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Caligen Foam.


COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Caligen Foam is a specialty supplier of polyurethane foams serving a variety of international markets. The company's "Creative Foam Technology" concept supports every process, from the basic production of foam through to conversion for the automotive, footwear and disposables markets.

MARKETS SERVICED

* Baby and adult diapers use foam with specially formulated elastic properties in waistbands and leg cuffs.

* The automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide.  specifies many of Caligen's foams for seating and headliner applications.

* Sound absorption Sound absorption

The process by which the intensity of sound is diminished by the conversion of the energy of the sound wave into heat. The absorption of sound is an important case of sound attenuation.
 is of ever increasing importance and achieved through the use of specific Caligen foams.

TECHNOLOGIES

Caligen produces both polyester and polyether pol·y·e·ther  
n.
A polymer in which the repeating unit contains two carbon atoms linked by an oxygen atom.
 foams which are slit from 60m rectangular blocks or peeled from cylindrical blocks. The export of foams is made possible by the compression of rolls, reducing transport costs by more than half.

FACILITIES

The company operates from their site in Accrington, Northern England Northern England, The North or North of England is a rather ill-defined term, with no universally accepted definition. Its extent may be subject to personal opinion and many companies or organisations have differing definitions as to what it constitutes. , covering 166,000 square meters, and believes in investment for the future. Specialized equipment is being added to allow the supply of material in both straight wound rolls, or longer length, in spool wound form, which may be compressed for transportation.

Caligen Foam Broad Oak, Accrington Lancashire BBS (1) (Bulletin Board System) A computer system used as an information source and forum for a particular interest group. They were widely used in the U.S.  2BS, UK

Tel: 44-1254-355-0000 Fax: 44-1254-355-114

Contact: Michael Toal Sales Manager sales manager ngerente m/f de ventas

sales manager ndirecteur commercial

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 Specialized Products Division
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Date:Apr 1, 1997
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