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ESDTile.com is filled with numerous articles, case histories, FAQs and technical information about electro-static discharge problems and ESD flooring. Whether you’re an architect, a flooring contractor, an industrial engineer or another flooring manufacturer– all of our information is at your disposal.
Often, the most challenging and anxiety-inducing decisions buyers encounter in the course of creating a world-class electrostatic discharge (ESD) program involve the selection of the ESD floor. Unlike other components in the program, the...
Which ohms resistance rating is correct for grounded static control flooring used in end user operational* equipment, communication and data storage environments? This is a question that many have found difficult to answer.
Much of the confusion has...
The job of police departments is to serve and protect. In their emergency dispatch centers, staff must be prepared 24/7, responding to situations that may threaten lives in the community. But what personnel are typically not prepared for is how to...
Do you have the latest revision of grounding standard Motorola R56? ATIS-0600321? If you are trying to prevent ESD in spaces where telecommunication equipment is used you need to know about grounding and safety around electrified equipment....
WATERTOWN, MA— In an effort to help facilities protect their employees and electronic equipment through flooring that meets electrical safety standards, Staticworx Inc., North America’s largest manufacturer of static-control flooring products and...
Designers of mission critical spaces such as 911 call centers, mission control command centers and flight control towers routinely design their spaces to withstand external threats-weather, power outages, earthquakes and, in some cases, even...
Consider Flooring Type
There are several common types of data center flooring. Aluminum flooring is poured into a mold and then ground and milled to precise 2- x 2-foot panels. This type is usually used in cleanrooms or medical applications...
Many facilities planners, concerned about contamination or potential scheduling delays, once dismissed the thought of installing electrostatic discharge (ESD) safe tile in operational clean spaces. Rather than risk tearing their buildings...
GroundWorx EC ESD Epoxy combines permanent conductivity, durability and value for applications requiring an inexpensive, easily installed ESD floor coating.
Despite its low cost, GroundWorx EC meets or exceeds all the recommended ...
Whether you’re looking for conductive tile or static dissipative SDT, Staticworx® can help you value engineer any ESD flooring project. Unlike VPI Statmate or Conductile Static Control Floor Tile, Staticworx® does not sell through multiple tiers of...
For many years, electronics companies have invested in static-preventive wrist straps, bins, bags, table mats, and ionizers—all in the hopes of eliminating electrostatic discharge.
What did these firms get for their money?
Some organizations...
The static cling or a shock after the simple slide of an office chair may be more serious than one may think.
Even the smallest electrostatic discharge (ESD), under 25 volts (it takes 3,500 volts to give humans a shock), can render copy machines,...
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...
Control of ESD is an important part of the manufacturing process for any electronics company, but prevention of static is considered by many to be an even more effective method to protect products from ESD damage.
Tellabs Operations, a...
As static-sensitive electronic components grow more sophisticated, so do consumers of ESD flooring. Here are some key points to consider when helping your clients choose ESD/antistatic flooring and tile for labs, hospitals, electronics manufacturing...
Late Model electronics are sensitive to static discharges of 2.0 kV. That means, the energy in a 2.0 V discharge will not interfere with the signals of older-model computers or PCs.
Today's faster, less robust chips are sensitive to charges as...
The biggest budget buster in any ESD flooring project is unexpected floor preparation costs—or any cost above the price of the material, adhesive and labor.
Most project managers lose sleep just thinking about floor preparation. And no wonder:...
Many facilities managers agonize unnecessarily while attempting to choose the “right” ESD flooring for their corporate environments. Because most high tech businesses house multiple processes, each with its own individual flooring requirement,...
HR = Highly Recommended • R = Recommended • NR = Not Recommended
Application by Usage Area ESD Carpet Tile ESD Carpet (Broadloom) ESD Vinyl Tile (Conductive) ESD Epoxy ESD Rubber (Conductive) LAN SDT Vinyl Tile (Dissipative)
Mission...
DoD 4145.26-M
March 13, 2008
UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY, AND LOGISTICS
C6.4. STATIC ELECTRICITY AND GROUNDING
C6.4.1. Static Electricity.
Two unlike materials (at least one of which is non-conductive) produce static...
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Larry Fromm Hewlett...
Designers of 24/7/365 mission critical spaces such as data centers, 911 call centers, command centers, server rooms and flight control towers routinely design their spaces to withstand external threats such as weather, power outages, earthquakes and...
Static conductive tile attracts and routes static electricity charges away from valuable electronic equipment. Pathways in the tile drain the charge through it, into conductive adhesive, and on into copper stripping where the charge dissipates to...
According to the Sematech Roadmap for Semiconductors (www.sematech.org), the continued scaling of tiny, lightening-quick electronic devices has, and will continue to, generate significant challenges for designers and, by extension, users of next...
ESD Grade Carpet Tile Can be Too Conductive for Mission Critical Spaces
I was recently hired by a client to perform resistance measurements on some previously installed ESD grade carpet tile. This particular carpet tile was 3 years old. It was made...
Between 1978 and 1982, G. T. Dangelmayer, AT...
ShadowFX static dissipative carpet fibers are woven around the carpet weaveIn typical "low KV" computer-grade carpet, the antistatic bi-component is insulated inside the yarn and lacks contact points, compromising performance.
ShadowFX® static...
Every marketplace presents would-be buyers with landmines that need to be avoided, so why should ESD flooring be any different? The Internet may be a great resource, and it may offer an opportunity to save money on a new ESD floor. Indeed, at a time...
Random static discharge will wreak havoc inside your data or call center causing lost or corrupted data, dropped calls, pc lockup and blown headsets. Designers of 24/7/365 mission critical spaces such as data centers, 911 call centers, command...
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ESD Glossary
A non-governmental, worldwide organization whose work results in international agreements that are published as International Standards.
