Switchboard Mats

Options for Switchboard Mats

If you’ve ever shuffled your feet across the carpet on a winter morning and touched someone to deliver a quick shock as a prank, you have a basic understanding of how static electricity transfers. However, what might be a funny trick with another person could destroy delicate electronics and data storage systems. Switchboard mats are a type of specialty flooring that absorbs static electricity and prevents static-related problems for electronic gear.

When you want the best products available in the switchboard matting market, trust Greatmats. We not only offer flooring that protects your equipment from electrical shock, but our materials are wear-resistant, offer fatigue protection, and deliver maximum safety while at work. Your electrical equipment is more delicate than you probably realize – let our switchboard mat products reduce the risk of a static shock.

Types of Switchboard Mats

At Greatmats, we offer two types of switchboard mat products.

Corrugated Runner Switchboard Mat Designs

Corrugated flooring runners are often used in a work setting, covering a lot of space with non-conductive flooring. Our runners are available in sizes of 2x75, 3x75, and 4x75 feet. They consist of 1/4-inch-thick vinyl that’s made to last. The black Made-in-the-USA mats have a dielectric strength of up to 30,000 volts.

Vinyl Roll Switchboard Mat Designs

Our LonMat vinyl flooring rolls are made for commercial locations that want to cover a room with static-safe flooring. The vinyl rolls are available in sizes of 3x75, 6x30, and 8x40 feet. This configuration is made for high-voltage areas, featuring an electrically insulated surface. Select among the colors of:

• Beige marble
  
• Blue marble
  
• Gray marble
  
• Green marble

Features and Benefits of Switchboard Mats

Some of the key features of our switchboard mats include:

• Some models have compliance with MIL-DTL-15562G Type I specifications
  
• Some models have compliance with ASTMD-178 Class 2 specifications
  
• Fire-retardant surface
  
• UV-resistant surface for some products
  
• Easy to maintain and clean
  
• Some products have a stylish design
  
• Some products are used by military installations
  
• Some models have an anti-slip texture
  
• Long-lasting flooring
  
• Some products are made in the United States

Use Types for Switchboard Mats

Some of the specific areas where our customers use these switchboard mats include:

• Military: NATO and military facilities install our LonMat vinyl rolls to create spaces protected from the transference of static electricity.
  
• Manufacturing: In manufacturing areas and assembly lines where people are working with sensitive electronics, our industrial runners provide a space to stand and work safely.
  
• Shipping and Packaging: When shipping sensitive electronic equipment, having workers stand on the switchboard industrial runners ensures they won’t transfer static electricity to the products while packaging them.
  
• Electrical System Work: Some customers use the switchboard mats near fuse boxes, large electrical equipment, control panels, and breaker boxes. When someone is standing and working on the equipment, they can stand on the safe mat to prevent static discharge.

Switchboard Mat Q&A

What are the best server room floor mats?

The best server room floor mats are those tested to ensure that they provide ESD protection. They need to be durable to support the weight of server equipment. It’s helpful to have a raised floor that’s a fraction of an inch over the subfloor, allowing cooling air to move around the entire machine.

What is anti-static flooring?

Anti-static flooring is a type of floor that absorbs static electricity before it has a chance to affect delicate electronics in the room. Electrostatic discharge can harm electronics or spark fires in certain conditions.

Where would you use an anti-static mat?

Locations to use anti-static mats include computing rooms, computer repair businesses, microchip manufacturing, computer server rooms, operating rooms, shipping rooms, medical facilities, warehouses storing flammable materials, and more.

How do you cover a concrete industrial floor for high-voltage protection?

For high-voltage mats for protection over a concrete industrial floor, you can use PVC plastic tiles that have ESD properties built into them. Such floors often provide ergonomic benefits at the same time. You can use vinyl runners, too, as long as these high-voltage switchboard mats have ESD protection built into their designs.

What is an ESD, or electrostatic discharge mat, made of?

The primary materials in an ESD mat can include vinyl, rubber, or PVC plastic. Manufacturers may add materials to the base flooring material to control static electricity, such as carbon or strips of copper. Vinyl is especially popular for its durability as a flooring material.