Foam parts are ideal if your business needs gaskets, seals, spacers or similar products for your manufacturing or production processes.
Foam parts are custom-cut, moulded, or extruded components made with foam materials. Typically made from closed-cell foams, they are widely used across a range of industries for cushioning, impact protection, and insulation. Their versatility and performance, as well as their tight tolerances and custom shapes/sizes, make them particularly popular in the automotive, construction, aerospace, and manufacturing industries.
At Polyformes, as one of the UK’s leading foam converters, we can manufacture virtually any foam part your business requires. An in-house design team, extensive manufacturing equipment and over 40 years of experience allow us to provide foam parts tailored precisely to your requirements.
Source custom foam parts that are a perfect fit for your products, industry or application.
By sourcing your foam parts from Polyformes, you benefit from:
Foam parts are used for a huge range of applications. These include seals, bungs, plugs, and gaskets for industrial use (including aerospace and automotive components, HVAC parts, and other similar applications). Foam is also suitable for a wide range of packaging applications, leisure and retail products, and promotional items.
The main difference between closed-cell and open-cell foam parts is the materials’ structure. Closed-cell foam has sealed cells that prevent water absorption and offer rigid, high-impact protection. Open-cell foam, by contrast, features interconnected cells that allow air and moisture to pass through, and which make it softer and more flexible.
Custom foam parts are manufactured using a range of techniques. Conversion processes include CNC routing and waterjet cutting for high-precision or complex 3D shapes, die-cutting for high-speed, mass-production of flat shapes, and heat moulding for highly detailed, repeatable components.
Foam parts often have wider manufacturing tolerances than other materials due to foam material used. Foam is generally highly flexible and thermoplastic, meaing it can naturally expand and contract in response to changes in ambient temperature and humidity. These tolerances reflect the material’s physical elasticity rather than limitations of the manufacturing process.
Our deep expertise in custom foam design, combined with the extensive resource network of the Macfarlane Group, delivers unmatched technical capability and efficiency to your business.
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