How are floors made conductive?
Most ESD floors are rendered electrically conductive by adding, blending or weaving carbon and graphite into standard flooring materials. Vinyl tile is made conductive by adding conductive carbon chips or veins into the vinyl raw materials used in standard vinyl flooring. Carpets are made conductive by weaving in thousands of carbon-coated conductive fibers. Rubber is made conductive by adding either carbon powder or adding chemicals that reduce electrical resistance of regular rubber flooring. Epoxy coating manufacturers utilize several different methods for making the coatings conductive, including: fiber technology, conductive aggregate additives, carbon and graphite particulate blending and sometimes a combination of several in the same coating.
