Advanced Waterfront Technologies, Inc

ThruFlow ^TM  -- Marinas, Commercial Establishments and Homeowners often require ramps to transition from the land to floating docks to accommodate the tide.  Depending on the steepness of the ramp there is a legitimate concern of slip and fall accidents.  The defense against slipping is good surface friction.  There are many environmental factors that influence a choice of the material for the deck of your ramp.  We believe that ThruFlow™ is an excellent choice for ramp applications.  Although inclines and ramps are the most challenging, once you experience the many benefits of the material you may want to use it for your fixed and floating dock and pier surface as well.  Other articles on this site will focus in on other specific benefits of this highly engineered product.

Friction Considerations:

• How is the friction achieved ?
  
• How is friction measured ?
• What formal Qualification Tests are Available ?

How Friction is Achieved:

Most people's instinct is that if something is going to do a good job as a non-slip surface it has to hurt bare feet.  Not so !   ThruFlow^TM has achieved a very comfortable bare foot feel while still retaining excellent foot and shoe gripping power.  Alternative materials often use a grit material on the surface of the deck material.  Not only is this surface sanding your feet as you walk, the sand grit grains tend to slough off over time.  This promotes a poor appearance and also looses its initial gripping power.  

ThruFlow is injection molded from Fiber Reinforced Polypropolene.  These injection molds are quite huge and very expensive.  However, use of a mold ensures that