subject: The Advantages Of Modern Foam Cutting Methods [print this page] Foam is such a wide-ranging and versatile product that it is worthwhile finding the best foam suppliers who can advise on the most suitable foam to use for different projects, and on the most appropriate way in which that foam can be cut to size.
The most sought after foam manufacturers and suppliers are those who have invested time and money in modern, state-of-the-art foam cutting skills and equipment. The promise of foam cut to size from such expert suppliers will involve not only offering dissected blocks, rolls and sheets of foam, but also cutting edge, creative designs carried out in conjunction with a clients wishes.
Modern techniques for cutting foam and foam rubber include the following:
Die-cutting: whereby precision tools are used to cut shapes out of foam sheets
Water jet cutting: involving channelling water at great force through a narrow orifice which, when combined with special abrasives, cuts through foam in a clean, powerful way rather reminiscent of a powerful laser beam
Kiss cutting: a machine technique that enables an adhesive backed foam sheet to be cut into shapes without affecting the adhesive backing in any way
Hot wire cutting: suitable for certain types of foam only, this technique of using a very hot thin metal wire to melt and therefore dissect the foam at the precise point of contact, is a highly effective method of shaping foam blocks
CNC machine cutting: short for computer numerical control, CNC methods of cutting are based on a sophisticated computer programme which controls a cutting device in an exact, pre-determined way, enabling challenging three-dimensional shapes to be cut very easily
Cutting techniques such as these mean that foam can now lend itself to a wide variety of uses.
At Technical Foam Services we can advise further on how foam cutting options can meet your needs.
