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Tips & ConsideraTions for avoiding floor failure in The food & Beverage indusTry
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With so many options to choose from…
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Selecting a flooring solution for food processing plants can be challenging.
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Arduous operational
demands
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Punishing cleaning & maintenance processes
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Rigorous health, safety & hygiene
standards
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Tight budget constraints
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Concerns about downtime
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All need to be considered when selecting a suitable floor coating material
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However, specifying inadequate or
cheap materials…
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Will prove much more costly in the long run
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So preventing any chance of floor failure
from the start is a must!
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There are many reasons why floors can fail
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Here are some of the main culprits and tips on how to combat them
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reason #1
inadequaTe hygiene ConTrol
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Seams, joints, grout lines and cracks are a breeding ground for bacteria, fungi, mould and mildew
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Leading to serious contamination of
the processing environment
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Seamless polyurethane resin floor solutions eliminate this risk
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Antimicrobial additives designed to inhibit 99.9% of bacterial growth offer extra protection
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reason #2
insuffiCienT ChemiCal resisTanCe
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Floors are subject to abuse from…
9 acids 9 alkalis 9 alcohol 9 salts 9 hot oils
9 blood 9 sugars 9 lubricants 9 fats 9 cleaning products
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That’s a whole lot of chemical abuse
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Seamless polyurethane offers excellent resistance to a wide range of chemical contaminants
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It will not fail, crack or corrode from even prolonged
exposure
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reason #3
poor Thermal shoCk resisTanCe
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Floors in food plants can be subject to large temperature swings…
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…particularly during hot water washdowns
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Inadequate material will crack or
de-laminate as the concrete substrate
expands and contractswww.flowcreteasia.com/food-safe-floors
Seamless polyurethane is flexible and moves with the concrete to prevent any damage to the surface
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reason #4
exCessive moisTure Transmission
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Excessive moisture transmission through the underlying concrete slab can lead to blistering on the surface
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Seamless polyurethane solutions are breathable…
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…allowing any underlying moisture to safely pass through the finish and dissipate
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reason #5
failure To idenTify JoinTs
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The weakest parts of the floor are……the expansion, control and termination points located around drains, doorways and hot stoves
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These need to be identified prior to installation of the final material to prevent undercutting
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reason #6
unskilled insTallaTion Team
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The installation of trowel-applied or self-levelling resin flooring solutions…
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…requires a skilled and knowledgeable
application team
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Always use an application team recommended by the manufacturer.
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