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TMI Coats Floor With CHEM-RESIST Epoxy Flooring System For Slip Resistance Safety

admin — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:27:32 +0000

TMI Coatings was contacted by a manufacturing facility in the upper Midwest that produces parts for hydraulics. This facility is very oily and dirty. The company is working on lean manufacturing and contacted TMI to coat the ceilings and floors. The ceiling was very oily and dirty due to the machining process. TMI hand cleaned/solvent wiped and dry ice blast to promote adhesion of the new coating material.

TMI then coated the floor area with a 1/8” thick CHEM-RESIST epoxy flooring system with very coarse aggregate for slip resistance for safety. TMI installed line striping along the walkways as well as the company logo. The company representative stated that they were very happy with TMI’s workmanship on both the floor and ceiling as well as reducing down time while the projects were being completed.

Logo and floor coating with CHEM-RESIST epoxy flooring installed by TMI.

Meyers Printing Improves Old, Ugly Floor with CHEM-RESIST

admin — Tue, 03 May 2011 23:48:14 +0000

Meyers Printing, a promotional products printer located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, had a very old and unattractive floor in the production area of their print shop. The vinyl tiles were outdated, worn and ugly. TMI removed the tiles and installed an epoxy floor coating to improve the aesthetics, as well as make floor much easier to clean.

Taking special care to make sure all drains were professionally covered and taped prior to applying the first coat, TMI prepared the flooring surface to ensure the proper adhesion of subsequent floor coatings and applied the TMI CHEM-RESIST flooring system. Wayne Niles, Meyers Supervisor, gave rave reviews and said, “The floor was the most beautiful floor I have ever seen.”

Meyers Printing evaluation installation of epoxy floor coating.

TMI Coatings and CHEM-RESIST Restore a Manufacturing Facility Floor

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:23:04 +0000

TMI Coatings recently completed floor restoration for a leading manufacturer of test contactors used for semiconductor production testing. The floors in their machine shop and manufacturing area had large cracks and divots needing repair. The customer wanted to have the floors repaired and coated to create a cleaner, more aesthetically pleasing floor for the people working in these areas.

Before awarding the floor job to TMI, the owner visited a TMI customer site. TMI has coated approximately 75,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing areas for a medical device manufacturer over the past five years. The visit provided an excellent sample of the quality of TMI’s floor work.

TMI began preparing the floor with our vacuum steel shotblaster to clean and roughen the floor to create an anchor pattern for maximum adhesion of the new coating. For the areas that were not accessible with the shotblaster, TMI used electric hand-held grinding disks. Robert Eckstein, the owner’s representative, commented that he was amazed at the amount of time and effort that TMI spent preparing the floor, especially around the machines with the hand-held grinders.

Once the floor had been cleaned and roughened, the crew began repairing divots and pot marks, routing out and filling cracks in the floor, and restoring all areas to the surrounding plane. The owner’s representative observed that the “filling process does wonders.” He noted that this was not a perfect floor to begin with so he was really pleased with the end results.

Finally, TMI installed CHEM-RESIST flooring system at approximately 1/8” thickness and incorporated aggregate fillers for a non-slip finish.

TMI Coatings Team

TMI’s CHEM-RESIST Solves Slippery Entryway Problem

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:55:04 +0000

A correctional facility in the Midwest was experiencing problems with their entryway floors and stairwells in one of the buildings housing their inmates. Snow, water and mud tracked into the entryways resulted in making these areas extremely slippery. They looked to TMI Coatings for a solution.

Our TMI team applied a traffic deck coating with aggregate incorporated for a slip resistant finish. After preparing the existing surfaces, the team applied CHEM-RESIST Traffic Deck Coating over the existing terrazzo. Because the correctional facility is highly secure, TMI worked with the facility staff and developed a schedule to accommodate the facility; we were able to complete the work during weekend evenings.

The evaluation received from the facility was excellent in all categories and included the following comment regarding TMI’s work for them.

“Your company has excellent staff at all levels and we have already made recommendations to other state facilities”.

TMI Coatings Team

TMI Coating’s Solution for Slippery Floors

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:52:43 +0000

TMI CHEM-RESIST is the floor solution for heavy traffic areas, flooring subjected to chemicals, or where there is the need for a safety non-skid surface. The coating is extremely durable, sanitary and easy to clean. But, what you might not know is that there are several options available in the TMI CHEM-RESIST product line.

TMI CHEM-RESIST Epoxy Flooring
TMI CHEM-RESIST Epoxy Quartz Flooring
TMI CHEM-RESIST Epoxy Novolac Flooring

TMI Coatings Job Team Applying CHEM-RESIST Flooring Solution

TMI CHEM-RESIST Epoxy Flooring is a colored, two-component, low order, 100% solids epoxy formulation and the solution for flooring applications subjected to heavy traffic, chemicals, or areas requiring a safety non-skid surface. The surface is non-porous so bacterial growth is not supported. TMI CHEM-RESIST is also easy to clean and sanitize and approved by the FDA and USDA for use in food environments.

TMI CHEM-RESIST Epoxy Quartz Flooring uses a clear epoxy resin and colored quartz aggregate that provides a decorative commercial-like finish. Color matching is available including any colored quartz aggregate combination. Cafeterias, laboratories, showrooms and commercial kitchens are several examples of the perfect application for TMI CHEM-RESIST Epoxy Quartz Flooring. It will give you the decorator finish you might need with durability and UV resistance.

Consider TMI CHEM-RESIST Epoxy Novolac Flooring as a topcoat to improve chemical resistance. It will protect your concrete flooring from most solvents, most organic and inorganic acids, including splashes and spills from 98% sulfuric acid. It also greatly improves heat distortion resistance. TMI CHEM-RESIST Epoxy Novolac Flooring is the answer for chemical storage rooms, citrus juice plants, pickling and brine rooms, and waste treatment plants.

The TMI Coatings Team

Visit http://www.tmicoatings.com for more information on TMI Coatings and their products.

TMI Coatings Showcasing TMI CHEM-RESIST and TMI FIBERLIFE

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:38:13 +0000

TMI Coatings will present, as an exhibitor, two of their outstanding products – TMI CHEM-RESIST and TMI FIBERLIFE – at “Concepts in Constructability” 2010 Construction Showcase on Thursday, February 25, 2010. The one-day event is a product showcase, as well as an educational opportunity for the construction industry.

Construction Industry Design Professionals, Product and Service Representatives, as well as students from the University of Minnesota College of Design, will have the opportunity to learn about these two excellent TMI products first-hand from TMI representatives.

TMI CHEM-RESIST Epoxy Flooring is a colored, two-component, low-odor, 100% solids epoxy formulation. It is the floor solution for heavy traffic areas, flooring subjected to chemicals, or where an areas indicates the need for a safety non-skid surface. The coating is extremely durable, sanitary and easy to clean.

TMI FIBERLIFE is a low-odor fiberglass-reinforced coating for ceilings and walls that provides protection against acids and alkalis. It is an excellent product for use in food and beverage plants where peeling paint cannot be tolerated.

With TMI CHEM-RESIST and TMI FIBERLIFE, TMI Coatings has your industrial coating needs covered from bottom to top.

The TMI Coatings Team

Visit http://www.tmicoatings.com for more information on TMI Coatings and their products.