| In today's competitive environment, factories | | | | a peanut butter consistency. This mix can be |
| and other production facilities need to | | | | placed in holes using a trowel or putty |
| operate around the clock in order to maximize | | | | knife. Small vertical surfaces are best |
| the use of the company's resources. But heavy | | | | filled by using a heavy rubber glove and |
| usage means increased damage to the plant | | | | applying the mixture by hand with a rubbing |
| floor since even the hardest cement | | | | motion. Small holes can be quickly filled |
| deteriorates under constant friction. With | | | | simply by pouring syrup-consistency liquid |
| floor damage comes difficulty in cleaning, | | | | epoxy to the surface and grinding flush once |
| maintaining rolling equipment, and presenting | | | | hardened. Uneven surfaces can be matched by |
| a positive corporate image. Shutting down the | | | | bridging from the higher surface to the lower |
| plant would be too costly to the business | | | | surface with a trawled-on mini-ramp that |
| operations, so the damage must be repaired on | | | | transitions from one level to the other.Photo |
| the fly--and it must last. This is where a | | | | examples of the joint sealing process are |
| new breed of wear-resistant and easy-to-use | | | | available at They are provided by Durall |
| epoxy patches and laminating products can | | | | Industrial Flooring of Minneapolis, MN, the |
| save the day.Even more difficult than | | | | only industrial flooring manufacturer that |
| maintaining clean, smooth floors with out | | | | also makes over 500 specialty cleaners, |
| chipping, lifting, or pealing, is fixing | | | | allowing them to produce special preparations |
| holes, cracks, and erosion. Some facilities | | | | and application systems designed to assure |
| suffer from shaking concrete floors. The | | | | optimum flooring adhesion and wear |
| shaking is most often caused by rolling | | | | results.For more information, contact Harvey |
| equipment crossing expansion joints cut in | | | | Chichester at Phone: 1-800-466-8910 or |
| the concrete when poured. All these problems | | | | 952-888-1488 (24/7)###Harvey Chichester is a |
| can be remedied with 100% epoxy fillers mixed | | | | principal of Durall Industrial Flooring, a |
| with quartz that can be feathered to blend | | | | company with more than 40 years experience in |
| with the surrounding undamaged surfaces. | | | | developing special flow-coatings for |
| With some careful preparation, and the use of | | | | industrial and residential floors. He has |
| grinders, the damaged floor can be brought | | | | experience with Automotive and shopping |
| back to level quickly and without | | | | centers, breweries, food processing plants, |
| interruption to operations. The patching | | | | manufacturing plants, airplane hangars, car |
| materials have compression strengths | | | | washes, kennels, warehouses, printing plants, |
| exceeding 22,000 lb. per sq. in., can be | | | | residential basements, pool decks, and |
| feathered to a fine edge, and will not wash | | | | condominiums are among some of the facilities |
| or knock out of the holes and cracks that | | | | that benefit from these non-porous, moisture- |
| they fill.Mixing 100% epoxy with color quartz | | | | and wear-resistant cement floor coverings. |
| to 28 lb. per gallon gives a trowel mix with | | | | |