Design of cushioning foams
Knauf Industries manufactures cushioning foams designed to secure the transport and handling of furniture components, both finished pieces and individual parts. Thanks to their open-cell structure, composed primarily of air, our foams offer excellent shock and vibration absorption. They effectively protect furniture from breakage, scratches, or deformation during transport, storage, and handling.
Our cushioning solutions are designed to perfectly adapt to the geometry of your products:
- Custom-made cushions that conform to the shape of the furniture;
- Specific corner protectors, crossbars, and protective elements;
- Optimal retention of parts within their packaging;
- Reduction of movement and mechanical stress.
Lightweight Foam Design
Cordless foams are a high-performance alternative to traditional materials such as wood, metal, or certain dense plastics in furniture construction.
By incorporating EPP or EPS components, it is possible to significantly reduce the weight of furniture while maintaining its mechanical strength. In this way, Knauf Industries helps you optimize both product design and logistical performance.
Our lightweight foams can reduce the weight of structures without compromising robustness, facilitate furniture handling and installation, and lower transport costs and associated emissions*. All this while improving ergonomics for end users.
*These claims are supported by quantified and illustrated data; please contact us if needed.
Advantages of foam cushioning
Effective shock absorption
Protects against impact and reduces the risk of breakage.
Moisture resistance
Prevents product degradation in humid environments.
Inert, hygienic material
No bacterial growth, ideal for sensitive products.
Anti-scratch protection guaranteed
Non-abrasive surface protects delicate objects.
Reduced logistics costs
Ultra-light foam optimizes transport and reduces costs.
Reduce the cost of returns
Less breakage means fewer complaints and damaged items.
Made-to-measure customization
Adaptable to specific product sizes and shapes.
Recyclable and durable material
Part of a circular economy approach with Knauf Circular®.
Tailor-made solutions to meet all your needs
The furniture industry constantly faces specific challenges in terms of design, strength, logistics, and sustainability. Knauf Industries develops fully customized foam solutions to meet these requirements.
- Our teams support you at every stage:
- Analysis of your technical and logistical constraints
- Feasibility study and component optimization
- Design and prototyping
- Industrialization and mass production
With an in-house Research & Development department, design office, and testing and prototyping laboratory, we are now able to meet your most specific requirements.
In this regard, we can offer customization of shapes, geometries, densities, thicknesses, and foam types (EPS, PPE, recycled materials, etc.). Aesthetically, all our solutions can also be adapted to the intended end use (colors, textures, etc.).
Solutions for every sector
E-commerce
Protect your parcels and reduce customer returns.
Transporting works of art
Preserve the integrity of precious and fragile objects.
Glass industry
Reduces the risk of breakage during transport and storage.
Furniture transport
Protects furniture from impacts and scratches.
Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics
Ensures the safety of shock-sensitive products.
Food industry
Minimizes breakage and guarantees reliable logistics.
Electronic components
Absorbs shocks and protects internal circuits.
Mechanical engineering and tools
Secures metal parts against shock and vibration.
Materials used by Knauf Industries for the design of protective and weight-relieving foams
The performance of our furniture solutions relies on the use of cellular materials with advanced technical properties:
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EPS (expanded polystyrene)
Expanded polystyrene is a lightweight material composed of up to 98% air and offers excellent shock absorption.
It is particularly well-suited for cushioning and protective solutions thanks to its lightness, insulating properties, impact absorption capacity, and recyclability.
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EPP (expanded polypropylene)
Expanded polypropylene is a technical material recognized for its mechanical strength, resilience, and durability. Composed of approximately 95% air, it offers an excellent balance between lightness and robustness.
Its main advantages are high resistance to impacts and repeated stresses, shape recovery, and long lifespan, even under intensive use.
EPP is particularly well-suited for technical parts and structural furniture components.
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RELOOPS®
RELOOPS® is an alternative to expanded polystyrene (EPS) that incorporates recycled materials from post-consumer waste. This material is part of a circular economy approach, reducing the use of fossil raw materials while maintaining properties comparable to fossil-based EPS.
RELOOPS® solutions are recyclable through existing EPS recycling streams and are compatible with dedicated collection and recovery services such as Knauf Circular®.
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RELOOPP®
RELOOPP® is an alternative to expanded polypropylene (EPP) made from recycled materials from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste. This technical material allows us to limit the use of fossil resources while maintaining performance comparable to fossil-based EPP (particularly its strength, durability, and ability to absorb repeated stresses).
RELOOPP® solutions are recyclable in the industrial EPP recycling streams.
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NEOPS®
NEOPS® is an alternative to EPS, a certified cellular material derived from biomass. The properties of EPS remain unchanged, such as lightness and impact resistance, but with reduced use of fossil resources.*
NEOPS is versatile and adapts to various sectors, including food processing, logistics, and packaging. An ideal solution for high-performance, low-carbon cushioning.*
*These claims are supported by numerical and illustrated data; please contact us if needed.
Standard products
Techniplot®
A range of technical studs made from shock-absorbing and adhesive cellular foams.- Enables your products to be suspended in their packaging unit
- Saves time by reducing set-up time
- Made in France
Knauf iSHORE®
A plate that bends to your every need.- 94% air for only 6% material
- A wide range of applications: wedging, reusable packaging, crate fitting (wood, Komebac®, plastic containers), machining, modeling, decoration and events...
- Made in France
Protective corners
A range of corners and wedges for safe transport.- 3 models available: standard model, split square corners and mirror corners
- Adapted to the needs of manufacturers in all sectors
- Made in France
FAQ
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Yes, our cushioning foams comply with current environmental standards and thus contribute to the ecological transition of the packaging sector.
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Absolutely. At KNAUF INDUSTRIES, we offer to co-build with you customized solutions to meet your specific needs. We then support you throughout the process, up to their manufacture.