One static discharge can destroy a circuit board or sensor. In electronics assembly, clean rooms, and sensitive manufacturing zones, the floor must actively dissipate charge before it reaches components. Detroit Concrete installs ESD-dissipative concrete systems engineered to a specific resistance range, grounded to the building electrical system, and verified with megohmmeter testing. Free written estimate on every project.
Why ESD Flooring Requires a Narrow Resistance Window
Static dissipation is not about being conductive or insulating. It is about hitting a precise resistance range that allows charge to flow to ground at the right speed. Too conductive and you create electrical hazards; too insulating and charge accumulates faster than it can escape. The dissipative zone is where the floor safely bleeds static before it reaches sensitive electronics.
We install ESD systems matched to your facility's ANSI/ESD standard, with copper ground strips embedded in the concrete at engineered spacing and connected to the building electrical ground. After the epoxy cures, we verify the resistance across multiple points with a megohmmeter and document the results. That verification report is your proof of compliance.
We review your ANSI/ESD standard (electronics manufacturing, clean room, pharmaceutical, etc.), identify which zones need ESD coverage, and confirm the target resistance range and grounding scheme with your engineering team.
Prepare slab and install grounding
The concrete slab is diamond-ground to the system profile. Copper ground strips are set into the floor at the engineered spacing and connected to the building electrical ground at designated points, coordinated with your electrical contractor.
Apply ESD epoxy system
The matched ESD-dissipative epoxy (primer, body coat, topcoat) is applied with conductive elements at the right loading to achieve the target resistance range. The system cures per the manufacturer's schedule.
Test and document resistance
After cure, we test the finished floor at multiple points with a megohmmeter, confirm the resistance falls within the spec range, and provide a detailed verification report for your compliance file and audits.
The critical step
Megohmmeter Verification Proves the System Works
An ESD floor that looks correct but does not meet the resistance spec is not just ineffective, it can create electrical safety issues. Megohmmeter testing at multiple points across the finished concrete is the only way to confirm the system is actually dissipating charge at the right rate. We never hand off an ESD floor without verified resistance documentation in your file.
Coordinate the install with your electrical contractor on the building ground scheme and with adjacent dust-proof flooring or warehouse floor systems in non-ESD zones. Each system is detailed cleanly at the transition so both work in their intended areas, integrated into our broader industrial concrete scope.
Resistance ranges, grounding, verification and which manufacturing zones need ESD.
With a megohmmeter (high-resistance ohmmeter) at multiple test points across the floor, comparing to the ANSI/ESD standard's specified range. The reading needs to fall inside the dissipative window, not too low (conductive) or too high (insulating).
Only zones where ESD-sensitive components are handled. Electronics assembly, clean rooms, repair benches, certain pharmaceutical processes. The rest of the facility uses standard manufacturing flooring. We define the zones with you and your safety/engineering team.
Copper ground strips embedded in the floor at the engineered spacing connect to the building electrical ground at designated points. The electrical contractor coordinates with us on the connections and verifies the grounding scheme.
Many years with proper maintenance. ESD-compatible cleaning chemicals preserve the system; standard wax or solvent-based cleaners can compromise the resistance range. The maintenance protocol is part of project handoff and includes recertification cadence.
Similar to other epoxy systems plus the grounding install and verification steps. A typical zone takes a week to install and verify; multi-zone facilities stretch to several weeks with phased install. The schedule is in the quote.
Client reviews
What Detroit Operations Say About Their ESD Floors
ESD floor installed and verified across our assembly zone. Resistance documentation supported our customer compliance audit. The system has held for two years of daily operation.
Z. X4
Electronics Plant Manager, Detroit
★★★★★
They knew the ANSI/ESD spec cold, coordinated with our electrical contractor on grounding, verified with the megohmmeter at handoff. No improvisation, no audit findings.
Y. X4
Production Engineer, Warren
★★★★★
Stricter clean room ESD spec, they hit it. Documentation, grounding, verification all in order. The auditor specifically called out the install quality.
Q. X4
Clean Room Operations, Ann Arbor
★★★★★
Phased ESD install during off-shifts so production never stopped. Each zone verified before reopening, no resistance drift between zones. Real coordination.
X. X4
Manufacturing Director, Sterling Heights
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Share your ANSI/ESD standard, the zones needing coverage, and your production schedule. We will spec the system, confirm grounding with your electrical contractor, and send a written quote with verification timeline.
