Acoustical Barriers

ATCO Noise Management supplies acoustical barriers to absorb noise from individual equipment located inside or outside industrial facilities, or along transportation corridors. Our barriers are free standing single walls or two- to four-sided structures custom-designed from the Noise Management™ portfolio of proprietary acoustical assemblies.

The acoustical properties of our barriers are based on the principal of absorption and deflection of the sound energy. Acoustical materials absorb sound arriving at the face of the barrier. After passing through a layer or layers of these absorptive materials, sound energy is then blocked by special sound "barrier" materials to prevent it from traveling through the structure and out into the environment.

Applications

Acoustical barriers or partial acoustical enclosures are economical noise reducers. ATCO Noise Management has designed barriers to reduce:

• Noise from railways, light rail transit, roadways, and construction sites
• Equipment noise inside or outside of buildings and structures

We have also constructed noise abatement barriers when open-air cooling of equipment or machinery is necessary and when space is at a premium.  

High Level of Noise Reduction
An acoustical barrier functions by absorbing a large amount of sound and/or deflecting it away from the sound source. For best results, acoustical barriers need to be highly absorptive as well as have high transmission loss. Transmission Loss (TL) is the amount of noise lost when sound passes through an acoustical wall or barrier. acoustical barriers made from a combination of sound-absorbing and sound-blocking materials yield best noise attenuation results.

Heavy Duty, Industrial Grade
Designed to withstand severe, corrosive environments, our acoustical barriers may be made from a heavy duty steel panel finished with a durable, pre-painted and baked-on enamel, or aluminum surface.

Visually Appealing
Architectural details can be incorporated into our acoustical barrier designs to make them visually appealing. Baked-on enamel paint in a color of your choice finishes the protective metal surface.