AZOM

Using Practical Pneumatic Isolators without Compromising Small Amplitude Vibration Isolation Performance

Figure 1 displays a cutaway view of TMC’s Gimbal Piston™ isolator, which uses two air chambers instead of one. The chambers are connected by a small orifice. When the piston moves up and down, air is ...
AZOM

Sustaining Active Electro-Pneumatic Vibration Systems on Platforms Supported by STACIS ‘Hard- Mount’ Piezoelectric Isolation Systems

The rule of thumb “no active-on-active” states that a machine incorporating active vibration isolation (internally) cannot be mounted on a platform using active vibration control. This rule is ...
EDN

Selecting vibration-isolation tables for sensitive apps

Although air tables have been around for the better part of a half-century, negative-stiffness systems offer new, useful abilities For almost 40 years, pneumatic vibration isolators have been the ...
Machine Design

Vibration Isolators Protect Electronics at Low Frequencies

• Negative-stiffness isolators use mechanical components to keep vibrations from sensitive equipment. • Negative-stiffness systems’ 0.5-Hz resonant frequencies give them better low-frequency isolation ...