Recreation and Specialty Foam

  • FXI polyurethane foam products and specialty foam solutions improve performance in recreational products, by optimizing filtration, shock-absorption and safety in athletic equipment.

    FXI Recreation and Specialty Foam

    • ABOUT THE SPECIALTY FOAM MARKET

      The recreational products industry relies on us as a leading supplier of polyurethane foam products and laminates for their needs. It has even been said that our specialty foams have been known to "hit a home run" for sports enthusiasts throughout the world.

      Solutions
      • • Applications and Functions

        Specialty foam is used in various recreational products and sporting goods items:

        Handle grips for bats, clubs and racquets as the vibration damping component and the cellular surface creating friction.

        Specialty foam fillers for hollow bats as the vibration damping and sound attenuating element.

        Foam balls or recreational products for various indoor sports requiring safety during use.

        Athletic protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, goggles, exercise mats and sports pads where the specialty foam provides cushion and shock protection in use.

      • • Products

        Polyether polyurethane slabstock foams
        Polyester polyurethane slabstock foams
        Polyether polyurethane slabstock foam laminates with fabric, foam, film and adhesive substrates
        Polyester polyurethane slabstock foam laminates with fabric, foam, film and adhesive substrates
        SIF® reticulated foams
        SIF® reticulated and coated foams
        SIF Felt® reticulated and permanently compressed foams

      • • Technologies

        Flame laminating
        Adhesive laminating
        Thermally reticulating
        Chemically reticulating
        Finished part fabricating
        Surface Modification Technology (SMTSM) process