Custom Foam Packaging:
Material Specifications, Properties and Advantages

Plastifoam fabricates custom packaging solutions from the following three categories of foam materials.

1. Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)

• Extremely cost-effective, lightweight and rigid foam
• Compare to Dow’s Styrofoam™ brand of EPS
• Structurally strong, moisture resistant and good thermal insulation
• Computer-guided cutting eliminates the need for expensive dies

2. Polyethylene

• Durable and lightweight closed-cell foam, used for packaging heavier items
• Excellent vibration dampening and high resistance to chemicals and moisture
• Laminated, extruded, polylam, cross-link polyethylene
• Easily custom die cut/fabricated or cut into pads and blocks

3. Polyurethane

• Lightweight open-celled foam
• Abrasion resistant, able to absorb shock and recover its shape quickly
• Ideal for protecting lightweight, delicate objects
• Easily custom die cut/fabricated, cut into pads, or convoluted (egg crate)

We invite you to download Plastifoam’s specification sheets for more information.

• EPS Data
• 1234 Polyurethane Product Data
• 1240 Polyurethane Product Data
• 1544 Polyurethane Product Data
• 1835 Polyurethane Product Data
• 3215 Polyurethane Product Data
• 3910 Polyurethane Product Data
• 1800 Graft Polyurethane Product Data
• 2000 Graft Polyurethane Product Data
• 16000 Graft Polyurethane Product Data
• 2.0 Polyurethane Polyester Product Data
• S82C Polyester Polyurethane Product Data
• 3212 Anti Static Polyurethane Product Data
• 4410 Anti Static Polyurethane Product Data
• 8415 Anti Static Polyurethane Product Data
• Extruded Polyethylene Spec Sheet
• Extruded Polyethylene Cushion Curves
• Laminated Polyethylene Spec Sheet
• Laminated Polyethylene Cushion Curves
• Polyethylene Brochure

Foam packaging and packing materials are available in recycled, antistatic, soft, rigid, thick, thin, sheets, rolls, blocks, cubes perforated, scored, tear apart and shapes for box inserts. Depending on the foam specified, colors include black, blue, pink, charcoal, gray, yellow, green, purple, white.