We just installed a rubber ESD floor which works great.  The installer did
recommend that the old tiles be removed, though.  It costs about $6.50/sq.
ft. for removal of the old tiles and installing the new.

Jim Marsico
Senior Engineer
Production Engineering
EDO Electronics Systems Group
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        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Howard Watson [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
        Sent:   Wednesday, October 10, 2001 10:55 AM
        To:     [log in to unmask]
        Subject:        [TN] ESD flooring ideas.


        Dear TechNetters,

        Our PCB assembly area is being consolidated to another building, and
I have the opportunity to request some type of ESD floor coating over an
existing non-ESD tile flooring.  What are your opinions on the best, most
reliable, and of course cheapest, method of ESD flooring?  I am thinking
that removing the existing tile would not be a cost effective alternative.
We are moving out of a facility that had no ESD flooring, so improvements
should be easy to achieve.  Thanks for the assistance.

        Best regards,

        Howard Watson
        Manufacturing Engineer
        AMETEK/Dixson

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