E-A-R -- noise control, vibration damping, sound insulation, shock cushioning

'Soft' elastomers solve tough HDD problems

Common HDD Problems

E-A-R solutions provide:

High damping

Noise control

Vibration control

Shock protection

Increased accuracy

Improved performance

As grommets, shock pads and mounts, E-A-R’s damped elastomers are the best and easiest way to control unwanted energy in hard disk drives and the devices in which they are installed. It’s the damping that makes the difference.

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Isolation for Noise Control: E-A-R ISODAMP® Grommets

E-A-R grommets form soft connections for components, preventing the transfer of structural vibration, which often results in noise. Damping means that the energy control is virtually immediate and does not interfere with performance. Nor is there an increase in seek time or error rate.

PCs Servers

Workstations

Personal Video Recorders

Game Boxes

Damping for Vibration Control: ISOLOSS® HD and HDF Urethanes

By applying sheets of E-A-R’s damped ISOLOSS HD or HDF urethane extensionally to metal panels, cases, shelves and other structures, you can damp out the system resonance and minimize rotational vibration related performance problems and nonrecoverable.

Hot Swap Carrier

Configurations

Fixed Carrier

Configurations

Mass Storage Arrays

Servers

Shock Protection: CONFOR® foam, ISODAMP® and ISOLOSS parts

E-A-R’s damped elastomers effectively protect against damaging shock energy caused by a drop or bump. Intricately molded snubbers hug and shield electronics from drop shock. LCD frames prevent flexing and rainbowing. Energy-absorbing foam pads prevent inadvertent head slap damage.

HDDs, MP3 Players

Laptop Computers

PDAs

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