Ensuring Safety in Medical Foam Products

Ensuring Safety in Medical Foam Products

Ensuring the safety and durability of medical foam products is crucial in healthcare, where patient care and safety are top priorities. Are you wondering how to choose the best medical foam for your needs? Or perhaps you’re concerned about the safety and...
Precision Foam Skiving

Precision Foam Skiving

Cutting thick or large foam blocks into uniform sheets can be a challenge. Foam skiving transforms standard slabs of polyurethane foam (PU) into custom layers of precise thickness in a quick, standardized process. Not sure whether Merryweather Foam’s skiving machining...
Custom Foam Supplies For the Medical Industry

Custom Foam Supplies For the Medical Industry

Merryweather Foam has been an industry leader for over 75 years, and we’re proud to support healthcare workers in their critical care. See how our top-quality foam fabrication capabilities, extensive knowledge of foam materials, and in-house medical packaging services...
Merryweather Foam Refreshes ISO 9001:2008 Certification at Two Facilities

Our Story: How We Began

A Humble Neighborhood The Merryweather Foam story began in a humble neighborhood. At the time Lloyd, Raymond and Gerald Merryweather lived next door to an engineer from the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company who was working on the launch their new “Air Foam” product....
Merryweather Foam Refreshes ISO 9001:2008 Certification at Two Facilities

Glossary of Foam Related Terms

Our Engineering & Sales team has developed a helpful Glossary of Foam Related Terms to assist you in the selection and development process of your next project. DOWNLOAD: Glossary of Foam Related Terms (PDF) "A" Attenuation: The reduction of the intensity of a...

Adhesive Lamination Helps Make Your Product a Success Multiple materials can be combined through lamination, creating a composite material with unique performance attributes to suit nearly any application. Whether you need tensile strength, cushioning, adhesion, fire...
Merryweather Foam Refreshes ISO 9001:2008 Certification at Two Facilities

What Can Flatbed Die Cutting Do For You?

Cutting complex shapes out of sheet with a knife or scissors isn’t easy, especially when you want them all to look the same. That’s probably why some brilliant pastry chef invented the cookie cutter. Flatbed die cutting is the industrial version. It’s a cost-effective...
Merryweather Foam Refreshes ISO 9001:2008 Certification at Two Facilities

The Importance of Lean Manufacturing

​Corporate waste isn’t just a poor business move; it’s a betrayal of loyal customers. Every piece of the production process that does not contribute to the final product means delays and high prices for patrons. Merryweather is committed to minimizing these costs and...
Open or Closed Cell Foam: How to Choose

Open or Closed Cell Foam: How to Choose

​When you are choosing the type of foam for your project, you will need to consider several properties. In addition to deciding the foam material, pore size and the density, you may also have to decide whether open cell or closed cell foam is better. Both Open Cell...