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NOISE ENCLOSURES Employees of a leading designer, manufacturer, and installer of grid-connected solar electric systems are hearing much better these days thanks to a Soper's SoftWall noise enclosure installed at the company's headquarters. PowerLight uses computer numerically controlled (CNC) routers in its high-tech operations. The total accumulated noise becomes extremely uncomfortable to those working nearby.
The enclosure has made a significant difference -- achieving a 20 dB reduction. Noise levels have been reduced to half the permissible maximum. In fact, the company's health and safety committee no longer needs to implement a Hearing Loss Prevention Programme beyond the normal scope. In addition to reducing noise levels, the Soper's enclosure has also helped control foam dust generated by the CNC routers. Before the enclosure was installed, less than half the dust was collected by PowerLight's dust collection equipment. With the enclosure, almost 100% of the dust is collected, reducing clean-up time by 50% after each shift.
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Canadian Industrial Equipment News February 2005 |
May 16, 2008
To
counter this noise problem, PowerLight asked Soper's to supply one of
its custom-design SoftWall enclosure systems. Manufactured from the
highest quality Fibreglass sound-absorbing material, the enclosure
measures 28 feet wide by 16 feet deep by 9 feet high.
The
people at PowerLight are happy to be working in a quieter, safer work
environment. "Everyone is quite pleased," says David Wilson,
the company's Senior Manufacturing Engineer. Mr. Wilson credits
Soper's design details, documentation, product delivery, and follow-up
during assembly as a testament to its long-standing reputation of
providing customers with superior customer service. "The support
provided was instrumental in the timely success of our project."
