Chesterton Industrial Floor-Project - Antistatic Flooring with Anti-Skid Function for Pharmaceutical Company in Milano/Italy

For industrial floors Chesterton International GmbH delivers coating products for highest demands. Within this project the requirements were focused on antistatic function as well as anti-skid properties.

Milano/Italy: After an operation time of 7 years, the industrial floor of a pharmaceutical company showed heavy damages due to high mechanical stress and chemical influences. The efficient CP-Synthofloor systems were chosen for the durable protection of the floor area. Further demands regarding antistatic and anti-skid properties and could be achieved by this specific product line.

The requirements to functional flooring within the pharmaceutical sector are very high. Chemical resistance and load capacity are mandatory for industrial floors. For this project the customer demanded also antistatic properties and additionally the feature of a skid-proof surface. Chesterton International GmbH delivered a compatible complete system of primer, coatings and topcoat to satisfy the customer‘s needs.

The surface preparation and application of these specific flooring systems was conducted by the company Uniresine srl, located in
Cirié/Italy. The laying and connection of the copper bands always has to be carried out by an electrician to achieve safe antistatic function.

Chesterton Complete Flooring System (Modules 1-7)
1. Primer = CP-Synthofloor BETA 8016 (insulation barrier)
2. Scratchcoat = CP-Synthofloor BETA 8016
3. Copper Tape connecting by earthing
4. Conductive Layer = CP-Synthofloor 8860 LS-AS
5. A.S. Layer = CP-Synthofloor 8460 A.S.
6. Broadcasted SIC (Silicon Carbide) approx. 4 kg/m2
7. A.S. Topcoat Layer = CP-Synthofloor 8481 A.S.

Working steps for a professional application of antistatic and anti-skid floorings

Module 1-3: Our product CP-Synthofloor BETA 8016 was applicated as a primer so seal the concrete and also as scratchcoat to even the surface. Next step was the laying and connection of copper tape.

Module 4: CP-Synthofloor 8860 LS-AS – the conductive layer – was applied by roller. This intermediate coating shows a resistance value of 1 - 5 x 10high3 Ω.

Module 5: Now the product CP-Synthofloor 8460 A.S. was applied - a system with electrostatically conductive polymer structures. This product offers high mechanical and chemical resistances.

Module 6: SIC (Silicon Carbid) was spreading all over the wet coating to achieve skid-proof properties with maintaining the conductivity; approx. 4 kg per sqare meter were used.

Module 7: The topcoat CP-Synthofloor 8481 A.S. is a special conductive product for areas with risk of explosion. It provides very high chemical and mechanical resistances, the average value of electrical resistance RE is < 10high9 Ω for non-slip surfaces.

For the upper floor area, our product CP-Synthofloor 8460 A.S. was applied in color tomato red. Within this production area there was no request of additionally skid-proof surface properties. Thus, the system modules no. 1-5 were conducted.

Chesterton International GmbH
Stephanie Wuensch
Daimlerring 9
DE-32289 Roedinghausen/Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)5223-96276-23
Email: stephanie.wuensch@chesterton.com
Web: www.ceramic-polymer.de

The Chesterton International GmbH produces high-quality, solvent-free protective coatings for different kinds of industries. Due to the integration of microscopic ceramic and other special particles, coating systems with outstanding physical properties such as excellent chemical resistances, high temperature stabilities and extreme abrasion resistances are generated.
The Chesterton International coatings are applied directly on the blasted substrate (e.g. steel, stainless steel, concrete) without the previous use of a primer. In this way extreme adhesion is achieved. The scopes of the Chesterton coatings are for instance all kinds of storage tanks, pipelines or process vessels for the oil & gas industry as well as different maritime constructions, waste water or drinking water applications.

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