FreeFoam is a new family of photopolymer resins containing heat-activated foaming agents that are 3D printed with Digital Light Processing (DLP). After printing, FreeFoam parts are briefly put into an ...

Researchers have developed a 3D-printed foam that can absorb 10 times more energy, while also being lightweight and durable.

Polyurethane foam can be divided into two categories, such as open-cell and closed-cell foam. The former is a plastic with incomplete cell walls and include holes through which air and liquid can ...

General Plastics typically uses multiple pour-in-place processes when filling nuclear packaging impact limiters or over packs with LAST-A-FOAM ® FR-3700 series of material. It may be necessary to ...

ANGIER, NC (March 3, 2021) – National Foam announced this week the completion of its fluorine free foam manufacturing line expansion in Angier, North Carolina. This expansion, along with ongoing ...

Columbus, Ohio-based research group Battelle has been awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a process that would eventually make polyurethane foam from coal. Battelle, in ...

Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei will exhibit its mPPE particle beads foam SunForce™ at the upcoming JEC World 2025, the leading international exhibition for composite applications, from March ...

Every year the world produces 14 million tons of—non-biodegradable—polystyrene foam. The general-purpose plastic is hard, brittle, and cheap. And it forms everything from packing peanuts to disposable ...

The aircraft industry uses carbon fiber/epoxy prepreg and honeycomb core for a variety of complex structural parts, such as wing access panels; wing flap track and fuselage belly fairings; leading and ...