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Every kilogram is carried for the life of the vehicle.

Lightweight insulation and damping for cars, trains and ships. The first metamaterial in series car production.

The constraint

In a vehicle, noise insulation is weight that never stops costing. It is paid for in range on an electric car, in energy on a train that runs for thirty years, in fuel and payload on a ship. Electrification has made it harder, because the engine no longer hides road, wind and equipment noise. Conventional insulation answers with more mass. That is the trade-off we design out.

What we supply

Panels and layers

MetaLowFrequency insulation, MetaResonators to replace heavy damping layers, MetaLayer for metal parts.

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In series production

Mercedes-Benz

MetaDesign, developed with Adler Pelzer Group, is in Mercedes-Benz series production: 30% lighter than the insulation it replaces, at the same acoustic performance. The Mercedes-Benz CTO presented it as the first metamaterial in a series-production car.

The black firewall insulation lining the front bulkhead of a car, seen from inside with the dashboard removed
MetaDesign firewall insulation in the vehicle
  • Rail

    A high-speed train car body at 4 kg/m² against 15 kg/m².

  • Marine

    Intake and exhaust silencers for a European shipbuilder.

Why it matters to an OEM

01

Less weight at the same acoustic target, or a better target at the same weight.

02

Designed for your frequencies and your packaging space, not picked from a catalogue.

03

Engineered, tested and produced by one team, through to series production.

Have a weight or space target?

Want it designed into your product?

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or write to metainfo@phononicvibes.com