With our new Zig-Zag Technology, more than 90% of our joints are sealed tight during assembly-compared to just 40 to 50% built with traditional hook joints. The result: protection against water penetration is significantly increased. Our new assembly technique and innovative joint design work so efficiently that we've practically eliminated the sealing of open joints from the production process. Another example of PROLAM know-how in action.

PROLAM delivers trailer floors that go beyond everyday quality and durability standards. Zig-Zag Technology reduces the combined effects of water penetration and repeated stress from load movements. This higher resistance to wear and tear preserves the structural integrity of the floor. So PROLAM floors last longer -delivering a better return on your investment.

During forklift loading, Zig-Zag Technology provides better weight distribution over the floor. This innovative design naturally directs load-bearing stress along the length of the floor. The result is to reduce stress on glue lines around joints-the exact opposite of when hook joints are used. Lab tests prove: Zig-Zag joints are virtually twice as strong as hook joints.

It boils down to this: your truck flooring will last only as long as its weakest point. Industry insiders know that fatigue resistance is the key to longer-lasting floors. And fatigue resistance is based directly on the number and the distribution of joints per square foot of flooring. A trailer floor has more than 2,000 joints, or an average of 5.6 joints per square foot. But that's just an average. In actual fact, more than 20% of a floor's surface has 6 joints (or more) per square foot.

The upshot: you need to protect your flooring investment. Be sure that your floors are holding up against forklifts and other heavy loads.

For tough, long-lasting flooring, go for PROLAM's Zig-Zag technology, designed to maximize lifetime flooring value. This innovative manufacturing technology ensures that weight-bearing stress from forklifts is distributed throughout the flooring-a giant leap in technology compared with conventional hook joints. You end up with stronger, more solid joints, and much greater fatigue resistance. Remember (true flooring performance isn't just about strength); it's really about lifetime value.

Fatigue resistance scale

 

Hook-joint flooring (Scan representation of a whole trailer floor)		Zig-Zag flooring (Scan representation of a whole trailer floor)
Conventional flooring with hook joints have built-in stress weakness zones. With more than 20% in the low-resistance zone, this flooring simply can't hold up as long.		Zig-Zag flooring avoids these critical fatigue zones by distributing the load effectively and uniformly across the floor. With this added fatigue resistance, Zig-Zag flooring outclasses hook-joint flooring.

 

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