Products and Services:

Damping for Industrial Equipment:

Heathcotes noise and vibration dampers and damped panels have a number of applications on industrial equipment, including::

	Industrial Fan & Vane Dampers.
	Noise dampers for Compressors and other industrial equipment.
	Acoustic screens & paneling.
	Silencers, Attenuators & Louvres.
	General Acoustical building insulation.

Composite Panels for Industrial Equipment:

Heathcotes manufacture a wide range of different composite panels which are used on industrial equipment. These include epoxy glass and carbon fibre materials, as well as light weight honeycomb composite panels. Typical applications include:

	Acoustic & Thermal insulation panels.
	Specialised Facia boards
	Glass and Carbon panels with cores of honeycomb or foam up to 2.5x1.25m.

Composite Springs for Industrial Equipment:

Heathcotes composite leaf springs are commonly used in vibratory conveyors and feeders, but their high fatigue strength and reliability make them ideal for use in industrial applications, including:

	Leaf springs for vibratory Conveyors & feeders
	Bowl Feeder springs
	Multi head weigher leaf springs.
	Paper making shake springs.
	Truck Docking door stiffener slats

Laminates for Industrial Equipment:

Our plastic laminates are used in many industrial applications, including:

	Abrasion resistant metals for chutes etc
	Decorative surfaces.
	High temperature insulating panels.
	Polarising and vision restricted screens.

Dynamic Consultancy for Industrial Equipment:

There are a number of things to consider when using constrained layer dampers, and understanding the way a structure is vibrating can be very useful in achieving the optimal levels of damping. Using computational techniques and analysis tools we able to ensure you use the best damping solution for your application:

	Analysis of structures to determine natural frequencies and mode shapes
	Identification of potential problem modes of vibration within frequency range of operation
	Predictions of undamped and damped response to evaluate performance over a range of operating conditions
	Optimisation of dampers for performance, weight and cost: (polymer properties and thickness, constraining layer material and thickness, damper sizes and locations)

An example of a simple dynamic analysis of an aluminium panel can be found in our Latest News:

Heathcotes also have over 30 years experience designing composite springs for industrial equipment. We have a wide range of tools and computational techniques to make sure you get the right springs for your machine. Why not give us a call and speak to one of our spring specilists, or start by reading through our Spring Manual, which is available from our downloads page: