MC-Bauchemie MC-Floor 11
A solventless, self-levelling epoxy topping that turns a rough concrete slab into a seamless, hard-wearing, chemical-resistant floor for pharma, food and industrial units.
What is it?
A two-part, solventless epoxy self-levelling floor coating from MC-Bauchemie, laid at 2-3 mm to give a smooth, jointless, high-strength wearing surface over prepared concrete.
Where is it used?
Pharmaceutical and food-processing floors, warehouses and logistics sheds, clean rooms, electronics and automotive workshops, and hospital areas that need a hygienic, dust-free surface.
Why use it?
It seals porous concrete into one continuous membrane that resists chemicals, heavy traffic and washdowns, is easy to clean, and carries no dust joints or crevices where contamination can hide.
How is it applied?
Prepared substrate is primed, then the mixed resin is poured, spread with a serrated squeegee to 2-3 mm, and de-aerated with a spiked roller so it flows out level and cures to a seamless finish.
About MC-Bauchemie MC-Floor 11
MC-Floor 11 is the self-levelling epoxy floor coating in MC-Bauchemie’s industrial flooring range, supplied and applied in India by Space Arc Engineering. It is a solventless, low-VOC, two-component system: a pigmented epoxy resin base and a hardener that are mixed on site and poured onto a properly prepared concrete slab. Once spread and de-aerated it flows out under its own weight to a smooth, level plane, then cures into a dense film roughly 2-3 mm thick. The result is a floor with no tile joints, no grout lines and no coating laps for dirt, bacteria or spilled product to collect in, which is why it is specified so often for facilities that live and die by their hygiene audits.
What sets a self-levelling epoxy apart from a thin roller coat is body and toughness. At 2-3 mm the film bridges minor surface imperfections and gives a wearing layer that shrugs off forklift wheels, pallet drag and repeated washdown far better than a 200-300 micron coating ever could. Cured, the system develops high compressive strength and a hard Shore D surface, so it holds up under point loads and abrasion in daily industrial service. Because it bonds monolithically to the slab, it also protects the concrete underneath from chemical attack and moisture ingress, extending the life of the structure itself rather than just dressing the top of it.
The technical insight
The performance comes from a cross-linked epoxy network. When the resin and hardener are combined, the amine hardener reacts with the epoxide groups on the resin to build a tight, three-dimensional thermoset polymer. That dense matrix is what gives the cured floor its chemical resistance and mechanical strength: there are very few free pathways for acids, alkalis, oils or solvents to penetrate, and the rigid backbone resists indentation and abrasion. Being solventless matters here too. Solvent-borne coatings lose volume as the solvent flashes off, which limits film build and can leave micro-porosity; a 100% solids self-levelling epoxy keeps almost all of what you pour on the floor, so the 2-3 mm you lay is the 2-3 mm you keep, cured solid with no pinholing from evaporating carrier. The self-levelling behaviour is a matter of controlled viscosity: the mixed material is fluid enough to flow and release trapped air when passed over with a spiked roller, but viscous enough to hold thickness and not run to the low points, which is how it produces a flat, seamless surface without hand-troweling.
Where it is used
- Pharmaceutical and GMP manufacturing floors where a jointless, cleanable surface is mandatory
- Food and beverage processing areas subject to frequent washdown and spillage
- Warehouse, distribution and logistics floors under constant forklift and pallet traffic
- Clean rooms and electronics assembly plants needing a low-dust, static-controlled base
- Automotive and engineering workshop floors exposed to oils, fuels and mechanical wear
- Hospital, laboratory and healthcare floors requiring hygienic, easy-to-disinfect surfaces
- Packaging and FMCG production halls where product purity depends on floor cleanliness
- Cold-store anterooms and dry-goods areas needing a durable, sealed concrete surface
Key advantages
- Seamless, jointless finish with no crevices for dirt, bacteria or product to lodge in
- Solventless and low-VOC, so it is friendlier to apply in enclosed production spaces
- High compressive strength and a hard Shore D surface for heavy industrial traffic
- Broad chemical resistance to dilute acids, alkalis, solvents and petroleum products
- Full 2-3 mm build in a single self-levelling application, no hand-troweling needed
- Smooth, dense surface that is fast to clean and stands up to repeated washdown
- Bonds monolithically to concrete, protecting the slab from moisture and chemical attack
- Available in a range of RAL colours for zoning, safety marking and brand finish
Limitations & considerations
- Not a structural repair mortar; deep defects, spalls and holes must be made good before coating
- Substrate must be sound, dry (surface moisture below about 4%) and mechanically prepared, or the coating can debond
- Pot life is short once mixed, so material must be poured and spread promptly, especially in Indian summer heat
- Standard epoxy will chalk and lose gloss under prolonged direct UV, so it suits interior floors rather than open-sky areas
- As a rigid film it does not bridge live or moving cracks; joints and moving cracks need a flexible detail
- Application is temperature and humidity sensitive and is best left to trained applicators to get a defect-free finish
Selection & best practice
Success with MC-Floor 11 is decided before any resin is poured. The slab should be at least M25 grade and sound, with laitance, curing compounds, old coatings, oil and grease removed by diamond grinding or shot blasting to an open CSP 3-5 profile. Check moisture: surface moisture should be below roughly 4% by mass, verified with a moisture meter or a taped plastic-sheet test, because trapped moisture is the most common cause of blistering and debonding. Prime the prepared surface first so the topping bonds properly and to stop pinholing from substrate air. Mix each unit fully, base into hardener, with a slow-speed drill at around 200-400 rpm for a few minutes until uniform, scraping the sides and bottom of the container. Pour and spread with a serrated squeegee to the target 2-3 mm, then pass a spiked de-aeration roller across the wet film within about 5-10 minutes to release trapped air. Respect the pot life, keep sections wet-on-wet to avoid cold joints, and protect the fresh floor from traffic, water and dust until it has cured. In practice, treat this as a specialist installation and use trained applicators.
Specifications
| Product type | Two-component solventless self-levelling epoxy floor coating (low-VOC) |
| Application thickness | 2 to 3 mm per application |
| Pot life | Approx. 30-45 minutes at 23 degrees C (shorter in hot conditions) |
| Compressive strength | Greater than 70 MPa at 7 days |
| Shore D hardness | Greater than 75 at 7 days |
| Minimum substrate strength | 25 MPa (M25 grade concrete) |
| Substrate surface moisture | Below approx. 4% by mass before coating |
| Surface profile | ICRI CSP 3 to CSP 5 (diamond ground or shot blasted) |
| Colours | Range of RAL colours |
Industry use cases
Pharmaceutical & GMP
A jointless, non-porous floor that passes hygiene audits and stands up to routine disinfection and spill cleanup in production and packing halls.
Food & Beverage
A washdown-resistant surface with no grout lines for residue to collect in, suited to processing, dairy and bottling areas under FSSAI-style hygiene norms.
Warehousing & Logistics
A tough 2-3 mm wearing layer that takes constant forklift and pallet traffic while keeping dust down and aisles easy to demarcate with RAL colours.
Electronics & Clean Rooms
A smooth, low-dust base for assembly and clean-room environments where particulate control and easy cleaning are non-negotiable.
Automotive & Engineering
An oil- and fuel-resistant workshop floor that resists mechanical wear, tyre marking and dropped-tool impact in service bays and shop floors.
Frequently asked questions
Is MC-Floor 11 the same as a thin epoxy roller coating?
What concrete condition do I need before applying it?
How chemical resistant is the finished floor?
Can it be used outdoors or in car-park decks exposed to sun?
How soon can we use the floor after application?
Can Space Arc apply it, or do you only supply it?
How we position MC-Bauchemie MC-Floor 11
MC-Floor 11 sits in the mid-to-heavy-duty tier of MC-Bauchemie’s industrial flooring range. Where you need extra abrasion and impact resistance, ask us about MC-Bauchemie’s aggregate-filled epoxy screed systems and their MC-DUR line; where floors are subject to thermal shock and steam cleaning, a polyurethane-cement (PU screed) system is a better fit than epoxy. For simpler sealing of a warehouse slab, a thinner epoxy floor coating or a dustproofing floor hardener may be more economical than a full self-levelling build. Space Arc also carries equivalent industrial flooring from Fosroc (the Nitoflor range), Sika and Master Builders Solutions, so if a project spec calls for a particular brand family we can match MC-Floor 11 to the right approved product without changing the design intent.
Fosroc Nitoflor SL2000 — Choose the Fosroc option when the project is specified on Fosroc’s approved-product list or when you want the flow-applied Nitoflor self-levelling epoxy family for a comparable seamless 2 mm industrial finish.
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