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Document ID (ISN)33663
CIS number 80-973
Year 1979
Convention or series no.
Author(s)
Svenska Gjuteriföreningen.
Title Noise control - Foundry industry
Original title Bullerbekämpning - Gjuteriindustrin [in Swedish]
Bibliographic information Arbetarskyddsnämnden, Box 3208, 103 64 Stockholm, Sweden, 1979. 42p. Illus. 10 ref.
Abstract Description, with illustrations, of methods for soundproofing foundry equipment: vibratory screen; deburring press; swing grinder; automatic stop device on vibratory screen when there is no sand supply; jolt rammer; hot-air blower in core drying oven; hydraulic system of die-casting machines; scouring barrel; air outlet silencer on core shooter; low-noise blowing nozzles; rubber baffles for castings dropped into trays; sound-absorption treated vibrating hopper; acoustic enclosure of various equipment; soundproofing of workshops for cleaning castings; sound-absorbing ceiling panels; soundproofed exhaust ventilation fans. Results and cost of these measures.
Descriptors (primary) noise; foundries; noise control
Descriptors (secondary) swing-frame grinding machines; description of equipment; cleaning of castings; airflow noise; vibration; moulding and coremaking; acoustic enclosure; nozzles; rotary drums; sieving; sound absorption; exhaust silencers; fans
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Noise, hearing and vibration
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Noise
Foundries, metalcasting and forging operations