From The Floor Up

This entry was posted on 5th March 2019 by Mark Lineker. During the 30 years I have been in the #ElectroStaticProtection industry, starting first in Research and Quality before moving through Product Management, Technical Sales Manager, Business Manager and currently Director of #TBAPS, I have been in many factories, distribution centres , repair facilities etc faced with the questions on compliance with #BSEN61340-5-1. Although points of detail differ, the same general rules apply to engineer an #ElectrostaticProtectionSystem that is not only fully compliant with #BSEN61340-5-1 but adds value to the operation by increasing #productivity, improving #quality #safety #customersatisfaction and increasing #profitability through reduced #scrap and #productreturns, and those rules start from the floor up. The #floor in any operation is often an area that is overlooked and taken for granted and yet it is the part of the building upon which everything else rests. #TBAPS have an excellent range of #flooringproducts and #coatings that will produce an excellent platform for a #productive , #safe #ESDcompliant operation that enhances company performance. On an untreated #concretefloor, new laid or existing, it is wise to treat it with a #floorsealer #hardener + #densifier. There are significant benefits to this as a first step, as such treatments prolong the life of the floor, by reducing the break up of the floor. This reduces #maintenancecosts, increases #safety by removing #slip and #triphazards (the most common cause of serious #accidents and #fatalities in the #workplace). Creating a long lasting flat floor increases productivity by providing a stable surface for #machinery + #racking as well as improving the surface for easy movement of goods or materials around the #factory or #warehouse. #TBAPS #FloorShield #sealers #hardeners + #densifiers are technologically superior products of this type, being based on #nanolithium rather than traditional #sodium based technology, #FloorShield products penetrate deeper into the floor and are more reactive thus they form stronger bonds with the #silicates in the #concrete. After treatment with #FloorShield #floorsealersand hardeners the floor is now ready for long and useful life in a variety of standard applications, however if the floor is to be used as part of an #ElectrostaticProtectedArea for #electronicassembly or in an #ATEX environment then the opportunity to establish a #conductive + #groundable floor should be taken. #TBAPS have a number of #conductivesolutions to do this, #FloorShield526+ is perfect for large areas. This #conductive #2packepoxyfloorpaint is a cost effective way of providing a high quality, hardwearing #antistatic #antislip floor covering.

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