Summary: The following is quick guide to the installation and use of tack mats for particulate control on personnel shoes and wheels of carts entering a clean area.
Tack mats are used for helping to remove particulate contamination from the bottom of personnel shoes and from the wheels of carts upon entry to a clean area.
NOTE, This does not mean tack mats will clean off all dirt! If shoes or wheels are very dirty,they need to be cleaned prior to using the tack mats, outside of the clean area and away from the mats.
Use of the mats is very simple;
1. Just step on the mats twice with each foot before entering the clean area.
2. Roll all the wheels of a cart across the surface of the mat.
How do you know if the mat is doing its job?
1. If you can see that it is removing dirt from your shoes or cart wheels. As the mats become used, they will be covered by tracks of other people and carts. When it looks like the surface is well covered by other tracks, or if the surface is no longer tack, it is time to renew the surface of the mat.
Danger, ESD Hazard!
When a tack mat surface is being renewed, or if the mat is replaced, a very large charge is generated, both on the mat, and on the material/personnel involved. Before renewing a layer or replacing a mat, make sure that all ESD sensitive
material is at least 1 meter away, and remains so for at least 3 minutes.
How do I renew the surface of the mat?
The mats are layered, with generally about 30 layers in each mat, and each layer is numbered from the top down, so that the highest number is on the bottom. As the top layer becomes dirty and no longer tack, it is time to peel off that layer and expose the next layer underneath it. On one corner of the mat, there are numbered tags, and this is where you start to peel off the layer. Just peel off one layer at a time (make sure that the next consecutive number remains on the mat), and discard the layer that you just peeled off, preferably outside of the clean area and away from any ESD sensitive material.
Arden Sticky mats consist of 30 sheets of adhesive-coated polyurethane film that are compressed into a mat. Each sheet will use many times before it should be peeled away..Arden Sticky MatsItem 1O0001.Standard Size 600mm x 1200mm 30 layers per sheet Qty 4 Mats per Carton.FEATURES.Convenient reliable way to clean shoe soles before entering a clean area.Each layer is coated with a unique high- tack or low- tack adhesive.Convenient sizes for placement in various locations.Smooth effective surface is not damaged by shoes booties or cart wheels.Peel-off sheets eliminate the need for messy cleaning.