Julie Industries: ESD Flooring and Static Control Products for Static Control Floors

Data center with static control flooring Does controlling humidity in data centers provide an effective means of preventing static problems?
Click here to read a recent, informative article from Tech Target which addresses humidity levels and static control.

The American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning's technical committee have issued recommendations for humidity levels within computer rooms. This article points out the difficulty of keeping humidity levels within that recommended range. A systems engineer recounts his experience with ESD shock due to low level humidity and lack of proper static controls that lead to a system shut down. One data center consultant suggests that humidity levels below 20% can cause systems to fail due to triboelectric effect without any contact at all from an operator.

While controlling humidity is essential in any area utilizing sensitive networked computer systems, it should not be relied upon to control ESD. Humidity level does have an effect on static generation, but your static control measures should not be reliant on maintaining a certain level of ambient humidity, since there's a very high margin of error. Some telecommunications facilities use wrist straps to combat static charge generation, which is effective but can hamper an operator's mobility. Installing StaticSmart static control flooring ensures that unwanted static charges are prevented and safely conducted away from sensitive equipment, without cumbersome wrist straps and regardless of humidity levels.

Click here or more information about our static control ESD flooring for mission critical areas, and how we can help you control static.

Julie Industries static control products contribute to LEED system

Julie ESD Flooring Products Contribute to LEED Points
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System was developed to provide an industry-wide standard for what is considered a "green" building. While no individual product can be labeled or endorsed as "LEED Certified", certain products can contribute towards achieving LEED Credit.

Click here To find out how Julie Industries' Static Control Flooring products can help designers and building contractors achieve LEED points.

LEED Certification in the News:
There will be a groundbreaking event for Miami’s first green retail building registered with the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), hosted by Staples, the City of Miami and MK Real Estate Group. This innovative approach to building will utilize many components made from recycled materials, including carpet. Click here to read the press release.

STATIC ISSUES In the News:

PRESS RELEASES:

4 killed in Georgia refinery blast; at least 4 people missing

CNN.com - Feb. 8, 2007
... it was possible that sugar dust from the refining process had ignited, sparking the blast... "The managers of the refinery believe that it may have been sugar powder -- when that is aerosolized, it can get ionically charged and light off with just a bit of static electricity," Stanley said. "It's very rare, but it can happen."
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Julie Absorbs UTP Carpet Line into their StaticSmart Environments Division

Wilmington, MA - March 10, 2003
Julie Industries, Inc., a leading supplier of static control flooring products, now offers a total ESD flooring plan. The expansion of Julie’s StaticSmart™ ESD flooring division was initiated with their takeover of the UTP carpet and polymer lines.
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STATICSMART CASE STUDY:

StaticSmart ESD carpet tile is used for solving static problems in a Military Flight Control Tower
Julie Industries provides StaticSmart ESD carpet flooring to military installations around the globe. Our ESD static control carpet provides permanent static protection utilizing the most advanced, state-of-the-art manufacturing process to create a virtual ground plane for electronics and networked operations. Julie Industries has been solving static control problems for over 30 years and offers StaticSmart ESD Carpet for purchase through the GSA Advantage buyers program.

* You can prevent damaging static electricity buildup and discharge with a properly grounded conductive floor system. StaticSmart static control flooring is engineered to safely conduct static electricity charges away from the operational environment.

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