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When to select Ucrete Polyurethane Flooring over Epoxy?

The UCRETE technology is original Polyurethane Flooring solution that provides a powerful layer of protection on the concrete surfaces for both new and old floors. UCRETE has a higher resin content that needs no additional sealer coat.

As it is engineered as a superior alternative to acid brick, quarry tile and coatings, UCRETE proudly offers unique resistance to physical abuse, moisture, a wide range of aggressive chemicals and bacterial growth. The technology and the application technique are perfect with years of experience.

The UCRETE Advantages:

Long-term durability
Skid preventing
Resistant to High Impact, Maximum wear
Resists Thermal shock and Chemical impact
Virtually seamless
No joints to nurture bacteria
Self-priming
Rapid cure/safe, fast installation/low downtime
Odorless, non-toxic, non-tainting
Regulatory agency approved
Epoxy Flooring

Ucrete Polyurethane Flooring solutions are ideal for Food & Beverage, Breweries and Wineries. They are also used in Pharmaceutical, Chemical Manufacturing, Electronic, Retail, Healthcare, and Aviation.

UCRETE UD200/HF is a three-part concrete coating and flooring system that is free of solvents. It withstands extreme temperature fluctuations and is resistant to abrasion and impact.

UCRETE HP is a solid color flooring system – and HP/Q – a quartz multi-color decorative flooring system used to add texture to the flooring surface with an easy application. Both of them can withstand fluctuating temperatures and used on 7 to10 day old concrete, which limits the downtime of the production floor.

UCRETE RG/WR is extremely durable polyurethane. It withstands heavy traffic, harsh chemicals and fluctuating temperatures much better than a simple concrete surface.

EP Floors Corp. is an industrial flooring consultant and turnkey solutions company, specializing in light/heavy duty manufacturing flooring, and other customized applications. They provide polyurethane concrete floors, which have surpassed Epoxy flooring. It is due to the lowest cost, easy availability, and very good performance of urethane concrete systems that they have become popular Industrial flooring systems. Contact them for your Ucrete Polyurethane Flooring needs.

All You Need to Know about Industrial Kitchen Flooring

If someone checks the history of protecting or coating the concrete floors for last several years, that person will notice that it has come a long way. The main purpose of coating the slab is to protect it from various abuses. The coating also helps aesthetics, help in making the floor anti-skid and can prevent it from wear and tear.

Industrial kitchen flooring are constantly suffering from intense mechanical abuse, chemical attack, use of hot water, thermal shocks, etc. and they need special treatment. Along with the industry challenges, there are other challenges related to compliance, quality guidelines mandated by Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), SFQ 2000 (This is a quality management system used to verify the level of implementation of a specific food safety and quality plan by a food manufacturer/supplier), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved flooring, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) quality system, etc.

Cementitious urethane floor coating can be applied over concrete, brick or tile. This material withstands moisture and cool temperature & damp concrete surfaces in food plants. There are various ways of coating the slab or industrial floor. Polyurethane (PU) which is also commonly known as Urethane is a primary floor coating material. Urethane Concrete Floor Coating has surpassed epoxy flooring due to various reasons like enhanced resistance to impact and abuse from dropped pots, steel parts and utensils in industrial kitchens and food plants. They handle repetitive scraping and scratching better than epoxy, acrylic, and competitive systems. They are extremely beneficial in plant areas where steel wheels are used, such as bakeries. Urethane mortar floors, when used with an integral cove base, may serve as waterproof flooring.

It will be interesting to know that the original brand of urethane mortar floor is the oldest trowel applied urethane, and has been around for almost forty years.