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Trowel-on heavy duty industrial resin system by Plastifloor®
Vanessa Ashmore • Aug 25, 2021
We are all familiar with the adage “Time is money” and this is certainly true for food and beverage manufacturing facilities where downtime is hugely expensive and making time for new line installations, line upgrades, and carving out time for maintenance windows is a constant struggle.
Plastifloor® MMA resin flooring is a truly remarkable product with numerous benefits, of which its rapid curing properties are probably most noteworthy. If you have not already done so, I would strongly encourage readers to familiarize themselves with the difference between cure time and set time . It is an aspect often neglected when discussing floor properties, yet understanding this aspect will help you choose a floor that can deliver what it promises in the limited time available for upgrading or installing a new floor.
Here are some notable advantages of opting for a Plastifloor® trowel on system:
- The trowel-on system achieves a full chemical cure in only two hours, which translates into time and money saved.
- With a compressive strength of 80-95Mpa, the trowel on system offers exceptional impact resistance.
- Plastifloor’s unique primers penetrate deep into the profiled surface creating an unmatched chemical bond that protects against delamination and allows us to warrantee the bond to substrate.
- Hard-wearing sealers protect against thermal, chemical, and mechanical loads. Facilities with particularly harsh thermal, chemical or mechanical operational environments will benefit from Plastifloor’s range of additives that will further elevate the properties of the floor to levels seldom matched in the industry.
- Our installations are warranted for up to ten years.
- Even in manufacturing environments aesthetics is important, and our vast colour palette of around 200 colours can be blended in unlimited permutations.
Over the years we have installed in excess of 18,000 sqm of MMA resin flooring, some of which are more than 10 years old and are still going strong. Phone or email us for more information about our references.
When repairing and installing floor joints without the guidance of architectural specifications or engineering drawings it may be tempting to disregard the need for proper joint care. However, not preparing the joints for the stresses it has to endure is a penny-wise pound-foolish approach that will almost surely result in floor failure.
Industrial facilities are expensive to build and maintain. Investing in quality materials that can withstand the wear and tear of everyday use and taking care to maintain them will help keep your business operating at peak productivity.
It is a harsh reality that building and maintenance projects rarely run smoothly. In manufacturing environments where time is money and delays can be ill-afforded, it is comforting to have a product where the installation window can be reduced without compromising the final product in any way.
Commercial and manufacturing facilities understand the need for a well-designed, hygienic, durable, adaptable, cleanable, and serviceable drain system. Working closely with the engineering and production teams we can design a suitable full-service drain solution, commission the manufacture thereof, and then install the system in line with the specified requirements.
Polished concrete is be coming increasingly popular but there is a misconception in the market that any exposed concrete surface can be polished to the extent that you can remove tiles from an existing floor and polish whatever is exposed. Unfortunately, it is not that simple.
About Kagetec A brand of van Koetsveld & Grimberg, Säureschutz, Kagetec was founded by the late Mr. Michael van Koetsveld more than 30 years ago. Mr. van Koetsveld’s legacy lives on with his three sons running the now global industrial flooring company. As Group CEO, Mr. Daniel van Koetsveld drives the global commercial division, whilst Mr. Oliver van Koetsveld is the Europe CEO and Mr. Jan van Koetsveld the Global CEO. The Kagetec Head Office is based in Heek, Germany with partnerships established in the USA (Kagetec LLC), the UK (Kemtile Hygienic Flooring (Ltd)) and, of course, Kagetec South Africa (Pty) Ltd. In this blog we will unpack the quality industrial flooring solutions offered by Kagetec that are also underwritten by a performance warrantee of up to ten years.
Kagetec is a German company with some 35 years’ experience, whose purpose-designed resins sets them apart from other industrial tile installers. More than just a tile, installation technique or resin medium, Kagetec is a total system that relies on the sum of its component parts and installation methods to provide highly technical flooring systems well-suited the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Kagetec South Africa are the accredited installers of Kagetec systems in South Africa and a turnkey solutions provider from raft to finished floor surface. Collaborating with your project professional team on the design of the floor, we work to gain an understanding of the mechanical, thermal, and chemical loads the floor will be exposed to. In addition to the life expectancy and panel sizes of the floor, ascertaining the composition, volume and viscosity of any fluid discharge, as well as the exposure timeline will allow us to recommend a system that will best address your needs. Tiles are available in a variety of colours, thicknesses, and offer varying degrees of slip resistance. Our product offering also includes channel- and floor drains, unique to Kagetec, which we also install ourselves. The Kagetec GFK system Kagetec GFK is a unique and incredibly strong system that uses plastic mesh reinforcing set in the epoxy slurry adhesive between the tiles and the bedding medium. The GFK system is ideal for high stress areas, especially those subject to temperature extremes. Kagetec GFK is an ideal solution for food and beverage manufacturing and pharmaceutical facilities. We offer a 10-year performance warranty all tile installations, Ts & Cs apply. GFK system methodology A heavy-duty chemical mortar is applied to the concrete raft; this can be bonded or unbonded installation. A high strength fiber mesh is installed, and a base coat resin is applied on top. The Hexalith tiles are embedded in accordance with the tile layout provided by the professional design team. A chemical resistant grouting is applied into the tile joints and the movement joints (i.e. construction, isolation or expansion joints) are filled in line with the design specification. Skirting and wall tiles can be matched with the floor tiles for a uniform aesthetic. Depending on the project program or financial considerations the GFK system is available in seven- or 14-day loading capability. Contact sales@kagetec-sa.co.za for a quote.
One of the most significant elements to understanding the value of modified methyl methacrylate flooring is appreciating the difference between set time and full chemical cure.
Craft Flooring & Coatings are thrilled to have been part of the Henro SAB Thrive Awethu Golf Day, which raised R70,000 for The Els For Autism Foundation.
Craft Flooring & Coatings was approached by the owner of Venue 466 to assist with an unsightly delaminating floor covered with an epoxy coating that offered very little slip resistance. By treating the floor with Becosan’s non-film forming treatment the facility now boasts a beautiful non-slip, low maintenance concrete floor that will not delaminate.
