CEAC-2022-09-September

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Form-A-Tread Original Dramatically
Improves Facility Stair Safety and
Reduces Maintenance
To prevent slips and falls and improve safety on high traffic
stairs, Form-A-Tread, a company with expertise in adhesives,
coatings and their applications, offers a new category of
durable high-tech epoxy paste, called Form-A-Tread Original.
The product ensures superior stair tread footing and visibility
for years without re-application, instead of short-lived,
high-maintenance tapes or coatings.
Form-a-Tread’s durable epoxy paste consists of 100-percent
solids that, once applied, can last for years in high traffic a -
eas, including warehouse and storage facilities. The patented
product provides an extremely strong bond to a range of
stair tread surfaces, with embedded aggregate to increase
traction. It can be used indoors/outdoors and exposed to
chemicals, direct sunlight, harsh weather, and temperature
extremes.
The high strength epoxy paste is designed to be easy to
apply to stair treads, even by untrained personnel. Form-
A-Tread’s kit includes a 400-ml cartridge of material that
can produce 25 to 40 linear feet of one-inch-wide tread
depending on the surface type. A special tool is then used to
dispense and mix the material at the time of application in
the correct ratio — eliminating the risk of human error.
Form-A-Tread Original durable epoxy paste consists of 100% solids that,
once applied, can last for years in high traffic a eas, including warehouse
and storage facilities.
The kit includes a patent pending stencil system, so the
one-inch-wide tread lines remain clean, neat, and parallel.
In addition to straight line treads, instructions such as “Exit
Here” or a corporate logo can be applied using the material
and a stencil.
For added safety, the 100-percent epoxy tread line does
not shrink during curing, and so provides a superior tactile
sensation that creates greater awareness of footing when
climbing or descending stairs.
Form-A-Tread Original can also be used on steps, curbs and
walkways to provide better footing, as well as detectable
warnings. The product can be applied on sloped and irregular
surfaces. It adheres to a wide variety of porous and
non-porous surfaces without any priming required.
For more information, call (610) 994-2138, email
info@rgfmaterials.com, or visit https://form-a-tread.com.
Form-A-Tread Original ensures superior stair tread footing and visibility for
years without re-application, instead of short-lived, high-maintenance tapes
or coatings.
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