Hello All,
I’ve been talking to a Polymer Engineer friend of mine about this problem & he recommended I ask you fine folks as well. I work for a secondary containment company which produces walls to contain oil and chemical spills. Our walls utilize a LDPE liner to act as a membrane and we currently use extruded fiberglass clips to hold the liners on the walls. Our problem is the clips break along the extruded fiberglass grain while putting them on the wall when using a thick liner or if the clips are cold. I’ve been exploring the idea of using some sort of plastic instead of the extruded fiberglass thinking it would hold up better to the stress of bending. The issue is cost, UV rating & flexibility in the cold. Our walls & clips sit in the hot Texas sun for years, or the freezing North Dakota winters. Despite the environment they need to be flexible enough to take on and off, while still keeping their strength to hold the liner tightly in there. Do you have any recommendations?
I’ve been talking to a Polymer Engineer friend of mine about this problem & he recommended I ask you fine folks as well. I work for a secondary containment company which produces walls to contain oil and chemical spills. Our walls utilize a LDPE liner to act as a membrane and we currently use extruded fiberglass clips to hold the liners on the walls. Our problem is the clips break along the extruded fiberglass grain while putting them on the wall when using a thick liner or if the clips are cold. I’ve been exploring the idea of using some sort of plastic instead of the extruded fiberglass thinking it would hold up better to the stress of bending. The issue is cost, UV rating & flexibility in the cold. Our walls & clips sit in the hot Texas sun for years, or the freezing North Dakota winters. Despite the environment they need to be flexible enough to take on and off, while still keeping their strength to hold the liner tightly in there. Do you have any recommendations?