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.
INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH AND PROTECTION
Polyurethane and polyurea industrial coatings offer unmatched strength and protection, engineered for demanding industrial applications.
Durability: They’re highly resistant to physical and chemical stress that protects structural materials to extend their lifespan and reduce the frequency of costly and time intensive maintenance and repair.
Flexibility: Polyurea and polyurethane industrial coatings are strong and durable, but flexible and adaptable, ready to absorb shocks and impacts, resist cracking or peeling, or conform with thermal fluctuations.
Adhesion: Polyurea and polyurethane chemistry afford improved adhesion characteristics compared to traditional coating technologies, and can strongly bond to almost any material.
Design: Both coatings are available in several colors and finishes that provide aesthetic and functional customization and maintain their appearance over time.
Customization: Polyurea and polyurethane industrial coatings have highly modular physical properties which can be adjusted through precise formulations to optimize factors like hardness, resistance, or stability.
Wide-Range Industrial Applications
Polyurea and polyurethane industrial coatings are built tough for demanding industrial applications. Their capacity to adhere to almost any surface, and provide robust physical and chemical resistance has seen their widespread use in everything from truck bedliners to military blast protection. Here are just a few places where these industrial coatings can offer huge advantages:
Flooring Solutions
Ideal for industrial floors subjected to heavy traffic, abrasive equipment, or chemical spills. Industrial coatings can create a durable non-slip surface that can withstand long-term operational demands while maintaining a clean and functional space.
Containment Liners
Polyurethane and polyurea technology are heavily employed in secondary containment strategies by preventing harmful chemicals from leaching into the environment. They form a highly resistant and watertight barrier to contain leaks and spills that occur as a consequence of failure by primary containment systems.
Corrosion Protection
Industrial coatings can be used for corrosion protection, as they create a watertight seal to separate chemical corrosives from vulnerable materials. Corrosion protection is essential for critical infrastructure like tanks and pipelines or offshore platforms, where environmental conditions can impose severe stress on structural materials.
Health and Safety
If you’ve worked in healthcare, then you know how hectic environments can make something as simple as a slippery surface into an impending deathtrap. Industrial coatings can create non-skid surfaces on floors, stairs, doors, and other tools and spaces that are prone to dangerous slip hazards.
Sewer and Wastewater
Water rehabilitation is becoming only more important, making its safe and effective operation essential for growing modern societies. Industrial coatings can help protect and rehabilitate sewer lines and wastewater treatment facilities from corrosion and waste buildup without having to substitute one contaminant for another.
And the list goes on! Thanks to their flexibility of application and formulation and strong bonding with various substrates, polyurethane and polyurea industrial coatings can be applied to almost anything to protect people and property from acute or chronic damage.
FAQ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Industrial coatings are specialized materials applied to the surfaces of equipment and facilities that provide robust resistance against weathering and abrasion. They’re used in countless industries and applications, including flooring and roofing, secondary containment, corrosion prevention, and water rehabilitation.
Polyurea coatings are a favored technology for industrial coatings due to their unmatched physical properties, rapid curing times, and environmentally friendly profile. They can be quickly and easily applied to almost any surface, and provide lasting protection for up to several decades with proper surface preparation and application.
Industrial coatings encompass countless different protective solutions, which differ in terms of materials, application techniques, post-application procedures, and more. Formulations can be adjusted to achieve the desired hardness, chemical resistance, or UV stability, matching each protective coating for optimal application performance. Technologies like polyurethane and polyurea offer a more robust solution, perfect for most industrial applications.
GET STARTED WITH ARMORTHANE
ArmorThane is your one-stop-shop for everything polyurea and polyurethane! With over 35 years in the industry as full-service providers, we’ve spent decades providing specialty formulations for industrial coatings. Our high-performance polyurea and polyurethane industrial coatings offer tailored solutions to address your specific challenges, and with our commitment to quality and service, we’ll help ensure that every project achieves results that exceed all expectations. Connect with us to learn more about how we can transform your business, and get started on your next project today!
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Secondary Containment / Spill Containment
Polyurea coatings are great for any type of secondary containment or oil containment system whether it be oil, gas, or any other form of chemical containment. ArmorThane's products are the perfect choice to help with any containment project.
Primary Containment
Protect against corrosion, stop leaks, and extend the life of your tanks with ArmorThane's protective coatings. Extreme weather and hazardous chemicals can cause your tanks to deteriorate which increases the risk of spills and leaks.
Oil / Gas Berms & Applications
Containment berms and booms keep spills from spreading. ArmorThane's containment coating products cover and protect to control leaks and spills. ArmorThane offers coatings for the oil and gas industry as well as containment berms.
Corrosion Protection Coatings
Corrosion, including rust, is a worldwide problem that is gaining more and more attention. With aging infrastructures, the risk is mounting and threatens lives and property. Learn more about our corrosion protection coatings.
Mining Applications
Learn more about our techniques using polyurea coatings on mining equipment to prevent corrosion, and adding safety and longevity to mine equipment.
Commercial/Industrial Flooring
Durable, attractive, non slip coatings permanently repair, refinish commercial and industrial concrete and wood floors indoors or out. We offer a full line of commercial floor coating materials.
Sewer / Trash / Wastewater
Best Coating Systems Used to Repair | Maintain Sewer Manholes, Tunnels, Waste Water Treatment, Community Refuse Chutes, Sanitation Equipment
Safety - Floors, Steps, Docks
Sprayed safety coatings prevent slippage, add permanent color coding, build blast barriers, and prevent environmental leaks.
Equipment/Commercial Vehicles
Sprayed Coatings Repair | Prevent Rust, Corrosion on Construction | Industrial Equipment.
