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Sep 15
Clean Room Case Study Using Kemlite FRP
Construct a certified clean-room retrofit for medical product manufacturing with the following features: Custom 14’ ceiling heights without horizontal seams Highly reflective and cleanable seamless surfaces Durable surfaces that resist damage from moisture, chemicals or cleaning agents Cost effective long-term performance and no maintenance The 23,000 sq. ft. space featured 14’ ceilings and wall substrates …
Sep 01
Washroom Stalls – Truly Sustainable Designs
In essence of the Greenbuild International Expo this week in New Orleans we feel that discussing sustainable material options for your restroom and locker room products are very important. When you choose Scranton Products Hiny Hider Partitions, Resistall Partitions, Tufftec Lockers or Duralife Lockers you are supporting a healthier environment. Our products reduce industrial waste …
Sep 01
Dasher Boards Re-Built with Puck Board and to Reuse Tempered Glass
A former settlement for a large number of United Empire Loyalists who landed following the American Revolution, Bedeque was deemed “the place that lies on the backward turn” by Native settlers. One of the Island’s most heavily farmed regions, the community is situated amongst endless potato fields, calling to mind the vital role agriculture plays …
Aug 01
What's the CORE Problem in Restroom Stalls?
There are many choices when choosing a material for your bathroom partitions. Before making a decision take a closer look at whats inside! Material Options The five main material options when choosing a bathroom partition are; Plastic laminate, Phenolic (black core), Stainless Steel, Baked Enamel, and Solid Plastic. All of these material choices vary in …
Aug 01
Barrie Allandale Arena Selects ProXL Resilient Rubber Flooring
The Allandale Recreation Centre (ARC) is located at 190 Bayview Drive in Barrie Ontario. This facility features two arenas (100’ x 200’ International and 85’ x 190’ North American), a 25 meter pool and toddler pool, a banquet/meeting hall with full kitchen, fitness centre and food concession area. Sound Barriers supplied and installed 6000 sqft …
Aug 01
SCRANTON PRODUCTS REVOLUTIONIZES SCHOOL STORAGE WITH NEW DURALIFE® HDPE, FIRE-RATED LOCKERS
Scranton, PA – It can seem like a jungle in school hallways, with kids slamming, swinging and sounding like a herd of elephants- releasing all that pent up energy on their poor lockers! Welcome to the jungle says Scranton Products, as they introduce Duralife® Lockers, the only line of solid HDPE school lockers that are …
Jul 20
Sound Barriers Uses Kingspan Insulated Panels For 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games Athletes Village Cafeteria
The Pan Am Games Athletes Village, located near Front St. and Cherry St., is ready to host around 7,100 athletes, coaches, and trainers from countries across the North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean when the games kick off in mid-July. Everything the competitors could need is within walking distance, from accommodations to …
Apr 01
FRP Panels are Acceptable for Use in ISO Classes 5-8 Cleanroom Applications
Thanks to the exclusive Surfaseal finish, Glasbord is the perfect solution for applications requiring cleanability, low particle emission, biological resistance and chemical resistance. Glasbord is the industry leading fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) panel. The homogeneously applied Surfaseal finish means that the surface is sealed and will not trap soil or bacteria. The system features Crane Composites’ …
Mar 19
Gardner Impact Test
Falling dart impact, also known as Gardner impact, is a traditional method for evaluating the impact strength or toughness of a plastic material. The test is often used to specify appropriate materials for applications involving impact or to evaluate the effect of secondary finishing operations or other environmental factors on plastic impact properties. The test …
Mar 19
What is FRP?
FRP, fiberglass reinforced plastic, is a composite made from fiberglass reinforcement in a plastic (polymer) matrix. A construction analogy would be the steel reinforcing bars in a concrete matrix for highways. By reinforcing the plastic matrix, a wide variety of physical strengths and properties can be designed into the FRP composite. Additionally, the type and …