Is Linoleum Flooring Conductive or Anti-Static?

Genuine linoleum is a 100% biodegradable material composed of linseed oil, pine resin, cork, wood, pigment, and limestone. Depending on material construction, it is known to have antistatic properties which mitigate some triboelectric charges that cause zaps and static buildup. The electrical resistance of conventional linoleum maintains a static resistance of about 1 x 10^10 ohms which validates its properties as an anti-static material (between 1 x 10^10 – 1 x 1012).

Hospitals, laboratories, and computer centers require further protection to suppress static charges and mitigate them completely. For aesthetics and stylish appearances, conductive carpet flooring tiles are an effective static control measure.

Interlocking ESD floors are a common remedy for ESD safety across large floor plans, particularly when ANSI/ESD S20.20 compliance is required. S20.20 designates regimental best practices that outline how to protect sensitive devices from static shock risks.

ESD Carpet Tiles

ShadowFX™ is ideal for mission-critical, enduser environments – such as networked offices, call and dispatch centers, flight towers, and control rooms – that need to provide controlled dissipation and avoid liability exposure. It also out-performs many hard-surface options like ESD epoxy and ESD vinyl for ANSI/ESD S20.20 ESD-Protected Areas (EPAs) in the electronics industry.

In a commercial environment, each workstation uses static control items at every point of human interaction with devices: floormat, chair, wrist strap, and bench mats connect to a single grounded point. Any excessive charge is then passed along to the ground instead of causing a static event that is likely to damage the device. 

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Mitch Walleser

Mitch Walleser

Mitch is a contributing writer for Production Automation Corporation. PAC is a factory-direct distributor of products and environmental solutions for industrial and critical requirements within electronics, medical device, life science, pharmaceutical, and general manufacturing industries. Mitch has worked with manufacturing engineers, in-house specialists, and factory experts to highlight and uncover manufacturing solutions. His background includes 3D printing, electronics, and cleanroom manufacturing.

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