From seattlepi.com The Insider
The Insider: 'Cell Zone' to replace long-lost phone booth
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? Back when telephones had cords and people had both discretion and manners, there was a simple and ubiquitous solution to the matter of having a telephone conversation in private: The phone booth.
Alas, the phone booth disappeared about the time the cell phone came into widespread use, allowing everyone in the airport waiting lounge or coffee shop to share the details of your business deals and your recent medical history.
Now a Massachusetts company is proving that everything old is new again by introducing what it calls the Cell Zone -- essentially a soundproof cylinder (priced at $2,400 to $3,500 each) that looks remarkably like an updated phone booth. Without the phone, that is.
A spokeswoman for Salemi Industries says a cellular company is deploying two units at a Milwaukee concert series, and more are being built. None are in Seattle yet.
Sea-Tac Airport doesn't have any specially designated areas for cell phone use (though a company there will rent you office space, with a land line and a computer connection, by the minute). But there are unofficial places, spokesman Bob Parker says, where savvy travelers know they can go to find privacy.
6.02.2006
Acoustic Foam reduces passenger vehicle compartment noise.
Press Release
Release date: May 22, 2006
Foamex Reduces Driver Distraction with Qylite® Acoustic Foam Materials
Foamex Offers New Acoustic Materials for Auto Industry
LINWOOD, PA - May 22, 2006 - Foamex International Inc. today announced that it has introduced a new product line for automotive applications that reduces passenger compartment noise with advanced polyurethane foam technology. Qylite foam offers Tier I and OEM design engineers a choice in acoustic materials with differing acoustical functions, such as sound absorption, barrier/decoupler systems, and sealing to enhance performance and control vehicle weight and cost.
Qylite foam products offer excellent sound absorption performance, are easy to handle and install, offer long-term stability, and are recyclable. "These new products give design engineers choices and advantages over products already in the marketplace. Qylite foam's acoustic performance will not be adversely affected by stress and vibration making it a perfect choice for today's stricter requirements," stated Vinnie Bonaddio Foamex's Senior Vice President of its Technical Products Group.
The Qylite foam family of products currently includes Qylite 100, Qylite 300, Qylite 400, and Qylite AVT foams. Qylite 100 foam is an ultra-lightweight, supersoft polyurethane dash insulator decoupler material, made with Foamex's VPFSM manufacturing process and proprietary chemistry. Qylite 300 foam is a thermoformable dash insulator material and is also manufactured using Foamex's VPFSM process. For a high-performing sound absorber with competitive pricing, Qylite 400 foam is the perfect choice. Qylite AVT foam offers a unique combination of mechanical properties including low force to compress combined with excellent damping performance. Each of these materials can be further enhanced through a variety of fabrication and post-processing technologies, and can synergize with other materials in layered composites produced with Foamex's flame-lamination technology.
In addition to dash insulators, applications include hood insulators, floor carpet underlay, door panel absorbers, headliner laminate absorbers, seat strainer/barrier/decouplers or absorbers, luggage compartment acoustical components, quarter panel trim absorbers and sound absorption for engine beauty shields. Foamex can also custom-engineer new materials and composites to meet a customer's specific application requirements.
About Foamex International Inc.
Foamex is the leading producer of flexible polyurethane foam for the bedding, furniture, carpet cushion and automotive markets as well as technical foams for diverse applications in industrial, consumer, electronics and transportation industries. Foamex was one of the first polyurethane foam manufacturers to complete ISO/TS 16949:2002 and ISO 9001:2000 certifications for its facilities serving the automotive industries. For more information, visit the Foamex web site at www.foamex.com.
Company Information:
Name: Foamex
Address: 1000 Columbia Ave.
City: Linwood
State: PA
ZIP: 19061
Country: USA
Phone: 610-859-3000
FAX: 610-859-3035
http://www.foamex.com
Release date: May 22, 2006
Foamex Reduces Driver Distraction with Qylite® Acoustic Foam Materials
Foamex Offers New Acoustic Materials for Auto Industry
LINWOOD, PA - May 22, 2006 - Foamex International Inc. today announced that it has introduced a new product line for automotive applications that reduces passenger compartment noise with advanced polyurethane foam technology. Qylite foam offers Tier I and OEM design engineers a choice in acoustic materials with differing acoustical functions, such as sound absorption, barrier/decoupler systems, and sealing to enhance performance and control vehicle weight and cost.
Qylite foam products offer excellent sound absorption performance, are easy to handle and install, offer long-term stability, and are recyclable. "These new products give design engineers choices and advantages over products already in the marketplace. Qylite foam's acoustic performance will not be adversely affected by stress and vibration making it a perfect choice for today's stricter requirements," stated Vinnie Bonaddio Foamex's Senior Vice President of its Technical Products Group.
The Qylite foam family of products currently includes Qylite 100, Qylite 300, Qylite 400, and Qylite AVT foams. Qylite 100 foam is an ultra-lightweight, supersoft polyurethane dash insulator decoupler material, made with Foamex's VPFSM manufacturing process and proprietary chemistry. Qylite 300 foam is a thermoformable dash insulator material and is also manufactured using Foamex's VPFSM process. For a high-performing sound absorber with competitive pricing, Qylite 400 foam is the perfect choice. Qylite AVT foam offers a unique combination of mechanical properties including low force to compress combined with excellent damping performance. Each of these materials can be further enhanced through a variety of fabrication and post-processing technologies, and can synergize with other materials in layered composites produced with Foamex's flame-lamination technology.
In addition to dash insulators, applications include hood insulators, floor carpet underlay, door panel absorbers, headliner laminate absorbers, seat strainer/barrier/decouplers or absorbers, luggage compartment acoustical components, quarter panel trim absorbers and sound absorption for engine beauty shields. Foamex can also custom-engineer new materials and composites to meet a customer's specific application requirements.
About Foamex International Inc.
Foamex is the leading producer of flexible polyurethane foam for the bedding, furniture, carpet cushion and automotive markets as well as technical foams for diverse applications in industrial, consumer, electronics and transportation industries. Foamex was one of the first polyurethane foam manufacturers to complete ISO/TS 16949:2002 and ISO 9001:2000 certifications for its facilities serving the automotive industries. For more information, visit the Foamex web site at www.foamex.com.
Company Information:
Name: Foamex
Address: 1000 Columbia Ave.
City: Linwood
State: PA
ZIP: 19061
Country: USA
Phone: 610-859-3000
FAX: 610-859-3035
http://www.foamex.com
As Saskatoon grows, so do noise levels
Joanne Paulson, The StarPhoenix
Published: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
"Piya Chattopadhyay of CBC had an excellent mini-documentary on the news this long weekend. I always listen for Piya, because she was briefly an intern at The StarPhoenix, and I'm so impressed by her journalism. It's not just good; it's also really interesting.
This piece was on noise pollution, a subject that particularly interests me. I have extremely sensitive ears, for some reason. As an example, when I use some automated tellers, their loud beeping is excruciating. I also like to sleep, so loud noises and boom box music don't go over well with me, at least at night.
As part of her noise doc, Piya interviewed a Toronto woman who lives at the top of a high rise fitted with soundproof windows. She also lives in a district crammed with bars and restaurants, where drunken denizens flow into the streets between 2 and 4 a.m., howling and shrieking. Even from her aerie, with soundproof windows, she can't sleep, it's so loud."
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Published: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
"Piya Chattopadhyay of CBC had an excellent mini-documentary on the news this long weekend. I always listen for Piya, because she was briefly an intern at The StarPhoenix, and I'm so impressed by her journalism. It's not just good; it's also really interesting.
This piece was on noise pollution, a subject that particularly interests me. I have extremely sensitive ears, for some reason. As an example, when I use some automated tellers, their loud beeping is excruciating. I also like to sleep, so loud noises and boom box music don't go over well with me, at least at night.
As part of her noise doc, Piya interviewed a Toronto woman who lives at the top of a high rise fitted with soundproof windows. She also lives in a district crammed with bars and restaurants, where drunken denizens flow into the streets between 2 and 4 a.m., howling and shrieking. Even from her aerie, with soundproof windows, she can't sleep, it's so loud."
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