For all of us the current economic environment is challenging. Rising to the challenge requires courage and a positive mindset.

I am motivated by the high-spirited positive attitude of our technical Sales Representatives. As IAC continues to introduce new products and return to traditional markets, together we can build strong lasting relationships as we make the world a quieter place.

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Kenneth DeLasho
President & General Manager
IAC America

IAC AMERICA PROVIDES HEMI-ANECHOIC CHAMBER FOR ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES

IAC was contracted by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in Austin, Texas to design, manufacture, deliver, install, test and certify a custom Hemi-Anechoic Chamber and control room. The facility will be used for testing the computer cooling fans which are to be utilized in their new high-end workstations.

AMD is a leading global supplier of integrated circuits for personal and networked computing and communications. Their test facility is located no more than a stone’s throw away from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. As a result, the chamber not only had to be designed in complete accordance with ANSI S12.55-2006/ISO 3745:2003 to achieve the free field environment for a 100 Hz cut off frequency, but it also had to be designed to guarantee an ambient noise level in the chamber of = 10 dBA with an SWA 737 airplane taking off just above the test facility.

To accomplish this acoustic challenge, IAC installed a 6”-thick, spring isolated jack up floor underneath an IAC 12”-thick, double-wall acoustical shell constructed with our time tested, field-proven Noise-Lock® panels. The nominal outside dimensions of the Chamber are 24’0” L x 23’0” W x 17’0” H. To achieve the free field environment for a 100 Hz cut off frequency, the walls and ceiling were lined with one hundred and twenty IAC Metadyne™ wedges.

The Metadyne™ wedge system offers many benefits to the end user. First and foremost, and owing to the very nature of their construction, metal wedges offer superior resistance to physical abuse. Health and safety features are improved significantly as dispersion of glass fibers is substantially reduced with the containment of the fiberglass in-fill within the metal wedges. The Chamber’s free field properties were verified by a standard draw away test conducted in complete accordance with the requirements of ISO 3745 and the noise reduction properties of the Chamber were verified in full accordance with the applicable sections of ASTM E336.

The Hemi-Anechoic Test Chamber was certified to meet all specified acoustic requirements and another very satisfied customer was given the signed IAC test report to prove it! The Metadyne™ wedge design is the best ever and is a result of continued product development and testing in the IAC America Aero-Acoustic Laboratory Facility. Another example of how laboratory development leads to exceptional results in the field. The IAC team’s performance and craftsmanship went above and beyond design specifications while making the world a quieter place.

Congratulations to Brian Schellati and the Product Test Team for a job well done!

For further information in IAC’s Anechoic Chambers visit our website or contact us at (718) 931-8000.

IAC AMERICA WELCOMES DAVID MILLER

IAC America welcomes David Miller to the role of Product manager for Modular Practice Rooms and Studios.

David joins us having spent the past 11 years as an independent sales representative based in Pittsburgh, PA. His primary focus was architectural sales of acoustical treatment, sound isolation, and acoustical barrier walls. He was also responsible for web development and direct mail marketing as well as corporate hospitality programs for architectural clients. Prior to working in sales he was employed by two different manufacturers of acoustical treatment.

As a Product Manager, David is responsible for further building IAC America’s market share in the Modular Practice Room and Studio sectors. He will focus on improving our product literature as well as promoting to acoustical consultants, architects, and music educators.

David graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. He is currently President of the Pittsburgh chapter of CSI.

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

IAC Aviation – a world leader in aero-engine testing – has successfully completed a major contract from Rolls-Royce Brazil for a GEM 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 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 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 project.”

For more information on IAC Aviation products and services visit www.iacaviation.com or contact Nick Smith on 01962 873204 nicks@iacl.co.uk

IAC’S ‘GROUP PRODUCT & ENGINEERING CONFERENCE’ IN NEW YORK

Global Test Facilities Manager, Graham Dale and Richard Lord, Engineering Manager from the European headquarters in the UK travelled here to New York last month to take part in a 3-day ‘Group Product & Engineering Conference’

They met with their IAC America counterparts here Victor Clemente, Phil Hooser, Brian Schellati and Jon Weinstein, as well as General Manager, Ken DeLasho, to bring them up-to-date on the latest developments in engineering and sales issues regarding Test Chambers, Noise Barriers and Absorption Systems.

Graham’s presentations focused on the turnkey approach used by IAC UK in the construction of Anechoic Chambers. On the other side of the Atlantic, they take total responsibility for every aspect of chamber design, construction and commissioning - including foundations, dynamometers, fire protection, construction, HVAC, acoustics, weather proofing and even landscaping. Graham explained how, for the chamber end-user, this approach effectively eliminates the inevitable end-of-project ‘finger pointing’ and makes it almost ‘an offer they can’t refuse’. This is a new way of delivering Anechoic Chamber solutions which are now introducing here in the USA.

Richard then went on to unpack the various aspects of chamber and component testing and explored with Victor how to bring the UK’s automated Impedance Tube Data Acquisition System here.

The conference also heard from Graham and Phil on various aspects of the design, performance and marketing of our sound barriers. In particular they shared the design details of the UK’s new ‘Face Fix’, and explored the potential benefits of adding this to our own barrier offering. This low-cost barrier design improvement not only renders the full face of the Z-Beam invisible but it also keeps horizontal and vertical reveals equal between panels. This aesthetic feature heightens the barriers’ appeal to architects.

“This conference was well worthwhile as it’s important to share design, manufacturing and operations best practice across the group. These continue to provide competitive edge and keep us up there as market leaders,” said Ken DeLasho.

For more information on Anechoic Chambers contact Graham Dale, Global Testing Facilities Manager on +44 (0)1962 873000 grahamd@iacl.co.uk and for Barriers contact Phil Hooser on (718) 931-8000 phooser@industrialacoustics.com

ALSTOM CHOOSES IAC SILENCERS FOR FRANCE’S NEW-ERA NUCLEAR REACTOR

Alstom has awarded our French company IAC Boet Stopson a $1M contract to supply silencer systems to what will be the first of France’s new-generation EPR nuclear power generation stations.

Nuclear power plants are now increasingly recognised as a viable power generation source in Europe. This new so-called EPR, or European Pressurized Reactor, is being built at a cost of around $5billion on Electricité de France's (EdF's) Flamanville site in northern France. This is one of only two EPR reactors under construction to date, the other one being at Olkiluoto in Finland.

IAC Boet Stopson will supply Flamanville EPR with acoustics on the prime emergency units, comprising full inlet and exhaust systems for the four 8MW generators. The inlet system consists of filtration system, pipes and silencers made of stainless steel. The exhaust system consists of flexible bellow, pipes and silencers made of carbon steel.

The scope also includes all of the design including the construction of a scale 3D model, plus the technical documentation – all to the highest nuclear standard specification requirements.

Jean-Jacques Rapez, Product Manager Special Silencers, said: “Our President Nicolas Sarkozy has already announced this month his decision to construct a second EPR. Having previously supplied other gen-sets suppliers with silencers for the Finland EPR reactor helped us to win this contract. This gives us a good stepping stone into more nuclear applications in the future.” Over three quarters of France's electricity is already generated by 58 nuclear reactors with the rest being exported to all its neighbours.

For further information on noise control solutions for all power and utility applications in the USA contact Ron Kryger on (718) 931-8000 rkryger@industrialacoustics.com

IAC AND WELAN TECHNOLOGIES SHOWCASE ANECHOIC CHAMBERS IN PUNE, INDIA

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

The stand showcased IAC anechoic chambers several of which are under construction at two of India’s leading automotive manufacturers.

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 on + 44 (0)1962 83024 grahamd@iacl.co.uk

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