INDUSTRIAL PROTECTIVE COATINGS
Polyurea & polyurethane spray elastomer technology for industrial strength protection.
PROTECTIVE COATINGS for industrial applications
Today’s world relies heavily on protective coatings, which can be applied to almost any surface to significantly help reduce daily wear and tear. Nowhere are these technologies more heavily employed or central to safe and efficient operations than in their industrial applications, where equipment and facilities experience strong weathering and abrasion, and where material failure can lead to life-threatening disasters. Industrial coatings create a durable watertight barrier that insulates structures from direct contact with physical abrasives and chemical corrosives. Unlike many common structural materials like wood, fiberglass, or metals, industrial coatings are composed of advanced polymer technologies like polyurea and polyurethane, which exhibit exceptional resistance to most types of both physical and chemical degradation.
POLYUREA & POLYURETHANE INDUSTRIAL COATINGS?
Industrial coatings can be made of a variety of different materials and use one of several available application methods. Both depend on factors like budget, location, operating conditions, and composition, which have led to countless formulations using different materials technologies that each try to optimize for specific applications. So while there’s no true one-size-fits-all industrial coating, innovations like polyurea and polyurethane spray elastomer technology offer the most robust performance and diversity of application. As you may have inferred through their similar names, both polymer materials have similar chemistries, and therefore also exhibit similar properties. Through crosslinking and hydrogen bonding, both possess a strong but flexible chemical structure that can be used to protect industrial tools and equipment from weathering and abrasion.
Polyurea
Polyurea is a newer technology than polyurethane with a similar chemical structure and properties. Like polyurethane, polyurea is highly durable, even outperforming polyurethane in resisting different chemical and physical stressors. Its superior durability is paired with a rapid curing time that allows the entire application process to start and finish within as little as a few minutes. Polyurea also offers improved moisture resistance and UV protection, making it a highly versatile solution, and the ultimate technology for industrial coatings.
Polyurethane
Polyurethane is one of the most produced polymers worldwide, and in a world built increasingly by polymers – that’s really saying something! For nearly a century, polyurethane has been used for countless applications, including as a protective coating for industrial applications thanks to its combination of high flexibility and durability. While not as quick or easy to apply as polyurea, polyurethane outperforms alternatives like epoxy and remains an industry staple for protective applications.
