Product Overview

MC-Floor 3K is a three-component, solvent-free epoxy mortar flooring system from MC-Bauchemie that represents the highest performance tier in epoxy floor technology — the system consists of a bisphenol A epoxy resin (Component A), a cycloaliphatic or aromatic amine hardener (Component B), and a pre-graded hard quartz aggregate filler (Component C) that are combined at the specified ratio on site to produce a trowelable mortar applied at 4 to 9 mm nominal thickness using a gauge-raker trowel and finished by steel floating to produce a seamless, dense, high-strength epoxy mortar floor layer. The three-component mortar architecture distinguishes MC-Floor 3K from two-component epoxy coating systems (MC-Floor 2K EP) and self-levelling epoxy systems (2 to 3 mm): the 4 to 9 mm mortar thickness provides the mechanical strength and chemical reservoir depth required for genuine industrial duty environments — the floor can withstand forklift traffic with solid rubber tyres at axle loads of 8 to 12 tonnes; point loads from pallet racking foot plates; thermal shock from steam cleaning at 80 to 90 degrees Celsius; and prolonged contact with concentrated cleaning chemicals, acids, alkalis, and process fluids. The chemical resistance of cured MC-Floor 3K covers: dilute and concentrated mineral acids (H2SO4, HCl, HNO3 at concentrations defined in the product chemical resistance chart); alkalis (NaOH, KOH); organic solvents (alcohols, ketones, esters); vegetable and animal fats and oils; CIP (clean-in-place) cleaning solutions including caustic soda and nitric acid at food plant concentrations; and bacteriostatic resistance by virtue of the seamless, pore-free surface that prevents bacterial harbourage — a critical hygiene performance property for food and pharmaceutical floor specifications. The seamless nature of the applied floor (no tile joints and no board joints) eliminates all bacterial harbourage sites and makes MC-Floor 3K the first-choice floor specification for FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) compliant food processing plants and for GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) compliant pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities as per Schedule M of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Space Arc Engineering supplies MC-Floor 3K for industrial flooring contractors, pharmaceutical facility builders, food plant designers, and chemical plant owners across Ghaziabad, Delhi NCR, Noida, and Uttar Pradesh.

Applications

• Food processing plant floors — applying MC-Floor 3K as the floor finish in meat processing, dairy, beverage, biscuit, and ready-to-eat food manufacturing plants where the floor must withstand: daily steam and high-pressure hot water cleaning; CIP acid and caustic cleaning chemical spillage; animal fat and vegetable oil contamination; heavy trolley and forklift traffic; and FSSAI food safety hygiene requirements for seamless, cleanable, bacteria-resistant surfaces
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing facility floors — specifying MC-Floor 3K in formulation and manufacturing areas of pharmaceutical plants regulated under Schedule M (GMP) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, where the floor must be: seamless with no joints or crevices that can harbour microbiological contamination; resistant to CIP cleaning agents, disinfectants, and isopropyl alcohol; capable of withstanding high-pressure steam sterilisation of process areas; durable under the frequent pedestrian and small-vehicle traffic in manufacturing corridors
• Chemical and petrochemical plant floors — applying MC-Floor 3K in chemical processing areas, battery rooms, acid storage areas, chemical dosing rooms, and laboratory floors where the specific chemical resistance of the cured epoxy mortar against the plant process chemicals (verified against the MC-Floor 3K chemical resistance chart) provides the containment surface for chemical spillage
• Heavy industrial manufacturing floor reinstatement — reinstating failed or deteriorated concrete floors in automotive assembly, engineering, and metal processing factories where heavy forklift traffic, oil contamination, and mechanical impact have destroyed the original concrete surface and a high-strength, seamless, chemically resistant epoxy mortar topping is required to restore the floor to full operational service
• Brewery and distillery floors — completing the floor in fermentation halls, bottling areas, barrel storage, and yeast processing areas of breweries and distilleries where the floor faces acid cleaning, ethanol spillage, CO2 exposure, constant water and cleaning chemical washdowns, and heavy trolley and forklift traffic from full barrel movement
• Freezer and cold store floors — applying MC-Floor 3K in the blast freezing and cold store areas of food processing and cold chain logistics facilities where the floor must withstand the thermal cycling between ambient (+25 degrees Celsius) and refrigerated or frozen storage (-10 to -25 degrees Celsius) without debonding, cracking, or losing chemical and abrasion resistance — specify cold-temperature cure grade if below-ambient application temperature is required

Key Advantages

• Three-component system — maximum performance from the graded aggregate mortar matrix: the quartz aggregate provides the mechanical framework for load distribution and abrasion resistance while the epoxy binder provides chemical resistance, adhesion, and cohesive strength — a fundamentally different and superior performance architecture to aggregate-free two-component epoxy coatings applied at 0.3 to 1.0 mm thickness
• Seamless hygienic surface — continuous application with no tile or sheet joints creates a floor surface with no bacterial harbourage sites — mandatory for FSSAI-compliant food processing and Schedule M-compliant pharmaceutical flooring — chemical and steam cleaning can reach all areas of the floor surface without obstruction
• Exceptional chemical resistance — solvent-free cross-linked epoxy mortar resists a broad spectrum of industrial chemicals including concentrated mineral acids, strong alkalis, organic solvents, fats and oils, and aggressive CIP cleaning chemicals — chemical resistance verified by immersion testing per ISO 2812 or ASTM C267
• Heavy mechanical duty rating — 4 to 9 mm mortar thickness and aggregate-reinforced matrix sustain solid rubber tyre forklift traffic at up to 12-tonne axle load, pallet racking point loads, and repetitive mechanical impact without cracking or delamination — far exceeds the duty capability of thin-film epoxy coating systems
• Solvent-free — zero volatile organic compound (VOC) emission during application and curing — meets workplace exposure limits and environmental compliance requirements for enclosed factory and food plant environments — no residual solvent odour contaminating food or pharmaceutical products being manufactured during floor reinstatement operations
• Long service life with low maintenance — epoxy mortar floors have demonstrated 15 to 25 year service life in demanding industrial environments with minimal maintenance beyond routine cleaning — the long service life reduces total floor life-cycle cost despite the higher initial specification cost compared to cementitious floor hardeners or thin-film epoxy coatings