Vibration – it’s certainly a concept most are familiar with. What many people aren’t aware of, however, is just how damaging vibration can be if left unchecked in certain situations. Oftentimes a by-product of heavy machinery, vibration is often found in industrial or commercial settings where its presence can have unintended consequences. Fortunately, the implementation of an anti-vibration mat is an excellent way to reduce and mitigate as much as possible vibration and its negative effects. Discover how 10 industries/places regularly implement the anti-vibration mat for foundational security.
- Industrial Machinery: No strangers to heavy equipment, factory floors are regularly covered with all types of anti-vibration mat to secure their structural integrity as much as possible. Because vibration can damage not just factory flooring, but the factory machines themselves, implementing anti vibration mats is one of the smartest decisions that any factory owner can make.
- Commercial Kitchens: Place an anti-vibration mat underneath a rattling industrial dishwasher and watch how all the noise and movement caused by excess vibrations are almost totally mitigated. In addition commercial kitchens are subject to lots of moving parts, including foot-traffic. Common restaurant mats serve to diffuse this source of vibration and sound.
- Gyms: Replete with bustling treadmills, grinding exercise bikes, and exhausting stair-steppers, gyms field a wide variety of heavy equipment. All of which are capable of producing annoying amounts of vibration capable of causing flooring damage. Luckily, an anti-vibration mat can be the perfect solution for this bothersome problem.
- Industrial Air Conditioners: Many heavy-duty HVAC units are stored in large rooms where workers must physically enter to perform necessary maintenance. By having anti vibration mats in-place in these areas, these workers can do their jobs to the best of their ability.
- Airplane Galleys: As safe as modern air travel is, planes still regularly experience turbulence (and the airplane vibration that comes with it). To this end, the right kind of anti-vibration mat placed in the aisles and galleys of the plane can go a long way in maintaining the safety and security of passengers and flight attendants both.
“Maxx-Tuff” Heavy-Duty Mats
“Maxx-Tuff” Heavy-Duty Mats
- Helps reduce noise and vibration
- Easy to clean with water and common soap
- Diamond patterned subsurface grips onto floors below
- Eco-friendly reclaimed floor that is affordable and very durable
- Ideal for use as gym equipment mats or any other application that sees a lot of heavy equipment
Heavy Duty Protection: If anyone has any doubts about how thick and durable these mats are, they only need to take one good look at them. These thick mats are designed to be used for heavy-duty applications. For example, if they are used as gym equipment mats, they will easily absorb the shock and pressure of heavy weight equipment being placed on them without suffering a scratch. Better yet, the floors underneath these heavy-duty mats will also be secure from damage.
Designed for Traction: All across the surface of this 4 x 6 rubber mat is a unique honeycomb design. The purpose of this design is to provide a better grip and more traction for feet. More traction means more safety and a far lower likelihood of slipping and falling. Rubber itself provides more traction for feet, but when it is formed into this design, this mat’s anti-slip quality significantly and noticeably improves.
- Pool Filter Rooms: The pumps and storage basins of typical public pools are capable of generating a lot of energy in the form of vibration. Much like HVAC units, by placing anti vibration mats in and around your heavy-duty pool equipment, you’ll be facilitating easier access to this equipment for the necessary preventative and restorative maintenance it requires.
- Auto Speedways: Many automobile raceways utilize the anti-vibration mat to great effect by placing the mats along the edges of the track, allowing for repairmen, drivers, and bystanders to walk and work about unburdened by the vibrational byproducts of the vehicles in question.
- Military/Defense Applications: Lightweight, durable surfacing such as the anti-vibration mat has a welcome home with many military engineers and contractors. In an industry that sees an extremely high degree of vibration from multiple sources (artillery, jet planes, etc), it’s easy to see just how valuable an anti-vibration mat can be in reducing the strenuous byproducts of this vibration.
- Animal Trailers: Featured in horse stalls and cow stalls anti-vibrations mats excel at making sure both animals and trailer have a safe and protected riding experience. These are generally thicker and heavier rubber mats designed to protect the floors and cushion the animals.
- Auto Trailers: Rounding out the pack are automotive transport vehicles, where industrial vibration is just a fact of life. Though in this case the rubber surfacing works to protect the wood surface of the trailer more than reduce the vibrations of a race car!
These are just some of the many potential applications for an anti-vibration mat, so don’t wait: get some for your vibration-prevalent areas today.
Elephant Bark 5mm
Elephant Bark 5mm
- Made with used tire crumb
- Provides a variety of thickness and color options
- Easy to cut and install if you want a fun DIY project
- Cost-effective, durable, and sustainable over the long term
- Outdoor flooring readily available in custom lengths specified to your preference
Easy to Install: Whether you have a temporary or permanent use for these mats, the installation process for this rolled rubber flooring is so easy that you will hardly break a sweat. For temporary uses, double-sided tape is the best option. For a permanent installation, a glue adhesive will be ideal. The rubber material works very well with various adhesives. The weight of the mat itself is enough to keep it flat on the surface.
Excellent Durability: The protective qualities of this rolled rubber flooring is hard to beat. These rubber flooring mats are designed with abrasive conditions in mind. As a result, they excel as outdoor flooring in applications such as a kennel mat or flooring for a gym. The constant wear and tear of high foot traffic pose no problem to these durable Green floor mats. The rubber material of the mat will even buffer against the weight of heavy equipment, which can wreak havoc on wood floors. Their lasting durability has made them the preferred choice for floor protection across the country. It is hard to beat this level of quality protection for this price.
