When flooring is being installed and there is a discussion on the best flooring for office buildings, then Vinyl flooring should definitely be considered as an option. Especially when the company is involved in electronic or electrical products, then extra care needs to be taken. In such cases, Static control Flooring is important. Static electricity can flow from the floor through a person’s body and when they touch electronic products, the products can be damaged by the flow of current.
Static control Flooring is known as ESD flooring or electro static discharge flooring. ESD discharge is particularly dangerous for sensitive electronic equipment, especially for printed circuit boards. Some of these circuits can be damaged in such a minute way that it may be detected at a later stage, making it a very expensive loss. Companies that are involved in the manufacture of such components need to compulsorily choose ESD flooring to prevent any problems.
How does it work?
When a person moves on the floor, the person lifts the foot and negative charge is taken away leading to an electrical imbalance. As the person moves, the charge increases and is available on his body. When this person comes close to an electronic equipment, this charge may be transferred either by contact or sometimes even by proximity.
When ESD flooring is used, it has a conductive particle that can carry a charge in it. It works like a wire carrying charge from one point to another point. Such a flooring preventing charge imbalance and can avoid static discharge and its associated risks. Flooring using PVC or Poly vinyl chloride can have this property making it ideal to use.
This is why PVC or vinyl flooring is the best flooring for office buildings, where they work with electronic equipment.
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