SCREEDS, RESINS & COATINGS
production capacity of 73 million pieces per annum running the plant around the clock 365 days of the year, meaning any downtime required to carry out routine maintenance and refurbishment works could result in significant financial losses.
It was for this reason that the client, after initial consideration, rejected UltraSyntec’s original specification of Flowcrete UK’s time-proven Flowcoat SF41 system. Despite meeting the necessary strength, durability and resistance criteria, the system simply did not offer the swift return to service required by Thumbs Up Managing Director, Richard McGuiness.
Armed with the knowledge that a scheduled maintenance day in May 2014 offered a 12 hour window in which to carry out all substrate preparation, priming and system application works as well as deliver a trafficable surface across 1,300 square metres of production space, UltraSyntec recommended a second system, Flowfast Rapide Topcoat.
The specification called for the entire area to receive vacuum assisted shot blasting to prepare the substrate with diamond grinding at all transitions between the floor and walls.
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This was followed by a priming layer, one coat of Flowfast Rapide Topcoat in Dark Grey with bauxite aggregates broadcast over the product whilst still tacky in order to achieve an anti-slip profile, before applying a second coat of Flowfast Rapide Topcoat.
Based on methyl methacrylate (MMA) chemistry, Flowfast Rapide Topcoat offers the same performance characteristics as Flowcoat SF41 with the addition of an accelerated rate of cure (typically between one to two hours).
In many instances, there is no need to remove the existing floor covering in refurbishment scenarios as MMA can be installed directly onto old or new concrete as well as asphalt, tiles, metal or wood, ensuring additional timesavings.
In late 2013, UltraSyntec installed a 10 square metre trial area in the middle of Thumbs Up’s production hall. Witnessed by Richard McGuiness, the client was fully satisfied that in just three hours the trial surface area had undergone all steps outlined in the specification and had been successfully returned to service.
A six-month trial period served only to demonstrate that the material’s profile offered the necessary strength, durability and resistance needed to withstand the heavy demands of Thumbs Up’s daily and relentless processes including frequent fork and pallet truck traffic, heavy machinery and impact.
The project was finally carried out in conjunction with the client’s routine maintenance day in May 2014, taking a total of 9 hours to fully complete the 1,300m² area.
“We were impressed with how quickly the trial area was installed and fully operational. The six-month testing phase demonstrated the strength and wear resistance of the material. We are very happy with our new floor,” commented Richard McGuiness of Thumbs Up
Satisfied with the install and on-going performance of the material, Thumbs Up are working with UltraSyntec and Flowcrete UK to install a second phase representing 4,000m2
in its production
hall before the end of the calendar year.
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