Food processing floors are subjected to the most extreme conditions. Thermal shock, continuous hot water wash downs, heavy traffic, and corrosive products destroy concrete creating unsanitary and dangerous conditions. Even the best epoxy coatings and flooring systems will not withstand such extreme conditions. Some resinous flooring systems can expand at 10 times the rate of concrete resulting in failed flooring via blistering and delamination. These flooring failures result in costly downtime to food production.
Surface Solutions specializes in a resinous flooring system designed for the thermal shock, live steam, forklift traffic, and chemical attack. Urethane concrete or cementitious urethane technology is designed to meet the demands of food processing floors. A urethane cement flooring system with a coefficient of linear thermal expansion closer to that of the concrete will provide a life expectancy that far exceeds traditional epoxies in similar environments. Urethane concrete flooring systems applied at a minimum of 1/4″ to minimize the affects of thermal expansion.
Food plant engineers and managers should ask the following questions when considering a new resinous flooring solution?
- Can the resinous flooring system be applied on a damp surface without primer?
- How quickly can the flooring system be put into complete service?
- Is the flooring system USDA compliant?
- Is the system truly resistant to the cleaning agents used?
- Is antimicrobial technology available in the coatings formulation?
- Can the system be made decorative with colored quartz?
If you answered no to any of these questions, urethane concrete may be the solution for your food processing floors.
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