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In 1989, Tony and Terry Pearce (brothers and engineers) were fly fishing in the Rockies and talking about partnering to change the world. Tony’s 13 years of experience in advanced aerospace materials, and Terry’s 20 years of experience in manufacturing, design, and project management, led to a partnership creating high-tech carbon fiber sporting goods and wheelchairs. By 1993, wheelchair users that were testing the Pearce’s wheelchairs let them know that the real need was in better wheelchair cushioning. Pressure sores were a really bad part of their lives. Taking that challenge, the Pearces created Floam™, the world’s lightest-weight cushioning fluid. Soon, Floam™ had five patents and was being used in not only wheelchair cushions, but also by major licensees of the Pearces in critical-care medical beds (Hill-Rom), footwear (Nike), ankle/knee braces (Johnson & Johnson), golf bag straps (Top-Flite), neonatal intensive care (preemie baby) ‘nests’, surgical positioning cushions, surgical tourniquet cushions, ballet cushions, industrial knee pads, and more