0:16The panel that holds up to washdown
Don Ross on why some food plant customers now use only stainless steel panels, even with hot water and pressure washdowns twice a day.
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The KS45 panel joint
Don Ross on the KS45 series joint: the sealant in the grooves, field caulking for washdown, and a partition panel with a different finish on each side.
Don Ross, D.W. Ross Company. 0:41.
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So then we go to the other side of this panel, and this is a KS45 series panel. So it has what I call through-fastened joint, and this is – notice these two grooves. This has a bead of caulk, butyl sealant, or what I call a vapor sealant, and this is – you can field caulk this finish here if you're washed down. Okay? But – and if you have the option to caulk both edges. One side could be a liner. One side could be a partition finish. So it really – it just – if this is a partition panel, you could have stainless on both sides, or you could have white on one side, stainless on the other.
Don Ross, President, D.W. Ross Company
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