--- title: Blog - Sterling Manufacturing HS | Custom foam description: Custom foam | Inside the box The leading blog for the foam manufacturing and distributing industry. Uncategorized Foam in The Home June 20, 2022 No Comments Foam has a lot more uses than just our custom packing products! 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