Antistatic PVC Tile

Product Overview

This antistatic tile is the walking surface of a raised access floor. Each one is a square PVC panel that drops into the floor grid, takes foot traffic, trolleys and equipment, and lifts out again when the void underneath needs attention — cabling, airflow or a service box. It is made for rooms where static on the floor is a real risk rather than a theoretical one, and where the floor has to be opened up from time to time without shutting the room down.

The tile is supplied to contractors, facility teams and commercial flooring suppliers working on data center and computer room fit-outs, and it is quoted on its own or as the surface part of a new floor. Panel size and grade follow the layout you are working to, so the same tile can extend an existing hall, dress a new build or sit on the shelf as reserve stock for a live site.

Key Features

• Lifts out by hand: the tile comes away from its opening without tools, so underfloor work and single-tile replacement happen without disturbing the rest of the floor. Commercial flooring suppliers and facility teams keep a small reserve on site for exactly that reason.
• Colour that stays put: colour fastness is rated at least 6 to ISO 105 B02, so lighting, cleaning and daily traffic do not turn a working floor patchy.
• Chemical resistance: the tile offers excellent chemical resistance to DIN 423 / DIN 51958, and where a site handles aggressive process chemicals we can supply a special sheet to suit.
• Quieter underfoot: impact sound absorption of approximately 2 dB takes the hard edge off trolley wheels and footfall in a busy hall.

Static Performance

• ESD conductive tile: the tighter of the two resistance bands, chosen where a project's ESD control plan sets the strictest limits and charge has to leave the floor as fast as possible.
• Dissipative tile: the wider band, for floors that need static kept under control without meeting the tightest limit.
• Charge decay: a ±1,000 V charge falls to ±100 V in 0.4 s where the standard allows up to 2 s, and residual charge voltage stays at 70 V against a limit of below 100 V. Both results are referenced to DIN 51953 and ASTM F-150.
• One grade for the whole floor: keep the same grade and thickness across every room and every phase of a project, so readings stay consistent from one aisle to the next. Raised flooring manufacturers and contractors extending a hall later should match the grade already installed.

Applications

Data centers and server halls. The tile runs through white space and cold aisles, where the floor has to carry cabinets and trolleys and still open up for cable pulls and airflow adjustments without a shutdown.

Computer rooms and control rooms. A dissipative tile is usually the version specified here, laid over underfloor cabling and kept serviceable for the life of the equipment above it.

Electronics production and test floors. Where components are handled and tested, an ESD conductive tile is the usual choice, because the control plan calls for the fastest route for static to leave the floor.

Monitoring, telecom and network rooms. Smaller rooms that are patched constantly — the tiles lift for a single cable change and go back down the same way.

Health-care and imaging areas. The tile conforms to the requirements of NFPA 99 as in effect at the time of installation, the reference many health-care facilities work to.

Installation & Commissioning

1. Set the grid before the tile. Pedestals and stringers need to be levelled, squared and locked at the finished floor height first, because the tile follows the grid it sits on.
2. Start from a datum corner rather than a wall. Rooms are rarely square, and any cut tiles belong at the perimeter where they are least visible.
3. Seat every tile fully into its opening and keep the joints tight as you work across the room. If a tile rocks, lift and reset it rather than forcing it down.
4. Cut edge and service tiles on site, around columns, risers and outlet cut-outs. Support the tile while cutting and use a fine-tooth blade so the edge stays clean.
5. Ground and verify before handover. Agree the earthing arrangement with the electrical contractor, check resistance across the installed floor with a calibrated meter, and record the readings — raised flooring manufacturers and installers normally hand the floor over with that record in the project file.

Scale & Supply Capability

As a raised access flooring supplier, we cover a complete system rather than single items: pedestals and stringers, antistatic PVC and HPL tiles, PVC skirting, panel lifters and cutting blades, air diffusers, brush grommets, flip outlet boxes and in-floor cooling units. Our structural components suit OA, steel, wood core, calcium sulphate and aluminium raised floors, with pedestal heights from 70 to 1500 mm. Specifications such as stringer size and thickness can be customised to your project, so contractors can source compatible components, installation tools and cooling accessories from one supplier for data center, computer room and commercial fit-outs.

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