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EVA is widely used
Available in a variety of custom densities and thicknesses, EVA foam is super versatile in appliances, automotive, construction, marine, electronics, healthcare, packaging, sports, leisure and entertainment, and footwear.
EVA foam is used as a filler for various sports equipment such as ski boots, bicycle saddles, hockey mats, boxing, mixed martial arts gloves and helmets. For example, it is commonly used as a shock absorber in sports shoes, as some running shoe manufacturers, such as Nike, refer to the EVA-based compression molded foam used in the manufacture of running shoes as “Phylon”. Also available in thermoplastic (sports) mouthguards (softened in boiling water for customization) worn by athletes in impact sports.
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Since EVA is a buoyant material, it is used to make buoys for commercial fishing gear such as fishing purse seines and gillnets, for fishing and water sports gear, and for non-traditional items such as floating glasses, as a cork replacement for the butt ends of fishing rod handles. EVA slippers and sandals are popular because they are lightweight, easy to mold, odorless, shiny and less expensive than natural rubber. In the film and television performance industry, used as role-playing components such as belts and swords. In the photovoltaic industry, it is also used as an encapsulation material for crystalline silicon solar cells in the manufacture of photovoltaic modules. Even as a biomedical drug delivery device to slowly release compounds in the body.
EVA sponge revolving band knife cutting machine
Post time: Sep-26-2022