How Does Conductive Adhesive Work?
Conductive
adhesives act as a ground plane, providing electrical continuity between every
ESD tile in a room. They don’t just hold the floor in place; they
pull static away form the tile surface because
electricity flows to the path of least resistance. When static charges contact
the top of the floor, they dissipate through the floor to the conductive adhesive
ground plane and on to ground – safely and effectively.
Conductive adhesives are the path of least resistance.
Without conductive adhesives, ESD tiles would have no place to discharge unwanted static charges; every tile would be like an isolated island – charges would be stuck on individual tiles with no place to go. Staticworx® conductive adhesives enable an ESD floor to do its job by conducting static electricity back to the earth.
Grounding a Staticworx® floor is straight forward and easy. Our adhesives eliminate the need for expensive copper equipotential grounding grids of the past; the conductive adhesive is linked to ground with copper connector strips. The strips can be attached to electrical conduit, building steel or a dedicated grounding bar. Copper ground connectors are 24” long and are supplied with every Staticworx® flooring shipment. Only one connection is necessary for every 1000 square feet of contiguous ESD flooring.
Staticworx® Adhesives provide a fail Safe Path to Ground. Here’s a step by step set of instructions for grounding a Staticworx® floor to electrical AC ground.
Replaced by conductive adhesives, expensive copper grids are a thing of the past.
Staticworx® Adhesive Options
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Statbond™: - . A solvent free, acrylic adhesive designed for use with any conductive or static dissipative rubber and vinyl floor covering. Statbond™ adhesive creates a permanent conductive bond between rubber or vinyl flooring and the subfloor. Well-suited for use with roll goods or in areas where a strong bond is required. Statbond™ can be used on all grades of concrete on, above or below grade in the absence of moisture as well as suspended approved wood floors (APA.)
- Excellent conductivity
- For porous and non-porous surfaces
- Provides LEED points
- No mixing required
- Easy cleanup
- Exceptional side-to-side stability
- No odor, no VOC's
- Permanent bond
- Ideal for rugged applications
- Partially used containers can be resealed
- Meets ANSI/ESD S 20.20 in conjunction with Staticworx® Flooring
Groundtack - A releasable adhesive manufactured with Thunderon fiber to create an electrical ground plane, providing total continuity across an ESD flooring installation. Far superior to expensive conductive tapes, messy black adhesives and complex grounding grids, Staticworx® Groundtack is easy to install and can be walked on immediately. When installed under modular carpet or vinyl tiles, Groundtack provides an excellent bond and offers the flexibility of a release adhesive. With Groundtack, the adhesive stays tacky and never dries completely; tiles are easily lifted and removed for repair, replacement or reuse, without ever even having to put down more adhesive. For use with Staticworx® Conductors™ ESD carpet tile, AMERIWORX™ precision milled vinyl tile and Foundation™ Series vinyl tile.
- Excellent conductivity
- Clear adhesive with Thunderon fiber technology
- Easy cleanup
- Easy to Install
- Provides LEED points
- Low VOCs
- No special skills required
- Releases for easy removal and replacement of tiles
- Well-suited for use with modular flooring
Compare our
adhesive offerings using this matrix >
If you have further questions,
please
or contact Staticworx® at 617-923-2000.
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