ESD Flooring Blog
10/10/2011 - 11:35pm
Static electricity discharge (ESD) creates problems for manufacturers and users of electronic equipment. One way to combat ESD is to install static free flooring in environments like data centers and mission critical areas where static discharges can not be tolerated under any circumstances. Unfortunately as much as 50% of static control flooring...
08/31/2011 - 6:37pm
Inc. 500/5000’s Identifies Fastest-Growing Companies
WATERTOWN, MA. -- Staticworx Inc., North America’s leading producer of anti-static flooring products, has once again made Inc. Magazine’s list of the fastest- growing privately held companies in the United States. Since 1982, Inc. Magazine has honored businesses with accolades and offered...
07/01/2011 - 9:18am
For centuries humans assumed the Earth marked the center of the universe. Then Copernicus came along, refused to accept this "common knowledge," and completely changed our understanding of the situation.
As children we are taught to accept that science is a body of facts based on well-researched evidence. We are not to question the Earth's place...
06/02/2011 - 4:31pm
ANSI/ESD Test Methods Are Different than EU Standards ANSI/ESD S7.1 versus EN 1081
Note: this information pertains to flooring concerns associated with ESD protected areas (EPAs) in electronics manufacturing and handling. This information is not pertinent to static control concerns in end user environments. If your interest focus is on antistatic...
04/26/2011 - 10:45am
We recently installed esd carpet tile flooring in our new server room. The carpet tiles are made with heavy denier conductive fibers loaded into a textured graphic loop yarn. The tile sample card stated it would measure between 1.0 X 10 E6 and 1.0 X 10 E9. An independent auditor measured less than 1.0 X 10 E5 on many of the tile. The tiles in...
04/22/2011 - 4:49pm
We are charged with recommending anti-static resilient flooring for a government client. This space is part of a data center that stores classified government information. Between vinyl and rubber - what is the difference and which flooring is more suitable for our application? Patrice AIA, LEED AP
Answer:Both rubber and vinyl flooring can be...
04/12/2011 - 4:07pm
Specifying anti static flooring for critical environments like 911 dispatcher communication rooms is different than for ESD protected areas (EPAs) in electronics manufacturing.
Static dissipative carpet tile versus ESD grade conductive carpet.
Question - I’m a construction specifier, and I’m confused about how to specify static-free flooring in...
02/14/2011 - 1:14pm
Understanding what solid vinyl tile (SVT) is and how it is made will help you understand the advantages of precision milling.
SVT has the same color pattern and material composition on both sides of the tile. This is because the color pattern goes through the whole tile to the back. Solid vinyl tiles are just what the term implies, vinyl without...
02/03/2011 - 7:48am
ESD Standards Question Our company currently adheres to the same ESD standards as the ones you recommend on your website: The total system resistance of the person, footwear, walking surface and ground must be less than or equal to 3.5 x 107 or 35 meg-ohms maximum. However, at a recent ESD conference, attendees were told that an ESD floor...
08/13/2010 - 12:58am
Yesterday I was contacted by a client who wanted my opinion about a small company's new inexpensive system that would eliminate moisture vapor problems in concrete. The client was excited because his facility has a major vapor emission problem in the concrete floor. Measurements using Test Method ASTM F2170 had determined concrete humidity levels...
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ESD Glossary
The ratio of DC voltage to the current flowing between two electrodes of specified configuration that contact the same side of a material. This measurement is expressed in ohms.
