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Advantages and its areas of application Physically foamed polypropylene or polypropylene foam (further on EPP) is an excellent material for civil engineering, automotive and food industries. EPP is a much more “crystalline” material compared to the more amorphous low-density polyethylene foam (LDPE foam), allowing this material to replace a large number of rigid foams on […]

Why choose FAP? Because FAP's extrusion technology can solve even the most complex tasks 💪 We are waiting for you at Plast Eurasia 2023Come and visit Stand 11A-101 / 📅 22-25 November 2023 Our local agent Baris Argaman & Sales Director of FAP Francesco Poli will be available to present you our cutting-edge technology for foam production, converting by FAP […]

LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR NEXT FOAM PROJECT! 🚀 We are waiting for you at PLASTIMAGEN® MÉXICO 🤝Come and visit Stand 1948 / 📅 07-10 November 2023 Our agent Francisco Güemes will be available to present you our cutting-edge technology for foam production, converting by FAP & VELA by FAP, will tell about 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 […]

Some thoughts on this hot topic or why is it right now necessary to switch from foamed polystyrene (EPS) to foamed polypropylene (EPP) in food packaging? Extruded polystyrene (EPS) foam is today the main and cheapest type of foam polymer from which most single-use food containers and trays, coffee cups and egg containers are made. […]

FAP is dedicated daily to the development of new solutions and innovative applications not yet present on the market, always trying to anticipate the needs of foam producers and the market. To meet the customers’ needs, and to ensure precise and complete answers, FAP has created an internal Italian Foam Centre to test granules and […]

MAGIC PROCESS OF FOAM EXPANSION Today in our Italian Foam Centre thanks to internal foam extrusion line we are testing a 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿 for the project Foaming low-density polyethylene with 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗱𝗲 (CO2)🌍 P.S. The material is still very 🔥 as this video was made during the launch of the extrusion line.

LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR NEXT FOAM PROJECT! Visit us at Plast Milano 2023 When: 5 - 8 September 2023, Milan, ItalyWhere: Hall 15 B / Booth 145 See you soon! FAP team wishes all participants fruitful and efficient work! We design and manufacture complete tailor made extrusion lines, laminators, cutter & bag machines for technical PE and […]

What are the most common technologies used in foam extruders for the production of non-cross linked physical expansion foam in polyethylene (or polypropylene)? We can highlight 4 most famous technologies: Single Screw Foam Extruder, Tandem Foam Extruder, Twin Co-rotating Screws Foam Extruder & Twin Counter-rotating Screws Foam Extruder. In the production process of expanded (foam) […]

FAP goes on a planned summer holidays!Please be advised that FAP will be closed from Monday, 7 August to Friday, 25 August. We will reopen Monday, 28 August.  Thanks to the work of FAP team, we managed to achieve not only successful indicators in R&D field, to launch our new FAP VELA brand, but also to attract some […]

FAP does not only produce advanced equipment for foam, our team also loves getting immersed into the process of physical foaming of polyethylene and polypropylene. We also share our experience with our clients and partners, trying to teach everything we know and study ourselves. Spending a huge number of hours in our laboratory, we study […]