EuroCover supplies both hexagonal modular covers (Hexprotect® AQUA, Hexofloat®) and the spherical Armor Ball AQUA — this page helps you pick the right format for your EU water-body deployment.
At a glance
| Metric | Hexagonal floating cover | Armor Ball AQUA |
|---|---|---|
| Geometry | Hexagonal tile | Sphere |
| Typical fit | Reservoirs > 1,000 m², long-life industrial deployments | Small or irregular water bodies, temporary deployments |
| Surface coverage | 99% effective (Hexprotect® AQUA, AWTT) | Typically 70–80% for spherical floating covers |
| Wind handling | Self-ballasting, AWTT-certified to 130+ MPH | Susceptible to wind drift; perimeter booms recommended on exposed sites |
| Install method | Tessellate from the shoreline | Bulk-pour |
EuroCover Water Systems supplies the AWTT cover line into European industrial water sites. Two of those products — the hexagonal Hexprotect® AQUA and the spherical Armor Ball AQUA — answer different deployment shapes. This page is the EU procurement decision aid for picking between them.
When the hexagonal modular cover fits
- Industrial reservoirs, tailings ponds, and process water tanks at scale (> 1,000 m²).
- Long-life deployments where 25+ year design life is the dominant criterion.
- Sites with wind exposure where AWTT’s hurricane-rated wind certification is needed.
- Potable-water applications requiring NSF/ANSI food-grade documentation.
See Hexprotect® AQUA for the lead hexagonal product, and Hexofloat® for the EU-tooled, AWTT design-approved alternative for shorter EU lead times.
When Armor Ball AQUA fits
- Smaller water bodies — typically under 500 m².
- Irregular shorelines that wouldn’t accommodate modular tessellation cleanly.
- Temporary deployments (fire-suppression storage, construction water tanks).
- Sites where a perimeter containment boom is acceptable in exchange for very fast bulk-pour installation.
See Armor Ball AQUA for the EU product page.
A note on Armor Ball AQUA data
Armor Ball AQUA performance specifications (sphere diameter, surface coverage, life expectancy, wind handling) are pending founder confirmation; see the Armor Ball AQUA product page for the current status. The product is in EuroCover’s catalog; the marketing data layer is being verified before publication.
When Armor Ball AQUA makes sense
Armor Ball AQUA wins when the water body is too small or too irregular for hexagonal tessellation to lay cleanly — typical thresholds are below 500 m², highly non-rectangular geometries, or temporary deployments where a multi-year design life is overkill. Specific Armor Ball AQUA performance numbers (sphere diameter, life expectancy, wind rating) are pending founder confirmation; see /products/armor-ball-aqua.