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Conductive ESD flooring, Round Rock, Texas
Racks, dispatch desks and network positions in Round Rock carry a static requirement that comes from the equipment rather than from any production process. The record here shows data centers.
The measured record for Round Rock
The demand in Round Rock comes from equipment density rather than population, and these are the operations behind it, each with the document it was verified against.
Switch is planning a second data center in Round Rock
Switch is planning a second data center in Round Rock, with work that could start in June and conclude in mid-2028.
Uptime is the constraint
Two things change on a Round Rock job with live racks in the room. The band is often set higher for the safety of anyone working near energized gear, and the handover window becomes the plan.
The document behind a Round Rock job
FAA-STD-019 is the one worth reading first for work like this. Lightning and surge protection, grounding, bonding and shielding for FAA facilities. It sets a floor resistance range above a typical ESD floor.
The band runs higher on purpose
FAA-STD-019 requires floor resistance between 1.0 x 106 and 1.0 x 109 ohms in rooms with energized equipment. That is above a typical manufacturing ESD floor, and the reason is personnel safety around live power rather than component protection.
Questions from Round Rock
Does a Round Rock data hall need conductive or dissipative?
Your program document decides, and rooms with energized equipment often sit higher rather than lower. FAA-STD-019 specifies 1.0 x 106 to 1.0 x 109 ohms in rooms with live equipment for personnel safety[11], which is above a typical manufacturing floor.
Do you handle the whole job in Round Rock or just the coating?
The whole job: removing what is down, preparing the slab, the grounding network, the system itself and the cure schedule around your operation. Prep and grounding are where most of the work is. How it runs.
Is Round Rock inside your normal service area?
Yes. Williamson County is covered on the regular Texas schedule, so a job here does not carry a travel premium the way a one off out of state trip would.
Sources
- Conductive and dissipative ESD epoxy technical data sheet, resistance and cure figures
Cited here for the conductive flooring/coating resistance band. The ESD Association's own consumer-facing page states only the <= 1.0 x 106 ohm ceiling with no stated floor.
www.arcat.com - FAA-STD-019, floor resistance and grounding requirements for FAA facilities
Lightning and surge protection, grounding, bonding, and shielding for FAA facilities and electronic equipment.
staticworx.com
Every number on this page came from one of those documents. Send us the room and we will tell you which of them your floor has to answer to.