Tag Archives: EPDM

EPDM glowing granules test ended

There are 250 known luminescent materials — things that glow by themselves. The most ancient of these is the ‘Bologna stone’ — made of the chemical Baryte — which was discovered in 1603. Maybe one day, glow-in-the-dark materials could play a bigger role in urban landscapes replacing current light-emitting devices with pavements or other systemsContinue reading “EPDM glowing granules test ended”

Tips for wetpour (PIP) installers

During past Christmas days my colleagues from CONICA in UK did an interesting daily posting on LinkedIn of 12 Christmas tips for rubber flooring installers. If you had no opportunity to see them in the CONICA Ltd pages at LinkedIn, you can check all the posts there, but if you do not have a LinkedInContinue reading “Tips for wetpour (PIP) installers”

What I have learned about whitening of EPDM flooring

One of the visual defects you may find on an EPDM rubber surfacing job is the whitening on top of the initial colour after some time, usually a few months. There are some colours that seem to be more conducive to presenting the problem, and normally you can find this anomaly on lower quality EPDM.Continue reading “What I have learned about whitening of EPDM flooring”

Moss, Mould, Mildew, Algae, Lichen, Fungus in your rubber flooring?

If you are living in a Country with a sunny weather and low rainfall index all year around my article today will be of near no value for you. The problem I will talk about today occurs in shady and high humidity environments with a high rate of rainfall and very often at parts onContinue reading “Moss, Mould, Mildew, Algae, Lichen, Fungus in your rubber flooring?”

Work in process of my EPDM glowing granules test

Back in June I posted in this blog about the test I was planning to start with the goal of analysing mid- and long-term luminous performance of glowing granules from the manufacturer Nanjing Feeling Rubber. Three months of testing have now passed, and this article will explain you my first impressions after this short period.Continue reading “Work in process of my EPDM glowing granules test”

I am learning about glowing EPDM granules

We at CONICA continuously test new materials, new solutions, advanced systems, and all kind of innovative installation procedures to improve the performance, efficiency, quality or competitiveness of our safety flooring solutions for sports, playgrounds, leisure, industrial and commercial applications. One of these materials that we have tested in the past are the glowing granules thatContinue reading “I am learning about glowing EPDM granules”

The most common quality complaints of rubber wet pour flooring

During the last 10 years of dedication to the playground business and more specifically on safety surfacing, I have had the opportunity to see projects made by my own crews or subcontractors and a lot of others carried out by our competitors. A lot of them were beautiful, almost works of art with an amazingContinue reading “The most common quality complaints of rubber wet pour flooring”

RAL Colour codes and EPDM granules

Landscape Architects and Playground Designers are usually defining their safety surfacing design by using a colour code from one of the existing standards. The most frequently used Colour Standard is the Classic RAL System, that was created for defining colours for paint and coatings. This Standard is used today in architecture, construction and all industry.TheContinue reading “RAL Colour codes and EPDM granules”

Techniques for good colour transitions on EPDM top layer

Introduction One of the great advantages of wetpour (pour-in-place) rubber surfacing is the potential for using designs with different colours and all kind of shapes and graphics. Where a seam is necessary, there is a potential for joint to fail at some future time, so it is important to ensure that construction joints or overnightContinue reading “Techniques for good colour transitions on EPDM top layer”

EPDM, TPV or Cork?

The top layer on a safety flooring is the wear and tear layer. Is the one suffering the heavy use, the big temperature changes, the effects of UV, rain and snow, the indentation from long heels, the mischief of some children, the effect of different pollution materials as leaves, detritus from animals, sand and restsContinue reading “EPDM, TPV or Cork?”