Hexofloat® — EU-manufactured hexagonal floating cover

Hexofloat® is EuroCover Water Systems’ own EU-manufactured hexagonal floating cover — formally AWTT design-approved, with a 190 mm tile (EuroCover-published), 75 MPH wind rating (EuroCover-published), 15-year service life, and 3–6 week EU lead time.

What is Hexofloat®?

Hexofloat® is the EuroCover-tooled, AWTT design-approved member of the hexagonal floating cover family. It shares the patented working principle of the AWTT line — anchorless, modular, self-stabilising hexagonal elements — but is manufactured in the European Union on EuroCover-owned tooling for projects where EU origin or short lead time is the binding procurement constraint.

How it works

• Hexagonal element. A 190 mm hexagonal floating tile (EuroCover-published) with a central dome that sheds rainfall and dissipates wind. The hexagonal footprint tessellates at 99% effective surface coverage (EuroCover-published).
• Self-contained chamber. Each tile carries a self-contained ballast chamber, derived from the AWTT design-approved working principle.
• Anchorless deployment. Elements are launched from the shoreline onto the operating water surface — no anchors, no draining, identical install pattern to Hexprotect® AQUA. See the installation reference.
• Lighter, thinner shell. Around 30% less plastic and a ~30% thinner shell than Hexprotect® AQUA (EuroCover-published) — engineered for shorter EU lead times at a lower price point, with the trade-off captured below.
• EU manufacturing. All Hexofloat® production runs through EuroCover-owned tooling in the European Union — the basis of the 3–6 week EU lead time (EuroCover-published).

Benefits

The values below are EuroCover-published; the working principle of the cover traces to the AWTT-design-approved hexagonal floating cover platform.

When to specify Hexofloat®

Hexofloat® is the AWTT design-approved EU manufacturing option. The envelope is narrower than Hexprotect® AQUA — the cases below cover the dominant procurement criteria.

• EU-only sourcing is the binding constraint. Public-sector procurement frameworks, REACH supply-chain rules, and EU green-procurement targets all favour EU-manufactured product over trans-Atlantic shipping. Hexofloat® production runs through EuroCover-owned EU tooling under formal AWTT design approval.
• Project deadline favours a 3–6 week lead time. EU manufacturing footprint compresses lead time vs the AWTT Hexprotect® AQUA US manufacturing origin. For tender response where lead time is the binding criterion, Hexofloat® is the default specification.
• Wind exposure stays inside the 75 MPH envelope. Typical EU industrial reservoirs in temperate climates fall comfortably inside this envelope. For coastal sites, exposed plateaux, or hurricane-prone deployments specify Hexprotect® AQUA (AWTT-published 130+ MPH).
• Design-life horizon is 15 years. EuroCover-published 15-year service life with 10-year manufacturer warranty. For 25-year horizons specify Hexprotect® AQUA.
• Capex sensitivity is the deciding factor. The ~30% lighter tile reduces per-m² capex; the lower wind / life envelope is the trade-off. Worked-example TCO comparing the two: /vs/hexprotect-aqua-vs-hexofloat.
• Surface-management goals: evaporation, algae, odour, heat retention. Hexofloat® inherits the AWTT-design-approved hexagonal 99% effective coverage — see /floating-cover for the broader surface-management context.

Manufacturing provenance and AWTT design approval

Hexofloat® is manufactured in the European Union on EuroCover-owned tooling under formal AWTT design approval. The working principle, hexagonal geometry, and self-ballasting mechanism trace to the AWTT-patented hexagonal floating cover platform — Hexofloat® is not a knock-off but an authorised in-family variant engineered for the EU manufacturing footprint. See /why-copies-fail for the contrast with unlicensed hexagonal-cover knock-offs and the failure modes that distinguish a design-approved variant from an opportunistic copy.

The AWTT design-approval covers the geometry, ballasting working principle, and material chemistry envelope. EuroCover engineers the tooling, manufacturing process, and EU-specific certifications (REACH, EU food-contact regulations) inside that envelope. The result is a hexagonal cover with the AWTT engineering provenance and the EU manufacturing footprint that EU public-sector and REACH-bound procurement specifies.

For the patent history and AWTT family-tree, see /heritage. For the engineering deep-dive on hexagonal geometry, see /hexagonal-floating-cover.

Deployment and ongoing operations

Hexofloat® deploys anchorlessly onto operating water — the same install pattern as Hexprotect® AQUA. Tiles are launched from the shoreline and self-tessellate via natural water motion; no draining, no anchors, no perimeter cabling. Typical deployment rate is comparable to the AWTT envelope: 2,000–4,000 m² per day depending on water-body geometry. The full installation reference is on /installation.

Ongoing operation is visual inspection only. The lighter 190 mm tile is engineered for a 15-year design horizon; AWTT-design-approved tessellation behaviour and ballasting mechanism are unchanged from the AWTT line. Damaged tiles repair per-element in service — modular replacement, same operational pattern as the AWTT product family. See /vs/floating-cover-vs-suspended-cover for the contrast with continuous topologies that require a full reservoir drain for any major repair.

Specifications snapshot

The full EuroCover-published Hexofloat® specifications table — element dimensions, weights, packing densities, certifications, EU lead time, manufacturing origin — lives on the Hexofloat® specifications page. Headline values are reproduced in the benefits table above; for tender response or detailed engineering submission, link the full specifications page.

Hexofloat® vs Hexprotect® AQUA

Hexofloat® and Hexprotect® AQUA share the AWTT-design-approved hexagonal working principle, but the engineering envelopes diverge. Hexprotect® AQUA carries the AWTT-published 130+ MPH wind rating, 25+ year service life, and −57 °C to +71 °C operating temperature envelope. Hexofloat® trades wind and life headroom for a lighter tile, EU manufacturing origin, and a 3–6 week EU lead time. For hurricane-exposed sites or 25-year design-life specifications, Hexprotect® AQUA stays the pick. For EU-sourcing-constrained projects with sub-75 MPH wind exposure and a 15-year horizon, Hexofloat® is engineered for the case.

The full engineering and 10-year TCO trade-off is on the Hexprotect® AQUA vs Hexofloat® comparison page.

Alternatives inside the AWTT family

• Hexprotect® AQUA — AWTT flagship. 130+ MPH wind, 25+ year service life, AWTT-published. Specify when wind exposure or 25-year horizon dominate.
• Armor Ball AQUA — AWTT’s spherical line. Engineered for water bodies under 500 m² or highly irregular geometry where the hexagonal tessellation doesn’t fit cleanly. Full trade-off: /vs/hexagonal-vs-armor-ball.

Sources

• EuroCover Water Systems — Hexofloat product page — EuroCover-published source of truth for the tile size, wind rating, life expectancy, plastic-weight reduction, and EU lead-time values cited above.
• Hexofloat® specifications — full EuroCover-published Hexofloat® specifications table.
• AWTT — Hexprotect® AQUA hexagonal cover — AWTT canonical for the hexagonal floating cover platform that Hexofloat® is design-approved against.
• Hexagonal floating cover — engineering — deep dive on tessellation geometry inherited from the AWTT-patented platform.
• Heritage hub — patent history and AWTT family-tree.
• For EU commercial / lead-time / regional procurement context — eurocovers.eu/products/hexofloat.