| Specialized machinery and equipment utilized in | | | | of the equipment and the extent of treatment needed. |
| industrial environments often endure inadvertent abuse | | | | Isolation mounts are treatments designed to establish a |
| caused by environmental vibrations. A piece of | | | | contact separation between the floor and a piece of |
| machinery may produce vibrations that affect its own | | | | free standing equipment, thus preventing vibrations |
| stability, or may be affected by vibrations transferred | | | | from transferring to the floor and traveling throughout |
| from other equipment. Regardless of the source, | | | | other areas of the facility. In other cases, machinery |
| persistent vibration can have a negative effect on | | | | design demands that it be secured soundly to a floor, |
| machine performance and create a noisy and | | | | wall or foundation to ensure proper functionality and |
| distracting environment for personnel. Isolating | | | | rigidity. Shock and isolation pads designed for such a |
| machinery that is either the recipient or the source of | | | | circumstance can be installed to serve as a partition |
| vibration can provide benefits to both the equipment | | | | between the equipment producing the vibration and the |
| itself and its operators. | | | | surface to which it is affixed. Isolating some kinds of |
| Isolating machinery such that it has no direct contact | | | | equipment involves the construction of a foundation |
| with the floor, walls or ceiling can minimize the | | | | which secures the equipment and incorporates |
| vibrations that are transmitted, thus resulting in | | | | technologies designed to prevent structure-borne noise |
| improved equipment performance and a quieter work | | | | and vibrations from traveling throughout the work |
| environment for everyone in the vicinity. Being | | | | environment. |
| exposed to continuous vibration may not only affect a | | | | Vibrations from a piece of industrial equipment can be |
| machine's present performance, but could result in | | | | not only a nuisance to employees, but can also lead to |
| unnecessary downtime and a decreased useful life of | | | | future machine problems or failure. Implementing a |
| the equipment. In a time when production downtime | | | | customized vibration control treatment is a simple and |
| almost always equates to lost profits, keeping both | | | | affordable venture that can improve equipment |
| machinery and personnel operating to their full potential | | | | operation while contributing to a more pleasant, safe |
| is an important contribution to business success. | | | | workplace and improved employee satisfaction. It is |
| Machine isolation treatments may be applied to the | | | | advised to consult with an experienced supplier of |
| machinery that is the source of vibration, or to | | | | soundproofing and vibration isolation products prior to |
| equipment that is sensitive to the vibrations caused by | | | | implementing a treatment in order to ensure that all |
| the source. Methods used to effectively isolate | | | | factors relevant to the project are considered. |
| machinery vary according to the structural foundation | | | | |