Bead foaming technology expands and fuses polymer beads through pre-expansion, curing and molding, producing lightweight, high-strength foam materials with cushioning and insulation performance — widely applied in packaging, automotive, appliances, and sports and leisure. This conference will focus on EPS, EPP, E-TPU, EPA, MPPE, EPLA and other bead foams, covering process and molding innovation, performance enhancement, new applications, and recycling and reuse technologies.
Who Should Attend
- Bead foaming raw material and product manufacturers: R&D, technology, production, process and procurement leads
- End users: Material selection, product development, supply chain and sustainability leads
Conference Scale
- 6–8 presentations
- 300+ attendees
| Time | Topic | Language | Speaker | Position | Company Name |
| Interfoam Particle Foam Forum | |||||
| 13:25-13:30 |
Sponsor's Speech Wolfgang Landler/CEO-HIRSCH Servo Group |
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| 13:30-13:55 | Novel Technologies for Producing Expanded Polymer Beads via Supercritical Fluid Foaming | CN | Ling Zhao |
Professor |
East China University of Science and Technology |
| 13:55-14:30 | High-Density Foam Bead Technology Plus Advanced Processes: Integral Skin Foaming & Composite Co-Molding | CN | Kayla Zheng | Sales manager | hetech group-HIRSCH Erlenbach Technology |
| 14:30-15:05 | Additives for EPS, E-TPU and EPP: From Cells to Functional Surfaces | EN | Martin Fruehauf | CEO | Werba-Chem GmbH |
| 15:05-15:30 | Closed-loop EPS recycling | CN | Cliff Zhang | Head of Foam Division | Useon Technology Ltd. |
| 15:30-15:55 | BASF TPU solutions for SCF applications | CN | Dahai Yu | TPU Technical Development Manager | BASF Polyurethane Specialties (China) Co.Ltd. |
| 15:55-16:20 | Progress in the Preparation Technology of Polymer Bead Foaming | CN | Fei Wu | Professor | Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS |
