Case Study: Fruition Fruits and Fills

Production areas in food manufacturing plants require coating systems that are able to withstand aggressive environments, such as forklift traffic, high temperatures, and frequent wash downs. Fruition’s new facility specified different Tnemec coatings for the two production rooms in order to properly match each room’s environment. Series 245 Ultra-Tread S, a polyurethane-modified concrete floor topping, was trowel-applied at 3/16″ thickness to the production floors and finished with a loop roller to smooth out the area and help bring the liquid aspect to the surface to better seal the system. Ultra-Tread S was designed with food and beverage facilities in mind, and is formulated to withstand thermal shock due to hot liquids and aggressive cleaning procedures.

In the first production area, Series 243 Ultra-Tread V, a vertical version of Series 245, was applied at 1/8″ thickness to create a 12″ cove around the perimeter of the flooring. “We specified Series 243 in this production room because of the more aggressive environment,” explained Tnemec coating consultant, Dave Walker (who is also an NWA certified coating consultant) he added, “This area had more exposure to wash downs and water temperature changes.”

Series 237 Power-Tread, a polyamine epoxy was used to create the 12″ coving in the less critical production room, applied at 1/8” thickness. “These systems worked very well for the facility,” noted Applied Industrial Flooring, “And just as they are designed to.”