Caterpillar Inc, the industrial of all industrial …. Turns to All Noise Control to supply them with industrial acoustic solutions. Heavy machinery is an understatement when referring to Caterpillar Inc, a world-wide company producing world-class industrial machinery & equipment. At the corporate offices in Morton IL, Caterpillar Inc experienced some acoustic problems that are incredibly common in manufacturing of machinery and equipment. They needed to isolate unhealthy noise levels from machines in their facility.

Animal Shelters:
Controlling animal noise and the sounds of barking dogs in indoor animal shelters requires reduction of the ambient animal noise level within the room itself. Generally, these animal shelters and dog kennels are treated with sound absorptive materials, which will lower the reverberation (echo) time within the rooms.

The Industry…
Contractor/Builders & Construction
Commercial
John Mirenda Construction LLC
New Jersey

At a posh pet & resort in South Florida they had to solve a common noise problem that occur within pet oriented business, kennels and such. Echo and reverberation of barking dogs.
Noise Control Challenge

The Industry…
Development / Contractor & Builders
Condominium Builders
Barvista is a construction provider of single & multi-family homes and commercial buildings in the Colorado area. Barvista was embarking on a new development of condominiums in the heard of rocky mountains and needed to address one of the most common noise control issues found within multi-family & condominium spaces: shared walls.

Sound is propagated in air, much like blowing up a large balloon, which expands equally in all directions.
For sound to be generated and heard it must have a source, a medium through which to pass and a receiver.

The loudest sound in recorded history occurred on August 27, 1883, just off the coast of Jakarta, Indonesia.
A volcano on the small island of Krakatoa was undergoing the cataclysmic stage of its months-long eruption. At 10:20 AM the volcano exploded with a sound heard, literally, around the world.

The Difference between Sound Absorption and Sound Blocking
Sound is like water. It doesn’t have a shape or form, but molds itself to its surroundings. And like water, sound can be absorbed by some materials and contained by others.

Noise Absorption
Sound absorbers are soft, porous, open-celled materials such as foam sheets or fiberglass blankets and baffles that reduce the reflection of sound waves. Their sound absorption efficiency is rated by a “NRC” number – Noice Reduction Coefficient*. The HIGHER the NRC rating, the more EFFICIENT the product is at absorbing noise.

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Acoustic Glossary of Terms and Definitions for soundproofing and noise control research, products and materials