CASE STUDY: StaticSmart ESD Carpet Solves Static Problems in Government Mission Critical Areas
Julie supplies StaticSmart™ ESD flooring products to United States Military facilities around the globe, including this Flight Control Tower at an undisclosed location in the Middle East.
A U.S. Military Air Traffic Control facility in the Middle East was having problems with their CONTROL ACCESS UNITS (CAUs). Each of the three CAUs in the tower controls a specific position vital to airfield management and safety. Using the CAUs, the controllers maintain constant contact with all individuals and vehicles on the airfield, on the ground and in the air. Loss of contact could lead to problems ranging from holdups in traffic to airfield collision or aircraft crash. These units (CAUs) are costly and in short supply, with requisitions for parts taking upwards of 45 to 60 days. The facility was replacing two units a month.
An investigation revealed that static electricity was causing unit failure in the control tower. When the Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) walked across the tower floor, a static charge built up on their bodies (walking body voltage). When the controllers touched the control heads, that static charge was transferred to the units, damaging the electronic components inside the CAUs and causing unit failure. To solve the problem, ground plates were installed and the controllers were required to wear wrist straps. However, the wrist straps inhibited mobility, compromising the controllers’ performance. A permanent, more user-friendly solution was needed.
Julie’s StaticSmart™ static control carpet proved to be the solution. Conductive fibers, woven into each yarn bundle of the StaticSmart carpet, create an infinite number of contact points, providing a fast path to ground to quickly and safely remove static charges. This exclusive Fibrelink™ construction provides uncompromising performance in any environment, regardless of temperature or humidity. Also, no wrist or heel straps are required, allowing the controllers unfettered mobility in the tower. Since installing StaticSmart ESD carpet in the control tower, not a single CAU has needed replacement.
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Julie Industries GSA Program
Jullie Industries offers StaticSmart Discovery Series ESD Carpet/Tile for Government facilities. Advantages include:
- Superior Static Protection with an electrostatic propensity of less than 2 kV. Meeting the D.O.D. HDBK263A, Section 40.1.2 : guidelines for sensitive ESD devices, Class 1. StaticSmart ESD carpet also meets FAA-STD-019D Section 3.16.5.2.1.5 - requirements for static dissipative ESD control floor coverings.
- Meets ANSI/ESD S20.20 Electrostatic Discharge Control Program Standard
Approved as an ANSI standard, ANSI/ESD S20.20-1999: Development of an Electrostatic Discharge Control Program covers the requirements necessary to design, establish, implement, and maintain an ESD control program to protect electrical or electronic parts, assemblies and equipment susceptible to ESD damage from Human Body Model (HBM) discharges greater than or equal to 100 volts.
- Discovery series ESD carpet is available in modular format, with six stock colors, making it easy to install and create an aesthetically pleasing design. Our Discovery series carpet is backed by a lifetime warranty on static control properties and is also warranted against cupping, doming, curling or dishing.
- Comfortable and ergonomic, Discovery series ESD carpet reduces leg and back fatigue, improves acoustics and reduces glare - all important factors when considering flooring options for flight control towers and other mission critical
StaticSmart FAA Discovery Series ESD carpet is ideal for:
FAA ATCT, TRACON, AFSS, DASR, ARTCC, as well as government CCC facilities, Military EOC's, MP and fire dispatch rooms and NASA command centers.
Other applications can include:
Engineering labs, government data centers (National Archives, IRS, SSA, NSA, FBI, etc.), war rooms, communications centers and military base electronics labs.
PURCHASING
Government personnel can buy direct from Julie Industries and take advantage of free shipping within the continental United States by:
1. Call (978) 276-0820
2. Email our Federal Sales Director, Nate Ashworth
3. Shop on-line at GSA Advantage: www.gsaadvantage.gov.
Government Purchase Cards are always welcome.
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