This guide will direct you
to mounts that have been successfully used in the described application
environment. It does not necessarily guarantee that any of the mounts
listed will be suitable for your application. It is recommended that you
consult with AEK or Barry Controls Applications Engineering before finalizing your
selection or installation design. |
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APPLICATION |
APPLICABLE |
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NATURAL |
ENVIRONMENT |
ISOLATORS |
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FREQUENCY |
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General Industrial
Equipment, Business Machines |
Protect drums,
disks, rollers, electronics, structure from fatigue, personnel in local area
of equipment. |
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Computers
Accessories
Typewriters/Printers
Copy
Machines
Medical
Equipment
Test
Equipment |
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5 to 15 Hz
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Recreational Vehicles |
Protect passenger
(safety and comfort), structure of vehicle (fatigue), personnel in
surrounding areas (noise reduction), communications equipment. |
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Boats
Snowmobiles
Golf Carts
Trail Bikes/ATV
Motorcycles
Motor Homes |
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5 to 15 Hz |
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Farm Equipment |
Protect passenger
(safety and comfort), structure of vehicle (fatigue), personnel in
surrounding areas (noise reduction), communications equipment,
mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic components. |
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5 to 15 Hz |
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Tractors
Harvesters
Planters
Spreaders |
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Truck & Construction
Equipment |
Protect passenger
(safety and comfort), structure of vehicle (fatigue), personnel in
surrounding areas (noise reduction), communications equipment,
mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic components. |
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On-Highway
Off-Highway |
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Shock Attenuation and transient
Vibration Isolation.
10 to 30 Hz |
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Industrial Machinery |
Metal forming or
cutting equipment, presses, brakes, shears, hammers, grinders,
compressors, packaging machinery. |
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Stamping Equipment
Compressors
Grinding Equipment
Molding
Machines |
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5 to 15 Hz
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Aircraft/Civilian |
Flight recorder,
radar, radios, air data recorder, gyroscope, GPS, instrument panels,
antennae, antennae couplers, instruments, indicators, gauges, engine/APU
control electronics, FADEC, interior stow bins, galley equipment. |
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Piston Engine
Jet Engine
Turboprop |
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5 to 15 Hz (P)
10 to 25 Hz (J)
10 to 25 Hz (TP)
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Aircraft/Military |
Flight recorder,
radar, radios, air data recorder, gyroscope, GPS, instrument panels,
transducers, antennae, antennae couplers, instruments, indicators, gauges, engine/APU
control electronics, FADEC, ECM, fire control systems, FLIR,
bomb/weapons racks, HUD, laser, integrated avionics packages,
photographic equipment, optical/IR equipment, gimbals. |
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Piston Engine, UAV
Jet Transports and
Bombers, UAV
Jet
Fighters, Interceptors, Attack, Special Mission, UAV
Carrier
Based, UAV |
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10 to 15 Hz
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Helicopters |
Flight recorder,
radar, radios, air data recorder, gyroscope, GPS, instrument panels,
transducers, antennae, antennae couplers, instruments, indicators, gauges, engine/APU
control electronics, FADEC, ECM, fire control systems, FLIR,
bomb/weapons racks, laser, integrated avionics packages, photographic
equipment, optical/IR equipment, spot lights, megaphone, gimbals. |
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Military
Civilian
VTUAV |
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5 to 15 Hz
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Missiles, Launch Vehicles |
Telemetry,
electronics, fuel lines, relays boxes, arming/fusing systems,
pyrotechnic hardware, antennae, antennae couplers, instruments,
indicators, gauges, instrument panels, structural members, photographic
and other optical equipment, seekers, IR devices, laser, GPS, IMU. |
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Weapons
Space
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All attitude performance,
Maximum isolation efficiency, low amplification at resonance. Minimum
rotational coupling, shock output, sway space, size, weight. Electrical
grounding. |
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Marine/Naval |
Engines, generators,
navigation and communications equipment, radar, sonar, CRT's, LCD's,
fire control, guidance, GPS, missile stores, ammunition stores,
antennae, hydrophones, IMU, torpedo guidance, auto-controls, logging
systems. |
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Surface Vessels
Submarines |
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Low Frequency Vibration
Isolation, 5 to10 Hz
High Deflection and Shock
Attenuation; 5 to 10 Hz |
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Marine/Commercial |
Engines, generators,
navigation equipment, communication equipment, radar, sonar, LCD's,
CRT's, antennae, instruments, indicators, gauges, auto-controls, logging
systems. |
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Merchant |
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Low Frequency Vibration
Isolation, 5 to10 Hz
High Deflection and Shock
Attenuation; 10 to 15 Hz
Minimum tilt |
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Marine/Pleasure |
Engines, generators,
navigation equipment, communications equipment, sonar, radar, fish
finders, instruments, gauges, LCD's, CRT's, GPS. |
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General
Marine/Yachts
Small Boats |
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Low Frequency Vibration
Isolation, 5 to10 Hz
High Deflection and Shock
Attenuation; 10 to 15 Hz
Minimum noise transmission. |
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Vehicles/Commercial/Trucks |
Cargo and passenger
protection, indicators, controls, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic,
pneumatic operating components, communication equipment, GPS, LCD's. |
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Trucks |
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Attenuate road shock.
Isolate transient vibration. |
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Vehicles/Miltary |
Cargo and passenger
protection, indicators, controls, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic,
pneumatic operating components, communication equipment, fire control
equipment, antennae, CPU's, GPS, LCD's, module pallets. |
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Tanks
Trucks
HMMWV
UGV |
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25 to 35 Hz
Low Frequency Vibration
Isolation to minimize energy transmission.
Attenuation of High
Frequency road shock.
Ensure equipment
survival. |
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Shelters |
Shelters for military
field systems such as communications centers, air traffic control
centers, medical aid stations, UAV, UGV control centers. |
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Military
Transportable |
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Attenuation of shock to
shelter to 30g or less from 18" drop (helicopter/fork lift) |
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Specialty Manufacturing Areas |
Spectrometers,
electron microscopes, analytical balance, CMM equipment, optical test
equipment, vibration test equipment. |
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Laboratories
Quality Control
Assembly
Departments
Fabrication Areas |
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Very Low Natural Frequency.
.05 to 5 Hz
Constant natural
frequency regardless of load. Automatic leveling. |
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Shipping
Packages |
Sensitive electronic,
mechanical equipment such as computers, gyroscopes, copiers, printers,
radios, audio-video, laboratory or precision measuring. |
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Re-Usable Containers
Shipping Pallets |
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- Shear Mounts
(Special)
- Shipping Container
Mount Series (Special)
- Skid Mount Series
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5 to
10 Hz High
Deflection, Low Frequency for maximum shock attenuation.
Cargo/payload fragility
must be considered. |
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Optics |
Telescopes, laser
equipment, scanning lasers, microscopes, targeting scopes. |
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Telescopes
Microscopes
Laser Measuring/Scanning |
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Very Low Natural Frequency.
.05 to 5 Hz
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