Adams Foam

Convoluted Foam
Manufactured from polyurethane open cell foam, some refer to this as egg crate foam. Actually, convoluting is a type of cutting method which creates peaks and valleys adjacent to each other on the same piece of foam. There are several purposes for this type of cut.

• For furniture and bedding, it creates a softer feel while providing loft. For this reason, sheets of convoluted foam have long been used by college students and other travelers to make a mattress feel like home.
• For packaging, convoluted foam allows many different sized components to be compressed between layers because each peak and valley surrounds individual items, protecting, cushioning, and positioning the components evenly without having to put them in specific locations.
• Convoluted foam is also commonly used in music studios for sound reduction capabilities.

Compression Cut Foam
Products created through compression cutting incorporate CNC-created molds that allow for three-dimensional cutting. Rounded bottom cavities that conform to a product's actual shape as well as multiple depths for items of different sizes can be cut into one piece of foam. Such cutting can create a custom mold for your product and may also help you avoid costly gluing and assembly. This process can be an important feature in creating a truly custom package to enhance promotional campaigns or increasing the perceived value of your product.

Hot Wire Cutting
CNC machinery as well as custom made formed tools are available to repetitively produce protective and/or structural components in several closed cell foam products. This method employs the use of carefully controlled heated wires and forms to cut the foam rather than traditional saws and grinding methods. Hot wire cutting often yields increased accuracy and consistency of shapes and sized parts.

CNC Contour Cutting
By digitizing customers' patterns for furniture cushioning and various packaging designs, this modern technology allows Adams Foam to fabricate and mass produce these pre-programmed shapes while simultaneously reducing waste and labor.

Conventional Saw Cutting
Equipped with over a dozen conventional horizontal, vertical, and tilting saws, this essential machinery serves as the foundation for fabricating foam products. Whether shaving off 1/4" from a nearly-finished product or cutting an eight-foot bun in half, these machines play a role in completing nearly every order.

Die Cutting
Die cutting foam is performed by creating a die mold and stamping out individual pieces. This technique is employed to facilitate uniform mass production and is commonly used for fabrication of protective foam packaging for irregular shapes. Die cutting allows us to cut the entire piece at once and enables the entire piece to remain intact, which also reduces labor costs and assembly time required to create a finished product. Most open cell foams and closed cell foams can be die cut.

Laminations
Through the use of adhesives and other bonding techniques such as heat welding, Adams Foam is readily capable of laminating and assembling finished foam products. We have the capabilities to laminate foam to polyester fiber, flocked foam, and other fabrics, as well as adhere multiple layers of foam to create a finished product. If your project requires such lamination/assembly, we will be happy to discuss the various techniques available to create your product.