IDM Instruments Pty Ltd

UTECH Polyurethane trade show 2018 is officially over. Josh Bydak was able to meet visitors from all over the world, discussing and demonstrating our foam testing equipment and instruments. Josh also presented on the "Ask the Expert" panel, where he talked about IDM as a company, and some of our products to the crowd. Unfortunately, the show was cut short due to Hurricane Florence, but we were still glad to have been able to exhibit our products. Read more

UTECH North America 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina is just a week away on September 11th-13th, 2018. UTECH will feature the latest information and product offerings on flexible and rigid foams, coatings, elastomers and sealants in the polyurethane industry. Companies from the foams industry from all over the world will be showcasing, visiting, and networking in one of the largest foam tradeshows of the year. IDM Instruments will be showcasing some our foam and polyurethane testing equipment, like our Foam Porosity Tester, Foam Compression Tester, Foam Resilience Tester, and more. Come visit us at booth #826!

The first version of IDM Instruments’ Foam Porosity Tester F0016 was designed and released in the 1980s, in accordance with global industry standards, and was used to determine the ease with which air passed through a cellular structure, namely foam, by comparing the relationship between pressure and flow when subjected to different foam samples. It used vacuum chambers with manometers and was controllable via a manual dial to fine tune flow. This version was purely analogue and required fine use of the dial and flow tubes to be able to give accurate test results. Due to the purely analog design, it was difficult to achieve accurate yet repeatable test results. After more design and upgrades, the second version Foam Porosity Tester F0023 was released in late 2001. Once again improving the accuracy of foam porosity testing. This model boasted variable flow ranges, allowing for more ranges of conditions of testing foam porosities. A huge feature of this model was