ESD and contamination control

Contamination can oocur in many forms including static electricity, outgassing and particulates. We offer matting to eliminate all of these hazards.

Electrically conductive and static discharge mats: to draw the static from workers before they touch susceptible chemicals or components. The resistance or rate at which static is drained is measured in ohms. The lower the ohm rating or resistance, the faster static will disperse and therefore, the lower the risk of static electric discharge: Conductive and Static Dissipative.
* Conductive = 1 x 10³ Ω to 1 x 10⁶Ω
* Static dissipative = > 1 x 10⁶ Ω to 1 x 10¹⁰Ω

It is important to note that all conductive and dissipative matting must be grounded to be effective. In addition, either conductive shoes or a heel grounder should be worn to allow the static to drain off the body and through the mat

Outgassing (or offgassing) is the release of a gas that was dissolved, trapped, frozen or obsorbed in a material. Many plastics and rubber materials slowly release gasses throughout their life cycle. Some of these can have an odor and others can be undetectable, but can be hazardous to certain key processes in a controlled environment. Wearwell produces products that are specifically designed for minimal outgassing for use in Clean Room Emvironments. 

Particulates are all the little solid material that are all around us in our environment, such as dust, pollen, vapor, germs, bacteria and soot. Controlled environments are created to specifically keep particulated out. Wearwell offers products to remove particles from soles of shoes to assist in controlling the amount of particulated in a controlled environment.