Agro Rydzyna, a company in the meat processing
industry in Poland, is an example of building projects which must
withstand the very high demands with regard to constructional,
chemical and sanitary work processes.
In a meat factory, the surfaces are checked against various, very
stringent assessment criteria – amongst other, with regard to ease
of cleaning and resistance to chemical cleaning agents. In such
projects, heavy machinery is also installed that brings with it a
heavy mechanical loading on the floor. In addition, the ceramic
tiling must ensure not only an excellent resistance to chemical
attack and mechanical forces, but must also have no effect on the
meat being processed there.
In the case in question, a short completion deadline was an extra
problem that had to be taken into account with the choice of
technology.Procedure
First, the condition of the substrate in the usable area was
checked. The substrate had to be sound, flat, dry, free from cracks,
clean and free from materials that could impair adhesion.
The surface was treated with the ready-to-use, universal dispersion
primer Codex Fliesengrund. Once this was dry, the plasticised
thin-bed mortar
Codex Power Plus was used to install the ceramic
tiling. The chosen adhesive has sufficient flexibility, is designed
to take the mechanical loading in the project and is resistant to
pressure-washing as well as high temperature variations. When mixed
with water it produces as a fine-grain, smooth and low-slump mortar
with excellent application properties.
Grouting – the most difficult task
Around 24 hours after the tiling installation, the most
difficult job could begin: the grouting of the tiles with
Codex
 Epo
Tix, a pigmented, solvent-free epoxy-resin grout for ceramic wall-
and floor- tiles. It is used to give a chemical resistant and water
impermeable grout in large and small format ceramic tiles and
mosaics, as well as glass tiles and mosaics on interior and exterior
walls and floors. This product offers crack- and shrink- free drying,
rapid setting as well as high resistance to ageing. It produces
uniform, decorative joints with good light-fastness.
Codex Epo Tix is recommended where particular value is placed on
extremely high resistance to aggressive chemical substances, fuels,
oils, etc. |
Images: Codex
 Characteristic
of this product are its unusual advantages: for example, the possibility to
clean grouting with cold water where the emission of damaging steam from the
usual hot steam-cleaning is restricted. Another advantage is the material
delivery by injection with a special injector-gun that gives a consumption of
500 g per square metre. Any contamination with the grout material is immediately
removed without a problem using lukewarm water with the addition of a little
Codex Epo Wash. The use of the cleaning additive gives a sealed, smooth finish
to the grout surface.
After approximately 12 hours, it was checked if the surface of the tiling has
any residue of the grout compound or if any smearing remains. Then, if
re-cleaning was required, this was carried out with the
Codex Epo Clean cleaner.
Codex Epo Clean is an effective agent for removing smearing from dried resin.
The cleaning result is most effective within 24 to 48 hours after grouting.
 The
Agro site was, from the start, attended by an Codex technician who gave the
product briefing and gave the installers practical tips. Afrer completion of the
work, Codex gave a corresponding guarantee for the products supplied.
Uzin Utz AG
Ulrike Juza
Dieselstraße 3
D-89079 Ulm
Telephone +49 (0)731
4097-303
Telefax +49 (0)731 4097-108
E-Mail
presse@uzin-utz.com |
