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Composite Panels |
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Heathcotes laminate sheets up to 2.4m x 1.2m. You can specify any core material from foam to super lightweight honeycomb. These can be faced with composite sheets from woven glass, carbon fibre, an aramid/carbon mix or other mixtures. |
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Composite Springs |
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Composite Leaf Springs are uniquely constructed of glass or carbon fibre with a special spring configuration, allowing a large degree of flexibility together with lasting performance and strength. |
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The controlled vibration of specially tuned leaf springs controls the movement of large numbers of small items along solid conveyors. In the food industry, this offers substantial benefits for the conveying of products such as crisps or biscuits on totally enclosed machines, without crumbs. |
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| Heathcotes' Spring Manual helps to provide guidance on the design of 'Natural Frequency Conveyors'. |
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| Heathcotes supply many different thicknesses of leaf spring ranging from 0.05mm to 50mm depending on the stress the spring will be under and the degree of flexibility required. |
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Plastic Laminates |
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Heathcotes manufacture Laminated materials in the form of rolls or sheets. Typical materials used are: |
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Metals: Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminium, Titanium, Copper, Brass |
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Plastics: Polyester, PVC, Polypropylene, Polyethylene, Acrylic, ABS, Nylon, PVF, |
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Phenolic |
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Adhesives: Acrylic, Rubber, Epoxy, Cyano Acrylate |
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Others: Glass, Wood, Composite, Carbon Fibre |
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Sandwich Metals |
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A typical laminate sheet consists of two rigid metal layers sandwiched together by a polymer, or viscoelastic core adhesive. As the structure is subject to cyclic vibratory stresses, the individual metal layers move relative to each other, resulting in a shearing action in the core material. This polymer core does more than just bond the laminate together. It also provides the mechanism that absorbs energy.
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Vibration Dampers |
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Heathcotes design and manufacture constrained layer damping (CLD) systems for most applications. |
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These may vary from relatively simple and inexpensive designs to multi-material designs. Steel, aluminium, titanium, carbon fibre composite and a wide variety of polymers are used. |
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| Heathcotes have an extensive Library of Materials and can select appropriate ones for a wide range of applications including very cold to very hot ones. Materials are available which can meet stringent aircraft, spacecraft, rail and computer industry requirements. |
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Dynamic Consultancy |
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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: |
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| These techniques can be used to identify where potential vibration problems may arrise. They can also be used to evaluate the performance of potential solutions and even optimise the dampers for performance, cost and weight. |
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