Understanding Footwear and Flooring in ESD Control
If you really want to know whether your footwear and flooring are working together, measure the resistance from the wearer via footwear and flooring to earth (ground).
Caster Contact: The Achilles Heel of ESD Floors
A fully functional ESD floor prevents static generation and provides an effective path to ground for personnel and equipment. Many conductive and dissipative floors meet STM 7.1 resistance parameters in ANSI/ESD S20.20 but fail to provide adequate electrical contact for grounding equipment with conductive casters and drag chains.
Staticworx Launches ShadowFX PosiTile Carpet
Staticworx, North America’s largest distributor of antic-static flooring, has announced that its ShadowFX carpet tile is now available with PosiTile positioning buttons for a glue-free installation over Tate ra... Read More...