quality & safety
http://www.industrysourcing.com July 2019 FoodPacific Manufacturing Journal^41
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VARIETY of flooring solutions are available to food
and beverage manufacturers, depending on their
products and needs. For mineral water company Satori,
Flowcrete suggested the Flowfresh SL, and for dairy
company Bannister Downs, the Flowfresh SR which
could best handle spillages.
Satori Mineral Water
Mineral water manufacturing company Satori chose ultra-
hygienic and UV resistant flooring solutions from Flowcrete Vietnam
in a bespoke blue colour for its processing workshop and warehouse.
Located on Long Hau Industrial Park, Satori is open to the public
and showcases its strictly maintained, innovative water processing
technology.
The processing area was installed with 6,294 square metres of
the antibacterial, self-smoothing Flowfresh SL polyurethane resin
floor system. This resin flooring is suitable for dry and semi-wet
food and beverage spaces, and even wet processing areas.
Flowfresh SL has high abrasion resistance, meaning that high
footfall, the weight from heavy machinery and the risk of dropped
items would be no match for the flooring.
The Flowfresh system was specified in a custom blue shade to
match Satori’s brand colours in the precise shade of Dulux 17 BG
60/228. For added protection, the floor was completed with 6,294
square meters of Flowseal UV, a two component, aliphatic and UV
stable floor sealer with a gloss finish.
Aside from providing a hardwearing floor, Flowcrete Vietnam’s
Flowseal sealant is UV resistant, meaning that the custom coloured
coating would not fade or suffer from yellowing as a result of UV
exposure. The non-dusting and seamless finish is also very easy to
clean and maintain, meaning that the facility could be cleaned and
ready to welcome guests at a moment’s notice.
It is not just the visible factors that make this flooring so
impressive. The incorporation of Polygiene®, an antibacterial
additive hidden within the Flowfresh system, helps to eliminate up to
99.9% of bacteria on the floor’s surface, helping to keep the facility,
and therefore the manufactured product, clean and sanitary.
The warehouse floor was covered with 10,193 square metres
of Flowcoat HTS that features high chemical, abrasion, UV and
slip resistance.
Bannister Downs Dairy
The Bannister Downs Dairy Farm in Australia is installed
with the hard-wearing, chemical resistant polyurethane resin
system Flowfresh SR. This flooring solution is ideal for the silo
area, kitchen, processing, mixing, ingredients and filling rooms,
where there would be a high chance of produce being spilled or
dropped.
The polyurethane resin system is resistant to temperatures
from -15 °C to 90 °C, meaning that there would be no risk of
floor failure in the working cool room, freezer, cool storage room
and ambi chamber areas of the facility.
Regular exposure to foodstuffs and varying temperatures
can take its toll on lesser floors over time. For example, lactose
in dairy is a natural sugar, which can be corrosive to a floor’s
coating if there is daily exposure. Strong chemical cleaners
used to wash away spillages of this nature can have a similarly
corrosive effect on the floor if the correct properties are not
specified. Therefore, having a high chemical resistance was
imperative to Bannister Downs Dairy.
The durability and abrasion resistance of Flowfresh SR was
extremely important in the dry store, carton room and loading
dock, where packaged produce would be stored, transported
and loaded onto distribution vehicles. Areas of point loading are
often at the mercy of heavily laden pallets and forklift trucks
carrying weighty items. Moving heavy materials can cause wear
on the floor, and abrasions are extremely likely to occur if items
are dropped or dragged along the finish over an extended period
of time.
For all food and beverage facilities, coving can form an integral
part of the flooring system. It creates a sealed finish between the
floor and wall joint, leaving no gaps for bacteria to reside, grow and
multiply. The coving utilised in the creamery, combined with the
seamless, impervious Flowfresh SR finish, ensures that any spilled
produce is quickly and easily cleaned away.
Flowfresh SR contains Polygiene®, an antibacterial additive
that can eliminate up to 99.9% of bacteria on the floor’s surface
when combined with a regular cleaning regime.
With frequent, in-depth cleaning being necessary in such
an environment, the slip resistance of Flowfresh SR helps to
maintain a safe environment at all times.Hard wearing, hygienic
flooring systems
The floor was created in custom blue to match Satori Waters branding.