Frequently Asked Questions

All ESD carpet tile is antistatic. However, standard carpet has no conductive properties, cannot be grounded.

Dissipative or static dissipative is a term used to describe the electrical resistance of a flooring material.

Interlocking tiles are not waterproof per se. The tiles lock together tightly, preventing moisture from the subfloor from seeping through the seams.

One-to-one installation of floor finishes over raised access panels offers advantages but also some disadvantages.

Floor materials with conductive elements transport static charges to ground, preventing random electrostatic discharge (ESD) events.

Static-dissipative floors dissipate harmful charges to ground and prevent static charges from building on people & moving objects.

Static-dissipative floors provide a conductive path to ground. They gain conductivity from conductive elements embedded in the flooring material.

No. Vinyl flooring is not inherently antistatic. An antistatic floor generates little or no static electricity. Find out more.

Bare concrete is rarely used as an ESD floor. Because relative humidity varies, its conductivity is unreliable.

Find out why epoxy coatings are not an appropriate static-control solution for data centers or server rooms and which ESD materials are better options.

The acronym SDT stands for static-dissipative tile. Static-dissipative tile is considered ESD tile.

Static-dissipative flooring can be more expensive than traditional floors but saves money in the longrun by protecting electronic equipment and important data.

Static-dissipative flooring can be more expensive than traditional floors but saves money in the longrun by protecting electronic equipment and important data.

No, wood is not antistatic. You can learn which materials are antistatic and which are not by looking at our Triboelectric chart.

When choosing an ESD floor always test to standard test methods. Resistance tests are not enough. Also test for charge generation, with & without ESD shoes.

Antistatic carpet tile protects electronics from harm caused by random ESD events. It has other benefits including its sustainability.

Most healthcare facilities and labs use low-VOC vinyl or rubber flooring materials.

Laboratory floors are typically covered with vinyl or rubber tile or sheets, sometimes epoxy or urethane.

An interlocking tile is a tile with teeth that can be pressed into place with a mallet, locking the tiles together.

Antistatic carpet tile is a modular tile designed to protect electronics from electrostatic discharge (ESD) events. Used in most industries.

A type of paint, like GroundWorx Basics, made with conductive additives is sometimes called antistatic floor paint.

Electrically conductive (EC) rubber is rubber with conductive chips added to the material during the manufacturing process.

Static dissipative is a term within the broader term ESD flooring. It is used for flooring measuring > 1 x 10E6 to < 1 x 10E9 per STM7.1.

Antistatic carpet tile protects electronics from ESD events. It is used in facilities that rely on electronics and cannot afford disruption.

Conductive rubber is a high-end static control product often used in labs, cleanrooms and electronics manufacturing facilities.

Static-dissipative flooring is used in every type of facility that manufactures, handles, uses or relies on electronic equipment for their core mission.

Find out why epoxy coatings are not an appropriate static-control solution for data centers or server rooms and which ESD materials are better options.