When it comes to restoring deteriorated concrete whether in water treatment, sewer infrastructure, or industrial settings, cementitious epoxy mortars are essential. Yet, they consistently present applicators with field-level challenges. At Induron, we recognized these frustrations and responded with Mortarchem, the next generation in epoxy-modified cementitious mortars. Here’s how we addressed the most common field challenges:
Challenge: Heavy, Difficult to Work With Material
Traditional mortars can be so heavy that moving them around a job site, troweling, or pumping becomes laborious, inefficient, and even unsafe.
Mortarchem’s Solution: Thanks to a unique ceramic sphere technology, Mortarchem weighs roughly half that of competitive products. These hollow ceramic microspheres lighten the product without sacrificing performance, making transport, application, and finishing dramatically easier.
Challenge: Short Working Time, Especially in Heat
Especially in warmer conditions, applicators often have only minutes to dampen the substrate, apply the mortar, and finish before it becomes unworkable. Some turn to adding water,which brings its own set of problems…
Mortarchem’s Solution: Mortarchem uses a carefully-selected water-based epoxy resin that makes it easier to work with. The viscosity of the mixed product has a significant application advantage versus the competition, in part, because the ceramic microspheres, which make up a portion of the pigment package, aid viscosity by both their weight and shape. This formulation significantly extends working time, often to double what competitors offer.
Challenge: Complicated Mixing, Misplaced Components
Mortars with multiple parts can lead to confusion, time wasted, or mismatched components ruining mixes.
Mortarchem’s Solution: Everything (yes, all three components) are packaged together in a single five-gallon pail, so mixing is straightforward and quick. No confusion, no misplaced elements, which saves valuable jobsite time and reduces the risk of mistakes and/or wasted material.
Challenge: Poor Application Versatility: Spraying, Troweling, Finishing
Some mortar products are inflexible—difficult to spray, hard to trowel consistently, or tough to finish for a smooth coating surface.
Mortarchem’s Solution: Mortarchem was engineered for versatile application—it sprays, trowels, and finishes smoothly and efficiently. Combined with its low weight and consistency, applicators can achieve high film build even on vertical and overhead surfaces without sag or slump.
Challenge: Surface Imperfections Inhibit Coating Performance
Cracks, bugholes, outgassing, and surface roughness can cause lining failures—leading to uneven film build and gaps that can result in premature failures.
Mortarchem’s Solution: Mortarchem acts as a surface restoration tool, effectively filling bugholes, sealing pores, and mitigating outgassing.The result is a smooth, uniform substrate ideal for high-performance topcoating.
At Induron, our priority is to make success in the field simple—not by making compromises but by embracing innovation. Mortarchem exemplifies this: lightweight, easy to mix and apply, adaptable, environmentally mindful, and built to set the stage for long-lasting coatings.
When applicators face tight schedules, harsh conditions, and complicated sites, Mortarchem cuts through the complexity and delivers results.
Ready to experience it for yourself? Reach out to schedule a Mortarchem demonstration at your facility or job site.