Polyurethane foam is a chemically produced material that exhibits highly resilient qualities. It is commonly used for production of both flexible and firm items, including foam for seating, insulation panels, bushings, gaskets, seals, Spandex fibers, and hard plastic parts. It was originally the brainchild of German chemist Otto Bayer and others in 1937. Development of finished products was delayed due to the interference of World War II, and polyurethane foam again resurfaced for development in the early 1950’s.A new product called “imitation Swiss cheese” became commercially available when inventors accidentally allowed water into the reaction mix. DuPont Company, BASF, and Dow Chemical brought more polyurethane foam to the commercial markets by 1957, and the automotive industry began us