May 19, 2008
Secret Memory Foam Mattress Information Resource
There is a lot of information to be found online about memory foam mattresses, though the bulk of it has been written by people that actually sell the mattresses. When you type “memory foam mattress” into the top search engines like Google, Yahoo, and MSN, the top results are all companies selling memory foam mattresses. Yes, we’re in there : )
Much of this information is helpful and good, but what if you wanted at least some of your research information to come from an unbiased source? Well as it turns out, there is such a resource, but the information is hard to find.
The Polyurethane Foam Association (PFA) is a group whose mission is to educate customers and other groups about flexible polyurethane foam (FPF) and to promote its use in manufactured and industrial products. It is supported by its membership of US flexible polyurethane foam (FPF) manufacturers and companies that supply the raw materials for FPF.
So it’s not a 100% unbiased resource. After all, its goal is still to promote the use of FPF in bedding and furniture. But the group has a high degree of authority and trust within the industry. It’s a group of the top experts with a mission to help you get the facts about foam products.
Be warned, much of the information is written for industry insiders. It may be difficult to wade through the tech jargon / lingo and ferret out useful information. Some of the most useful information (like density, odor, firmness, viscoelastic foam) is in the Intouch articles section.
Europur is the European counterpart of the PFA. It has less information, but what is available, is less technical and perhaps more useful for the consumer preparing to make a large home purchase.
Topics: Mattress, Memory Foam.Written by Will Robertson
Comments on Secret Memory Foam Mattress Information Resource »
sandy ramsingh @ 5:47 pm
hi at present i have a factory making mattresses but the problem faced is after cutting the blocks of foam for queen size mattress there is a wastage of the sheets of foam that remains from the block what can be done to stop this. thankyou
Todd Cline @ 10:56 pm
Sandy
Great question,
Foam being the most expensive part of any mattress manufacture and the more you waste, well there goes your profits. Well the issue is you can't control the bun size but you can control what you do with the bun when you get it. Now I'm not sure if we are talking about traditional Poly or Memory foam but lets start with poly.
Example: If your cores are 7" and your bun has 45" of usable material you'll end up with 3". You could store the core until you have 4" core left over then laminate the two together to get 7". At our facility we make multiple style mattresses and we will evaluate the bun then make our cuts accordingly to get the full potential out of the bun. If any of the is left over we compress it and resell it for carpet underlayment or use the foam for poly pads for the furniture industry. We even shred the poly and mix with memory foam to produce and great feeling pillow. Our goal is to have no waste because it is a competitive market and to stay and grow your business you must be a good steward of your own business.
Now memory foam offers a different challenge because you don't want to laminate a real thin piece of memory foam. First I would evaluate the bun height and make your cuts accordingly to minimize the waste. If you end up with any waste you can shred the remaining memory foam mix it with fiber or shredded poly to get the desired feel making a fantastic pillow. Without a doubt the best way is to evaluate the bun height and make your cuts accordingly to minimize waste.
I hope I help out a little, we have many more options if your interested.
Thanks Todd