Industrial Noise Control

Noise at Work

We are a specialist industrial noise control company. We have helped many industrial and manufacturing companies to comply with the Control of Noise at Work regulations while saving them several thousand pounds in the process. Such large cost savings have been achieved by reducing the noise at source using advanced noise control technology, engineering techniques, and other specialist industrial noise control solutions.

Our first step in any industrial noise control project is to carry out detailed diagnostic noise and vibration measurements to identify the major noise sources, radiating surfaces and transmission paths within each type of machine. This supplies the information we need to provide a solution to suppress the noise at source. The benefits of "at source" solutions are so large that we use these whenever possible, and only use more common types of industrial noise control solution, such as an acoustic enclosure, screen, noise control guard, acoustic hood, or wall and ceiling sound absorbing panels, as a last resort.

Noise Control Benefits

The main benefits of the "at source" type of noise control solution are:-

• Low cost:
  
  "At source" solutions normally cost much less than other types of industrial noise control solution. The cost difference is particularly large compared with noise control enclosures. By choosing an "at source" solution instead of an industrial noise control enclosure, companies typically save about 85% of the cost. The savings often amount to several thousand pounds.
  
  Example: A company received a quotation for £130,000 to reduce the noise by fitting acoustic enclosures over an air conveyor system used to transport plastic bottles around the factory. Instead, we used minor engineering modifications to reduce the noise below the 85 dBA target (achieving 6 dBA noise reduction). The cost was only £2500. So our "at source" industrial noise control solution saved the company £127,500.
  
  Example: An acoustic enclosure for a draw bench machine drive would have cost £15,000 whereas our advanced technology noise control solution cost only £2,300, saving nearly £13,000 (and achieving 5 dBA noise reduction).
  
  Example: It would have cost £20,000 to fit industrial acoustic enclosures to five small presses. Our engineering noise control solution cost only £3000, saving £17,000 (and producing 7 - 11 dBA work place noise reduction).
  
  
  
• Free access:
  
  Because they involve minor engineering modifications, "at source" industrial noise control solutions do not restrict access for operating or maintaining machines. This contrasts with industrial noise control enclosures and sound reducing hoods, which can impede access to such an extent that production falls.
  
  Often, workers leave noise control enclosure doors, panels or the acoustic hood open to improve access, with the result that the enclosure or hood achieves little or no noise reduction. This means that the company has spent a large amount of money on noise control for little or no benefit.
  
  
  
• Improved Performance:
  
  Sometimes, "at source" industrial noise control solutions improve productivity or machine performance as well as reducing noise at work.
  
  Example: our engineering noise control solution for some vibratory bowl feeders not only achieved a noise reduction of 12 dBA (reducing workplace noise levels from 98 dBA to 86 dBA), but also eliminated the blockages that had been causing frequent machine stoppages. This increased output and enabled each operator to monitor a larger number of machines, so improving productivity.
  
  The industrial noise control equipment normally used in such situations - acoustic enclosure, acoustic hood, acoustic cover - would not have provided these benefits.
  
  
  
• Visibility.
  
  "At source" noise control solutions do not reduce visibility like an industrial noise control enclosure or acoustic hood, making it easier and more practical for workers to monitor the machine and the production process.

Industrial Noise Control Examples

Our brochure contains many more industrial noise control examples and details of our noise control service, together with some comments from customers, such as:-

"We're delighted. Not only did you achieve a massive 24 dBA noise reduction in the work place, but the total cost was £33,000 less than the industrial noise control enclosures we were planning to install. What's more, the solution avoided the major problem of the acoustic enclosures, that they would have severely restricted access for loading and off-loading our product."

There are some more customer comments about our industrial noise control solutions on our Home page - to see these, click on Noise Control - Home. To obtain our brochure, a quotation, more details of our services, or to find out how we can help you save money on, or solve an industrial noise control problem, please click on contact us about industrial noise control.

Advanced Noise Solutions Ltd

an industrial noise control company that could help you save thousands of pounds

We are based in South East England, Herts (Hertfordshire), but work throughout the UK