Ethafoam Pads
Here at Advanced Seals & Gaskets Ltd, our extensive storage facilities enables us to stock blocks (buns), rolls and sheets of polyethylene, in a range of densities and colours all ready to be converted into one of 1000’s of products including pads. Ethafoam is just one of various types of Polyethylene Foams available from ASG, and as with most other PE materials it is also manufactured in block form, which vary in size depending on the density and grade.
Ethafoam Polyethylene pads can sometimes be referred to as just Ethafoam pads, Jiffy foam pads or Stratocell pads. As we offer an inhouse conversion and lamination service, we are able to not only split materials down into standard sheets and rolls at thicknesses starting from just 1.5mm, we can also laminate layers together creating greater depths allowing us to produce very thick Ethafoam pads to order. Our Ethafoam Polyethylene foam pads are produced on-site using drawings or measurements provided by our customers, with whom we work closely to ensure the final product is to their exact specification.
Depending upon the size and quantity of pads required, one of many presses, bandsaws or CNC machines can be used to manufacture the final product, from one off samples to multiple batch runs, which can be supplied as loosely cut parts, or kiss-cut on rolls where a high quantity is required or for use on fast paced assembly lines.
Product Enquiry
For information on Ethafoam Pads please complete the following quick enquiry or call us on +44(0)1384 252555.
Characteristics of Ethafoam Polyethylene Foam
- Colour: Grey or White (Pink - Anti-static only)
- Temperature Range: -30 to +80ºC
- Densities available: 24kg/m2 - 145kg/m2
- Grades Available: standard, Flame Retardant, Anti-static
- Resistances: most chemicals, water, mould, fungus & mildew growth, impact and vibration
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What are Ethafoam Polyethylene Foam Pads?
Ethafoam pads can be cut from rolls or sheets of material where they are often used in the same was as a gasket, where they offer cushioning, seals or as gap fillers to place between uneven surfaces and filling irregularities. Our Ethafoam pads can be produced as squares or rectangles with the option of radius corners, and also as circular or oval shaped pads or ‘discs’, in a range of thicknesses.
Manufacturing pads in-house even means we can supply them in a plain or self adhesive backed finish and even laminate multiple types of material together to create bespoke and unique variations. Ethafoam materials used to produce these pads are a resilient and flexible closed-cell polyethylene foam, similar to polystyrene in appearance and feel, which has a range of uses due to its durability and flexibility.
Ethafoam is a low-density plastic foam made by expanding polyethylene by around 30 times in volume, which is manufactured or ‘extruded’ as planks so that it has skin on both faces which is textured, with exposed cell along the edges where it has been down to size. Ethafoam pads are available in white or grey, and in different grades and densities such as 24kg/m2 and 64kg/m2 for packaging, 102kg/m2 and 145kg/m2 for high load bearing, a Flame Retardant grade and Anti-static which is recognisable by its pink colouration.
Ethafoam pads can be often found used within packaging applications due to its impact, shock absorption and cushioning properties and its resistance to moisture.
Why use Ethafoam Polyethylene Foam Pads?
Ethafoam PE Pads can be cut from rolls or sheets of material in a choice of densities and colours. Ethafoam pads are used to protect fragile, sensitive and valuable products where protection from repeated impact, moisture, chemicals and mildew or fungus is required. Ethafoam is a material, which can be machined or fabricated into bespoke shapes including pads in order to securely hold items in place whilst providing cushioning.
As Ethafoam is manufactured in a number of grades and densities, the pads can be used for a range of applications regardless of the weight applied, however due to the coarse nature of the material it may not always be suitable for direct contact with products, in which case the object can be wrapped or the Ethafoam casing lined with smoother and softer layer of foam which will not cause abrasive damage.
Ethafoam pads can be used to fill gaps and irregularities between uneven surfaces, provide a solution to unwanted rattles, noise, vibrations, to seal against dust, they can also be used to cushion between moving parts to reduce friction and damage to components and equipment such as during transportation.
Benefits of using Ethafoam Polyethylene:
- Shock, impact and vibration absorption
- Moisture resistant
- Impervious to many chemicals, mould, fungus and bacteria
- Easy to cut, carve and fabricate
- Available in a range of densities
- Lightweight
Alternative packaging foams
- Convoluted or Eggbox Polyurethane
- Pick & pluck Polyurethane
- Anti static polyethylene
- Anti-static Polyurethane
- Conductive Polyethylene
- Plastazote foams
- Static Dissipative Polyethylene Foam
Advantages of using Ethafoam Polyethylene Foam Pads
Ethafoam is supplied in sheet or ‘plank’ form as standard, making it even easier to machine and saw into bespoke pads or various sizes and thicknesses. Ethafoam Polyethylene pads are made using a strong, lightweight material with a skin finish which creates a moisture, mildew and bacteria resistant product.
This material is resilient therefore perfect for the production of pads which need to withstand repetitive impact, vibration and will insulate against heat and cold - offering a working temperature range of -30 to +80ºC and resistance to many chemicals. Just a few of the many advantages of Ethafoam pads are their durability, choice of grey or white colours, a range of densities from 24kg/m3 to 145kg/m2 to be able to withstand even extreme weight and in specialist grades such as Flame Retardant and Anti-Static.
Ethafoam pads shock and vibration absorption levels can be increased by stacking or layering multiple pads together to create more depth and cover larger surface areas. Due to the vast choice of Ethafoam materials available, the pads cut from them can be found used in a range of applications from standard packaging around electrical appliances, white goods and case inserts through to supporting very heavy objects such as ground cables or under machinery feet.
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