Imagine you are trying to focus on a difficult task. While trying to concentrate, you hear multiple loud conversations, heavy machinery, noisy workstations, and forklifts coming and going; the list is endless. Trying to do your job while fighting through distracting levels of noise makes the work that much harder and takes a toll on employees’ mental and physical health. Singer Safety has been a leader in the industrial barrier product industry since 1950. The company boasts entire lines of noise reduction curtains and other noise dampening products. These products improve the safety of your workspace and the well-being of your workers.
In this article, we will delve into how industrial curtain walls work and their many benefits. We will also explore the kinds of noise reducing wall options Singer Safety has to offer.
Industrial Curtain Options
When it comes to installing industrial curtain walls for noise reduction, Singer Safety offers a wide selection to choose from. The selection varies depending on your job site’s specific needs. One of our experienced team members can provide guidance and advice when it comes to measuring and outfitting your space properly, but let’s flesh out the different curtain styles and their distinctive features.
Industrial Curtains
Hung with Singer Safety’s easy glide track system, industrial curtains offer a flexible solution for your sound control needs. They can be reoriented as your work needs change and fixed together with sturdy Velcro® that lines the bottom of each curtain. Singer Safety also offers Add-A-Panel Clips to expand the size of the curtain wall further. Industrial curtains are a great noise reduction option for large, open-concept spaces where you can divide them into separate work zones with the curtains. This helps contain sound and absorb echo and reverb, helping you maintain a clean, quiet, and functional workspace. You can choose vinyl in varying thicknesses and pick from a handful of color options to color coordinate your work areas. Many of our curtains have see through windows to make it easy to see what is happening inside the partition. However, there are fully opaque options if needed.
Modular Acoustic Screens
Singer Safety’s modular acoustic screens are great off-the-shelf options for workspaces. They work well in schools, restaurants, gyms, and even sections in warehouses where one needs to block or enclose sound. The screens are made of quilted fiberglass sewn to sheets of vinyl and hung from a tubular, freestanding frame. Their modular design makes them versatile and portable. They can be attached to Singer Safety’s signature Ad-A-Panel clips to create a custom size.
Privacy Curtains
Singer Safety’s privacy curtains help employers partition off separate, private spaces within large, open floor plans often found in warehouses. Thick vinyl curtains come in a variety of lengths and widths, but if you need a custom size, the experts at Singer Safety can make curtains to fit your space. These vinyl privacy curtains attach to a track system and you can easily arrange and rearrange them to suit your needs. While some of Singer’s curtains have clear vinyl windows, the privacy line is opaque from top to bottom. This makes them ideal for locker rooms, aid stations, quality control and testing labs, and more. They are especially handy for creating office spaces within the warehouse. They provide a quieter place to perform more administrative tasks or hold company meetings.
Weld-Vision Series
You can hang the Weld-Vision series curtains around welding, cutting, and grinding machine workstations. They ensure the safety of the worker wielding the machine, as well as everyone else in the area. They come in three different kinds of material: cotton duck, TempTex, or TransVue Vinyl. Like the industrial curtain series, they hang on a gliding track system that makes arranging and rearranging a breeze. They can even be moved from job site to job site, and unlike permanent walls, Weld-Vision curtains provide crucial ventilation and airflow. Hanging these heavy-duty curtains around hazardous equipment improves the overall safety of your warehouse and employees. They contain damaging excessive noise and hazardous materials.
Quilted Fiberglass Panels
If you need to supplement any existing soundproofing treatments, or your soundproofing needs are less extreme, single or double-sided quilted fiberglass panels are a great cost-effective option to consider for your workspace. The lightweight, flexible panels come in a variety of sizes and are offered in one or two-inch thicknesses, making them very easy to hang against hard surfaces that can echo sound. Singer Safety offers them with Velcro® or grommet fastenings for easy installation. They are popularly used to absorb sound waves and reverbs caused by heavy machinery, and Singer Safety recommends suspending them to maximize noise reduction. They are optimal when used in tandem with noise reduction curtains.
Benefits of Reducing Workplace Noise with Industrial Curtain Walls
It is no secret that noise pollution is bad for the workplace environment. The mental and physical toll excessive noise takes on workers is significant. This is reason enough to implement noise control options on your job site. Noise reduction is also extremely beneficial when it comes to increasing your plant or warehouse’s productivity levels.
Employee Comfort
Exposing workers to sounds greater than 85 decibels for eight hours or more is not only against OSHA’s guidelines for workplace noise but is detrimental to the health of your employees. Prolonged exposure to loud noise can damage the sensitive nerves in the ear, causing permanent hearing loss. Even if employees do not suffer physical consequences due to excess noise, being immersed in loud noise daily can cause emotional stress and has been shown to decrease motivation among workers. Singer Safety’s plethora of noise reducing wall options are all excellent at minimizing the negative effects of a loud environment.
Productivity
Separating a large warehouse or plant into individual work zones using industrial curtains is an effective way to boost productivity. It is also cost-efficient. The reduction in noise helps employees concentrate and work faster, and the separation allows multiple projects or jobs to happen at the same time. For example, you could set up a painting station next to an assembly station without workers having to worry about contamination. The noise reduction the curtains offer also lets employees communicate more efficiently and clearly.
Few have more experience improving the safety and functionality of an industrial job site than Singer Safety. When designing our products, we keep every facet of the job in mind. This includes noise reduction, employee health, and increasing your company’s productivity. Our line of industrial curtains comes with a five-year warranty. Our knowledgeable team members can work with you to outfit your space with the correct size and curtain style. Reach out today to learn more about how to reduce noise and improve morale in your business.
