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APPLICATION SELECTION GUIDE

Cup and Industrial Mounts


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.


APPLICATION APPLICABLE   NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT ISOLATORS   FREQUENCY

 

General Industrial Equipment, Business Machines

Protect drums, disks, rollers, electronics, structure from fatigue, personnel in local area of equipment.


Computers

Accessories

Typewriters/Printers

Copy Machines

Medical Equipment

Test Equipment

 

5 to 15 Hz

 

 

 


Recreational Vehicles

Protect passenger (safety and comfort), structure of vehicle (fatigue), personnel in surrounding areas (noise reduction), communications equipment.


Boats

Snowmobiles

Golf Carts

Trail Bikes/ATV

Motorcycles

Motor Homes

 

 

 

5 to 15 Hz


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.


 

 

5 to 15 Hz

Tractors

Harvesters

Planters

Spreaders


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.


 

On-Highway

 

 

Off-Highway

 

Shock Attenuation and transient Vibration Isolation.

10 to 30 Hz


Industrial Machinery

Metal forming or cutting equipment, presses, brakes, shears, hammers, grinders, compressors, packaging machinery.


 

Stamping Equipment

Compressors

Grinding Equipment

Molding Machines

 

  5 to 15 Hz

 

 

 


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.


Piston Engine

 

Jet Engine

 

Turboprop

 

 

5 to 15 Hz (P)

10 to 25 Hz (J)

10 to 25 Hz (TP)

 

 


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.


Piston Engine, UAV 

Jet Transports and Bombers, UAV

Jet Fighters, Interceptors, Attack, Special Mission, UAV

Carrier Based, UAV

   

10 to 15 Hz

 

 

 


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.


Military

 

Civilian

 

VTUAV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
5 to 15 Hz

 

 

 


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.


Weapons

 

 

Space

 

 

 

 

 

 

All attitude performance, Maximum isolation efficiency, low amplification at resonance. Minimum rotational coupling, shock output, sway space, size, weight. Electrical grounding.

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.


 

Surface Vessels

 

Submarines

  Low Frequency Vibration Isolation, 5 to10 Hz

High Deflection and Shock Attenuation; 5 to 10 Hz


Marine/Commercial

Engines, generators, navigation equipment, communication equipment, radar, sonar, LCD's, CRT's, antennae, instruments, indicators, gauges, auto-controls, logging systems.


Merchant   Low Frequency Vibration Isolation, 5 to10 Hz

High Deflection and Shock Attenuation; 10 to 15 Hz

Minimum tilt


Marine/Pleasure

Engines, generators, navigation equipment, communications equipment, sonar, radar, fish finders, instruments, gauges, LCD's, CRT's, GPS.


General Marine/Yachts

 

Small Boats

  Low Frequency Vibration Isolation, 5 to10 Hz

High Deflection and Shock Attenuation; 10 to 15 Hz

Minimum noise transmission.

Vehicles/Commercial/Trucks

Cargo and passenger protection, indicators, controls, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic operating components, communication equipment, GPS, LCD's.


Trucks   Attenuate road shock.

Isolate transient vibration.


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.


Tanks

Trucks

HMMWV

UGV

  25 to 35 Hz

Low Frequency Vibration Isolation to minimize energy transmission.

Attenuation of High Frequency road shock.

Ensure equipment survival.


Shelters

Shelters for military field systems such as communications centers, air traffic control centers, medical aid stations, UAV, UGV control centers.


Military Transportable
  • Skid Mount Series

  • Custom Designed Mounts (Review with AEK and Barry Controls)

Attenuation of shock to shelter to 30g or less from 18" drop (helicopter/fork lift)

Specialty Manufacturing Areas

Spectrometers, electron microscopes, analytical balance, CMM equipment, optical test equipment, vibration test equipment.


Laboratories

Quality Control

Assembly Departments

Fabrication Areas

  • Custom Designed Mounts (Review with AEK and Barry Controls)

Very Low Natural Frequency.

.05 to 5 Hz

Constant natural frequency regardless of load. Automatic leveling.


Shipping Packages

Sensitive electronic, mechanical equipment such as computers, gyroscopes, copiers, printers, radios, audio-video, laboratory or precision measuring.


Re-Usable Containers

Shipping Pallets

  • Shear Mounts (Special)
  • Shipping Container Mount Series (Special)
  • Skid Mount Series
 
5 to 10 Hz

High Deflection, Low Frequency for maximum shock attenuation.

Cargo/payload fragility must be considered.


Optics

Telescopes, laser equipment, scanning lasers, microscopes, targeting scopes.


Telescopes

Microscopes

Laser Measuring/Scanning

  • Custom Designed Mounts (Review with AEK and Barry Controls)

Very Low Natural Frequency.

.05 to 5 Hz

 
 

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