Tushar Dawan,a Director at Ecotile, tells MTDCNC’s Ashutosh Arora how their flooring system works. Ecotile manufacture high performance static-dissipative floor tiles that protect microelectronics, static-sensitive devices and explosives from damage caused by static discharge. Performing two core functions, their ESD interlocking floor tiles can be installed quickly and used as the cornerstone of your static-control program: Millions of stainless-steel microfibers are added throughout the inner structure of each PVC tile. These microfibres act like conductive veins that draw electric current from the surface of the floor through its entire thickness. No wear layer is required. Ecotile ESD tiles do not loose their ESD properties over time. A tile with a grounding stud is installed every 60m2 and is connected to an earthing point, allowing static to complete its circuit and flow safely to ground. Ecotile ESD flooring is installed over a grid of conductive tape laid on the subfloor which unifies conductivity through contiguously installed tiles. Ecotile have over 25 years of experience manufacturing, specifying and installing ESD flooring for use in electronics manufacturing facilities, circuit assembly / handling areas, cleanrooms, laboratories, data centres and explosive ammunitions facilities. All this and a lifetime guarantee of ESD performance.
