A profiled foam sealing strip

摘要

A polymer article e.g. a profiled sealing strip 10 comprises a surface pattern applied to an area 14 of the article that has been formed to the desired shape by deforming the area under pressure such that when the pressure is removed the desired shape is produced in the deformed area. The polymer article may be made from a polyester or polyurethane foam with an adhesive part 15. The surface pattern may carry visual information such as letters, numbers, symbols or pictures and may also be used to modify a physical property of the polymer article such as stress, stiffness, strength or flexibility of the polymer article. The surface pattern may be formed during or after the shaping process as a separate operation. Later embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for manufacturing the polymer article as well as an embodiment relating to an elongate foam strip.