ESD Flooring Installation Issues
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...
Staticworx staff recently fielded a call from an installer who was encountering bubbles in a flooring installation. Here's an outline of problems and causes that might help others.
Scenario #1: No Adhesive Bond to Concrete
Findings
The bubble has...
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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...
Understanding Charge Generation
Static electricity is generated by contact and separation. Any time two materials interact then separate, an exchange of electrons occurs between the two materials. If one or both materials are either nonconductive...
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:...
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...
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...
This is one of those questions that should be answered only by a qualified flooring professional, based upon either a site inspection or a lengthy conversation. Almost any floor can be installed over an old floor as long as the old floor is in good...
No Jason, your auditor actually exposed two of the biggest deficiencies in our industry – safety and electrical certification. You have inadvertently uncovered a serious product design flaw – specific to a certain type of static control carpet tile...
The five main ingredients to ensuring a successful floor installation.
Handling and Storage Material Checklist Check deliveries for compliance with orders. Do not mix different batches of a color within the same area. StaticWorx flooring products, all adhesives, and accessories must be site conditioned at room...
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ESD Glossary
The measure of the total resistance of the foot grounder when worn by the person standing on a stainless steel plate.
