Questions & Answers

We would like to purchase your Staticworx® ESD Epoxy for a small server room.  Please let us know if this would be a good choice.

Thank you

Dan

Although we appreciate your interest in our epoxy ESD flooring, we need to caution you about the limitations of static dissipative or conductive epoxy coating in a data center/server room application.

All ESD coatings are formulated to eliminate static build-up by providing a ground path. The ability to be grounded is achieved by adding either conductive fibers or carbon and graphite particulate. The fibers and particulate enable us to create an electrical bridge through a material that otherwise, is an insulating static generator. However, conductivity is the only static control property provided by a coating. The coating is not antistatic. In other words, ESD coatings will only eliminate static if they are used in conjunction with special static control footwear. If people walk on them with standard footwear (dress shoes, sneakers, hiking boots etc.) the coating will neither prevent the generation of static nor remove the charge after it is generated. You would still need to bridge the electrical gap between your body and the floor by wearing special footwear special. Walking on any ESD coating in street shoes would be the same as walking across a sheet of plastic. The result would be the generation of thousands of volts and an increased likelihood of an ESD event!

In data centers we recommend the following conductive materials:

1. Conductive rubber that also has anti-static properties.

2. Conductive  vinyl tile with anti-static properties.

3. Conductive carpet tile with anti-static properties.