Floating Floors, Walls & Ceilings
Floating walls and suspended ceilings complete the isolation. Walls should be resting on a continuous SWW pad, if not on the floating floor and sealed at the top with AB-716 angle brackets. Buckling is prevented by means of DNSB sway braces or the simpler WIC or WCL commonly used with fabricated walls. All of these devices use neoprene as the isolation media or natural rubber if specifically called for by an acoustical consultant.
Typical Applications
- Gyms
- Bowling Alleys
- Mechanical Rooms
- Theatres
Inertia Bases & Rails
Typically for equipment that needs isolation from the slab beneath. Our Inertia Bases provide a convenient economical form to quickly pour your concrete, settle, and raise into position utilizing our SLF Spring Mount.
Typical Applications
- Pump Bases
- Centrifugal Fan Bases
- Air Handlers
Spring Mounts
Spring Mountings provide a packaged solution to troublesome vibration problems. Since the static deflection of the spring element is much greater than that provided by most rubber materials, these units will perform where it is necessary to establish low natural frequencies or to use a mounting that is more yielding than the supporting floor.
Typical Applications
- Cooling Tower Spring Mounts
- Chiller Spring Mounts
- Rooftop Fan Spring Mounts
Hangers
Our most sophisticated design is the 30N, which uses a spring series even larger in diameter than those used for the SLF mountings. This enables us to enlarge the hole in the bottom of the hanger box so the suspension rods can swing through a full 30 degree arc, virtually eliminating the age-old problem of hanger rods rubbing against the holes in the hanger boxes and short-circuiting the system.
Typical Applications
- Pipe Hangers
- Equipment Hangers
Flexible Connectors
These connectors are not wire reinforced; they are constructed of multiple plies of Kevlar tire cord and EPDM in a manufacturing process very similar to the manufacture of truck tires. This construction enables these connectors to breathe volumetrically and to be rated for maximum elongation so control rods are not necessary.
Typical Applications
- Pump Connectors
- Chiller Connectors
- Cooling Tower Connectors
Neoprene Mounts and Pads
Individual neoprene mountings are available in load ranges from 15 to 4300 pounds per mounting. Our Type W pad pioneered waffle designs, and has several advantages over the more common ribbed variety. The waffle design is self-sealing so the pads last longer. The matching pattern on both sides provides for higher capacities in a given rubber hardness. Type W pads are available in cut sizes up to 18” x 36”.
Typical Applications
- Air Handlers
- Floor Mounted Fans
Stainless Steel Flexible Connectors
Stainless Steel Flexible Connectors contribute to the solution of vibration, noise, expansion and offset motion problems in piping systems. Assemblies are designed for both high and low temperatures, as well as high pressure and full vacuum.
Typical Applications
- Pump Connectors
- Chiller Connectors
- Cooling Tower Connectors
- Equipment Connectors