How It Works: StaticSmart ESD Static Control Carpet
Superior Static Protection than Commercial-grade "Anti-Static" Carpet.
Static control, or ESD, carpet works to eliminate static charges by safely conducting built up electrical charges to an established ground point. The secret is its patented FibreLink construction, StaticSmart ESD Carpet is able to safely and effectively dissipate static at a controlled rate. The FibreLink conductive monofilament fiber is twisted into every tuft, creating 100 or more conductive contact points per square inch.
Static charges are ionized at the surface of the carpet and conducted directly to ground through a network of conductive filaments that are integrated into a conductive thermoplastic backing and patented conductive adhesive system.
Establishing a proper ground point is acheived with either an electrical or building ground.
NOTE: Low kV or Computer Grade carpet will NOT remove static charges
Regular commercial antistatic carpets suppress static so you won't get a shock. There are many products of low kV carpet that rely on temporary topical antistatic coatings. However, to protect today's high speed computer equipment, the static charges must be removed. Even if you don't feel it, static charges and staticy carpet can cause mulitple problems for networked offices, electronics manufacturing, home offices or anywhere electronics are handled or used. This includes telephone equipment and headsets as well! StaticSmart ESD carpet uses no antistatic coatings or sprays, the static control properties are built into the carpet system and are permanent.
Click here for a pdf document of "How ESD Carpet Works".
The chart below shows the difference in static charges generated by "Low kV" antistatic carpet and StaticSmart ESD carpet used with and without wrist straps.
