Slatted Floors
LW Plastic Slat
LW-series PP slat floor with wide drainage gaps and a saw-tooth anti-slip face, made in spans from 200 to 600 mm.
PP / HDPE600×400 / 600×500 / 600×600 mm
Slatted Floors
Cast Iron Slat
Ductile cast-iron slat insert for the dunging area, where the floor takes the most weight and the most wear.
Ductile cast ironHot-dip / coatedDunging zone
Product Overview
Cast iron is used where plastic is asked to do too much: under the sow, at the dunging end of a pen, and in any position that sees concentrated weight and constant abrasion. The ductile iron casting carries that load without deflection and holds its gap dimension for the life of the building.
JGM supplies cast-iron slats as inserts within a plastic floor rather than as a whole-room floor, so the harder material sits only where it earns its cost. Finish is hot-dip or coated to slow corrosion in a washdown environment.
Technical Features
- Ductile cast iron
- Hot-dip or coated finish
- Cast drainage gap
- Sized as an insert in a plastic slat floor
- Suited to the dunging zone and the sow position
Made by the factory that sells it.
Ductile cast iron, produced on our own lines in Ningbo and shipped flat-packed for container export.
Application Scenarios
- Farrowing rooms
- Nursery pens
- Grow-finish housing
Used In
Key benefits
Why Buyers Specify This Product
Takes sow weight without deflection
A ductile iron casting does not sag between beams the way a thin plastic panel can under a concentrated load.
Holds its gap for decades
The drainage gap is cast, not moulded, so it does not close up or wear open under abrasion.
Conducts heat away
In a farrowing crate the iron area under the sow draws heat from her, which helps keep her comfortable while the piglets stay on the heated plastic side.
Drops into a plastic floor
The insert is dimensioned to sit in the same beam grid as the plastic slats around it.
Problems It Solves
Plastic wears through in the dunging corner
Iron takes that abrasion instead and the plastic floor around it lasts longer.
Sows overheat on an insulating floor
An iron area under the sow conducts heat away, unlike a fully insulated plastic floor.
Replacing a whole floor is expensive
Inserting iron only in the high-wear zone keeps the majority of the room in lower-cost plastic.
Who It Is For
- Farrowing rooms wanting a cooler, harder surface under the sow
- Producers who have worn through plastic in the dunging area
- Buyers replacing cracked concrete slats in existing pits
One-factory supply
Flooring, penning, feeding, water and climate are made on the same site, so a room can be specified and shipped as one order.
See the turnkey packageSpecifications
Sizes Codes and Materials
Figures below are taken from the JGM product catalogue. Anything we cannot source from it is marked TBC and confirmed with your quotation rather than estimated.
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Material | Ductile cast iron |
| Finish | Hot-dip or coated |
| Typical position | Dunging zone; sow area of a farrowing crate |
| Panel sizes | TBC confirm with our engineers for your beam grid |
| Weight per panel | TBC |
| Packing | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Packing | TBC advised with the quotation once panel size is fixed |
Ask for the full size chart and carton-loading data for your order.
Materials and Manufacturing
Ductile cast iron. The Cast Iron Slat is cast in ductile iron and then finished — hot-dip or coated — before dispatch. Casting the drainage gap rather than forming it means the opening keeps its dimension for the life of the panel, which is the reason iron is used in positions where abrasion would open up or close down a moulded gap.
Customisation Options
- Sizes and sections produced to customer requirement on a full-container order
- Colour matched to your existing equipment where the material allows
- Lengths cut to your room rather than to a catalogue dimension
- OEM and private-label production accepted
- Packing and carton marking to your import requirements
Quality Control
- Casting inspected for surface defects and dimensional conformity
- Gap dimension checked against the drawing
- Coating thickness and coverage checked before packing
- Weight per panel recorded so the support can be verified against it
Certifications. We do not publish certification claims we cannot evidence.
Tell us what your market requires and we will confirm in writing what can be supplied for this product.
Comparison
How It Compares With Other JGM Products
| Alternative | When to choose it instead |
|---|---|
| LW Plastic Slat | Plastic is lighter, warmer and cheaper per square metre; iron is for the wear zone only. |
| Waterdrop (LWS) Plastic Slat | Use LWS across the piglet side of a crate and cast iron under the sow. |
| FRP T-Beam Support | Check beam capacity when adding cast iron to a floor originally designed for plastic. |
Use guide
Installing and Running It
Step 1
Confirm the beam grid and the load case with our engineers before ordering — cast iron is heavier than the plastic panel it replaces.
Step 2
Position the insert where manure is dropped and where the sow lies, not across the whole pen.
Step 3
Set the insert flush with the surrounding plastic so there is no step for an animal to catch.
Step 4
Inspect the coating annually in rooms washed with acidic disinfectant and touch up where it has been cut.
Answers
Cast Iron Slat FAQs
Can I floor a whole room in cast iron?
It is possible but rarely worth the cost and weight. Cast iron is normally used as an insert in the dunging zone or under the sow, with plastic across the rest of the pen.
What sizes do you make?
Panel sizes are confirmed against your beam grid — send the span and the pen layout and our engineers will confirm what can be cast. Standard dimensions are marked TBC on this page until then.
Which finish should I ask for?
Hot-dip gives the longest service in a wet room; a coated finish is used where colour matching or cost is the priority.
Will the beams carry it?
Tell us the existing beam type and span. Cast iron is heavier than plastic and the support has to be checked before the order is placed.
Related products
Often Ordered Together
Slatted Floors
Slatted Floors
Waterdrop (LWS) Plastic Slat
Waterdrop-pattern LWS slat with rounded holes for fast drainage and quick washdown in farrowing and nursery rooms.
PP600×300 to 600×600 mm
FRP Beams
FRP T-Beam Support
Pultruded fibreglass T-beam that carries plastic and cast-iron slats across the manure pit and does not corrode doing it.
FRP compositeT-profile
Partitions
Farrowing / Weaner Penning
Integrated farrowing and weaner penning, engineered around the flooring and feeders that go in the same room.
TurnkeyGalvanised + plastic
Related reading
Guides For This Equipment
Installation GuideInstalling a Plastic Slat Floor Over a Manure Pit
A slat floor that is set out correctly takes a day. One that is not takes a week and never quite sits flat. Here is the order of work.
Design GuideDesigning a Pig House for Washdown and Biosecurity
Disinfectant only works on a surface it can reach. Most biosecurity failures are surface-design failures, decided when the equipment was specified.
Talk to an engineer
Send your room dimensions and we will specify it
Tell us the room size, the animal stage and the capacity you are aiming at. Our engineers reply with a layout, an equipment list and a quotation.