I grew up sleeping in Uratex foam made beds.. Our family prefer this brand and I honestly believe that most Filipinos do. I was happy that I was able to have the chance to be part of the tour at the one of largest foam-makers in the region - Uratex We were welcomed by Mr. Dindo Medina of Uratex Marketing Office and personally toured as inside the plant.
"The Foam Group is subsidiary of the RGC Group of Companies, an Industrial giant with diversified business and a reputation of excellence. It all began in 1968 when the enterprising Robert Cheng founded Polyfoam Chemical Corporation. In a time when inferior quality foam products dominated the local market, Polyfoam ventured to produce higher-quality at competitive prices. Through perseverance and consistency in quality, Polyfoam eventually became the choice of discriminating buyers", and the rest they say is history.
Like any other manufacturing company, it has a RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY. Its R&D Facility is one of the country's most advanced. The laboratory personnel develop formulations that result to certain types of foam and also conduct tests to ensure that the formulation will meet final product specifications that customers look for.
FOAMING:
Once the formulation is finalized it is entered into the foaming machine's computer system. They use the Hennecke Multiflex Foaming Machine, one of the only eight German Machines in the world.There, up to 26 streams of different chemicals are doused using computer-controlled metering pumps for precision. The liquid will turn into cream within seconds and then into solid state within 1.5-2 minutes. The machine is complimented by a quality management system and ran by highly-trained personnel.
CURING AREA:
The 30 meter long blocks are then picked up by an overhead crane transferred to the curing area. Foam is produced via an exothermic reaction where the center may reach up to 145-165 degrees Celsius within 20-30 minutes. It will not start to cool for another 3-4 hours but will reach room temperature within 24 hours and is "cured".
FOAM BLOCK WAREHOUSE:
This is the storage area for the foam blocks.
PRODUCTION AREA:
It is from this area where the Uratex products that we all see come from. The foam blocks are cut into the requested size and then "contoured" based on the type of product to be produced, whether a pillow, a mattress or even a car seat foam.
Once cut and contoured, the product goes straight to the packaging under strict quality control standards, ready for delivery to the customer.
Uratex does not stop in making foams alone, through the years they came up with the following products:
Laminates for automobiles, garments, shoes etc.
Monoblocks
Ready Wraps and Pillows
Mattresses
As of today, Uratex has 7 stores nationwide. For more info visit www.uratex.com.ph
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