Chemicals, smelly, sparkly, stains and hard to grasp anyone who has hated chemistry as a subject will surely understand that chemicals are a vastly upgraded version of what you can’t grasp. Nevertheless chemicals are great part of our everyday life as they are found in many substances that we use today or are used to make many common household items that are easily available. Even a paint or distemper is quite useless till you add a chemical to make them light; similarly that shiny gloss on your woodwork comes from a chemical. Termite treatment fluids, disinfectants, glues are all examples of chemicals that we use in our daily lives without even giving them due credit.
There are too many uses of chemicals to list out in a single article, suffice it to say that it is a big industry all over the planet and employees a huge number of people that lends credibility to the fact that it is a big industry. Even Astronauts wouldn’t have reached the moon if it wasn’t for the precise amount of chemicals that were needed for their entire ship their and back.
Chemical industries produce huge amount of chemicals day in and day out, these are sometimes unstable compounds that are placed in drums to prevent them from heating up or spilling over. Chemical industries follow a strict set of safety protocols that ensure that there are no untoward incidents that could lead to bigger catastrophes. The issue, however, is not just safety protocols of fire and spillage, there are many chemical labs and industries that do not have safety flooring in place. They may have hyper-suction vents that can suck out any fumes which may be hazardous in nature but they do not have safety flooring in place, the whole lab floor represents a war-ravaged zone, spills, stains and marks all over the place.
Fab Floorings India (FFI) a leading manufacturer of safety rubber flooring was presented with a challenge some while ago to provide flooring that was thick, was easy to clean, easy to maintain, did not smell and provided a high level of safety in terms of compression and shock absorption. This all was to be done for a chemical lab. Now, this was uncharted territory but FFI has never shied away from taking up challenges and took the bull right by the horns. The team of technicians and designers got to the task right away.
After a long period of research PVC and rubber-based flooring for chemical-labs were created. The most famous of these was PVC Flooring; it could easily be installed with a wide array of colors available along with a range of thicknesses from 5 mm to 15 mm. Rubber-based Mats and rolls were also created which covered large areas in one go. The economical pricing is what got the whole chemical industry running to the sale rep to get their piece on the action i.e. the flooring. We shall get to rubber-based flooring later.
PVC flooring does not get harmed in case of a chemical leak; it does not melt away or ignite. PVC is also anti-static which means it can stop any static charge from carrying across its surface. Some PVR surfaces are also fire resistant which means at low fire temperatures they do not exhibit any signs of damage. PVC also does not stain easily hence it is quite a resilient flooring. The problem however with PVC is slip resistance; this is where rubber-based flooring scores big, rubber flooring has the highest slip resistance and traction surface than any other flooring on the planet.
New breakthroughs in technology have managed to make rubber-based flooring act in all the ways like PVC as discussed earlier. Rubber-based flooring also has a longer life span than most other floorings; commercial establishments report that their rubber-based floorings have lasted for about 5 to 7 years. Rubber is also a great insulator; any wiring that is underneath it or is lying around it cannot have its current carry across the surface since rubber is a very poor conductor of electricity. The other area where rubber-based flooring rises above others is vibration shockproof, in any kind of industry there are big machines at work causing great rifts in the shock zone of the walls and the flooring, Rubber flooring helps in absorbing this shock and stopping it before it can cause any harm to the buildings structural integrity, repeated vibrational energy can cause cracks in a structure that can easily lead to a bigger mishap.
FFI’s rubber flooring is made from 100 percent recyclable material or recovered rubber, as result you can rest assured that you are contributing greatly to the environment when you choose FFI. Rubber Based flooring comes in many formats but the most famous is Interlocking Rubber Tiles, these are ‘ do it yourself’ tiles that can be installed by any layman and are extremely attractive to look at with high color vibration along with amazing finish. There are so many colors and designs to choose from that you will be spoiled for choice.
Rubber rolls the latest entrants in the world of heavy usage industries are unique in the way they handle high pressure, they can withstand weight between 1 and 3 tons, this makes the rolls the only flooring that can insulate, provide slip resistance, cover large areas, provide cushioning and can also withstand heavy machinery loads on its surface. The flooring is also stain resistant. Tiles are on the other made more fire retardant as a result places with inflammable zones generally use tiles.
There is also a version of rubber flooring that is known for its fashionable design. This is Paper Cut Rubber flooring, this flooring is a jointless flooring with end to end carpeting, even around the corners, thus making it look like a seamless floor. The biggest advantage for industry to invest in this kind of flooring is that it can be painted upon; this enables the business establishment to mark each area with a different color keeping the properties of the flooring intact. The colors can be matched with the interiors already prevalent in the area; you can basically call it a color-coding advantage for the industry marking each area differently according to their needs. There is no other flooring that has these sorts of features. Paper cut flooring also comes in handy for playschools as these places need a vibrant atmosphere to engage the child’s mind, the finished job that paper cut allows; lets them add vivid colors to each room and play zone creating a different kind of vibrancy level. This works in a great to keep the children delighted and helps the school present a snazzy outfit with modern features. Rubber-based flooring also provides the level of safety that no other flooring can guarantee not only in terms of the usage as a floor but also because it does not mold or have bacteria eat through it or even rusting.
It seems quite obvious that Rubber Flooring is the perfect flooring.