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FiberFoam™ – Foam Forming Technology

Welcome to FiberFoam™ your low-risk, high-impact pathway to explore, test and scale foam forming technology for fiber-based materials.


From first lab screens to pilot trials and industrial concept development, we help you validate new products, reduce resource usage, and push innovation boundaries.​

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What is Foam Forming & Why It Matters?

  • Foam forming is a breakthrough technology that uses air and foam instead of water to suspend fibers before sheet forming.

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  • This enables:

    • Lightweight structures with improved bulk and porosity

    • Homogeneous fiber distribution for smoother surfaces and better strength

    • Significant resource savings, including water, fiber and energy

    • Design freedom in shaping and tailoring product properties

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Foam forming supports the development of novel packaging, nonwovens, composites, and other sustainable fiber-based applications.

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Did you know 👉 Foam Forming originally invented in Finland in 1974 by VTT researchers Kauko Kunnas and Jorma Paltakari, foam forming is now accelerating material innovation worldwide.

Our Services

1. Lab-Scale Screening

We begin with tailored lab experiments using customer fibers to understand suitability for foam forming. We produce foam formed hand sheets for the customer.
Our in-house developed tools allow fast and affordable testing of recipes, chemicals and raw materials.  This phase can be kickstarted in few weeks!

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2. Pilot Trials

Bring your concept to life. We offer pilot papermachine for foam forming runs with adjustable process parameters to optimize product structure, performance, and processability. We can produce 60cm width reels with foam forming.

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3. Process & Equipment Design

Ready to scale up? We help you design your own foam forming setup, including headbox development and integration into existing lines to ensure technology fit and efficiency.

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Why FiberFoam™ and Nordic Pilot Center?

  • Trusted expertise from decades of fiber processing, papermaking, and product development

  • Full infrastructure, from lab to pilot to design services, under one roof

  • Independent & agile partner, not tied to specific technologies or suppliers and everything is done under NDA

  • Global footprint, with partners and clients in over 20 countries

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Let’s turn your fiber innovation into a scalable solution.

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