At Schmitz Foam Products we are committed to delivering top quality shock and drainage pads produced through advanced quality processes. Our commitment to use the highest quality materials and processes has allowed us to be an ISO 9001 certified company. To guarantee quality, all products are produced under our in-house manufacturing control and are constantly monitored during the production process. Add to this the fact that Schmitz Foam Products only works with the highest-grade foams and according to a well-controlled raw material management process and you can be assured that the end products are always of the most consistent and highest quality.

Choose ProPlay = prevent landfill 

All ProPlay shock pads are produced from foam residues that have passed all quality tests and are collected directly from foam manufacturers and converters. This includes foams produced during start-up or closing-down of the production process, cut-offs, and foams that no longer meet a need. Simply said these are brand new foams that were never used for their original purpose. If Schmitz Foam Products did not provide a meaningful purpose for these foam products by reprocessing them in to a world class shock and drainage pad, they likely would be disposed in a landfill or incinerated. These options are less than desirable in an environmentally conscious society.

Dedicated to only one thing!

ProPlay is used as a shock absorption and drainage pad in sports fields and as a fall protection pad in playgrounds in over 70 countries worldwide. Repurposing foam has always been an important part of the history of Schmitz Foam Products. In the late 80s we started to research possible ways to re-use redundant foams to increase the safety and playability of artificial grass surfaces.

Over the years the process of adding value to these foams has been fine-tuned to stay ahead of developments in the artificial grass industry. Remanufacturing a product requires extensive knowledge about the material, stringent quality monitoring systems, well-defined production processes and dedication. Schmitz Foam Products is fully dedicated to producing top-performance shock and drainage pads enabling children and athletes to play and perform safely and add great value to a safe artificial grass system.

Well-controlled production

Our foams are sourced from major foam producers and converters worldwide. The foam is subject to visual and mechanical inspection upon arrival at the Schmitz Foam Products plants. These inspections ensure that no item or material other than the cross-linked PE foam makes it to the ProPlay production facility. Once this has been established, the foam is shredded into flakes that are temporarily stored in a controlled environment. A sophisticated process is followed to define the right mixture and to layer the shredded foam on top of a polyester textile.