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WHAT IS EPOXY AND ITS BENEFITS



WHAT IS EPOXY AND ITS BENEFITS
The floor coatings of companies manufacturing medicinal drugs should manage to resist most oils, acids, and solvents. Also, the coating must be resistant to abrasion and impact since the plant’s floors could easily be exposed to heavy traffic from hefty tools and machinery. A type of floor coating that can surely offer durable and hard wearing solutions is the epoxy flooring. This type of floor coating can be applied over concrete floors to ensure a high performance as well as an attractive surface.

Epoxy consists of epoxy resins and hardening agents. These may sound like a bunch of scientific jargon thrown together but it is the secret behind industrial grade durability of the floor. Epoxy resins also called polyepoxides are a polymer (a large molecule made of repeating small units) made of epoxide monomers. These resins can be crosslinked either with themselves or other agents such as phenols, acid anhydride, etc through a process called curing. These other substances are called hardening agents or curative. Epoxy flooring is basically deposition of a coating of epoxy on the floor at least 2 millimeters thick. The result obtained is so strong and durable that it finds industrial application, especially in pharmaceuticals.

It is required to have a hard wearing, high gloss, and durable surface for your pharmaceutical structure, Epoxy flooring offers a wide range of benefits from installation to maintenance.
Here are more details about epoxy flooring and its benefits in pharmaceuticals:
1. Brings forth an easy-to-clean surface:
Floor areas with epoxy floor coatings can easily be wiped free of dust, dirt, and debris. Pharmaceutical preparations can create a great deal of mess, and epoxy flooring is the way to go.
2. Results in a highly durable surface:
Epoxy is a thermosetting resin which forms tightly linked cross-polymer structures. This makes it uphold its toughness and strong adhesion. When used as floor coatings, any floor surface can stand the test of time.
3. Provides an aesthetically pleasing flooring surface:
When the epoxy floor coatings dry, a high gloss surface shines which could come in various colors and styles. There are a lot of color and design options available that will suit your liking and the theme of your building.
4. Becomes a chemical- resistant surface:
Epoxy is composed of hardeners and resins. Once combined, these components chemically bond and lead to a chemical reaction that forms a rigid and strong plastic material which is chemically resistant. This feature is perfect for warehouses, manufacturing plants, and industrial plants.
5. Improves safety:
Epoxy floorings provide solutions that are the impact, slip, heat, and fire resistant. The brightness of the whole working space can also be boosted by 300% because of this high gloss floor coating.
6. Allow for designated work and traffic zones:
Because of its wide color options, you can use different colors to indicate forklift traffic zones, safety zones, and other pharmaceutical work zones.
7. Increases productivity capacities:
When epoxy flooring is used in a warehouse, factory, or industrial plant, the wear on the transport vehicles can be reduced. Also, the material movement can be made faster without causing damage to the floor. This eliminates the usual unnecessary problems in the workspace.
8. Allows for fast and easy application:
The installation is super easy for professionals as it’s a self-leveling product. You can save a great deal of productive work time here.
9. Offers a cost-efficient flooring solution:
Most flooring options that are not as durable as epoxy tend to easily wear and tear. However, with epoxy floor coatings, you no longer have to keep up with the maintenance costs.

Tiny crevices in the usual flooring tend to have small pockets of the favorable environment for bacteria and other microorganisms to grow. Bacterial growth is further supported by the relative difficulty in cleaning these areas. This limitation of conventional flooring is eliminated with the seamless and crevice free option of epoxy flooring. Therefore, not only is this easy to clean and maintain but also helps to maintain a sterile environment.


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