Acoustic compliance for ICPE industrial sites, process vibration reliability and performance testing: AXILAB expertise
Industrial sites classified as ICPE must meet strict noise requirements in order to guarantee regulatory compliance and acceptability to neighbors.
In addition, industrial processes and equipment must be made reliable while meeting optimized operating performance and service life requirements.
AXILAB supports manufacturers with a global approach, from field audits to the implementation of customized solutions.
By combining acoustics, aeraulics and vibration, AXILAB secures installations, optimizes equipment performance and ensures sustainable compliance of ICPE industrial sites.
Acoustic compliance of a food processing site (ICPE)
An ICPE-classified agri-food industrial site is facing a problem of acoustic non-compliance with neighboring regulations. Noise levels at the property boundary and in the ZER (Zones à Emergences Réglementées ) exceed regulatory thresholds, generating complaints from local residents and a risk of formal notice.
The QHSE manager calls on AXILAB to reduce his noise impact and initiate a compliance program.
Turnkey support from AXILAB :
- On-site acoustic and aeraulic diagnostics and measurements
- Predictive studies and acoustic simulations
- Identifying and prioritizing noise sources
- Design and manufacture of noise control solutions
- On-site supply, installation and commissioning
AXILAB solutions installed :
- Baffle silencers and circular silencers
- Enclosures and acoustic boxes
- Acoustic insulation solutions
Results for the customer :
- Significant reduction in noise impact perceived by neighbors
- Gradual acoustic compliance of the ICPE site
- Sustainable improvement of the site's image in its environment
Noise abatement at a mineral extraction site
On a mineral extraction site classified as an ICPE, several sources of noise generate nuisances that can impact local residents. These generally include industrial process equipment such as crushers, screens and mills, as well as ventilation and dust collection systems.
In line with the expectations of the DREAL and the site’s acceptability to the surrounding area, the QHSE manager of an extraction quarry called on AXILAB to achieve regulatory compliance in terms of noise. He wanted to implement a set of solutions that would take into account the specific production constraints of his site.
Turnkey support from AXILAB :
- On-site diagnostics and acoustic measurements
- Identifying and prioritizing noise sources
- Predictive studies and acoustic simulations
- Diagnosis and aeraulic characterization of networks: pressure curves, speeds, flow rates
- Determining permissible head losses
- Design and manufacture of customized solutions
- On-site installation and commissioning
AXILAB solutions installed :
- Silencers for ventilation and filtration system outlets
- Acoustic enclosures for motors, compressors, process equipment
- Acoustic cladding for enhanced insulation of process buildings
- Acoustic tunnel systems for loading and unloading
- Optimization of noise source and process layout according to environmental context
Results for the customer :
- Significant reduction in noise impact perceived by neighbors
- Gradual acoustic compliance of the ICPE site
- Guaranteed performance of ventilation and dust removal processes
Vibration reduction on sensitive machines
On an industrial site, some machines may be subject to excessive vibration, compromising process precision, equipment durability and structural stability.
To resolve these malfunctions, the production manager of an industrial plant contacted AXILAB to define appropriate corrective solutions.
Turnkey support from AXILAB :
- Vibratory troubleshooting
- On-site vibration measurement, diagnosis and analysis
- Very low-frequency measurements
- Modal analysis, operational deformations
- Characterization of vibration transfer
- Dimensioning vibration decoupling systems
- Design and manufacture of structural solutions
- On-site installation and commissioning
Results for the customer :
- Knowledge of the causes of vibration phenomena and corrective solutions
- Sustaining the industrial site's activity
- Reduce vibration-related material damage
Validation of filtration solutions under real-life conditions
As part of the development of new technical filtration solutions, a manufacturer wishes to have the efficiency of its filtration systems validated in a test laboratory under real-life weather conditions.
The aim is to test filtration performance and water droplet separation, while ensuring reproducibility and test reliability.
AXILAB supports the company’s R&D team in the manufacture of a test bench dedicated to air-vein filtration under water-jet stress.
Turnkey support from AXILAB :
- Sizing and design of a specific test bench for filtration characterization
- Installation of dedicated instrumentation (optical, static and dynamic pressure sensors, speed sensors, flow rate, etc.).
- Setting up dedicated sources and solicitations to obtain representative filter conditions in very humid, tropical environments
- Tests on prototypes installed in air veins
- Design of tools for post-processing and analysis of measurement results
Results for the customer :
- In-house test bench
- Validation of customer prototypes
- Optimized definition of technical solutions
