Foam Expo Europe 2026

Messe Stuttgart / November 10, 2026 - November 12, 2026

Foam Expo Europe 2026

Hall 1, a joint booth with Fraunhofer ICT

The »Foam Expo Europe 2026« brings together experts from industry and research to discuss the latest developments, innovative technologies, and new applications related to engineering foams.

The focus is on innovative materials, manufacturing processes, and solutions for engineering foams used in numerous industries. The trade show is complemented by a technical program covering current material developments, real-world requirements, and the optimization of production processes.

Our expert Dr. Dariusz Niedziela from the division »Processes and Materials« is on site to present our latest research findings as well as our software tools »FOAM« for simulating the foaming and expansion of PU foam components and »FeelMath« for predicting thermomechanical foam properties.

Foam – Software Simulates Manufacturing Process for Foam Components

The FOAM software simulates the manufacturing process of foams. It serves as a digital twin for foam foaming processes and is used in various applications such as shock absorbers, sound and heat insulation, and seat structures. FOAM offers a user-friendly interface, pre-processing tools for CAD data, automatic parameter identification from foaming experiments, and supports various foams. It enables the design and optimization of foam components and foaming tools, and the simulation of processes such as RIM-infiltration of foam. FOAM predicts complex mold-filling requirements, including venting, injector position and material quantities.

FeelMath – Microstructure Simulation of Foams

With the microstructure simulation technique, it is possible to calculate the effective mechanical, thermal and acoustic properties of foams. FeelMath is an extremely fast and easy-to-use analysis tool for calculating the effective mechanical and thermal properties of microstructures given by volume images (µCT) or analytical descriptions (foam models). With FeelMath, we can perform full-field simulations on representative elementary volumes of foams for different densities and pore sizes in order to obtain effective material models for the multiscale simulation of foam components.

Examples of applications using our FOAM software

Digital Twin: Foam

Our digital twins enable the complete digitization of the development, design and manufacturing processes of foam components.

Simulation of Pu Foam Expansion During Reactive Injection Molding of Car Seats

Project with Fehrer Automotive and Audi.

FoAM – Additive Manufacturing With Foam 3D Printing

Innovative Filaments, Printing Technology and Simulation

Fair

Messe Stuttgart / November 10, 2026 - November 12, 2026