Alabama Industrial and Commercial Flooring Solutions

By Lifetime Epoxy Industrial Expert Guest Author: Edward Winslow When it comes to Industrial space, in Alabama and the Southeast, every aspect of the building matters. Cost, safety, productivity, and performance are all major factors. The factory and warehouse floor must perform on several different levels. Today Polished Concrete, Epoxy, and Polyurea surface treatments are being chosen again and again because they deliver. Let's take a look at the many advantages these concrete floors offer Alabama industry. Safety - Avoiding workplace hazards should always be a major consideration in Alabama industrial interior design. Polished and technologically advanced floor treatments are designed with non-slip surfaces. Their coefficient of friction levels meet or pass the guidelines suggested by OSHA and maintain these levels even under constant use. Low Maintenance Costs - All three types of floor treatments clean easy and fast. There's no need for any expensive cleaning soluti...

By Guest Author: Robert Fogarty Industrial coatings are used in a wide range of industries for two main purposes: For aesthetics and for protection, with the latter being the most significant. Of the large-scale use of these coatings, approximately 45% that are made around the world are used in construction. In addition to applications for new construction projects, industrial coatings are also used to paint existing structures for maintenance. The types of structures include public buildings, residential buildings, plants, factories, and warehouses. Industrial applications account for nearly as much of the overall quantity of coatings. These applications are extremely important for increasing the lives of the product and making them marketable. They are often used to control corrosion on products made from steel, concrete or composite materials. Some of the industrial and commercial applications include: • Warehouse or garage floors that require non-slip coatings • Metal str...

By Guest Expert Author: John S Primus Coatings for North Alabama industrial floors are usually designed for use in places with large equipment. These coatings are mainly used in two places: residential garages where trucks and cars are parked, and factories with large machines and high foot traffic. The coatings must be level, durable and impact resistant. Currently there are several industrial floor coating options available to choose from. Types of Industrial Floor Coatings Epoxy This is among the best popular coatings for industrial floors. Industrial epoxies usually cover surfaces which are harder like concrete. They are usually made from plastic based resins that are mixed together so as to make a liquid mixture, which is then spread on the floors and later to dry and form a plastic surface. You may paint the floor and stamp decorative versions on it. However, industrial versions require durable coats which will easily withstand wear. Hybrid Polymer Hybrid polymers r...

By Expert Guest Author: Ann C Smith Attention Huntsville and Madison warehouse managers! Epoxy flooring is a wise choice. While warehouses don't necessarily have to look fashionable and stylish, they need to be clean, organized and professional-looking. They also need to have good flooring. With busy traffic inside warehouses, floor flatness should be very well considered. A good floor profile is very essential to achieve a better flow of movement. If floors are bumpy or have lots of holes in them, however small, they can do heavy damage to equipment. A much recommended type of flooring in warehouses is epoxy flooring. But what exactly are its benefits? First up would be that epoxy flooring is quick to install. You can stop worrying about the downtime needed in its installation because you will not have to extend hours to set it up. Installing epoxy flooring only takes a short time. Because it is quick to install, you save a lot of time and you can start on your operations ...

By Guest Author: D. Siva Kumar Alabama Industries by their very nature require a robust industrial flooring arrangement. In heavy engineering industries, floors may be moved on by forklifts and trucks while in others such as chemical industries, floors may be subject to chemical spillages and the like. In many cases, floors need to have excellent anti-slip properties to ensure the safety of workers and ensure compliance with various regulations. Further, some speciality industries, such as food and beverage industries, require high levels of hygiene and hence the floors must be easy to clean and maintain. Industrial Epoxy Floors basically refers to a substance formed as a result of mixing a resin with a curator (also called as a hardner). When this is done, a rigid material is formed that has extremely good binding and mechanical properties, yet is resistant to chemicals and wear. When this epoxy material is laid out on a floor for a thickness of about 2 mm, the result is called ...