ETpathfinder, ESD floor coating, Maastricht, NL
- Completed
- 2023
- Architecture
- Jansen Cleanrooms, Jansen Group, Oudsbergen, BE
- Specialised trade
- Art Tech Beton bvba, Neufvilles, BE
- Building owners
- Maastricht Universität, Maastricht, NL
- Sto proficiency
- StoPox GH 205, StoDivers LB 100, StoPox WL 110, StoPox KU 611, StoPur WV 210
- Photos
- Fotos: © MVL Media Group, BE
Protection from Electrostatic Discharge for ETpathfinder at Maastricht University
ETpathfinder is a research and development facility of Maastricht University – ET in this case stands for Einstein Telescope, the first of its kind in a new class of future gravitational wave observatories. Simply put, ET captures signals created by the collision of stars and black holes in the universe. Highly sensitive technology like this requires a high-quality floor coating that protects it from electrostatic discharges. Furthermore, electrostatic potentials can have an attractive effect on small particles such as dust. Both can cause costly damage or contamination to sensitive components. The laboratory hall was designed like a clean room. For the floor, the client's team of experts chose the electrically conductive thick coating system StoFloor ESD KU 611. Its target is to dissipate the generated charges into the ground.
The StoFloor ESD KU 611 system structure chosen here with the StoPox WL 110 conductive layer and the StoPur WV 210 sealing coat meets the requirements for ESD protection according to DIN EN 61340-5-1 as well as explosion protection according to TRGS 727. Its surface is chemical and mechanical highly resistant and it can be decontaminated very easily. In addition, the ESD coating is low in emissions.
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