Case Study – MEAT PACKING

Smithfield Foods is the world’s largest pork and hog producer. In 2006, when they were constructing a new facility in North Carolina they needed a premium industrial floor that could withstand the meat packing process taking place on a daily basis.

Kalman Floor Company installed its specialty Seamless Concrete® floor system in Smithfield’s new facility. This system provided a floor that’s durable, non dusting, and virtually seamless.

Floor joints are a significant problem for food producers because they provide crevices for bacterial growth. Kalman SC® slabs are installed with construction joints on approximately 100-foot centers whereas typical portland cement/pozzolanic slabs have construction and saw cut control joints on 20-foot centers. Eliminating 80% of the floor joints greatly reduces the amount of floor and vehicle maintenance in the facility.

Clearly, food plants benefit from a virtually joint-free floor. With fewer joints there is less chance of waste clogging in the floor joints, creating a more sanitary atmosphere for food production.

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