1. Which type of industrial mezzanine flooring should you select for your needs?
Look at the chart below to see a summary of product strengths and weaknesses:
Rank of Products: 6 = Best, 1 = Worst Rating | ||||||
Plywood / OSB | Plywood / OSB with HDPE Laminate | Bar Grate | Concrete | UV Coated Particle Board | ResinDek® | |
Material Cost | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Wheel Load Cap | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Tolerances | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Delamination Resistance | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Scratch Resistance | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
ESD Issues | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Cleanability | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Warranty | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Price Volatility | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Customer Satisfaction | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Total Score | 20 | 26 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 55 |
2. Which ResinDek product grade is right for your application?
ResinDek Panels Are Available in 6 Grades:
Material Handling Finishes | Robotics Finishes | ||||||||||
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Product Name (B Deck Gauge) | Pallet Jack & Product Load Limits |
Robot & Product Load Limits |
Maximum Robot Contact Pressure |
Thickness | Weight (PSF) | UF | Gray Diamond Seal® ESD |
MetaGard® GVT | TriGard® ESD or ESD Ultra |
MetaGard® SST | |
ResinDek® | ResinDek® with MetaGard® |
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ResinDek® LD (20ga)1 | up to 2,000 lbs. | up to 500 lbs. | 500 psi | 3/4" | 2.8 | 4.2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
ResinDek® MD (20ga) ResinDek® MD (18ga) |
up to 2,500 lbs. up to 3,500 lbs. |
up to 2,000 lbs. up to 3,000 lbs. |
750 psi 1,000 psi |
3/4" | 3.5 | 4.9 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
ResinDek® HD (18ga) ResinDek® HD- B Deck Not Required 1, 2 |
up to 4,500 lbs. N/A |
up to 4,000 lbs. up to 750 lbs. |
1,200 psi 750 psi |
3/4" | 3.8 | 5.2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
ResinDek® MAX (18ga) | up to 8,000 lbs. | up to 6,000 lbs. | 1,500 psi | 1-1/2" | 7.6 | N/A | N/A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
ResinDek® Xspan® B Deck Not Required 3 |
up to 3,000 lbs. | up to 2,500 lbs. | 900 psi | 1-1/8" | 5.2 | 6.6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
ResinDek® Xspan® FR B Deck Not Required 3 |
up to 3,000 lbs. | up to 2,500 lbs. | 900 psi | 1-1/8" | 5.2 | 6.6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
NOTES:
1 Not Suitable for AGVs
2 ResinDek HD robot and product load values above are calculated with 225 uniform loads at 16" center supports
3 ResinDek Xspan load values above are calculated with 375 uniform loads at 16" center supports