Foamco raises the bar for slabstock production in Australia

As one of Australia’s leading foam producers, Foamco has been manufacturing and distributing high-quality polyurethane foams for the furniture, bedding, healthcare, audio, and packaging sectors for more than 25 years. After considering all their options for a new foam plant supplier, they turned to us to provide a new, versatile foaming line for producing multiple types and grades.

As a supplier of more than 40 different types and grades of foam, Foamco was searching for a supplier who understood their unique needs. The plant would need to be flexible to accommodate production changes and a design to enable easy expansion and upgrading.

In addition, Foamco needed to be able to manufacture low-density foams without using CFCs due to tough environmental laws in Australia, as many countries are phasing them out, and this is where we have distinguished ourselves.

Foamco, as a leading supplier, had high specifications for their new machine. To meet their needs, we supplied a customised Maxfoam Varimax Foam Plant fitted with our patented CarDio technology. CarDio enables Foamco to use liquid CO2 as a blowing agent instead of CFCs — without compromising the high foam quality. Their Maxfoam Varimax plant is fed by 50 separate high-pressure metering units, all linked to our Omega 4.0 control and monitoring system, which guarantees that each foam block meets Foamco’s exacting standards and high-quality demands. 

• Maxfoam Varimax Plant with CarDio CO2 Technology included
• 50 high-pressure chemical metering streams to meet customer’s large foam varieties
• Since the initial supply, the plant has been upgraded and expanded with additional chemical metering lines  
• Omega 4.0 control and monitoring system and online remote access invaluable from the UK to Australia if online support is needed