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Case Study
Acoustic Enclosure to a
‘Soenen 500 Tonne Perforating Press’
Process Details: An acoustic enclosure for a ‘Soenen Hydraulic Perforating Press’ operated by one of the UK's
leading manufacturers of high specification perforated materials and expanded metals.
Scope of Work: To survey (both acoustically & mechanically), design, manufacture, deliver and install the
required enclosure, this being of approximate overall sizes 6.6m long x 6.4m wide x 5.8m high.
Design Considerations: -
• The overall design & construction being fit for purpose in providing a safe working environment for
operations & maintenance personnel - practical, cost-effective & functional, whilst reducing ambient
noise levels in the surrounding shop floor area, and wherever possible, utilising the sheet materials
actually produced by the customer.
• Enclosure totally isolated from the press pit / foundations and designed to fully integrate with the metal
perforating process, accommodating the raw material in-feed, product out-feed, tooling changes, waste
conveyor arrangements and hydraulic power-packs.
• Totally demountable for major maintenance works (press strip-down & overhaul) with panels having
hidden fixings to enhance the aesthetics, whilst also being of a robust, durable construction, resistant to
machinery lubricants, oils & greases etc.
• Incorporating hinged personnel / emergency exit doors, plus horizontally-sliding and counterbalanced
vertically-sliding access doors / hatches to cater for the numerous points of quick access required by the
customer, together with a variety of strategically positioned acoustically insulated vision panels so that
the perforating process can be overseen safely from outside the facility.
• Sealed service(s) apertures where required for hydraulic hoses, cooling system pipework, electrical
cables and control wiring etc.
• Attenuated, forced extract ventilation employed to ensure that the temperature rise inside the enclosure
was acceptable and allowed the press & associated equipment to operate in a normal manner whilst
maintaining the acoustic integrity of the enclosure.
Acoustic Performance: The enclosure reduced operational noise levels by 30dB, bringing factory ambient noise
levels in the surrounding area to well below the First Exposure Action Level (80dBA) of the Control of Noise At
Work Regulations 2005 and exceeding the customer's expectations.
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