly-developed process, however, it could soon be recycled into higher ...

The FoamPartner group has been developing, manufacturing and processing soft polyurethane speciality foam for nearly 60 years. It has factories in Switzerland, Germany, France and the USA. In order to ...

Polyurethane Foam: A Versatile Choice Among Soft Tooling Options. Although a wide range of materials can be used for soft tooling, polyurethane foam tooling boards (also called high-density urethane ...

Titled V-Foam, the material was created to tackle one of the key sustainability challenges in furniture – the fact that standard polyurethane (PU) foam, commonly used in soft seating, is so ...

He obtained 24 patents, including one for a method of making soft foams used in cars and furniture. In 2007, he was elected to the Flexible Polyurethane Foam Hall of Fame.

Jul 24, 2024: Foam-based pneumatic circuits enable new capabilities in soft robotics and wearable devices (Nanowerk Spotlight) Soft robotics is designed to create flexible, adaptable devices capable ...