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Concrete Form Liners

Formliners are used when concrete needs to have an architectural element or non-standard flatwork. Several different types of formliners exist and can be used to create architectural concrete. A high end formliner can do 10 or more pulls and will be made from a polyurethane rubber. Polyurethane rubber is a versatile product and can poured over an existing model at room temperature to create a perfect copy or formliner. ABS forms are often made from real stone masters, but in some applications, it is better to use polyurethane rubber that can be machinable and more durable. We provide multiple options that offer distinctly different polyurethanes for large or small scale formliners.

Polyurethane rubber outperforms most other substrates for formliners, because of the ability to copy any detail, be poured in any thickness and can come in multiple different versions to provide different properties and speeds. These properties of polyurethane rubber allow for a formliner to be made that is thicker and more durable with a softer hardness or thinner and tough with a high hardness. We provide a TDI based and MDI formliner rubber line to fit any processing need. TDI based polyurethane rubber is an industry standard and has premium properties and is less moisture sensitive than MDI. MDI polyurethane rubber is less expensive than TDI providing more variability in pot life, speeds and retains similar properties at a higher hardness.

A room temperature cure model allows polyurethane rubber to not require advanced machinery in order to heat and cool substrates to make a formliner. Most thin plastic molds require an oven and a vacuum machine to pull the plastic onto a form. When using a polyurethane rubber, the material can be poured onto a master and will cure in place without the introduction of heat or expensive machinery. Pouring polyurethane rubber also allows you to pour any thickness to make the formliner more durable or less depending on the final cost. Polyurethane rubber gives advanced options that allow for any type of formliner to be produced out of high-quality products.