Tactile ground surface indicators

Tactile ground surface indicators

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Tactile markings help with orientation

Blind and visually impaired people have special challenges in their everyday lives. In public spaces in particular, they depend on help. This help doesn’t absolutely have to come from other people because many people with visual impairments can completely master their everyday routines. Thanks to special provisions that is not a problem at all? Pedestrian lights give signals, ATMs have braille andheadphone connections, and  markings on the floor help with orientation.

Tactile markings on pedestrian crossings
We can apply these ground markings for the visually impaired, also called tactile markings. Tactile markings make sense in many locations in public spaces. The best known place they are used are in pedestrian crossings. Surely everyone has noticed the nubs on the ground here that can even be felt through the shoes. These nubbed surfaces are there to catch the attention of the visually impaired at dangerous locations, such as pedestrian crossings on roads. Grooves lead to these attention-grabbing surfaces which can be felt with a cane. With such guides, visually impaired and blind people can also distinguish footpaths from bike paths; an optical separation there is not sufficient. These grooves are attached with special ground marking colors and can be added at any future point in time.

Avoiding accidents

These orientation aids are not just important for pedestrian crossings. There are many spots were tactile ground markings are important in order to avoid accidents, including bus stops, train stations, subway stations, as well as public buildings.

Tactile ground markings at bus stops and train stations

The blind and the visually impaired are warned of obstacles and dangerous areas by tactile ground markings and independently orient themselves without constantly relying on help from strangers. We are happy to provide you with information about the options and advise you in your projects on how to make life easier and safer for the blind.

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WEAR PROTECTION

Abrasion, also known colloquially as wear and tear, describes the degeneration of surfaces from grinding, rolling, hitting, scratching, chemical, or thermal stresses.

carapax offers effective, durable, and cost-effective protection against early wear on all surfaces.

The use of carapax protects not only against mechanical wear but the protective coating is also resistant to acids, bases, organic wastes and other liquid chemical substances.

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CORROSION PROTECTION

Corrosion damage affects almost all areas of infrastructure, from highways, bridges, and buildings to ships, oil and gas pipelines, chemical systems and water or wastewater lines. Such damage doesn’t result in significant economic losses, but rather pose a threat to public safety and the environment. Supply interruptions and plant downtime as well as extensive repairs result in significant financial expenses.

With the use of carapax, we stop the premature loss of value in systems, components, and buildings that comes from corrosion.

We guarantee effective, durable, and cost-efficient protection from a wide variety of the effects of corrosion.

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COVERING

Water penetration into substrates causes significant damage to the building structure. Protecting buildings and surfaces with an effective coating is one of the traditional areas of use for carapax. All of our coating systems are suitable for ensuring effective protection of the substrate from moisture.

Applied as a coating to flat roofs, basements, pools, or foundations, we always offer the right solution depending on individual circumstances, stresses, and physical requirements.

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TRANSPORT PROTECTION

Applied as a non-slip coating, carapax offers not only protection against knocks and impacts, but it also ensures that all transported goods stay in their place.

In logistics or cargo, carapax protects the usable areas of trailers, trucks, and transporters. In addition, our system also extends the service life of transport boxes, pallets, and other loading systems.

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ISOLATION

carapax offers not only protective coatings but also coatings for thermal and sound insulation. This MID system is used for thermal insulation in roof trusses, facades, or floors in housing construction. The space to be insulated is filled in a dimensionally stable, complete, and gapless manner. This minimizes heat loss and damaging condensation is completely prevented.

In addition to thermal insulation, the system also meets all requirements for the properties of an excellent sound insulation because the stability and flexibility of the material remains throughout the entire service life.

carapax also meets the requirements for fire safety protection of Class E, is mold and mildew resistant, and has better insulation values than commercial insulation.