Sound Absorption

Many of United Foam’s large variety of open cell foams can be used in acoustical applications. What type of foam is used depends on the environment or conditions it will be exposed to, such as temperature, moisture or open flame.

For example, we had a customer that was designing an acoustical enclosure around a generator. They were looking for a light weight, fire retardant foam with a wipable surface. They chose to use Melamine foam with a reinforced aluminum foil on one surface. The foil facing gave them the wipable surface they were looking for and protected the surface of the foam from worker tools when they serviced the generator.

When space is an issue many of the non-reticulated foams can be felted or densified to provide great sound absorption in a thinner space. United Foam can combine multiple materials to achieve the best option for the end user.