static control

ESD flooring systems fail more often from misunderstanding than bad materials. This article walks through nine common pitfalls — from confusing anti-static with ESD-safe to poor grounding and installation shortcuts — and how to avoid each one.

New harmonized EU cybersecurity standards EN 18031-X took effect August 2025, requiring radio equipment manufacturers to conduct risk assessments across three overlapping standards. Despite similar requirement codes, critical differences in text and restrictions can impact compliance strategies.

A careful review of empirical research, multiple ESD standards, and return on investment provides a strong case for evaluating the installation of ESD flooring in server rooms and data centers.

Let’s look at how a static control flooring system is intended to function. The flooring systems’ purpose is to provide an electrical path, typically to ground, for personnel when used in conjunction with static control footwear, for removal (equalization) of electrostatic charge.

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The U.S. EOS/ESD Association and the German ESD Forum e.V. are working together to...

Arizona Polymer Flooring (APF), a manufacturer of high-performance flooring products and concrete coating systems,...

Associate Professor Neils Jonassen authored a bi-monthly static column that appeared in Compliance Engineering...

Here are some of the primary specific static control procedures and materials that will become part of your ESD Control program.