FOAM – Software Simulates Foam Manufacturing Process

Due to their low density, foams are attractive for a wide variety of applications. They are used as shock absorbers (crash absorption) or for sound and heat insulation and can be found as seat structures in all kinds of vehicles (wheelchairs, car seats, aircraft seats).

Our software solution FOAM simulates the expansion process of foams in arbitrary geometries and offers the possibility to calculate in advance the foam formation process as well as the resulting foam density in closed shapes. To estimate the necessary parameters for the foam model, targeted expansion tests in cylindrical containers with integrated temperature measurement are sufficient. On this basis, the model parameters are determined automatically and used directly to simulate complex foam filling processes.

Our software FOAM:

• includes a user-friendly graphical interface.
• offers an integrated pre-processing tool for CAD-3D data.
• allows interactive post-processing.
• uses multicore computer technology and runs on Windows and Linux operating systems.
• includes automated parameter identification of rheological information from foaming experiments.

We offer:

• Foaming of various foams (polyurethane-PU, flexible foam, rigid foam)
• Simulation-based design of foam molds (placement or course of injection nozzles, position of venting, angle of inclination)
• Process design of foaming processes for insulation components, sandwich panels, seats, etc.
• Process design of textile-reinforced PU foam lightweight structures
• Product design of foam components