News Archive

Packaging Foam

1st February 2012

February already! While I write about 30-400 foam below, my thoughts are still of the holiday just gone and how long until the next one.

The 30-400 foam is a truly awesome product. Catch up on the details below.

30-400 is a very firm grade. This foam is used regularly for packaging. It’s firm and dense properties allow this foam to absorb impacts efficiently and recover its physical shape quickly, and repeatedly, and is suitable for packaging items within a wide range of weights and sizes.

EVA CLOSED CELL FOAM

3rd November 2011

This closed cell chemically cross-linked foam is manufactured from ethyl-vinyl-acetate copolymers (EVA). The fine cell structure gives minimal water absorption, a high buoyancy rating and excellent chemical resistance. Manufactured in NZ, EVA is produced in moulded bun form and then trimmed to size and thickness.

VILOK

2nd September 2011

Vilok has many uses in the furniture, upholstery and motor vehicle trimming industries. Uses include padding for vehicle door panels and linings, a wrap on furniture frames, a fine layer over a firm foam, (motorcycle seat), and many other applications that require a thin layer of softening material.

This extremely versatile product is manufactured from a blend of polyester fibres and melt bonded, after needling, to a thin matting. This product is made in NZ.

Truck Blanket Special

7th July 2011

Size 2m x 1500mm

Heavy Duty 450gsm needled polyester

Polypropylene woven core for added strength

Stitched edges to stop fraying

Colour is light grey
Made in New Zealand

Ideal to protect furniture in transit or storage
Great for a liner in a car or station wagon boot

$26.00 + gst Only while stock lasts

Fire Retardant Foam

30th November 2010

Unlike the United States, Canada, Britain and many other European countries New Zealand does not have legislation in place to ensure Combustion Modifiers are added to polyurethane foam. Investigations were made in the late 1970s into the viability of adding the Combustion Modified quality to FPF foam in New Zealand, but it was found to be too expensive.

Foam Quality

3rd November 2010

There is a lot of confusion regarding the different grades and qualities of Flexible Polyurethane Foam.

The difference between Density and Hardness is mentioned on other pages in this web site. However the importance of Density is crucial to the quality and therefore the end performance of the foam.

Hundreds of Uses

28th September 2010

Flexible polyurethane foam (FPF) is one of the most versatile
materials ever created. It is used in hundreds of consumer products to
provide comfort, support, safety and durability.