MTD-SOLUTIONS supply only a small specialised range of noise control products. These are products which have every day uses for architects, consulting engineers, property developers and county councils.

These products are used throughout the construction, manufacturing and process industry worldwide. From improving the sound quality in a house, to designing a conference room, to reducing the noise level of a piece of equipment in a factory. MTD can help with all these applications and much more.

Noise is a form of pollution that most people in the world, certainly those living in built up area, have to deal with on a daily basis. Noise can have very negative effects on your health - it can cause stress, headache, nausea and much more. The new contruction materials and methods used to improve the thermal insulation of a building have had a positive knock on effect for NOISE CONTROL. Legislation states the minimum noise levels for transmission of noise through walls and floors which must be achieved by the builder. The problem with these legislative noise levels is people assume they are buying sound proofed houses - this is not the case, however, the levels are universally accepted. The second and probably the biggest problem with noise is that it is subjective. People's ability to hear within certain sound ranges varies with age and the condition of the individual ear. A person attending a concert where the sound power level is extremly high thinks the noise level is acceptable, however, the individual who lives in the apartment 1km away and can still here the concert feels differently about it.

What we aim to do at MTD-SOLUTIONS is to help individuals, property developers, councils and consultants to achieve an optimum SOUND QUALITY, not just the legislative bare minimum.

Improving the SOUND QUALITY of a building comes from analysing all aspects of the building and its surroundings and obviously its use. Good SOUND QUALITY in a home for example should allow residents to hear certain 'non objectional' sounds as no one wants to live in a vacuum. It is acceptable in an apartment block or semi-detached house to hear traces of your neighbour being home. What is unacceptable is hearing your neighbour's phone ringing and the conversation that follows. Lexus at research and development stage achieved such a high level of soundproofing in their cars that test drivers were no longer able to hear sounds which their brains translated into road condition and speed etc. - this made the drive very uncomfortable, almost unnatural. It is all about balance - we do not want sound proofing we want good Sound Quality.

The good news is that good SOUND QUALITY is relatively easily achieved with good planning. There are a lot of products on the market that afford simple cost effective practical solutions. It is important to point out that, although possible, retro-fitting acoustic solutions is considerably more expensive and often constrained by existing design.

For further information on products please select one of the following product groups:

• Acoustic Testing
• Polymeric Barrier