Concrete treatment for working floors in production

A pallet truck between machines raises dust

Every day, the wheels of pallet trucks and forklifts grind away the soft top layer of the concrete. Fine dust rises above the traffic aisle and settles where it does not belong: on finished products, workbenches and machines.

Illustration: A production hall with a press and two machining centres. A pallet truck drives along the traffic aisle between the machines, raising dust behind its wheels. A close-up shows flanges on a pallet covered in dust.

Oil from a machine and a dusty levelling compound

Oil drips under a hydraulic hose on the press. Untreated concrete absorbs it and the stain stays. A strip repaired with self-levelling compound is often porous and dusts under traffic.

Illustration: Under a hydraulic hose coupling by the press there is a dark oil stain on the concrete. A strip of levelling compound across the traffic aisle is covered in dust.

Grinding, HARD and SEAL 3.0, DENS on the levelling compound

We grind the traffic aisles back to sound concrete. HARD penetrates the surface layer and reacts there, making the layer harder. A second application, SEAL 3.0, seals the surface so that it dusts less and is easier to clean. On the levelling compound strip, DENS densifies the porous surface. There is no film on top that could peel.

In dry indoor halls where the main aim is less dust, SEAL may also be suitable. We confirm the choice during the site visit.

Illustration: The traffic aisle is ground and treated. In the section of the right slab edge, the surface layer where HARD has reacted is marked in violet; in the section of the levelling compound at the front edge, a thinner layer where DENS has reacted is marked in violet. There is no film on top.

Same traffic, less dust on products

Pallet trucks use the same routes, but only a little dust rises above the traffic aisle, so less of it ends up on products. By the press, where oil drips, we add PROTEC: the drop stays on the surface and you can wipe it up before it soaks in.

More about PROTEC protection

Illustration: After treatment, the pallet truck drives between the machines again and raises only a few grains of dust. A close-up shows the flanges with only a few grains of dust. Under the hose coupling by the press, a drop of oil has stayed on the surface.