Foam Conversion
At Handy, we are proud to work with some of Europe’s leading brands when it comes to Foam Conversion, offering manufacturers all-in-one solutions to support every stage of their foam conversion journey.
Our unique partnership with RAM Elettronica S.p.A (foam cutting machinery), APER (glueing systems) and Simalfa (water-based glues) allow us to provide rounded expertise to our customers and support full process improvements.
Foam Cutting Machinery
We are the sole UK/EIRE agents for RAM Elettronica S.p.A.
RAM produce a range of fully computerised foam cutting machinery. Standard horizontal and vertical blade (or abrasive wire) cutting as well as endless band-knife (for contour cutting) machines are available.
RAM's foam cutting machines are ideal for many industries including bedding, upholstery, office chair, automotive seating and many more.
Mattresses, children's soft play areas, cleaning products etc, all require foam in different shapes and seizes, and this is the solution.
In addition to foam, RAM's cutting expertise extends to multi-ply spreading and cutting of textiles, artificial leather, nonwoven fabrics, resinated substrates, dacron, glass wool, kevlar etc. Perfect for a myriad of industries.
The computerised systems can be programmed to cut a large variety of foams and fabrics and the machines also ensure that they utilise the foam and fabric to minimise wastage.
RAM produce a range of fully computerised foam cutting machinery. Standard horizontal and vertical blade (or abrasive wire) cutting as well as endless band-knife (for contour cutting) machines are available.
RAM's foam cutting machines are ideal for many industries including bedding, upholstery, office chair, automotive seating and many more.
Mattresses, children's soft play areas, cleaning products etc, all require foam in different shapes and seizes, and this is the solution.
In addition to foam, RAM's cutting expertise extends to multi-ply spreading and cutting of textiles, artificial leather, nonwoven fabrics, resinated substrates, dacron, glass wool, kevlar etc. Perfect for a myriad of industries.
The computerised systems can be programmed to cut a large variety of foams and fabrics and the machines also ensure that they utilise the foam and fabric to minimise wastage.
Adhesive Application Systems
We are exclusive agents for APER Srl’s innovative automated glueing and bonding systems.
Aper offers you several different production lines to best manage any activity: glueing, drying, assembling, cutting, bonding, pressing, spraying, drilling, trimming, packing, and stacking or palletising.
Aper solutions solve any problem associated with any production phase in an optimal automated way, granting countless advantages.
Aper solutions are completely automated and allow to drastically optimize the production process of foam, pocket and bonnel mattresses. Furthermore, our machines minimize wastefulness while always guaranteeing the highest quality of the finished mattress.
Aper offers you several different production lines to best manage any activity: glueing, drying, assembling, cutting, bonding, pressing, spraying, drilling, trimming, packing, and stacking or palletising.
Aper solutions solve any problem associated with any production phase in an optimal automated way, granting countless advantages.
Aper solutions are completely automated and allow to drastically optimize the production process of foam, pocket and bonnel mattresses. Furthermore, our machines minimize wastefulness while always guaranteeing the highest quality of the finished mattress.
Water-Based Adhesives
We offer a range of environmentally friendly water-based and hot melt adhesives designed and developed specifically for foam converters and mattress manufacturers.
Under the Simalfa brand, our Swiss manufactured water-based adhesives are market leading. Delivered via roller or spray applications (gravity fed or pressurised) we offer a range of adhesives to suit all foam related substrates. Alongside these water-based products we also offer a range of hot melt adhesives , again produced under the Simalfa brand.
Under the Simalfa brand, our Swiss manufactured water-based adhesives are market leading. Delivered via roller or spray applications (gravity fed or pressurised) we offer a range of adhesives to suit all foam related substrates. Alongside these water-based products we also offer a range of hot melt adhesives , again produced under the Simalfa brand.
You can see a range of Simalfa products here
"In the interests of both the environment and our staff we were keen to move away from foam adhesion glues that included solvents but we wanted to avoid the need for a complicated activator driven (2 part glue). Handy Ltd demonstrated their single component water-based Simalfa 301 adhesive at our premises. We were delighted with the performance of the glue and the simplicity of the gravity fed system. We subsequently converted all our glue spraying stations to the Simalfa product."
Ian Potts, Managing Director, Livedale Foam & Sundries
