We are pleased to announce that the patent has been granted for our Engineered Mechanical Vibration Damper. US Patent No. 8,113,495. The EMVD technology is utilized in our treadmill and fitness equipment isolation pads.

40 new ASTM E90, E492 and E2179 tests will be available for download on our private site very soon.

A paper examining various wood frame wall constructions will be presented by Wilson Byrick at Acoustics Week in Canada October 12-14. The paper will examine STC data from staggered stud, double stud, GenieClip and Resilient channel wood stud wall partitions.

Our third generation GenieClip brochure is the most informative yet, including sections on TJI, open web truss, composite and concrete deck floor ceiling assemblies, wood and steel walls, retrofit assemblies, and summary tables of test results. Highlights for the architect and engineer include section drawings providing ASTM sound tested and UL fire rated assemblies.

A paper on retrofit wall solutions will be presented at NoiseCon 2011 in Portland, OR. The study includes performance of the GenieClip, QuietRock and Green Glue in retrofit application. The paper will be posted on our private login site in the fall.

Custom and project specific CAD details and drawings are now available courtesy of our technical department. To request a project specific drawing set please contact Wilson Byrick, wbyrick@pliteq.com.

Pliteq recently opened an office in Cambridge, UK with Simon Jones as managing director. Simon brings 15+ years of experience in noise control and architectural acoustics experience. For more information see our contact us page.

Pliteq recently completed both direct pullout and lateral resistance tests on the GenieClip and two different types of drywall furring channel. The results show that the GenieClip can meet and exceed the structural load capacity of it's competitors.

Pliteq undertook a case study comparing common methods of retrofitting wall assemblies. Using commercially available materials, and tested in a NVLAP certified laboratory, the results showed a dramatic increase in transmission loss and overall STC in the wall assemblies. For complete test information, please login.

Pliteq has increased its database of tests, and will continue to do so, providing valuable test data for the architectural acoustics, engineering and construction community.

Pliteq launches a new product, called GenieMat FF for floating floor. When used in conjunction with a monolithic structure, the GenieMat FF is activated at very low loads to dramatically increase both airborne and structure-borne transmission loss. The GenieMat FF is specially formulated to have a very low dynamic stiffness and has incredible performance for both STC and IIC. For detailed laboratory results, please login.

For a list of continually growing approved fire-rated wall and floor-ceiling assemblies, please click here.

Wil Byrick, Director, of Technical Services at Pliteq, presented a paper demonstrating the importance of resilient clip technology in flexible structures including wood-frame multi-family hosing. For more information, please login.

Pliteq has completed testing on the dynamic stiffness and shore A hardness of the elastomer and assessed contribution of the elastomer in the increase in transmission loss of both wall and floor-ceiling assemblies. For more information, please login.