“Even though we absolutely need a conductive floor in our cleanroom, we can’t afford contaminating our HVAC system with dust and odors from flooring installation processes like shotblasting, concrete repair and skim coating. We’d have to build a back-up cleanroom before we would even consider installing a new floor.” Facility Manager, Defense Electronics Some facilities
If you’re looking to create an ESD-protected area in a cleanroom, there are several ways to meet your objective. Each strategy has pluses and minuses. In our experience the installation process typically outweighs other factors that ultimately lead to whether or not ESD flooring—also known as antistatic flooring or static-control flooring—is installed. Target Objectives When
Evaluating ESD Flooring for Cleanrooms & Labs ESD Flooring, Basic Needs in Cleanrooms and Labs First, the ESD floor—also known as an antistatic floor or static-control floor—needs to be seamless and smooth. The floor should also be flash-coved, incapable of collecting contamination. It should be easily maintained and have zero outgassing. Most specifiers would also
Multiple studies show that ESD carpet and EC (electrically conductive) rubber are the only ESD floors—also known as antistatic floors or static-control floors—that inhibit static generation without the use of special ESD footwear. Like the tiny brushes inside a copy machine, the yarn in ESD carpet sweeps static away from shoe soles and the wheels of rolling objects, preventing
Post Sections Mission-critical spaces must operate 24/7. ESD can disrupt data and damage or destroy equipment. Learn how to protect your space against static discharge. Need additional information about specific ESD products? Visit our product section. Quick links to pages in the data centers, server rooms and mission-critical spaces section According to the National Emergency Number
Post Sections To prevent ESD failure in critical spaces, specifiers must look at flooring performance, safety, and industry compliance. Here’s what specifiers need to know. Need additional information about specific ESD products? Learn more about the StaticWorx ESD flooring range. Drafting a specification for static-control flooring means accepting responsibility for performing application-specific due diligence, involving electrical
To maintain their electrical performance, ESD floors must be cleaned regularly. A layer of dirt on an ESD floor could act as an insulator, preventing static from dissipating properly to ground. Overall procedures for maintaining ESD floors are similar to the care for regular floors. As with any flooring surface, different types of floors require
ESD Flooring Is Easy To Install Hire Locally or Consider Using Your In-House Facilities Team The GIST: How To Install an ESD Floor “Other than following simple grounding procedures and using conductive adhesives, there is no difference between installing conventional flooring and static-control flooring.” Because ESD floors are a specialty product, buyers are sometimes confused
Static Electricity: An Age-Old Phenomenon The effects of electrification—or static electricity—were first observed in ancient Greece. Long before the emergence of ESD floors, static caused myriad problems in industrial manufacturing. Static charges caused unwanted adhesion or repulsion, jamming conveyor belts, clogging pipes, tangling fibers, and contaminating products and packaging. Static caused paper to stick, attracted
StaticWorx’s GroundSafe® ESD flooring provides lifetime protection against static-discharge, keeping your sensitive electronic components safe. Why Choose StaticWorx? We understand that an ESD floor is a long-term investment, which is why we focus on durability and reliability for lasting protection and cost savings. Lifetime Guarantee With StaticWorx ESD flooring products, you receive permanent static control,