A couple of years ago, as I was cleaning my bedroom, I came across a wad of shriveled foam in a small paper cup. It immediately brought back memories of one of my high school science experiments. I ...

The global polyurethane (PU) foam market exhibited moderate growth during 2015-2020. Polyurethane foam is a synthetic polymer that offers insulation and protection to materials against abrasion, ...

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 ...

Polyurethane foam, often used for construction, is difficult to recycle. Researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Minnesota developed a method to upcycle polyurethane into ...

Molded polyurethane foam has long been used to packagecomponents. Many design engineers, however, are not aware that properlyformulated foam and carefully designed foamed parts can also be used for ...

Tooling, in manufacturing, can be defined as the process of designing and engineering the tools essential for producing the components or parts needed to form the final product. It can include cutting ...

A new plant-based substitute for polyurethane foam eliminates the health risk of the material, commonly found in insulation, car seats, and other types of cushioning, and it’s more environmentally ...

The Dow Chemical Company has created a new line of catalytically active polyols that dramatically reduces amine emissions from polyurethane foam and allows flexible foam manufacturers to reduce their ...

The company is a leading provider of anatomical and orthopedic models, including replicas of bones, which can be used by surgeons to practice before taking up a surgical procedure and also to ...

According to projections from Towards Packaging, the global foam cushioning market is set to increase from USD 8.90 billion ...