As a first thing, installers dismantled the metal shelves fixed to the ground, created some offices destined to be positioned on the perimeter and removed the floorings in order to host the new machinery.
The concrete damaged support presented the traces of hydraulic oil that penetrated it in several points.
In some areas, the surface layer was not present due to wear and the inerts were visible. There were also areas without flatness.
The best solution was to restore the floor by means of a thick epoxy system: IPM BLINDO.
After the first scarifying phase of the concrete support, all the holes present were covered with resin mortar and, in the areas particularly soaked in oil, was applied a specific primer for polluted foundations.
Then, was created the epoxy screed installed by rods and trowelled in order to restore consistency and flatness to the flooring and making it suitable for the weight of large machine tools, the passage of forklifts and trolleys and the pressure and dragging of iron caissons.
In the end, the finishing provided two coloured epoxy coats to highlight the different areas of work: grey as basic colour, blue for trolley transit lanes and red for footpaths and yellow and white boundary lines over the different colours.
Thanks to this work, IPM Italia gained the full trust of the Group Carraro Drive Tech SPA, with which it still works today.
