About Advanced Noise Solutions
Advanced Noise Solutions was born out of a desire to use technology and engineering expertise to solve noise problems using better solutions that save customers considerable sums of money compared with alternative noise reduction methods, and which provide major benefits for machine operation, including avoiding access and visibility restrictions (as occurs with acoustic enclosures).
We provide engineering noise control services and solutions to all types of factory and industrial company. Our solutions have been highly successful in reducing noise at work and also noise nuisance that is causing annoyance to local residents. For details of our low cost engineering noise control solutions for reducing factory noise for workers, see noise control at work. For details of our highly effective solutions for reducing noise that is annoying residents living near a factory, see reduce factory noise nuisance or fan noise reduction solutions.
Our Aims
- to provide a professional, very high quality engineering noise reduction and sound measurement service
- excellence – we always strive to be the very best
For every sound reduction or measurement project that we carry out, our company always uses a highly experienced noise reduction engineer who has a very high level of specialist engineering noise control expertise.
To reduce noise, we use specialist solutions that engineer the noise out at source wherever possible because this provides major benefits compared with other types of sound solution. The benefits include considerably lower cost, avoiding impairing machine operation and high noise reduction.
Noise Reduction Engineer
The company was founded by David Kilpatrick, a professional Mechanical Engineer (with a 2.1 degree from Bath University, UK), who specialised in noise reduction during his degree course. He has focused all the training and expertise he gained as an engineer on solving industrial noise problems. The result is a company that uses a specialist and highly experienced noise control engineer to provide customers with a range of engineering solutions, many of which use advanced technology to suppress the sound at source. This “at source” engineering noise control type of solution provides major benefits over common solutions. The benefits include:
a) large cost savings
b) avoiding access restrictions
This contrasts with common solutions such as acoustic enclosures and hoods which, by restricting access, can slow down operators and reduce productivity.
David has over 39 years’ experience of measuring and reducing industrial noise. He has solved noise problems for a very wide range of companies and industries, including for most of the largest and best known companies in the UK.
The combination of the training and knowledge of a professional Mechanical Engineer with specialist noise control expertise is unusual. Most experts in the noise reduction industry are not engineers. Consequently, engineering noise control solutions are not widely available. One reason is that it often requires the specialist knowledge of a professional Mechanical Engineer to develop this type of noise solution. Another is that it is often difficult to diagnose the major noise sources within a machine or production line, and a noise engineer often needs considerable expertise and experience to be able to do this. A noise engineer cannot design a solution that suppresses the noise at source until he has accurately determined the main noise sources.
Example: if you do not know what generates most of the noise within a machine, your only option is to enclose the whole machine. But, if a noise reduction engineer uses specialist diagnostic noise and vibration tests to determine that most of the noise is generated by the intake of an extractor fan, this provides you with another option – that of fitting a silencer to the fan instead. So, this gives you two options from which to choose:-
Solution 1: Acoustic enclosure: Cost typically £6000 – £10,000 per machine, depending on size of machine. Restricts access for operation and maintenance.
or
Solution 2: Silencer for fan: Purchase cost about £100 – £350 per machine. Can often be installed by in-house maintenance fitters at very low cost. No access restrictions.
This simple example shows the large cost savings and other benefits achievable by using a noise reduction engineer / expert who has extensive experience and expertise in diagnosing noise sources. But accurate diagnosis is only the first step. The second step is for the noise reduction engineer / expert to develop a solution that is practical and achieves high sound reduction, coupled with low cost, high durability and operational acceptability. This requires the noise engineer to have considerable expertise and experience of fundamental noise reduction techniques, different noise control materials / products and industrial manufacturing processes. A successful noise control engineer also needs original thinking on ways of suppressing, or breaking up the noise generating mechanism.
Advanced Noise Solutions combines all these elements in a single company. This has resulted in very high quality engineering noise control solutions described by one satisfied customer, a major UK pharmaceutical company, as:
- ‘The best solutions I’ve seen. In a different league’
Find out how a Noise Reduction Engineer can help you
To find out how a noise reduction engineer can help your company with an industrial noise problem, contact us or ring us on 01727 864667
Noise Engineer – More Information
For more information on our company, solutions and services or our approach of using a specialist noise control engineer to solve sound problems, please select from the menu at the top of this page.
Our noise engineers work throughout the UK. There is a list of areas that we cover in industrial noise reduction areas.
There are details of our consultancy service on noise consultant.
To find out more about the damaging effects of loud noise on hearing, etc., see effects of loud noise.
For help with a noise problem contact us
or call us on 01727 864667
Specialist Noise Reduction Engineer
Frequently Asked Questions
What services do we provide at Advanced Noise Solutions?
At Advanced Noise Solutions we provide specialist industrial noise control and noise reduction solutions for factories and manufacturing plants throughout the UK. We focus on effective and cost efficient methods to reduce machine noise, workplace noise and nuisance noise affecting nearby residents.
How do our noise reduction solutions work?
Our approach is based on reducing noise at source using advanced engineering techniques. This allows us to deliver high levels of sound reduction at a considerably lower cost than alternatives like acoustic enclosures, while also maintaining machine accessibility and visibility for operators.
Can we help companies reduce noise at work and comply with regulations?
Yes, we help UK companies reduce noise at work and achieve compliance with workplace noise regulations by identifying noise sources and applying targeted industrial noise solutions. Our noise at work services are designed to lower sound levels to protect workers’ hearing and enhance workplace safety.
What types of noise problems can we solve?
We solve a wide range of noise issues including factory machine noise, fan noise reduction, blower noise, conveyor noise and other industrial sound problems. Our specialist noise control methods can also address noise nuisance complaints from neighbouring properties by significantly reducing external sound emissions.
Do we offer acoustic consultancy and noise surveys?
Yes, we provide professional acoustic consultancy services including noise surveys, measurement and assessment. Our experienced team works with industrial and commercial clients to analyse noise problems, recommend the most effective acoustic treatments and deliver practical, tailored solutions.
How can clients get help from us for a noise control project?
Clients can contact us for a detailed consultation, noise assessment or bespoke noise control plan. We work with businesses of all sizes and across many sectors to deliver engineered noise reduction strategies that improve workplace conditions, reduce nuisance and deliver measurable sound reduction results.