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Active Vibration Control vs. Passive Vibration Control - Part 3

In the final part of a three-part series, Wes Wigglesworth, TMC’s Product Manager continues to discuss pneumatic isolators and Parallel-Type active vibration control.

Active Vibration Control vs. Passive Vibration Control - Part 2

In part two of a three-part series, Wes Wigglesworth, TMC’s Product Manager continues to discuss pneumatic isolators and Parallel-Type active vibration control.

Active Vibration Control vs. Passive Vibration Control - Part 1

In part one of a three-part series, Wes Wigglesworth, TMC’s Product Manager for Active Systems explains the difference between active and passive vibration control.

Vibration Isolation Options for Optical Tops and Laboratory Benches

CleanBench tables and CleanTop optical tops with Gimbal Pistons out-perform other air isolators. In this video, Jake Porrazzo discusses applications for this technology.

Advanced Hybrid Vibration Isolation System for Optical Tables

LaserTable-Base offers an extraordinary level of improvement over traditional pneumatic isolation in terms of overall vibration isolation from sub-Hz to very high-frequency floor vibration. In this interview, Wes Wigglesworth discusses applications for this technology.

A Challenging Vibration Environment for a Cancer Research Facility - Part 3

In this third part of the podcast Mike Georgalis discusses how TMC works with on-site vibration data and creates solutions to lower those vibration levels to meet the customer’s specs and instruments. He also discussed the importance of working with any existing vibration control systems in OEM instruments.

Vibrations Podcast Part 2 - Case Study of Cancer Research Facility

In Part 2 we discuss how noise and vibration activities often worsen once a facility is built. Vibration levels within a building have been shown to increase with time as it is occupied by people and equipment. This can be even worse in urban environments where outside development of train lines, roads and building construction often makes vibration worse with time.

Vibrations Podcast - Case Study of Cancer Research Facility

Three universities planned to construct a state-of-the art cancer research facility housing high end inspection tools such as TEMs and SEMs on a donated piece of land at a river bank in a busy metropolitan setting surrounded by highways, bridges, light rail traffic, and long-term construction staging and activities. This podcast discusses the vibration challenges that needed to be overcome.

Custom Designed Vibration Control Systems for OEMs

Original Equipment Manufacturers like ZYGO are experts in their core technology. ZYGO builds the world’s best non-contact metrology systems. TMC builds the world’s best vibration control systems. If you’re an OEM, why design your own vibration control system? Leave it to us. We’ve been doing it for many of the largest equipment makers in the world for more than 50 years.

What's the difference between Vibration Damping and Vibration Isolation?

We often get questions about the difference between vibration damping and vibration isolation. Sometimes people use these terms interchangeably, but they are different. In this video TMC’s Sales and Applications Engineer, Jake Porrazzo, uses our CleanBench™ to demonstrate the difference between damping and isolation.

Choosing a raised platform for semiconductor facilities

Most semiconductor facilities have raised floors to handle the cleanliness requirements in the fab. Raised floors are typically not used to support environmentally sensitive processing equipment commonly used in chip manufacturing. Instead, these tools are often installed on raised pedestals like a Quiet Island.

Vibration Isolation for Cell Culture Incubators

Recently it has been found that unwanted vibration can play a deleterious role in cell culture incubators. Vibration can come from the incubator itself, due to fans or circulation of water to heat the incubator. More often vibration comes from the environment.

5 tips for maximizing your lab space

Para edificios sin sistema central de aire comprimido, ¿por qué es mejor ejecutar una mesa de aire TMC en un compresor silencioso en lugar de una botella de gas?

Are Quiet Islands a “Greener” approach to advanced research facilities architecture?

The traditional method to create a quieter building is to use more steel and concrete. And, ultimately, this approach becomes impractical as a building cannot provide a vibration environment quieter than the ground beneath the building. We discuss why Quiet Islands are better, and better for the environment.

For buildings with no central compressed air system, why it is better to run a TMC air table on a silent compressor instead of a bottle of gas?

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre una mesa de laboratorio y una pequeña mesa óptica?

5 consejos para maximizar el espacio de tu laboratorio

Understanding and Measuring Noise Sources in Vibration Isolation Systems

This post briefly introduces the key concepts in noise measurement, and how to interpret the results. Measuring vibration can be tricky, especially for random sources of vibration. Improper measurement can lead to incorrect or ambiguous floor vibration requirements for commercial tools, misleading or inaccurate site surveys, and ultimately incorrect conclusions about system susceptibility and performance.