What Are Low Density Foams and When Should They Be Used?20220813162901

What Are Low Density Foams and When Should They Be Used?

Amcon FoamAugust 13, 20220 comments
Low density foams are categorized by their weight per unit volume (measured in pounds per cubic foot, or PCF). Many foam manufacturers will list their...
The Advantages of High Resiliency Foams20220724213549

The Advantages of High Resiliency Foams

Amcon FoamJuly 24, 20220 comments
High resiliency (HR) foams are used across multiple applications in many industries, most commonly in foam cushioning applications like mattresses, fu...
How to Meet Military Packaging Specifications for Foam20220710202024

How to Meet Military Packaging Specifications for Foam

Amcon FoamJuly 10, 20220 comments
Military packaging specifications are essentially rules and regulations for manufacturers and shippers to comply with in order to ensure products are ...
Why Foam Porosity Matters20220617201601

Why Foam Porosity Matters

Amcon FoamJune 17, 20220 comments
Identifying the porosity of a piece of foam is critical to determining whether it can be used in a particular application. Foams that are considered p...
Foam Lamination: What it is and When You Should Use it?20220610201516

Foam Lamination: What it is and When You Should Use it?

Amcon FoamJune 10, 20220 comments
Foam lamination is one of the many fabrication techniques used to customize foam materials to make them more useful in certain applications. There is ...
What Makes Foam a Good Choice for Gaskets?20220517200511

What Makes Foam a Good Choice for Gaskets?

Amcon FoamMay 17, 20220 comments
For many years, foam has been one of the leading materials used in gasketing applications. While rubber and certain types of plastic can be used in ga...
What Qualities Should Medical Grade Foams Have?20220510200304

What Qualities Should Medical Grade Foams Have?

Amcon FoamMay 10, 20220 comments
Like all products used in the healthcare industry, the foam you use must meet a high level of quality, cleanliness, and many other standards. Foams th...
What is Viscoelasticity in Foam?20220428213129

What is Viscoelasticity in Foam?

Amcon FoamApril 28, 20220 comments
Viscoelasticity is a common term that is often used to refer to certain pieces of foam. It’s a term that carries a lot of weight when choosing a...