Static Charge Control Starts with the ESD Flooring System
When sensitive electronics sit on a concrete floor, static buildup from foot traffic, equipment wheels, and carts can damage components before they reach assembly. An ESD-dissipative slab absorbs and safely routes that charge to ground. Oshawa Concrete designs, installs, and verifies ESD flooring systems that meet ANSI/ESD standards for electronics plants, clean rooms, and precision manufacturing zones. Free written estimate included.
Why ESD Flooring Requires a Narrow Resistance Window
Static dissipation is not about being conductive or insulating. It is about hitting a precise resistance range that lets charge flow to ground at the right speed. Too conductive and you create electrical hazards; too insulating and charge accumulates faster than it can escape. The dissipative zone is where the slab does its job safely.
We specify ESD systems matched to your facility's ANSI/ESD standard, embed copper ground strips at the engineered spacing, connect those strips to the building electrical ground, and verify the finished concrete with a megohmmeter across multiple points. The resistance report becomes part of your compliance documentation and audit trail.
We work with your engineering and safety teams to confirm which ANSI/ESD standard applies, identify which zones need ESD coverage, and establish the target resistance range and grounding scheme for the building electrical system.
Prepare slab and install ground strips
The concrete slab is diamond-ground to the system prep profile. Copper ground strips are set into the floor at the engineered spacing and connected to the building electrical ground at designated termination points.
Apply ESD epoxy system
The matched ESD-dissipative epoxy (primer, body coat, topcoat) is applied with conductive fillers at the correct loading to land the finished floor in the target resistance range.
Test and document resistance
After full cure, the floor is tested with a megohmmeter at multiple locations across each zone. Resistance readings are recorded, compared to the spec, and documented in a handoff report for your compliance file.
A floor that looks correct but fails resistance testing is a liability, not a solution. We measure the finished slab at multiple points with a megohmmeter, confirm the readings fall within the ANSI/ESD dissipative window, and provide a signed verification report. This documentation supports your customer audits and internal compliance reviews.
Coordinate the install with your electrical contractor on the ground connections, and with adjacent zones that may use standard dust-proof sealing or warehouse floor coating. Each zone is detailed and transitioned cleanly so the ESD system works independently in its area.
Resistance ranges, grounding, verification and which manufacturing zones need ESD.
With a megohmmeter (high-resistance ohmmeter) at multiple test points across the floor, comparing to the ANSI/ESD standard's specified range. The reading needs to fall inside the dissipative window, not too low (conductive) or too high (insulating).
Only zones where ESD-sensitive components are handled. Electronics assembly, clean rooms, repair benches, certain pharmaceutical processes. The rest of the facility uses standard manufacturing flooring. We define the zones with you and your safety/engineering team.
Copper ground strips embedded in the floor at the engineered spacing connect to the building electrical ground at designated points. The electrical contractor coordinates with us on the connections and verifies the grounding scheme.
Many years with proper maintenance. ESD-compatible cleaning chemicals preserve the system; standard wax or solvent-based cleaners can compromise the resistance range. The maintenance protocol is part of project handoff and includes recertification cadence.
Similar to other epoxy systems plus the grounding install and verification steps. A typical zone takes a week to install and verify; multi-zone facilities stretch to several weeks with phased install. The schedule is in the quote.
Client reviews
What Oshawa Manufacturers Say About Their ESD Floors
ESD floor installed and verified across our assembly zone. Resistance documentation supported our customer compliance audit. The system has held for two years of daily operation.
Z. X4
Electronics Plant Manager, Oshawa
★★★★★
They knew the ANSI/ESD spec cold, coordinated with our electrical contractor on grounding, verified with the megohmmeter at handoff. No improvisation, no audit findings.
Y. X4
Production Engineer, Toronto
★★★★★
Stricter clean room ESD spec, they hit it. Documentation, grounding, verification all in order. The auditor specifically called out the install quality.
Q. X4
Clean Room Operations, Brampton
★★★★★
Phased ESD install during off-shifts so production never stopped. Each zone verified before reopening, no resistance drift between zones. Real coordination.
X. X4
Manufacturing Director, Mississauga
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Share your ANSI/ESD standard, the zones needing coverage, and your production schedule. We will spec the system, quote the install with grounding and verification, and send a written estimate within one business day.
