STATIC CONTROL FLOORING

The $40,000 mistake that started with a floor tile

It started with this: the facilities manager didn’t choose FreeStyleESD™ Classic X.


Instead, they went with the cheaper option, which was only a few cents less per square foot.


Sure, it looked good on paper. Then six months after the install, one static shock in their R&D lab shorted a device mid-test and derailed a product launch.


Just like that.


The floor looked fine. Yet the ESD protection had already worn down and nobody caught it.


That single jolt ended up costing more than $40,000 in delays, replacements, and lost productivity.


Budgets, by nature, are tight. Of course it’s tempting to chase savings upfront. But smart facilities managers know that a reliable, long-lasting static-control floor like FreeStyle ESD™ Classic X pays off in ways you can’t always see — until something goes wrong.


It’s why more facilities manage teams are choosing Classic X:


  • Fast installation, no adhesives
  • Easy to maintain (as seen in our last newsletter)
  • Durable ESD protection that holds up


Because when failure costs $40K—or more depending on the equipment--“value engineering” can’t come at the cost of performance.


P.S. Want to avoid the floor that bites back?


Book a quick call or request a ClassicX spec sheet here. It might save your next budget cycle.

Testimonial: Pride Industries

“Being that the tile is not glued down and can be disassembled as easy as it was installed, it is not a tenant improvement to the building, but rather an actual asset of PRIDE’s. If we were to move the PCBA lines to another floor or a different building, we can move the floor as well.”


-- Mike Douglas, General Manager, PRIDE

laboratory-flooring image

Cleanrooms and labs

As equipment in cleanrooms and laboratories continues to become more sophisticated, it is also becoming more sensitive to interference and damage from electrostatic discharge.


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