Beverage · Fruit, Vegetable & Juice
Fruit, Vegetable & Juice Plant Floors That Handle Acid and Sugar
Fruit acids
Citric and malic resistant
248°F
Maximum service temperature
0.6–0.9
Wet coefficient of friction
5-yr
Written warranty
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What produce and juice processing do to a floor
Fruit acids and sugars together
Citric, malic and ascorbic acids etch concrete while sugars attack the cement. PumaCRETE seals the slab and resists both.
Wash flumes and hydrocoolers
Water, soil and plant debris flow across the floor all day. The sealed surface cleans back without pitting.
Hot blanchers and steam peelers
Blanchers, cookers and steam peelers put hot water and steam on the floor. Thermal zones get 3/8 inch.
Caustic peeling
Lye peeling lines splash caustic solution. Urethane concrete is designed for caustic exposure.
Hot-fill juice lines
Hot-fill and pasteurized juice lines combine heat and sugary acid spills. The system handles both.
Seasonal peak loads
Plants run flat-out during harvest. A floor that doesn’t need patching mid-season is worth the investment.
Recommended system by zone
One urethane concrete system, configured for the room you’re standing in. Thickness, texture and cove are set zone by zone. Add 1/8 in for integral cove.
| Zone | Recommended system | Key exposures |
|---|---|---|
| Receiving and dump | 401-HF, 3/8 in, slip-grade | Soil, debris, forklifts, bins |
| Washing and sorting | 401-HF, 1/4 in + cove, slip-grade | Constant wet, sanitizers, debris |
| Peeling (steam and caustic) | 401-HF, 3/8 in (thermal) + cove | Steam, caustic splash, heat |
| Blanching and cooking | 401-HF, 3/8 in (thermal) + cove | Hot water, steam, starch |
| Juice extraction and blending | 401-HF, 1/4 in + cove | Citric and malic acids, sugars |
| Hot-fill and packaging | 401-HF, 3/8 in (thermal), slip-grade | Heat, sugary spills, conveyor debris |
Installing outside the harvest window
Off-season scheduling
Seasonal plants are done between harvests. Year-round plants are phased line by line.
Starch and acid-damaged slabs repaired
Etched and pitted concrete is ground back to sound material and patched before the topping goes down.
Drains for heavy flow
Trench drains at flumes and washers are rebuilt to handle peak water volume.
Food safety and audits
- Meets FDA current good manufacturing practice: floors that can be adequately cleaned and kept in good repair (21 CFR Part 117)
- Juice plants: supports sanitation monitoring under Juice HACCP, 21 CFR Part 120
- Aligned with SQF, BRC, IFS and FSSC 22000 audit expectations
- OSHA-compliant slip resistance (wet coefficient of friction 0.6–0.9)
Performance data
| Property | PumaCRETE 401-HF |
|---|---|
| Compressive strength | 9,500 psi (ASTM C579) |
| Tensile strength | 1,450 psi (ASTM C307) |
| Flexural strength | 3,200 psi (ASTM C580) |
| Bond to concrete | Exceeds substrate (ASTM D7234) |
| Abrasion resistance | 0.06 g loss (ASTM C501) |
| Impact resistance | >160 in-lb (ASTM D2794) |
| Service temperature | -40°F to 248°F |
| Thermal shock | Pass, boiling-to-ambient cycles |
| Wet coefficient of friction | 0.6–0.9 (tunable) |
| Vapor pressure tolerance | Up to 25 lbs through the slab |
| Minimum install temperature | 35°F (operating coolers) |
| Standard thickness | 1/4 in (3/8 in in thermal zones) |
Standard 1/4-inch PumaCRETE 401-HF system. Full test data is on the technical data sheets.
Three ways to buy, direct from the manufacturer
Every system on this page is made by PumaCRETE and sold direct, with no distributor markup.
Buy the materials
Urethane concrete, primers, topcoats and cove kits shipped direct from the manufacturer to your plant. No distributor markup.
Buy it installed
Turnkey installation by factory-trained crews, with material and workmanship warranties from a single source.
Train your own crew
A factory-employed PumaCRETE trainer certifies your maintenance team or local contractor on your slab: prep, mixing, troweling, cove and testing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fruit, Vegetable & Juice Plant Floors FAQ's
Fruit acids etch concrete while sugars break down the cement, and the floor never dries. Together they turn concrete rough and porous in a few years. A sealed urethane concrete topping stops both.
Yes. PumaCRETE is built for caustic exposure. We specify 3/8 inch with integral cove around caustic and steam peelers.
Yes. The seamless, non-porous surface supports the sanitation monitoring juice plants run under 21 CFR Part 120.
Yes. PumaCRETE ships from the Port of Miami with on-site crew training. See the Caribbean & Latin America page.
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