There is a lot of confusion over whether an ESD floor should be static dissipative or conductive.  Unfamiliar with technical details, specifiers often require a floor to be conductive or dissipative, convinced one is better than the other. This is not the case and a floor should always be chosen based on the individual requirements.…

The purpose of painting your floor with ESD paint is to remove static. The paint will absorb the static charge but it needs somewhere to escape via a grounding point.   Grounding is a simple easy process. Normally one grounding point is required for every 1000 ft2 (111 m2) of flooring. The most effective way…

When we started to develop Statclear A50 we knew there was a demand in our core market,the electronics manufacturing industry, for a permanent clear anti static coating. We have been surprised by interest in Statclear from a broad range of other markets including packaging, escalator maintenance and even the Canadian police force. What we did…

We are getting asked with increasing frequency do I need to paint walls with ESD paint?  The first question I always ask is “Why”? Look to your floor If a floor is ESD protected with a static dissipative surface then anyone brushing or rubbing against a wall will discharge straight into the floor through their…

You’ve spent the money, painted or installed your Anti Static floor. All sorted – right? No need to do anything else is there or do you need to test your Anti Static floor?? Assuming you have followed the manufacturers instructions correctly your floor should be working and static is being removed quickly and safely. How…