The Equipment and Components News You Need

In a year without in-person trade fairs, industry suppliers are focused on finding solutions to help factories get product out the door, fast

With some of the biggest pressures currently on foam supplies, many of the innovations in this story are timely. There are more and better fibers and fiber blends newly available from a number of innovative suppliers. These components can take the place of at least some of the foam in a mattress. And some of the news in pocket springs relates to microcoils used in the bed’s top layer in place of comfort foams. In other springs news, the latest generation not only wants to replace foam in a mattress — it wants to replace glue, as well.

Industry suppliers also have tapped into other pressing needs weighing on producers’ minds:

• I want my plant to be more self-sufficient. Some of the newest equipment delivers simpler operation and more affordable pricing, allowing producers to bring things like foam fabrication in-house.
   
• I need tools to boost productivity, while protecting my workers’ safety. You can move components and finished products around the plant with tools that mechanize nonskilled tasks, like hoisting, stacking and flipping products. And speaking of speeding up production lines, new adhesives allow immediate packaging of finished beds.
• I need a better FR barrier. The latest barriers are far more flexible in a number of ways. They have a better fit, are easier to work with, are available in a number of formats and some don’t use any fiberglass.
• I need to operate more sustainably. Springs suppliers offer units designed for recycling ease at the end of their useful life. New adhesives are made with renewable ingredients, and new manufacturing equipment reduces post-industrial waste, such as foam scrap.
• Need to enter a new niche? Have you thought about vegan bedding? Read on to find out which industry supplier can help you do just that and see what else the bedding industry’s suppliers have been up to on behalf of the bedding industry in the past year.

  Both Space- and Glue-Saving
  
   

  Making Foam Cutting Affordable, Quickly

  CNC Foam Machines Inc., with headquarters in Pomona, California, has introduced its third generation H11 Horizontal Contour Machine with improved speed and accuracy. The continuous-blade CNC contour-cutting machinery offers a knife support, manual turntable and powerful nesting software as standard features. Engineer Andy Munteau brings more than 30 years of experience in foam-cutting equipment to the company, founded in 2019. “Our philosophy is simple — the ideal contour-cutting machine is reliable with cost-efficient design revolving around off-the-shelf parts from local suppliers, and delivering friendly, 24-hour customer support.”