TMC 's STACIS Quiet Islands®anti-vibration systems not only have a high level of mechanical vibration isolation, but also represent a more sustainable approach to building architecture and construction for sophisticated research facilities.
As a result of scientific and technological advances, we can increasingly talk about applications moving on the micrometer or nanometer scale in industrial and scientific sectors. In order to avoid disturbing and affecting instruments, experiments and production processes, it is necessary to create an extremely quiet vibration environment, among other things.
The traditional and still widely used solution is typically reflected in the construction of the buildings themselves. Large amounts of steel and concrete are used to dampen vibrations in the building. However, this approach is far from producing a weighted result as the building, especially its floors, cannot provide a quieter vibration environment than the ground on which the building is built.
To provide an even higher level of stability for vibration-sensitive instruments, large concrete bases (pillars) are also very often used, which are placed in the laboratory areas inside the building. These pillars are supported by air insulators, rubber silent blocks or other materials that can dampen vibrations.
Concrete contributes significantly to the production of greenhouse gases. It is responsible for about 8% of the total amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.
Not only can concrete bases not effectively dampen mechanical vibrations, they are also a very inflexible and disposable solution. In fact, the pillars cannot be relocated when demands change, leaving no option but to demolish them and build brand new ones. STACIS Quiet Islands solve this problem perfectly - they are portable and adapt to the changing needs and demands of individual applications.
Quiet Islands provide a much more efficient and all round advantageous method of vibration isolation. They are portable, reusable, recyclable and place less strain on both the environment and financial resources.
