Industry solutions
Foam Supplier for Tijuana & Baja Maquiladoras
Baja California runs on maquiladoras — 600+ plants building medical devices, electronics, aerospace components, and appliances — and nearly all of them consume protective foam. Importing that foam across the border adds freight, brokerage, lead time, and paperwork to a commodity your line consumes daily.
IPS removes the border from that equation: we fabricate in Tijuana, deliver locally, quote in dollars, and support your engineers in Spanish and English. Same-week deliveries, kanban releases, and an engineering team that can be on your floor for a cavity review the day you call.
Foam applications
- Line-side dunnage and in-plant handling trays
- Anti-static PE for electronics production
- XLPE trays for medical device assembly
- Interleaving, layer pads, and void fill for finished goods
- Corner and edge protection for export packaging
- Kanban-scheduled releases against blanket orders
Technical specifications
| Location | Cerro Colorado, Tijuana — local delivery across the Tijuana–Tecate–Mexicali corridor |
| Supply model | In-country: no importation, brokerage, or border lead time on your foam |
| Programs | Kanban and blanket-order releases matched to production schedules |
| Materials | All eight families in-house — PE, RPE, anti-static, EPE, XLPE, EVA, PU, EPS |
| Engineering | Bilingual, on-site when needed; samples before production |
| Currency & terms | USD or MXN quoting for maquiladora procurement |
Example applications
Import substitution
A medical-device maquiladora moved tray supply from a US converter to IPS — same XLPE spec, shorter lead time, and no cross-border freight on every release.
Kanban dunnage program
Weekly releases of anti-static trays delivered line-side to an electronics plant in Ciudad Industrial — inventory measured in days, not containers.
Export pack support
Corner protection and layer pads for an appliance plant's US-bound finished goods, engineered to survive the LTL leg north of the border.
Frequently asked questions
Why buy foam in-country instead of importing it?
Foam is bulky and light — you pay to ship air across a border. Sourcing in Tijuana eliminates import freight, brokerage fees, and border lead-time risk, and lets you hold days of inventory instead of container-loads.
Can you deliver directly to our plant?
Yes — local delivery across the Tijuana metro and Baja corridor is standard, including scheduled kanban drops for program customers.
Do you work with maquiladora purchasing requirements?
Daily. We quote in USD or MXN, hold part numbers against blanket POs, and provide the documentation your procurement and customs teams need.
What if our US headquarters manages the spec?
Common setup — we coordinate engineering with your US team in English and execute supply to the Baja plant in Spanish. One spec, both sides of the border.