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BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION

Enhanced Performance Overlays for Concrete Forming

Epic efficiency, epic performance, epic value—an evolution.

In everything we do, our focus is on creating opportunity for our customers. Technology, design and innovation that generate sustainable value. That’s Performance Applied.

HEADQUARTERS

1000 Holcomb Woods Parkway Suite 444 Roswell, GA 30076 USA

+1 877.689.9145 arclin.com

UNITED STATES Andalusia, AL Blythewood, SC Hayward, WI Moncure, NC Portland, OR Springfield, OR Tacoma, WA Toledo, OH Winnfield, LA

CANADA Cobourg, ON Kamloops, BC Ste-Thérèse, QC

As market demand evolves and materials change, Arclin constantly strives to evolve, too, the performance of its concrete forming products. We work to make them stronger. To ensure they give a smooth and clean finish on any type of concrete mix. And to make sure they stand up to real-world conditions and demand.

Arclin’s focus on continuous improvement has led to an evolution in the EPIC® suite of concrete forming overlays with the development of our groundbreaking MD3000 resin. This resin more uniformly saturates the overlay base sheet than traditional resins, strengthening internal bonds and providing greater durability even when used on high-alkaline concrete mixes.

Arclin has also worked to combine the strengths of various types of wood fibers to produce base papers that offer improved performance in the field, even in wet and harsh conditions. These papers allow for uniform resin distribution, more consistency on the job site and easier release without separation or delamination.

Talk to the experts at Arclin or to your preferred panel manufacturer or distributor to determine the right EPIC® overlay for your next job.

EPIC® Enhanced Performance Overlays for Concrete Forming

What to KnowTo select the right EPIC®

overlay and ensure the best results, you’ll need to

determine:

Concrete mix design water/cement ratios, chemical admixtures, fly ash, SCC mixes

Surface requirements coated concrete, exposed, architectural finish, matte,

gloss, etc.

Forming systems to be used loose, jobsite built, gang

forms, engineered systems

Reuse requirements based on all of the above,

together we’ll determine the realistic and achievable

reuse capacities

Enhanced Performance Overlaysfor Concrete FormingAn evolution.

Product Concrete Finish1 Common Applications2 Description / Attributes3 Pours per Panel4

EPIC® Medium Density Overlay 3333 (MDO)

Matte For concrete that will be coated, painted or exposed

Minor grain and no wood characteristic transfer with hardwood face substrate

Moderate grain and wood characteristic transfer with fir face substrate.

8 – 10

EPIC® Enhanced Flow Medium Density Overlay 3369 (Natural Kraft) and 3379 (Green) (MDO)

Smooth, Matte

For concrete that will be coated, painted or exposed

Enhanced alkalinity resistance

Minor grain and wood characteristic transfer on hardwood face.

Moderate grain and wood characteristic transfer with fir face substrate

8 – 12

EPIC® Coated Concrete Forming Overlay 4098/4097 (CCFO)

Semi-gloss For high alkaline concrete mixes

Specially formulated phenolic coating for high alkaline concrete mix designs

10 – 15

EPIC® High Density Overlay 2252/2253 (HDO)

Smooth, Low- & Semi-gloss

For HDO conform where reuse is important

Available with both standard & premium resin contents depending on forming system and reuse requirements

Minor grain and wood characteristic transfer with fir substrate

Minor grain and no wood characteristic transfer with hardwood substrate

15 – 25

EPIC® High Alkaline Overlay 2600 (HAO)

Semi-gloss/ high-gloss (based on pressing surface condition)

For “aggressive” high alkaline concrete mix designs

Minor grain and no wood characteristic transfer with hardwood face substrate

Minor grain and wood characteristic transfer with fir face substrate

15 – 30

Melamine Concrete Forming Overlay (MCFO)

Smooth, Low- & Semi-gloss

For concrete that will be coated, painted or exposed

Enhanced alkalinity resistance

Minor grain and wood characteristic transfer on hardwood face.

Moderate grain and wood characteristic transfer with fir face substrate

15 – 20

1. Concrete finish affected by various factors such as panel reuses, job site cleaning & handling practices, and type of press finish used during panel manufacturing (e.g., polished chrome platen, aluminum caul, etc.). HDO, HAO, MCFO and CCFO products only.

2. Loose panel forming, gang forms and engineered forming systems will affect panel selection.3. Overlay performance and attributes are significantly affected by the choice of substrate. Rough veneer will transfer through all overlays. If

architectural finishes are required, appropriate “mock-up” pours are critical to ensure correct panel selection.4. The number of reuses will be affected by panel substrate quality, concrete mix designs, construction/jobsite techniques and practices, form

release type, and by the forming system used (loose forms, gang forms, engineered systems, etc.).

One ArclinResins, surface overlays and more — Arclin is a leader in engineering chemistry-based applications for the building, design, agriculture and energy industries.

Design. Build. Grow.

Every finish, every application… ever green.

Arclin’s EPIC® suite of concrete forming overlays is E-Gen® designated because they meet a host of criteria for sustainability:

• EPIC® overlays extend panel life up to 20 times or more than non-overlaid panels — significantly reducing jobsite waste

• These strong and durable overlays create a variety of concrete finish options and are manufactured using sustainably harvested trees for substrate materials

• May contribute to LEED Credits 2.1 and 2.2 for waste reduction and MR Credits 3.1 and 3.2 for material re-use

• Available with FSC® chain-of-custody certified papers

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The Cost of Doing it Right.

Labor is the biggest expense associated with concrete forming. Consider, then, the importance of getting it right the first time. Used properly, EPIC® overlays ensure a quality surface and save labor and material costs by creating a quality surface and enabling significant panel reuse.

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How They Stack Up

Average Pours Per Panel

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PLACING LABOR

CONCRETE

FORM MATERIAL

PANEL TYPEHDO HAO

AVG.POURS PER

PANEL

FORM LABOR

REINFORCING STEEL COST

CCFOMDO MCFO

0

10

20

30

40

50

PLACING LABOR

CONCRETE

FORM MATERIAL

PANEL TYPEHDO HAO

AVG.POURS PER

PANEL

FORM LABOR

REINFORCING STEEL COST

CCFOMDO MCFO

0

10

20

30

40

50

In everything we do, our focus is on creating opportunity for our customers. Technology, design and innovation that generate sustainable value. That’s Performance Applied.

E-Gen® ›› Sustainability AppliedArclin applies its proprietary E-Gen® designation only to its products that are expressly engineered to meet or exceed existing product performance standards and to reduce manufacturing and downstream environmental impact.

HEADQUARTERS

1000 Holcomb Woods Parkway Roswell, GA 30076 USA

+1 877.689.9145 arclin.com

UNITED STATES Andalusia, AL Blythewood, SC Hayward, WI Moncure, NC Portland, OR Springfield, OR Tacoma, WA Toledo, OH Winnfield, LA

CANADA Cobourg, ON Ste-Thérèse, QC

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