FMIN Testing
Stay flat and level. Stay compliant and efficient.
Robotic and advanced warehouse technologies – driving Industry 4.0 – were transforming the Industrial space before Covid-19 and the adoption has only accelerated since 2020. Significant investments into these warehouse technologies are viewed as a necessary growth component in a highly competitive market space and there are no signs that these technologies or the investments in, are slowing down. While these technologies offer the potential to transform operations through substantial cost savings and operational efficiencies, too often the condition of the warehouse slabs is not a key talking point during the discussions of said warehouse technologies. The current state of your floor, can directly impact the performance and ROI of the system you are looking to invest in.
Since 2020, Durable Surfaces has established itself as an industry leader and trusted advisor to clients looking to invest in warehouse technologies. Over the last 5 years Durable has helped clients achieve the stated performance targets of their automation investments, while reducing the maintenance costs of the systems. Durable understands just how important a high quality, flat floor is to these systems. We are one of the few companies positioned to provide certified flatness testing and are equipped to transform the floor to meet the tight specifications required for the technologies to work as designed.
Fmin – Stay flat and level. Stay compliant and efficient.
A quick look around your concrete flooring surface may be all it takes to know your slabs aren’t flat and level. But to know by how much—and whether they’re out of compliance—takes more than a glance. It requires precision measurement performed by expert technicians.
For defined traffic areas, such as a Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) or Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGV’s), we test Fmin. (Durable Surfaces measures floor flatness (FF) and floor levelness (FL) for random traffic areas.) Once testing is complete, we determine how out of tolerance your slabs are and how best to repair, restore and remediate them. Using spot grinding, milling and polishing, we’ll make sure you achieve your target numbers.
Fmin – The F-min number is used to define the WORST acceptable flatness and levelness conditions in a defined aisle of traffic, to control the wheel track profiles.
It is to be used in Defined Traffic areas, example: VNA – wire or rail guided trucks. F-min values are assigned according to the expected lift truck and rack height and this is captured by calculating both transversely (maximum cross aisle) and longitudinally (down aisle). It is also used when installing a G2P or GTP (Goods-to-person) cube style ASRS pick system: example Autostore, Exotech Skypod, Geek+ P-Series, or HAI Robotics ACR.
The D-Meter, F-Meter, and Profileographs can all capture Fmin measurements which are set by the ACI 360R-10, Guide to Design of Slabs-On-Ground.
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