(410) 498-0000 sales@univfoam.com Univfoam_Video Universal Construction Foam link
Universal Foam Products | Styrofoam & EPS Foam Blocks & Sheets
  • Products
    • Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Products
      • Balls & Spheres
      • Boat Blocks
      • Carton Liners
      • Coolers & Bottle Shippers
      • EPS Beads
      • EPS Foam Sculptures and Displays
      • EPS Packaging Noodles
      • EPS Sheets & Blocks
      • Marine And Dock Flotation
      • Packaging
      • Stadium Seating
      • Theatrical Sets & Props
    • Styrofoam Brand Foam
      • Styrofoam Construction Products
        • Styrofoam Brand Foam for Construction
      • Styrofoam Craft Products
    • Styrofoam vs. Expanded Polystyrene
    • Flexible Foams
    • CNC Capabilities
  • Tools & Calculators
    • Carton Liner Calculator
    • Floatation Calculator
    • EPS Pricing Calculator
    • Coatings and Adhesives
      • Adhesives
      • Coatings
    • Foam Cutting Tools
    • How to Cut Geofoam
    • Get A Free Quote!
  • Customer Support
    • Contact Us
    • Ordering
    • Our Guarantee
    • Privacy Policy
    • Shipping
    • Testimonials
  • Press, Photos & Learning Center
    • Newsletters
    • Project Gallery
    • Project Grid Gallery
    • Related Sites
      • Sculptors
      • Theater Supplies
      • Learning Center
        • EPS Data Sheet
        • EPS Process
        • EPS History
        • EPS R-Values
      • Styrofoam Recycling
  • Videos

Packaging

Home Packaging
EPS Cylinder Used in Packaging of Giant Conveyor Belts

EPS Cylinder Used in Packaging of Giant Conveyor Belts

  • December 15, 2020
  • Packaging

14 inch diameter EPS cylinders that are 10 feet long are used by this conveyor belt manufacturer located in Salt Lake City, UT 84104 to ship their product throughout the country. The giant conveyor belts are looped around the EPS…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
EPS Protection for Aluminum Products

EPS Protection for Aluminum Products

  • November 4, 2020
  • Packaging

This manufacturer of welded aluminum tanks, boxes and other items, located in Perry, Florida, uses .85 lb density polystyrene blocks for protection when storing and shipping their products. The EPS pieces, all in 48 inch lengths, are provided in three…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
Ethafoam Blocks Used as Packaging for Shipping Umbilicals

Ethafoam Blocks Used as Packaging for Shipping Umbilicals

  • November 4, 2020
  • Ethafoam

Large Ethafoam blocks are used to protect the umbilicals so they do not get cut or damaged during packaging for transport. They also act as spacers to compress the Umbilical into the coil shape as it is loaded on to a…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
EPS Blocks Used to Safeguard Composite Panels When Shipped

EPS Blocks Used to Safeguard Composite Panels When Shipped

  • November 4, 2020
  • Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)

The Lewistown, Pennsylvania manufacturer of these composite panels for the construction industry, produces, ships and installs their panels on a variety of different types of structures. To insure that the panels arrive safe, undamaged and unmarked they use blocks of…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
EPS Foam Packaging for Heavy Items like Stones & Pavers

EPS Foam Packaging for Heavy Items like Stones & Pavers

  • February 5, 2020
  • Packaging

EPS Foam Packaging for Heavy Items like Stones & Pavers This manufacturer of cultured stone and pavers in Atlanta, Georgia needed a packaging material that could withstand extremely heavy loads and could be economically cut into a very irregular pattern.…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
EPS Foam Packaging for Jars & Bottles

EPS Foam Packaging for Jars & Bottles

  • December 30, 2019
  • Packaging

EPS Foam Packaging for Jars & Bottles f you are starting a business selling cupcakes in a jar, your special jam on the Internet or getting a microbrewery off the ground, you need packaging that is economical and able to…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
Foam Packaging for Shipping Art Work

Foam Packaging for Shipping Art Work

  • January 31, 2019
  • Packaging

Foam Packaging for Shipping Art Work How do you ship flat artwork and keep it from getting damaged? To ship his flat prints, this artist in La Mesa, California uses 2 pieces of .9 lb density EPS 1” x 14”…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
Cylindrical Packaging Foam Insert

Cylindrical Packaging Foam Insert

  • November 7, 2018
  • Packaging

Cylindrical Packaging Foam Insert When you must ship something that is flexible, but it needs to retain its shape, what is the best material to use? Our customer in Lake Placid, Florida manufactures lead roof flashing and needed an insert…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
Custom Cut EPS Foam Packaging

Custom Cut EPS Foam Packaging

  • July 7, 2018
  • Packaging

Custom cut EPS packaging is used by this company in Allentown, PA that sells a rotating Christmas Tree Base. As the photos show, the EPS provides a very, clean professional packaging solution for this item. The 2-piece EPS packaging protects…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
EPS packaging to protect lighting products

EPS packaging to protect lighting products

  • June 26, 2018
  • Packaging

This manufacturer of LED lighting in Flushing, NY has been successfully using EPS packaging to protect their lighting products for many years. Because there is a great variety in their shipments, Universal Foam Products provides them full size EPS sheets…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
EPS Foam Packaging for Shipping Wall Panels

EPS Foam Packaging for Shipping Wall Panels

  • May 31, 2018
  • Packaging

EPS Foam Packaging for Shipping Wall Panels When this manufacturer of high quality, exterior metal composite panels, in Lewistown, PA needed a way to ship their panels long distances without getting marked up, they contacted Universal Foam Products. We provided…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
Pre-cut EPS foam custom packaging

Pre-cut EPS foam custom packaging

  • May 16, 2018
  • Packaging

Expanded polystyrene (EPS), commonly referred to as Styrofoam, is one of the most versatile packaging materials available. It is ideal for shipping short runs of products when a custom solution is required. This customer in Exton, PA only needed to…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
Custom wire cut shippers

Custom wire cut shippers

  • September 5, 2017
  • Packaging

Custom wire cut shippers are supplied by Universal Foam Products so this company can ship quantities of 12 and 14 bottles of a medical product they produce without any fear of damage. The shippers consist of flat pads for the…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
Trailer manufacturer used foam blocks to transport multiple trailers

Trailer manufacturer used foam blocks to transport multiple trailers

  • May 30, 2017
  • Packaging

EPS is the ideal material to use for stacking trailers for shipping and storage. The foam blocks are lightweight, will not scratch the surfaces and are available in any sizes required. This trailer manufacturer used 1.8 lb Virgin EPS Blocks…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
EPS Foam for Glass Door Shipping

EPS Foam for Glass Door Shipping

  • February 28, 2017
  • Packaging

Nominal 1 lb EPS foam with 10% to 15% recycled content is used to protect these exterior glass door samples during shipping. The manufacturer in Shelton, Washington purchases 2 different sizes to fill out the box and protect the glass…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
Foam Packaging to Ship Cupcakes in a Jar

Foam Packaging to Ship Cupcakes in a Jar

  • January 3, 2017
  • Packaging

Sweet Sisters Cupcake Boutique uses custom 1 lb density EPS packaging to ship their “cupcakes in a jar”. The wire-cut EPS packaging ensures that their shipments arrive undamaged every time. Universal Foam Products designed the packaging around their product and…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
Stacked Panel Packaging

Stacked Panel Packaging

  • September 28, 2016
  • Packaging

EPS blocks (commonly referred to as Styrofoam blocks) are the ideal packaging material to separate any kind of panels during shipping. Used to ship everything from doors and glass to architectural panels the blocks are available in any length, width…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
Custom EPS Packaging

Custom EPS Packaging

  • August 29, 2016
  • Packaging

Fabricated .9 lb EPS packaging holds these plastic bottles securely in place. The bottom half of the EPS insert is solid and the top part is cutout to hold the bottles. The slotted sides keep tension on the bottles but…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
EPS Packaging for Art

EPS Packaging for Art

  • April 4, 2016
  • Packaging

EPS Packaging for Art Before any art is shipped, .9 lb density EPS sheets are placed on the top and bottom and positioned around the perimeter. The bundle is then enclosed with particle board ensuring undamaged delivery to the customer.…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
Recycled EPS Foam Packaging

Recycled EPS Foam Packaging

  • May 5, 2014
  • Packaging

When Behr Paint needed to send out replica Woody station wagons Universal Foam Products was able to provide an economical solution on short notice so the detailed models would arrive undamaged using a minimal amount of packaging. Two blocks of…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
Foam peanuts and icepack to ship yeast products

Foam peanuts and icepack to ship yeast products

  • March 14, 2014
  • Packaging

This liquid yeast company located in Belmont, CA uses .9 lb EPS carton liners along with foam peanuts and icepacks to ship their yeast products to commercial and home brewers. The yeast is perishable and must be kept cold during…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
EPS Foam Carton Liners

EPS Foam Carton Liners

  • February 18, 2014
  • Packaging

EPS foam carton liners are routinely used by this packaging and shipping company in Kenner, LA. The company ships everything from antiques to chandeliers. Because of the variety of the products they ship, they purchase 1″ x 48″ x 96″…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
Polystyrene Blocks for Packaging

Polystyrene Blocks for Packaging

  • February 14, 2014
  • Packaging

This manufacturer of seat bases for wheelchair accessible vehicles, located in Mr. Carmel, IL uses polystyrene blocks as packaging to ship their products. The 2” x 4” x 4” blocks are made of 1.5 lb Virgin EPS and are used…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
Expanded Polystyrene for Custom Packaging

Expanded Polystyrene for Custom Packaging

  • December 23, 2013
  • Packaging

The shipping manager for a machine shop in Perrysburg, Ohio likes the flexibility that shipping with EPS packaging give them. They stock certain 1 lb density EPS pieces that are 1-1/2” x 5” x 12” and custom cut as needed…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It
EPS foam panels to protect equipment for LTL shipping

EPS foam panels to protect equipment for LTL shipping

  • October 24, 2013
  • Packaging

This communications company located in Greenwood, Indiana uses 1 lb density EPS foam panels to protect their equipment for LTL shipping. They purchase 1-1/2” x 48”x 96” sheets of 1 lb EPS and cut them using a hot knife with…

Continue Reading→
  • Tweet
  • Like
  • Pin It

Here at Universal Foam Products, we pride ourselves on our commitment to excellence, customer service, and product knowledge.

Get A Free Quote!
Contact Us
Phone: (410) 498-0000
Fax: (410) 498-0300
Order Minimum: $250.00
Email: sales@univfoam.com
Recent Posts
  • Baseball Pitcher’s Mound
  • Large Christmas Ornaments from EPS Foam
  • Experiential Art Sculpture from EPS Foam Sculpting Blocks
Shipping
Universal Foam Products provides Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) products nationally through a network of over 100 shipping locations.
Connect With Us!
Copyright © 2022, Universal Foam Products.