Email Newsletter
- Summer 2007
Dear Friend and Associate,
The temperatures are soaring, the kids are back in school,
and summer is fading into fall. I'm not sure where the time
went, but we've been busy working on a few new products and
some packaging improvements that we think will catch your
interest. We've also decided - since we all stay so busy and
our inboxes stay so full - to condense this e-newsletter into
four installments with an edition published each season.
Since it's not quite fall yet, this will be the summer edition
of our e-newsletter. We've got quite a lot to share, including
a new, no-electricity-required pump, new packaging for our
Prime Seal 5800, and our 25th anniversary birthday celebration.
So peruse at your leisure and try to stay cool through the
last few "dog days" of summer.
Best Regards,
Michelle Robinson
Marketing Manager
Prime Resins Celebrates 25 Years of Successful
Infrastructure Repair
We're
celebrating twenty-five years of successful infrastructure
repair and restoration and we couldn't have done it without
loyal customers like you! Thank you for your continued support.
Read on for a brief history of how Prime Resins has become
a leading manufacturer of chemical grouts and epoxies.
Founded in 1982 by David Barton, Prime Resins, Inc. was
created as a way to supply his specialty contracting company,
Barton Southern Company, with then difficult-to-find specialized
epoxies. A chemist on staff could tweak the formulas to
make material specifically for the application on the current
job.
“As the contracting business expanded, word of mouth
about the products Barton Southern was using began to build
a market for the epoxies,” said David Barton, President
of Prime Resins, Inc. “I decided at that point to
market the products to other concrete repair specialists.”
To learn more about Prime Resins' history, visit http://www.primeresins.com/casestudies/25years.php.
Case Study: City of Kings Mountain Sewer Outfall
Line Repair
The
City of Kings Mountain, North Carolina recently used several
resins from Prime Resins' Prime-Flex line of chemical grouts
to repair two 24-inch RCP sewer outfall lines that had been
experiencing severe infiltration. According to Dennis Wells,
Water Resources Director for the city, 40,000 gallons of
ground water entering the system was being treated every
day.
"40,000 gallons is costly to treat, not to mention
the capacity that it was taking away from the WWTP,"
Wells said.
To continue reading this case study, visit http://www.primeresins.com/casestudies/kingsmountain.php.
Have you recently used Prime Resins chemical grouts
or epoxies in a repair? Submit details of your
repair and you may see your story as the next Case-Study-of-the-Month!
Email your details and contact information to mrobinson@primeresins.com
or call 800-321-7212 and ask for Michelle Robinson in the
marketing department.
Engineer's Corner: Thermal Expansion of Concrete
Increased exposure to the sun during the summer elevates
temperatures, causing thermal changes in concrete structures.
As a concrete structure increases in temperature, the volume
of the structure expands. This expansion can create stress
when the concrete is restrained, resulting in cracking,
spalling and excessive deflection. (Source:
Peter H. Emmons / Concrete Repair and Maintenance
© R. S. Means Company, Kingston, MA)
If you notice deterioration in a concrete structure caused
by thermal expansion, call us. Our Technical Support Specialists
can help you determine what steps to take and what material
to use to successfully repair concrete that has experienced
deterioration due to summer's soaring temperatures.
The Engineer's
Corner is a section of our website specifically developed
to inform engineers and specifiers of technical updates
and to provide assistance in accessing technical and test
information, service education and documentation for the
specification of our products.
Senate Passes ASCE-endorsed National Infrastructure
Improvement Act
On Thursday, August 2, 2007, the Senate passed the American
Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) endorsed National Infrastructure
Improvement Act (S. 775), a bill that would establish a
national commission to assess the physical condition of
America's infrastructure and recommend ways to improve it.
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously
approved the bill at a committee markup session.
With each passing day, aging and overburdened infrastructure
threatens the economy and quality of life in every state,
city and town in the nation. To read about the infrastructure
issues in your region and how you can help raise the grade
on America's failing infrastructure, visit the ASCE's Infrastructure
Report Card website at http://www.asce.org/reportcard/2005/index.cfm
New Product: FLOWMASTER Resin Dispensing System
The
FLOWMASTER is a powerful yet simple air operated unit featuring
consistent air pressure from a 5” air motor with instantaneous
reversing, delivering uniform fluid / mixing pressure. There
is no lead / lag or pressure drops that can adversely affect
the mix of the A & B materials. The design of the air
motor delivers efficient, consistent trouble free operation.
The FLOWMASTER operates from a separate air source or it
can be outfitted with an optional on-board air compressor.
No electricity is required and there are no gears to jam
or belts to slip or break.
The FLOWMASTER is ideally suited for pumping Prime Resins’
line of urethane joint sealers and dual-component polyurethane
resins. It can also be used to pump any of the Prime-Flex
products as a single component material.
To view specs of the FLOWMASTER, visit http://www.primeresins.com/products/pumps/flowmaster.php.
New Packaging: Prime Seal 5800 "Quick-Mix" 900ml
Cartridge System Now Offered
Prime
Resins, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of a larger
size of our Prime Seal 5800 “Quick-Mix” cartridge
system to our product line. The 300ml x 600ml, 2:1 “Quick-Mix”
cartridge offers double the volume of the traditional 150ml
x 300ml packaging option. Sold six to a case, the new packaging
offers a per ounce cost- savings and increased convenience
to the customer by requiring less reloading of the cartridge
gun while sealing joints.
In conjunction with the new, larger cartridges, Prime Resins
offers a 300ml x 600ml quick-change ratio gun. This heavy-duty
cartridge gun has a 26:1 mechanical advantage with comfort
grip handle, and can be quickly and easily converted from
2:1, 300 ml x 600ml to 1:1, 600ml x 600ml simply by switching
a plunger to the alternate plunger that is included with
the gun. Download
Printable Product Data Sheet.
For more information about our new cartridge system or
Prime Seal 5800, visit http://www.primeresins.com/products/primeseal/5800_newcartridge.php.
Visit us at APWA's 2007 International Public Works
Congress and Exposition, September 9-11
We
are excited to be a part of "The Best Show in Public
Works," exposition at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention
Center in San Antonio, Texas, September 9-11, 2007. Scott
Kelly and Scott Kammerer will be at booth 713, so go on
by and quiz them on their technical knowledge of chemical
grouts and epoxies!
For more information about APWA's International Public
Works Congress and Exposition, visit www.apwa.net/congress.
Do You Have Questions or Comments About Our Products?
If the answer is yes, we'd love to hear from you! We
understand that no two jobs are alike and want to know
what our customers are saying about our products. Send
an email to Michelle Robinson, Marketing Manager at mrobinson@primeresins.com,
or you can give us a call at 800-321-7212.
Calendar
APWA International
Public Works Congress and Exposition
September 9-11, 2007
Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center
San Antonio, TX
Booth #713
Southeast Facilities Expo
September 12-13, 2007
College Park, GA
Booth #334
Southeastern Warehouse Association Convention
September 20-22, 2007
Asheville, NC
World of Concrete
January 22-25, 2008
Las Vegas, NV
Booth #S11613
Pumper and Cleaner Environmental Expo
February 27-March1, 2008
Louisville, KY
Booth #9219
Complete calendar of events online at: http://www.primeresins.com/events.php
