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News Release from: FTL Seals Technology | Subject: Antivibration mounts
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 13 November 2001
New range of natural rubber
antivibration mounts
FTL Seals Technology now offers a comprehensive range of antivibration mounts with a natural rubber spring/damping element and a range of shore hardnesses from 40 to 60 shore A
Vibration technology is rapidly gaining importance within industry Both in terms of health and safety/environmental concerns and requirements for more reliable, maintenance free machines
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 5 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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FTL Seals Technology now offers a comprehensive range of antivibration mounts, designed to help eliminate noise and vibration.
The mounts have as their spring/damping element natural rubber and are available in a range of shore hardness from 40 to 60 shore A and for some designs up to 80 shore.
They have good low temperature stability, down to - 45 C and can operate up to + 70 C, + 90 C for short periods.
Natural rubber has many useful features which make it ideal for use as a spring material.
Typically, excellent fatigue resistance, high resilience, wide operating temperature range, is inexpensive, low heat build up and is easily bonded to metals.
In comparison to metal springs, rubber springs are maintenance free, can accommodate a degree of misalignment, can have non-linear load characteristics and have a small amount of inherent hysteresis to help damp resonant vibrations.
Typical applications and areas in which vibration mounts are used are in industrial and commercial vehicles as engine, cab and suspension mounts, compressors and machine tools.
Common types of vibration mounts include ultra bushes, spherical bearings, instrument mounts, O forms, shear mounts, circular mounts and buffers, conical mounts and machine mounts. Request a free brochure from FTL Seals Technology ...
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