Fond du Lac, WI – ACH Foam Technologies, will be featured this August on “World’s Greatest!, a TV show on the ION network. How 2 Media selected ACH Foam Technologies for the segment—a testament to the company’s track record for quality expanded polystyrene (EPS) products. ACH Foam manufactures insulation, geotechnical, packaging and lost foam EPS products.
“World’s Greatest!” is a 30-minute show produced by How 2 Media and dedicated to featuring industry leading companies, products, places and people. Companies are selected through a rigorous interview process. “ACH Foam Technologies’ was selected to represent the expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam manufacturing industry for their state-of-the-art lost foam foundry pattern technology and pattern assembly process, for providing Geofoam to the nation’s largest and most complicated engineering projects, and for their utilization of the industry’s first 60% or more recycled content foam packaging,” stated Robert Baccarie, Senior Producer.
How 2 Media’s film crew spent an entire day filming the ACH Foam Technologies manufacturing processes at the company’s Fond du Lac, Wisconsin facility. In addition, the crew filmed the metal casting process at Mercury Marine, to illustrate the use of lost foam in metal casting. “We are honored to be selected for World’s Greatest,” said Todd Huempfner, Senior VP of Operations for ACH Foam Technologies. “This is a remarkable opportunity for us to showcase our innovative products and years of experience.”
The ACH Foam Technologies’ World’s Greatest TV segment will air on the ION network this August. The ION network has a viewership of more than 95 million households.
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About World’s Greatest TV
The fourth season of World’s Greatest TV offers a fast-paced tour featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews of some the most cutting-edge, innovative and unique companies, products, and people around the world. The program airs for 30 minutes on the ION network.
About ION Network
ION Network is the flagship network of ION Media Networks, Inc., providing general entertainment featuring a mix of popular television series, movies, specials, and sports. The ION broadcast can be seen in each of the top 20 markets and 37 of the top 50 markets across the United States.
About ACH Foam Technologies
Headquartered in Denver, CO, ACH Foam Technologies has been an industry leader in EPS foam manufacturing for over four decades; providing products for construction, geotechnical, packaging, and industrial applications. With locations throughout the U.S., ACH Foam Technologies is positioned to offer convenient, valuable, and complete solutions for its customers. ACH Foam Technologies’ Wisconsin & Iowa facilities are ISO 9001:2008 registered.
The EPS manufacturing process at ACH is 100% closed-loop. All post-industrial scrap EPS generated during manufacture is recycled into new EPS product or thermally processed and turned into other plastics products. ACH Foam is available as a drop-off or mail-back facility to the local community for recycling of post-consumer EPS material.