Deco-Strip Wins Most Innovative Product Award

Nox-Crete is pleased to announce that Deco-Strip was selected as the winner of the Most Innovative Product Experts' Choice for Decorative Concrete at the 2013 World of Concrete.

The MIP Awards are judged by three different industry groups. Attendees from WOC cast ballots at the before, during and after the show based on products they find innovative to concrete construction. There is also a a group of Hanley Wood editors who review the products and select a winner. And finally, a panel of industry experts review and select products they think are worthy of an MIP Award. This year, Deco-Strip won the Experts' Choice in the 'Decorative Concrete Materials and Equipment' category.

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Rethinking the Cure of Concrete Floors

The Standard for measuring the effectiveness of curing compounds has historically been ASTM C 309, “Standard Specification for Liquid Membrane-Forming Compounds for Curing Concrete.” The test procedure for this specification measures the moisture loss of a test specimen that has a wood float finish and utilizes a liquid membrane-forming compound. While this Standard has proven to be an effective measure to gage acceptable curing products for concrete, developments in the placement/finish of concrete and advancing technologies of concrete chemicals have paved the way for innovative perspectives on curing of concrete, particularly as it pertains to industrial floors.

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