Foam Types Available

New England Foam supplies, converts and fabricates the following types of foam:

• Open-Cell Foam  Types  Available

  • Polyurethane (PU)
    • Filter (Reticulated)
    • Furniture (Upholstery)
    • Polyester
    • Polyether
    • Rebond

• Closed-Cell Foam  Types  Available

  • Polyethylene (PE)
    • Crosslinked (XLPE)
    • Expanded (EPE)

New England Foam also stocks foam blocks, buns, cubes, pads, planks, profiles, rolls & sheets in custom and standard sizes.

Special Instructions

Information regarding the following is helpful when determining lead times for finished foam products:

• Sample needs
• Package designs
• Product development notes
• Preexisting prototypes
• Tooling
• Assembly instructions
• Packaging requirements
• Shipping instructions

Foam w/ Special Properties Available

Foam varies according to its cell-structure, combustibility, comfort, density, durability, firmness, flexibility, porosity, resiliency, strength & support.

New England Foam stocks many different types of foam with the following special properties:

• Adhesive
• Anti-Microbial
• Anti-Static (A/S)
• California Technical Bulletin 117 Complaint (Cal 117)
• Combustion Modified (CM)
• Conductive
• Electrostatic Dissipative (ESD)
• Fire Retardant (FR)
• UL94/HF-1 Compliant

Foam Density (PCF) & Foam Firmness

Related to durability, strength & support, density refers to the internal structure of foam & is defined as the weight in pounds of one cubic foot of material or pounds per cubic foot (PCF).

It is important to note that foam density is not a measurement of foam firmness, as firm foam is not always high-density.

New England Foam stocks foam ranging in density from 0.9 PCF to 9 PCF.

Foam Quantity (Per Release)

Each order of fabricated foam products are priced per quantity of release.

New England Foam’s 80,000 square foot foam fabrication facility has the capacity for long, high-volume foam product runs as well as the flexibility for short, low-volume foam product runs.

Foam Dimensions

New England Foam can combine different types of foam, each varying in size, shape & density.

For custom designed foam products, New England Foam requires the length, width & height of each foam product in inches.

Foam Color Coding

Foam is traditionally color-coded during the manufacturing process for aesthetic purposes, to identify a particular product grade & to prevent yellowing from visible, ultraviolet & x-ray light exposure.

New England Foam stocks dozens of different colors of foam including those most requested: white (natural), black (charcoal), gray, red, blue, green, yellow, purple, pink (anti-static) & multicolored (rebond).

To increase the aesthetic appeal of fabricated foam products, New England Foam stocks foam flocking in dozens of different colors; each complement the finished “look” & “feel” of fabricated foam products.