1. POLYURETHANE FOAM
SOFT AND FLEXIBLE
or
FIRM AND RIGID

2. POLYURETHANE FOAM …..
YOUR FLEXIBLE FRIEND AND RIGID
PARTNER
T: 01922 457755
F: 01922 454060
www.akutektech.com
E: enquiries@akutektech.com
4, Redhouse industrial Estate,
Middlemore Lane, Aldridge,
West Midlands. WS9 8DL

3. 1. Today, polyurethanes can be found in virtually everything
we touch—desks, chairs, cars, clothes, footwear, sporting
goods, appliances, beds as well as the insulation in our
walls and roof and moldings on our homes.

4. 2. Polyurethane is often referred to as PU or PUR.

5. 3. Since 1995, all polyurethane foams have been CFC-free
in the EU. Since 2003, they have been HCFC free as well.

6. 4. NASA Developed special types of Polyurethane Foam to
protect and insulate the external fuel tank of the space
shuttle. The 1" layer of foam on the outside of the external
fuel tank helps keep 395,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen at a
very cool -423 degrees Fahrenheit.

7. 5. Polyurethane can be made into both flexible and rigid
forms encompassing the shore hardness scale from cushion
soft to extremely hard.

8. 6. PU flexible foam
is often used in
automobile, furnitu
re and sports
industries.

9. 7. PU Foam is widely used to safely protect and transport
many items, such as electronic and medical diagnostic
equipment, delicate glassware and large industrial parts.

10. 8. Polyurethane foam gives
excellent performance
such as
abrasion resistance,
impact resistance,
oil resistance,
cold resistance,
acid and alkali resistance
and anti-aging.

11. 9. No matter how polyurethane
is transformed, the underlying
chemistry is the result of one
man’s genius, Prof. Dr. Otto
Bayer (1902-1982).
Prof. Dr. Otto Bayer is
recognized as the “father”
of the polyurethanes industry
for his invention of the basic
diisocyanate polyaddition
process.

12. 10. A 1.6cm-thick polyurethane insulation panel has the
same insulation efficiency as a 1.34m-thick concrete wall!

13. 11. The perforated flexible PU foam is a very good acoustic
damper. Compared to the traditional materials, it can
reduce noise by 50%.

14. 12. Relevant investigation shows that because polyurethane
material is not only durable, but also has high strength and
light weight, more and more car manufacturers are willing
to replace traditional materials with polyurethane, so as to
reduce the car weight on the prerequisite of ensuring the
safety factor, and thus reduce gasoline consumption and
pollutant gases.

15. 13. Akutek Technologies supply PU components to in a
number of different industries from Automotive to
Packaging, from Saddlery to Luxury Yachts.

16. 14. The memory pillow
which become popular in
recent years, it is also a
kind of flexible PU foam,
referred to as polyurethane
slow rebound. The material
of polyurethane slow
rebound is a kind of open
memory particles of warm
sense which follows the
body contours

17. 15. The polyurethane industry employs over 800,000 people
in the EU.

18. 16. Akutek Technologies use PU foam for rapid prototyping
parts and developments.

19. 17. A major advantage of
moulded polyurethane
foam lies in its ability to
be prototyped from
low-cost tooling
(in comparison with
rubber or thermoplastic
materials). These tools
are usually made from
rapidly machined
aluminium or aluminium
resin. PU tooling is only
around a 10th of that of
plastic injection
moulding because of the
lower pressures involved.

20. 18. Polyurethane potting compounds are specially
formulated by developers to meet a diverse range of
physical, thermal and electrical properties. They can
protect electronics by providing excellent dielectric and
adhesive properties, as well as exceptional solvent, water
and extreme temperature resistance.

21. 19. Akutek not only supply PU manufactured parts but also
design and manufacture all the required tooling.

22. 20. Akutek Polyurethane Mouldings have built up the enviable
reputation of being one of the UK’s most responsive and
technically advanced moulders of PU foam components. We
work primarily with product design engineers, product
developers and buyers to produce dedicated PU tooling and PU
parts to their exacting specifications.

23. Thank You!
T: 01922 457755
F: 01922 454060
www.akutektech.com
E: enquiries@akutektech.com
4, Redhouse industrial Estate,
Middlemore Lane, Aldridge,
West Midlands. WS9 8DL