Knowledge Base

Guide to Sound, Vibration and Insulation

Welcome to Antiphon’s knowledge base – a meeting place for those who want to understand, plan and optimise solutions in structure-borne noise damping, sound insulation and absorption. Here, we are happy to share the experience and technical expertise that underpin our products and solutions.

In the knowledge base, you will find explanations, examples and practical advice on how different types of sound arise and travel within structures, as well as how to effectively counteract them.

The aim is to provide you as a customer with the necessary understanding to enable you to choose the right solution – whether it concerns reducing vibrations in a machine, improving the acoustics in a vehicle or creating a quieter building.

Antiphon’s knowledge base is a meeting place for engineers, designers, project managers and decision-makers who wish to deepen their understanding and find practical, sustainable and technically correct NVH solutions.

If you are seeking guidance and miss information on the website, never hesitate to contact one of our sales representatives!

Structure-borne sound

Structure-borne sound is sound that travels through solid materials – such as metal, concrete, or plastic – instead of through the air.
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Sound insulation

Sound insulation means preventing sound from spreading between different parts of a structure.
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Absorption

Means that sound energy is absorbed and converted into other forms of energy when sound waves strike a material.
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Glosary

In our own ‘sound glossary’, we present brief explanations of key concepts related to our field of work.
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Questions and Answers

Here you’ll find answers to the most common questions about sound, vibration, and insulation – and our solutions!
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