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Noise Controlling Metals Manufacturing Quiet
Award-winning noise and vibration damping technology
“ sds – performs like metal , sounds like rubber …”
OEM design retro-fit noise control kits materials components
Conventional metals are efficient loudspeakers , radiating noise . sds manufactures highly damped quiet metals that don ’ t radiate noise . Simply swap your noisy metal for quiet metal and reap the rewards .
galvanised , stainless , aluminium , combinations …
Effective , rugged , hygienic and low cost Noise + vibration control made simple
sound damped steel
+ 44 191 2590700 sales @ sounddampedsteel . com Les Thompson + 44 7513 908060
www . sounddampedsteel . com /
Sound Damped Steel ( SDS ) is a multi-award-winning noise control company which was established by Les Thompson in 2003 with the main aim being to develop , manufacture and supply materials for industrial noise and vibration control applications .
“ The company make steel which absorbs vibration making it sound like rubber . It is supplied to OEM manufacturers to make chutes , hoppers and machine guards quieter , we also supply kits to retro-fit on existing noisy machinery which is a much more cost effective way of dealing with noise issues for a lot of businesses .” Added Les Thompson , Managing Director .
SDS draws upon over 30 years of experience in developing new and practical applications across an extensive range of projects to help both end users and
leading noise and vibration control consultants in solving their problems .
A speciality is pipelines . Gas , oil and other pipelines with their associated equipment such as valves are renowned for generating high levels of noise that require a solution . The current noise control measure is acoustic cladding . However , this contains a multitude of drawbacks such as the need to be removed frequently for inspection and additional associated problems such as condensation and corrosion . To tackle this SDS in conjunction with the INVC developed the Quiet Pipe Technology system which negates all the problems associated with current technology . Quiet Pipe works by interlocking acoustic close shields that effectively convert the pipe itself into a silencer element to diminish noise .
www . sounddapmedsteel . com
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