Acoustic Insulation for Industry

Introduction

In many workplaces, noise insulation is an essential to heath and safety.

Excessive noise can increase stress levels, hinder speech communication in critical situations and over extended periods give to noise induced permanent hearing loss.

Even moderate levels of noise can deny personnel acceptable standards of comfort necessary to efficient work or to recreation.

Mineral Wool

The outstanding acoustic performance of mineral wool has made it the preferred choice of material for a wide range of demanding acoustic applications.

Mineral wool combines the qualities of light weight with high acoustic absorbency and high acoustic frictional resistance.

In areas where there is a high level of noise from plant, machinery, or pipes transporting high velocity liquids or particle solids, a mineral wool lining or casing can considerably reduce the environmental noise levels.

Noise reflected from walls and ceilings or from decks and bulkheads in marine applications can similarly be reduced to acceptable levels.

Mineral wool materials work in two distinct ways to reduce unwanted noise; either by impeding the transmission of sound through an element of the structure, or by absorption of sound at the surface to reduce ambient noise levels.

Transmission loss through wall element		Noise absorption at surfaces

Typical noise reduction achieved with mineral wool absorbent lining to walls and ceiling enclosing noisy machinery.