Welcome to our first e-Bulletin.

It has been full speed ahead since we joined the global IAC Group in October last year. IAC was founded in 1949 and has an enviable worldwide reputation in the design and manufacture of noise control products and systems. Many new marketing opportunities are opening up for us as we introduce more proven, world-class products to you and all of our client base. Standing alongside our established product ranges, we believe we now have the best offer in the whole of Australasia.

We hope you enjoy the articles – your feedback is most welcome. Thank you for your valued custom.

Kind regards.

Paul Godbold
General Manager
http://www.industrialacoustics.com/australia

NEW, WORLD-CLASS ACOUSTIC PRODUCTS FOR AUSTRALASIA

IAC Colpro is pleased to announce a range of new, unique and proven acoustic products for the Australasian market: Packless Silencers; Tuned Dissipative Silencers; Acoustic Doors; and the Mini Sound Shelter. The year 2009 heralds the dawning of a new era in acoustic solutions for Australasia.

Paul Godbold said: “These acoustic products are manufactured to the highest standards available worldwide – in fact they meet or exceed all the international manufacturing and environmental standards. It’s true to say that IAC has been setting the pace since it was founded in 1949, as regards innovative and high performance acoustic products. We are pleased to be introducing these products with a worldwide reputation for quality and excellence. I anticipate considerable interest from the market in the months ahead.”

Packless Duct Silencers for clean environments

Designed for high acoustic performance without the integration of acoustic absorption material, these attenuators are unique in the whole of Australia.

This makes IAC Colpro Packless Duct Silencers the optimal choice for all ‘clean room’ applications within a wide range of industries including pharmaceutical, food processing and electronics manufacturing.

Ease of cleaning and draining make Packless Silencers equally well-suited to chemical plants, refineries and any facility that handles petrol grease solvents and other hazardous materials. In addition, they provide excellent low frequency Dynamic Insertion Loss. Insertion loss test certificates - both, dynamic and static, can be provided.

Tuned Dissipative Silencers

IAC Colpro’s Tuned Dissipative Silencers are the best solution for gas silencing where the gas may be high in particulate matter or moisture levels. These attenuators have numerous advantages over traditional absorption style attenuators:

• Traditional attenuators can clog across their absorptive faces, which will degrade their performance over time. This is especially true where the gas flow is dirty or damp. IAC Colpro Tuned Dissipative Silencers are especially designed not to clog.
• The attenuator design can be tuned to particular frequencies and can target noise sources with tonality issues.
• They are a low pressure drop design.
• Their acoustic performance is tested and guaranteed.

Acoustic Doors

IAC Colpro is delighted to introduce Australia to the world’s best acoustic doors. Over 1 million IAC acoustic doors have been sold elsewhere in the world to-date and they are preferred by specifiers, architects and contractors everywhere. You will find IAC acoustic doors in the world’s hospitals; hotels; schools; shopping centres; offices; broadcasting studios; nightclubs; museums; test cells; labs; plant rooms; printing plants; factory doors and power stations.

With quality and performance second-to-none they have certified acoustic ratings of between STC 31-64. Complete with door hardware including self aligning magnetic seals and a non-slam action, they also have self-closing cam lift hinges and are supplied complete with the door frames themselves ready for easy installation.

Our Acoustic Door range includes single-leaf, hinged; double-Leaf hinged; sliding; link; glazed; louvre; curved and hatches. We can also supply folding acoustic doors for sound-proofed division of hotel conference spaces.

The Mini Sound Shelter for hearing screening in industry

The 250 Series Mini Sound Shelter is ideal for environments where hearing screening is undertaken, such as industrial sites. The booths provide a controlled acoustic environment in which the hearing tests can be undertaken efficiently and reliably. The Mini Sound Shelter complies with ISO 26189.

What makes this product is unique in Australia is the significant increase in quality of design, fit and function above what has been available in the market to-date

For further information on any of the above new products contact Paul Godbold on Tel +61 2 9896 0422 pgodbold@colpro.com.au

Look out for new pages on these products on our website – coming soon.

IAC’S ANECHOIC CHAMBERS SHOWCASED IN PUNE, INDIA

IAC and Indian partner company Welan Technologies showcased IAC Anechoic Chambers in a joint exhibition stand at the Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT) from January 21-24 in Pune, India.

Several of IAC’s anechoic chambers are under construction at two of India’s leading automotive manufacturers. IAC’s anechoic chambers are in use around the world, and several in Australia.

This biennial automotive Symposium is organised by The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) which is playing a crucial role in assuring the development of safe, less polluting and more efficient motor vehicles. ARAI provides technical expertise in R&D, testing, certification, homologation and framing of vehicle regulations.

The Show attracted delegates from across all areas of automotive engineering and technology. Eminent experts and authors present Keynote and Technical Papers to an audience of technologists, researchers and scientists from automotive and allied industries and academia from across the globe.

Lord Peter Mandelson, UK Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform was guest of honour at the opening ceremony, alongside his counterpart from the Indian Government, Shri Sontosh Mohan Dev, Honourable Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.

The theme of SIAT this year was Eco-Mobility focusing on Alternative Fuels, Automotive Electronics, Durability, Emissions, Engines, Materials, NVH, Safety, and Vehicle Evaluation, and, importantly for IAC, Automotive Testing.

“Our joint stand attracted a great deal of interest,” said Nitin Welanker, CEO of Welan Technologies. “This show is India’s only automotive show and so is a ‘must’ for anyone in the automotive engineering field. In all, many prospects visited us including a leader in automotive interiors interested in a chamber for testing seat noise; a Japanese car manufacturer for a vehicle test chamber; a compressor manufacturer interested in a test room, an Indian automotive manufacturer interested in an anechoic chamber for end of line testing of engines; and several major commercial vehicle manufacturers. The quality, performance and global reputation of IAC’s chambers are what set us apart.”

Graham Dale, Global Test Facilities Manager said: “Our trading agreement signed last summer with Welan Technologies has resulted in a wave of interest from Indian and Asian automotive manufacturers. We are already one of the leading suppliers in the anechoic chamber arena thanks to Nitin’s 25 years’ experience in the sector and his go-getter attitude. We are delighted with the results this trading partnership is bringing.”

For more information on IAC’s anechoic chamber test facilities contact Graham Dale, Global Testing Facilities Manager on + 44 (0)1962 83024 grahamd@iacl.co.uk

SYDNEY DATA CENTRE POWER PLANT GETS THE IAC COLPRO TREATMENT

In conjunction with MTU Detroit Diesel we have recently commissioned and handed over a large power generation project in Sydney for a major American-owned Data Centre. Increased demand had led to the need for expansion of the Centre and this, in turn, necessitated a larger back-up emergency power plant.

IAC Colpro Australia is highly experienced in the design, manufacture and installation of products and services to suit the power generation industry. Over the years we have delivered solutions both for small, medium and large power generation projects throughout the continent.

There were a few critical issues that allowed IAC Colpro / MTU Detroit to secure the contract. There were strict noise level requirements due to nearby residential apartments. IAC Colpro was well placed with a history of power generation projects meeting noise targets. The MTU Detroit 20V4000 engines were space-effective reducing the requirement to three gensets rather than four. The high power requirements within a limited floor space meant this solution was favoured. The Data Centre was a working site in a busy area of Sydney and therefore required careful consideration at the project management level.

The project involved the demolition of an existing building attached to the Data Centre and the erection of a new two-storey building with HVAC plant on the top level. The three 2600 kW diesel-powered emergency generators and data infrastructure were then installed at ground level.

We horizontally-mounted a series of acoustic louvres and sound attenuators at the end of each plant room and above the generators, to cool the engine and suck the combustion air through. We then directed discharge air off the remote radiator through a flexible joint and a vertically-mounted discharge sound attenuator, to be exhausted at roof level.

Each 450NB exhaust system included primary and secondary reactive silencers and IAC Colpro CK-DVC diesel oxidising catalysts. The exhaust was fabricated from 321 grade stainless steel. It was then covered in thermal insulation with aluminium outer cladding.

The fuel system involved two 45,000 litre double bunded underground fuel tanks with polishing circuits, redundant fuel pumps, fuel water separators, fire safety shutoff valves, fuel coolers for the return fuel and 1,000-litre day tanks.

Engine cooling is achieved by the horizontally-mounted remote radiator. The high-temperature and low-temperature cooling water circuits were fabricated using copper piping complete with flexible connectors and butterfly valves.

The project was completed on schedule and met all of the end customer’s requirements, including noise levels and power output.

For further information on our applications for Power plant contact Dave Pearce, Senior Project Manager on +61 2 9896 0422 d.pearce@colpro.com.au

NEW PARTNER TAKES OUR EXHAUST PURIFIERS TO THE ON ROAD MARKET

IAC Colpro is delighted to announce that Emission Reduction Systems of Sydney, NSW, are now our agents for on-road application of our world-leading diesel exhaust purification devices.

Paul Godbold, General Manager said: “This is an excellent development to reach the retrofit market. It opens up an extensive new market for these products and early indications are that we can anticipate a considerable increase in production over the next 12 months.”

To meet the requirements of today’s transport operator, Emission Reduction Systems has established a quick and easy retrofit service. We are now manufacturing exhaust purifiers for them - using catalytic substrates from leading global supplier BASF Engelhard – which is approved under both the NSW RTA retrofit programme and USEPA regulations.

Emission Reduction Systems makes an ideal partner for us as they have extensive knowledge on diesel exhaust issues. They can help fleet engineers upgrade and reduce the emissions of their trucks, buses or any on road vehicles. An assessment is carried out to match the engine size and horsepower of the engine concerned, to ensure that the exhaust purifier is a perfect match in terms of back pressure and performance.

For more information visit www.emissionreduction.com.au or contact Scott Moore

IAC AVIATION COMPLETES UPGRADE TO ROLLS-ROYCE GEM FACILITY IN BRAZIL

Part of the IAC group, IAC Aviation – a world leader in aero-engine testing – has successfully completed a major contract from Rolls-Royce Brazil for a GEM aero-engine test facility upgrade at their facility in São Paulo, Brazil.

The contract was secured against stiff opposition from several competitors in March 2008, but with IAC being the UK Ministry of Defence’s approved Design Authority (DA) for GEM engine test facilities and offering a minimal risk solution including minimising down time for this key facility, IAC were chosen for this prestigious contract.

The key component to the upgrade was the supply of IAC’s latest LabVIEW based electronic ADAS control and instrumentation system which will substantially reduce engine testing and data processing time. The proven IAC ADAS system is based upon commercially available hardware and software and hence offers Rolls-Royce Brazil enormous benefits in supportability, spares and reduced obsolescence. It also gives the potential for future expansion and upgrades. Many other systems were refurbished and incorporated into the new system.

Graham Lavis, Aviation Solutions Project Manager, based at IAC’s European HQ in the UK, said: “Of course, this is a critical facility for Rolls-Royce Brazil so the project management parameters were highly demanding. As DA for the GEM we obviously have an in-depth knowledge and were ideally placed to offer an optimum and low-cost solution. Our experience of delivering key projects around the world helped in the smooth running of this project and we were pleased to deliver a first-class, on-time, on budget solution.”

For more information on IAC Aviation products and services visit www.industrialacoustics.com/aviation or contact Nick Smith Product Manager on + 44 (0)1962 873204 nicks@iacl.co.uk

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