ESD Floor Renovation

NEWS: Perfect Solutions for ESD Floors in the Industrial Sector

alpar — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 16:34:11 +0000

Electrical discharges can cause substantial damage to electronic parts in production, which can lead to considerable resulting costs. Therefore modern factories are provided with conductive floors. ESD floors must be regularly tested for sufficient conductivity in accordance with IEC 61340-5-1:2016. In cases where the floor is no longer sufficiently conductive, conductivity is restored again with the Dr. Schutz ESD Floor System.

The problem:
Industrial floors before applying the conductive, protective coating from Dr. Schutz, have lost their conductive properties, are dull and heavily worn, with scratches and discolorations. Even daily cleaning cannot remove all residues any more.

The solution:
Industrial floors after application of the conductive, protective coating from Dr. Schutz comply again with the ESD norms regarding their conductive properties, are optimally protected against stains and mechanical abrasion and are once easier and more efficient to clean.

NEWS: Floor Remake from Dr. Schutz wins the German Innovation Award in Gold

alpar — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 05:39:53 +0000

Bonn, 11th June 2018

On 6th June 2018 the Dr. Schutz Group from Bonn won first place in the German Innovation Awards in the competition category »Excellence in Business to Business (B2B)« . The price was awarded for the company’s innovative „Floor Remake System“ in the area of »Materials & Surfaces«. A total of 88 companies were nominated in this category.

“This great form of recognition of the innovative strength of our enterprise fills us with joy and pride in our team’s performance in all areas of the Dr. Schutz Group. This particular nationwide award proves yet again that the themes of sustainability and saving resources, which the Dr. Schutz Group has followed intensively for years, are absolutely in the trend of our times“, said Dr. Lothar Schutz, proprietor and Managing Director of the group.

Floor Remake is a system for the sustainable renovation of PVC, linoleum, rubber, stone, epoxy and other hard floors. The system consists of PU Color and a transparent top coat (PU NEO) and functions in three steps: 1. The floor is sanded and strip-cleaned. 2. After it has dried, the floor is lacquered with PU Color. Numerous techniques make it possible to create an individual design. 3. Finally, the floor is protected long-term with PU NEO, the first transparent floor coating free of solvents and isocyanates world-wide.

»This system, which can be applied to practically all kinds of floor, is an attractive and at the same time economical alternative to tearing out old floors, followed by laying new ones«, explained the jury as the reason for their decision.

With the German Innovation Award the Design Council has closed a gap in the award landscape. They are looking for product innovations with impact. Many companies were nominated, among them industry giants, as well as hidden champions and start-ups. Prizes are awarded to innovations which show a sustainable effect. The German Innovation Award is not given to mere novelties, but rather to innovations which are proven to generate added value for the user.

The German Innovation Award is given in two competition classes : #1: Excellence in Business to Consumer and #2: Excellence in Business to Business. In a total of 40 categories the jury was able to confer the awards of Gold, Winner and Special Mention. The products varied from a bionic glove to cleaning technologies, fibres for 3D-printing, an e-vehicle charging station to an Internet-of-Things platform.

The assessment criteria of the German Innovation Award include themes like the level of innovation, application uses and economy. The innovation strategy should take into account aspects such as social, ecological and economic sustainability, as well as the use of energy and resources. Also factors such as the potential for locations and employment play a decisive role in the jury’s deliberations, along with longevity, market maturity, technical quality and function, materiality and synergy effects. A highly qualified jury decided on the winner – among them physicists, patent consultants, I.T. experts, financing specialists and product designers.

»That is how we guarantee an individual, neutral and professional assessment«, emphasized Professor Kupetz, the head of the jury.

“The German Innovation Award offers an invaluable platform for the direct exchange of ideas among leading, innovative enterprises in Germany“, Dr. Lothar Schutz was pleased to say, as he personally received the Gold Award last week in the capital city: “The Dr. Schutz Group sees in this a fantastic opportunity to continue networking in the B2B area and to support partners in the industry and services with the newest ideas in the renovation and refurbishment of floors. “

The German Innovation Award was initiated and is implemented by the Design Council, which was established by the German Parliament (Bundestag) in 1953 and was funded by the Federation of German Industry. For the past 65 years the Design Council has pursued the objective of supporting the competitiveness of German enterprises.

With its competitions, exhibitions, conferences, seminars and publications it makes a decisive contribution to the transfer of knowledge all around the themes of design, innovation and brands. Over 300 enterprises, both domestic and foreign, currently belong to the funding circle of the Design Council, which provide jobs for more than three million employees.

NEWS: Excellent – Dr. Schutz PU Sealer voted Number 1

alpar — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 02:33:23 +0000

For the first time since 2012 the independent opinion research institute United Research carried out a trend survey of building contractors, wood and floor laying professionals commissioned by the magazine Floor Technology.

In this trend survey Dr. Schutz was able to secure first place in the category “Best Finishes System“ for wood and resilient floors with PU Sealer.

That’s why all floor professionals love PU Sealer from Dr. Schutz!

Dr. Schutz PU Sealer was voted everybody’s favourite again and is ranked first among all floor finishes in Germany nationwide. What is decisive for the success of Dr. Schutz PU Sealer is the perfect combination of three essential factors: the optimal interplay of product, imparting competence , transfering know how and appropiate marketing tools. The product from Dr. Schutz owes its success to its safety. No other PU Sealer is so safe and easy to apply as the winner of the survey. This highest quality standard is the result of decades-long market experience, with by now over 50 million square metres of sealed floors worldwide.

What is more, floor professionals appreciate the universal applications possible with Dr. Schutz PU Sealer: it can be ideally applied to all resilient floors, on epoxy, wood, stone, PU-floors and screed floors.

NEWS: Behind the Scenes at Dr. Schutz

alpar — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 05:37:35 +0000

How do we develop, test and package? A lot happens between the initial idea and the finished product. Take a look at our production, research, logistics, and training center in Hessisch Oldendorf.

NEWS: Dr. Schutz ESD Floor System is the winner of the German Innovation Award 2019

alpar — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 13:52:24 +0000

On May 28th 2019 the Dr. Schutz Group from Bonn was voted winner of the German Innovation Awards for its innovative ESD Floor System for the sustainable renovation of conductive floors in the competition category »Excellence in Business to Business (B2B)« in the area of »Materials & Surfaces«.

The company was thus among the winners out of a total of 695 submissions.

After the Gold Award in 2018 for the Floor Remake System, this is already the second award for innovation and sustainability in the product development of the Dr. Schutz Group.

“With this award the years of research and development work by the whole team has been rewarded; a result of which we are very proud. This clearly shows how important innovations are and that we are doing our work properly. We have been pursuing the principles of sustainability and preserving resources for years and now we have received recognition that we are absolutely in tune with the current trend,“ said Dr. Lothar Schutz, proprietor and Managing Director of the group.

The ESD Floor System is a technological development for the renovation of conductive floors, which does not necessitate tearing out the existing floor, thus avoiding long stoppage times for continuing industrial plants. Damaged, or no longer conductive floors are made functional again and at the same time protected long-term. The system consists of transparent and coloured permanent coatings and works in three stages: 1.The floor is sanded and strip-cleaned. 2. After drying, the surface is first treated with either a transparent or coloured ESD coating. 3. Finally the floor is protected long-term with ESD TOP COAT and the conductivity is preserved.

“Especially in sensitive industrial areas it is important that the ESD floor meets all the regulations over a long period. After applying our ESD protective coatings, industrial floors conform to international norms with regard to their conductive properties, are optimally protected against stains and mechanical abrasion and can again be easily and efficiently cleaned“, as Schutz described the product features of the ESD finishes.

Innovations which show a sustainable effect are awarded prizes. The German Innovation Award is not given to mere novelties, but for the sort of new products which are proven to have generated added value for the user.

About the German Innovation Award

The German Innovation Award is conferred in two competitive classes: #1: Excellence in Business to Consumer and #2: Excellence in Business to Business. From a total of 40 categories the jury can confer the awards of Gold, Winner and Special Mention. The products range from a bionic glove through cleaning technologies, fibres for 3D printing, a charging station for electric cars, coffee-lemonade, to a platform for the Internet of Things.

The assessment criteria of the German Innovation Award include themes such as the height of innovation, the benefit to users and economy. The innovative strategy should take account of aspects such as social, ecological and economic sustainability, as well as the consumption of energy and resources. A significant role in the judging process is also played by such factors as the potential of location and job creation, longevity, market maturity, technical quality and function, materiality and synergy effects. The winner was decided on by a top-flight jury, among whom were physicists, patent advisors, I.T. experts, financial specialists and product designers.

The German Innovation Award was initiated and implemented by the Council for Design, which was founded in 1953 by the German Parliament (Bundestag) and was funded by the Confederation of German Industry. For 65 years the foundation has pursued the objective of supporting the competitiveness of German companies.
With its competitions, exhibitions, conferences, seminars and publications it has made a decisive contribution to the transfer of knowledge about everything to do with the themes of design, innovation and brands. Currently over 300 German and international companies belong to the Funding Circle of the Council for Design, who employ a workforce of more than three million..

https://www.german-innovation-award.de/preistraeger/preis/gewinner/dr-schutz-esd-floor-system/