Manufacturing floors that take the hit so your line doesn't.

Manufacturing floors carry five governing conditions: aggressive chemical exposure, thermal shock from steam cleaning, heavy plant and press loads, impact from dropped tools and stock, and vibration from the line itself. ESD-sensitive electronics and pharma zones add a sixth. The specification brief has to match every one of them, because a coating that handles the first four and fails the fifth takes the production programme down with it.

Typical build-ups per exposure: high-build epoxy at 500 to 1000 microns DFT for general factory and production hall floors with chemical matrices inside mainstream epoxy tolerance. Polyurethane cement at 6 to 9 mm for wash-down zones and thermal-shock areas up to 120 degrees. Methyl methacrylate at 3 to 6 mm for cold stores, freezer rooms and short-shutdown windows where fast return-to-service matters most. Vinyl ester at 3 to 5 mm for battery rooms, electroplating and aggressive chemistry. ESD body coat to AS/NZS 61340 for conductive and dissipative applications, with resistance testing arranged where the spec calls for it.

Materials matter at every step. Thermal shock is a chemistry specification, not a marketing claim, and polyurethane cement is the only family that handles 120 degree steam clean without cracking. Chemical matrices to ASTM D1308 are per-system and per-reagent. Taber abrasion data to CS-17 and ISO 6272 impact data are published per system by the manufacturer. Every system we tender comes with the manufacturer data sheet matching the exposure survey, not a generic brand reference.

Site conditions that move the spec: existing curing compounds on old slabs require mechanical removal before priming. Moisture above 5.5 percent RH at depth requires a vapour-barrier primer. Old structural cracks require repair before prime and body coat. Existing failing coatings require a bond test and often a full strip rather than a coat-over. Production constraints move the spec toward fast-cure MMA where a full shutdown is not practical.

Install approach is planned around the production calendar. Shutdown installs are planned to fit the window you have. Staged line-by-line installs run across a longer programme so production never stops. Fast-cure MMA systems shorten the return-to-service where downtime is critical. SWMS, H-class extraction, fit-tested respirators and public liability insurance run as standard, and induction paperwork is provided on request.

What to expect is system-specific, and we set it out before we quote. We tell you how the floor will handle your chemistry, your loads and your wash-down, how to look after it, and what will shorten its life, and we put the terms in writing with the price. Chemical matrices and system data sheets are bundled on hand-back for the next audit, and where the spec calls for ESD resistance testing or slip testing we arrange it. When an existing floor has already failed, we strip, remediate and rebuild rather than coat over a compromised system.