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How to Design a Pump Noise Control Solution
Controlling noise levels in industry is a constant concern to protect employees and create as safe a working environment as possible. Industrial pumps have a noise level of approximately 110dB(A) but to comply with the Noise at Work Regulations a reduction to 75dB(A) at a 1-meter distance is required. There are typically a number of elements which collectively make an effective...
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OEM Noise Control Solutions
Industrial Equipment Noise Sources Industrial fans, pumps and compressors are often essential equipment for many industrial and manufacturing facilities. Typically when installed and fully functioning, they will meet all specification requirements with one major drawback - the noise they generate whilst operating. Just a single machine can create unsafe noise levels for employees and the subsequent need for noise mitigation planning. ...
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Factory Noise Control
Factory noise control is a major issue - many processes essential to manufacturing generate large volumes of noise, from the equipment and machinery used in the actual processes, to back-up generators and then industrial scale air conditioning units to keep machinery and employees at a comfortable productive temperature. Employers must manage this workplace noise exposure to protect their employees from possible...
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Acoustic Enclosures for Industrial Equipment
Introduction Controlling the noise generated by industrial plants and their equipment is incredibly challenging, through reflections, reverberation and resonances - typically large open plan manufacturing environments can actually increase actual and perceived noise levels from the original source. These factors are essential to consider when designing noise control solutions whilst also conforming to all statutory regulations, community relations, planning applications...
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HAC Acoustics New Senior Acoustic Engineer
We are pleased to announce further strengthening to our business, welcoming Ray Marr to the HAC Acoustics team this week. Ray joins HAC as a Senior Acoustic Engineer and will primarily be focused on supporting sales, engineering and manufacturing through acoustic and structural engineering design. Ray returns to the UK after almost ten years in New Zealand where he specialised...
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HAC Acoustics Strengthens Team With New Appointment
We are pleased to welcome Keith Stalker to the HAC Acoustics team this week. Keith joins HAC as a Business Development Manager and will primarily be focused on growing our business within the Industrial and OEM market sectors. Keith has an engineering background in automotive and engine test technology. Having worked with some of the sectors leading brands across disciplines such...
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HAC Acoustics – Covid-19 Update
Along with people and businesses alike around the world, we watch with deep concern the spread of Covid-19 and the significant impact it's having on all our personal and commercial lives. People are our priority - the safety and well-being of our employees, customers and suppliers is paramount as we try to adjust our working activities around the pandemic. We remain open...
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Iac acquires hodgson acoustics…
We are pleased to announce that the assets of Hodgson Noise Control have been acquired by IAC Acoustic Company UK Ltd (IAC). We have registered a new company, Hodgson AcousticsCompany, employing the highly experienced and dedicated team from the former company. IAC Acoustics are world leaders in providing acoustic enclosures and quality noise control solutions. Founded in 1949, IAC has divisions in the UK, Germany, Denmark, China and Australia, together with a...
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Design and manufacture of 12 off drop-over canopies…
In February, Hodgson Acoustics were awarded a significant order for the design and manufacture of 12 off drop-over canopies, complete with fully bunded under-base and attenuation. At over 7m long and a height of over 3.5m, all weighing almost 20 tonnes, the production of these units have necessitated changes to both our factory layout configuration as well as investment to extend...
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Bespoke designed ups and battery housing designed for install in...
We worked with the UPS supplier and directly with his customer to ensure that cabling on site could be accomplished without the need for trenches and internal connections could be made easily and quickly due to fast track nature of the project. This unit was shipped to site with UPS / Battery racks/ Isolators and a customer LV panel pre-installed,With the batteries...
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A Modular Inlet and Discharge splitter attenuator system…
“A Modular Inlet and Discharge splitter attenuator system supporting 4MVA of standby power for a London development. Individually these are approximately 2m Cubes and form around 40% of the total requirement We could have built them in considerable bigger sections, but were constrained by the access route into the building”.
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Not all our challenges are Large ones…
A full Acoustics Package for A 50kVA generator canopy in the roof top plantroom of a London hotel. A very restrictive plantroom footprint meant the cold air inlet needed to on top of the canopy and vertical discharge through the plantroom ceiling for the hot air and exhaust gas discharge. A De-mountable panel design to allow hand carrying into the room...
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Hodgson Acoustics are proud to be involved in supplying a...
Hodgson Acoustics are proud to be involved in supplying a complete acoustic solution to a set of noisy standby generator plant rooms, backing up a UK airport terminal.
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