Prime Resins Announces New Concrete Slab Lifting System For Foam

CONYERS, GA – November 15, 2011 – Polyurethane foam, epoxy injection resins and polyurea coating manufacturing company Prime Resins recently announced its newest concrete slab lifting system called Precision Lift featuring the Equalizer Gun and Revolution Pump.

The Equalizer Gun is the first impingement gun designed specifically for lifting concrete slabs. According to a press release from Prime Resins, the gun has fewer moving parts that require maintenance, which ultimately leads to less downtime and more productivity. The gun also equalizes the pressure between higher viscosity B component and lower viscosity A component material.

Engineered for a single purpose, the Revolution Pump answers the need for lifting concrete slabs with lightweight, two-component polyurethane foam, specifically Prime Resin’s Precision Lift 2135.

Polymer Processing Equipment (PPE) is planned to manufacture, assemble and warrant the components.

Prime Resins Director of Marketing Don Rigby expressed his confidence in the Equalizer Gun’s ability to open new market opportunities for roofing and insulation contractors.

“Ultimately, roofing and insulation contractors should recognize that with their existing knowledge and equipment, and their current service offerings to residential and commercial customers, they can invest in the Equalizer Gun and gain a new market of concrete slab lifting with a higher margin of profit,” Rigby said.

Frank Bien, technical director at PPE, believes the Equalizer Gun and Revolution Pump honor exactly what the pump industry has lost in recent years – dedication to a single task.

“Most manufacturers are building multipurpose machines, primarily because they can sell more parts and replacement components,” Bien said. “The simplicity of the Revolution Pump is a key differentiator. Every feature required to lift slabs is already built in: on board heaters, built-in recirculation system and powered with standard 110 volts.”

Unlike piston pumps, the simplicity of one continuous rotary motion will result in less energy use, less wear and quieter operations, according to the Prime Resins press release.

“I have about 20 years of experience with a variety of pumps, but this is the first one with which I’m willing to associate my name,” Bien said.

The business of Prime Resins has always been impacted by the pump industry. If a contractor’s pump goes down, high-pressure injection of polyurethane foam stops as does a contractor's ability to serve.

“We have always been proactive about recommending pump guns and all the accessories enabling contractors to do their job well,” said Prime Resins President Stephen Barton. “Through our relationship with Polymer Processing Equipment, Prime Resins will continue building our brand and reputation with specialty polymers while our contracting partners benefit from PPE’s manufacturing expertise in pumps, guns and accessories.”

About Polymer Processing Equipment Co:
The most recent enterprise of the Barton Industries family of companies, PPE is a manufacturing facility with over a decade of custom manufacturing experience for process industries. The new focus for PPE is twofold: to manufacture equipment for injecting, spraying, and pumping polymers such as those produced by Prime Resins and to provide engineering and manufacturing expertise for Prime Composites, another Barton Industries company. For more information about PPE, please click the link below to visit their website.

About Prime Resins:
Established in 1982, Prime Resins manufactures polyurethane foams, epoxy injection resins, and polyurea coatings. With in-house R&D labs, formulation, packaging and technical support offered 24/7, Prime Resins has everything customers and partners need to help solve problems. Specified by engineers, injected by specialty contractors, and distributed through building suppliers, Prime Resins products are used primarily to stop leaks, stabilize soils, strengthen and protect concrete. For more information about Prime Resins, please click the link below to visit their website.