Reticulated polyurethane foam may appear to the uninitiated as nothing more than a synthetic sponge. But this lightweight material is strong enough to handle industrial applications ranging from sound ...

The furniture industry faces an evolving transformation because designers and manufacturers pursue innovative approaches to unite aesthetic appeal with operational capability and environmentally ...

Urethane casting provides end-use, rigid or flexible plastic parts with production-level quality. Built without expensive and time-consuming hard tooling, Xometry’s urethane-casting process uses a ...

Fossil fuel-based polyurethane foam has been a firm favourite in furniture manufacturing for over half a century. Jane Englefield investigates the consequences of this dependable but unsustainable ...