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How to Find the Right Vibration Isolation for Any Application
Contact and friction are both inevitable parts of life. Minimizing their effects can be helpful or even necessary in some situations when it comes to vibration isolation.
While that might sound like a philosophical conundrum to the general public, it represents an everyday challenge for engineers and industrial buyers. As a case in point, choosing the right vibration isolator is the point where numerous considerations like design, construction, and even budgeting come together.
To put this all another way, vibration isolation can be complicated. There can be dozens of different variables, and the immediate differences between similar products aren’t always obvious. That can lead to confusion for those who need to set parameters for a part, as well as those who are tasked with sourcing products directly.
You might be someone who is looking for the right component to meet a precise set of technical specifications. Or, you may have a need to direct another person (who doesn’t share your expertise) towards the ideal solution towards a given problem. Regardless of what it is that brought you to this page, we want to use our 100+ years of expertise with developing, manufacturing, and delivering vibration isolators to help you make the right choice.
Below, you’ll find a few simple tips you can use to cut through confusion, technical specs, in jargon to find what you need.
Recognize That Every Vibration Isolation Use Case is Different
As the industry leaders in vibration isolation, we can tell you confidently that there are many different uses and environments, each requiring its own solution. What would be appropriate for one context wouldn’t work in another. Substitutions and approximations aren’t a good idea.
To give a sense of just some of the differences involved, consider that we supply vibration isolation products to automotive manufacturers, oil and gas producers, aerospace firms, industrial producers, and even construction companies. It goes without saying that they all face unique technical challenges, not to mention budgets and operating environments. We could never offer a “one-size-fits-all” solution to each application.
To make this point in a different way, imagine needing vibration isolation for any of the following:
- Keeping industrial machinery from sliding across a floor or surface
- Using vibration isolation for precise maritime equipment
- Securing server racks to minimize noise, heat, and vibration
- Removing vibration in a setting with sensitive medical equipment
- Needing a vibration isolator that is resistant to oil or other substances
These are just some of the specifications we work with every day. The bigger point is that the technical requirements for any application go beyond simple psi measurements. That makes it crucial that you think about the solution rather than any simple metric.
It also points toward the need to look toward a long enough time horizon.
Consider the Short and Long-Term Factors Involved
There can often be more than one way to meet a technical challenge. And you can usually find more than one vibration isolator that will meet a given set of specifications.
When that happens, the temptation is often to costs the least or can be delivered most quickly. Certainly, it’s important to adhere to budgets and timelines as closely as possible. However, given the unique nature of a vibration isolation, we would encourage you to take a long view when making a selection.
How do things change over a longer time horizon? Ask yourself some of the following:
- How difficult or expensive will it be to replace your vibration isolator and install the new model?
- What will happen if the product you select doesn’t perform as well as expected?
- Are there any safety or cost considerations that apply if vibration isn’t dampened?
The obvious point to be made here is that quality is king when you need your solution to be safer, more durable, and better performing. The best way to find quality, of course, is by turning to the acknowledged leader in the field of vibration isolation.
Talk to the Vibration Isolation Experts at Fabreeka
At Fabreeka, we have been pioneering and then refining the field of vibration isolation for more than a century. Our in-house team of engineers oversees the development and manufacturing of our American-made products. What that means in a practical sense is that we have seen and tested just about everything in this business – whatever you need, we can deliver.
No order leaves us until we have checked and double-checked the specifications. If we have questions about whether our products will work for you will ask them before your product is shipped. Additionally, we always give you the option of speaking with our team of vibration isolation experts during the design and specification process.
In other words, you can get the expert advice you need for free. Then, once you have it, you can relax knowing you’ve gotten the very best on the market.
Vibration isolation is complicated, but getting the right product for your needs doesn’t have to be. Get in touch with us today so we can help you find the perfect solution for your application.
