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We start were others stop

Colorex is only available in tile format as this enables quicker installation, especially in small and medium areas or rooms with irregular shapes. The tile format also ensures less wastage than sheet, making it the environmentally preferable option.

As Colorex also has a very low plasticiser content there's no need to worry about emissions or shrinkage and the corresonding diminishing of conductive properties. Our production process produces a material of superior and consistent quality with an extremely high and uniform compression. The easy-clean surface is pore free, making it suitable for the most stringent hygiene requirements, right up to certified cleanrooms.

Colorex provides all the features normally associated with ESD sheet product but with the additional benefits mentioned above that the tile format offers. ESD sheet products require a high plastisicer content which can result in outgassing. In contrast, Colorex tiles have a small percentage of placticer content and as a result, very low outgassing.

Construction Colorex
1. copper band
2. conductive glue
3. subfloor
4. conductive veins

Production process

Step 1: Chips and conductive coating

Small chips are coated with a conductive substance.

Advantages:
•The conductive coating on the chips ensures that the unique electro static dissipative properties are consistent throughout the product
•The construction guarantees a life long conductivity that remains unaffected by changes in humidity and temperature.

Step 2: Highpressure production

By applying very high pressure and a high temperature, these coated chips are then compressed into solid blocks of homogeneous material.

Advantages
•Take a look at the semi-finished product above and you’ll see that the conductive coating on the chips forms a dense network of tiny black veins
•These are the ‘conductor paths’ that enable safe electrostatic discharge through the whole thickness of the tile

Step 3: Splitting and surface treatment

Colorex tiles are cut from the solid blocks of homogenous material and machine finished to provide a pore free surface.

Advantages
•The tiles are easy to work with and allow for straightforward installation and reduced installation waste when compared to sheet products
•Colorex is a highly compressed tile with a compact, pore free, easy clean and repairable surface