About the Lab

Since 1996, we’ve evolved from a small group of scientists to the only in Russia vibro-acoustic testing laboratory accredited to conduct a wide range of tests of sound absorbing, vibration damping and sound insulating materials, items and products.

As an independent unit, the Lab formed in 2000 at the premises of the Standartplast company.

Now the Lab staff includes 6 highly skilled professionals armed with cutting-edge measuring equipment working at the Lab’s own experimental production site and offering a wide range of services.

Since 2008, the Lab has been maintaining its technical competence status via accreditation. Since 2017, all protocols issued by the Lab are internationally recognized.

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Foundation of the Lab

1996 - 1997
A group of scientists united within the Standartplast company.

An aspiration to improve its inventions motivated the Standartplast company to create a special department responsible for testing auto-tuning materials. Highly skilled specialists of the new department started elaborating measurement techniques and testing the first prototypes.

1998 - 1999
Exchange of best practices and formation of basic infrastructure

We rented a small room at the premises of the Industrial Safety Protection Institute. Our specialists got the opportunity to exchange experience with other scientists and cooperate with the Industrial Acoustics Laboratory. Later on, we designed several measurement tools and purchased necessary testing equipment.

1999 - 2000
Foundation of an independent organization

We decided to evolve into an expert laboratory. For this purpose, we founded an independent institution which contained two groups of specialists in field and laboratory testing.

2000
Creation of a testing site

As we continued designing new solutions, we understood we needed our own testing site - and we created one. Here our specialists had the opportunity to simulate real situations occurring at the clients’ sites.

2005
The period of steady improvement

Soon we understood that the basic infrastructure and our experience were not the ample conditions for becoming a recognized expert authorized to issue convincing research results. And we decided to accredit our laboratory for it to have the official right to perform tests according to standard procedures

2008
The first accreditation

Our persistence paid off, and we got a certificate of the Federal Agency on Technical Regulation and Metrology acknowledging the technical competence of the Lab. We certified the conformance with the requirements of the Federal standard and the international standards ISO/IEC.

2010
Cooperation with large customers

The widely recognized status of the laboratory as a vibro-acoustic protection expert institution attracted the attention of large public and private customers. Companies working in the fields of machinery manufacturing, aircraft construction, carriage and ship building started contacting us for help. Besides, our specialists were involved in highly important governmental projects.

2011
Acoustic correction projects

Acoustic correction of rooms became the Lab experts' new area of work. They devised solutions for reverberation time management, bass traps, sound absorbing and diffusing panels.

2012
The second accreditation

We confirmed our technical competence and renewed the certificate. At the same time, a new Unified Federal Service for Accreditation started forming in Russia.

2015
Accreditation according to the new standards and acquisition of a perpetual certificate

Tightening of legislation led to shutting down of 36% of testing laboratories. But we successfully passed all the procedures connected with the transition of the Federal Service for Accreditation to the new level. We got the new perpetual certificate and were included into the certified entities register.

2017
New Frontiers

As the Federal Service for Accreditation had been internationally acknowledged, all results and protocols issued by our laboratory also got an international status. At present, we design the materials reducing the vibration level in integral units for machinery manufacturing companies, and develop innovative shockproof constructions.

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Foundation of the Lab

Alpha-chamber

Determination of acoustic absorption coefficient in terms of diffuse field generation

Acoustic Interferometer (Kundt's tube)

Determination of a normal acoustic absorption coefficient

Vibrating table

Determination of a dynamic elasticity modulus and a loss factor at longitudinal oscillations

Mechanical loss factor (Oberst)

Determination of a mechanical loss factor

Reverberation chambers

Airborne noise isolation, airborne noise isolation index

Field testing equipment

Detailed information

Testing methods regulations

ISO 354

Technical specification

- reverberation room size: 6 m3;
- standard sample item size: 1.0 x 1.2 m; S = 1.2 m2;
- testing item's area size: min 0.6 m2, max 2.4 m2;
- frequency range: 1/3 of octave band 400-10000 Hz.

Parameter being defined

- reverberation acoustic absorption coefficient for samples with the area size of 1.2 m2;
- equivalent sound absorption area for samples with the area size of 0.6 to 2.4 m2.


Detailed information

Testing methods regulations

Federal Standard 16297 clause 3, ISO 10534-1

Technical specification

- sample item size: 100 (101) mm and 30 (31) mm;
- frequency range: 1/3 of octave band 200 - 6300 Hz.

Parameter being defined

- standard acoustic absorption coefficient.


Detailed information

Testing methods regulations

Federal Standard 16297 clause 2

Technical specification

- frequency range: 10 - 1000 Hz;
- pressure: 500 - 10000 N/m2;
- sample items size: 30 and 100 mm;
- test material: soft and semi-stiff (fiber, foamed, rubber-like materials).

Parameter being defined

- dynamic elasticity modulus;
- mechanical loss factor.

Detailed information

Testing methods regulations

ISO 6721-3 (A) (DIN EN ISO 6721-3 (A)), Federal Standard R 56803

Technical specification

- sample item size: right-angled strips mounted on 1 mm or 0.8 mm thick steel plates;
- plates' size: (320x20x1) mm; (240x10x1) mm; (300x20x0.8) mm; (240x10x0.8) mm;
- frequency range: 10 - 1000 Hz;
- temperature range: minus 50 ℃ - plus 100 ℃.

Parameter being defined

- mechanical loss factor at the frequency of 200 Hz;
- mechanical loss factor corrected to 200 Hz;
- mechanical loss factor in a wide frequency range;
- all rates are measured at the temperature of 20 ℃ and/or a temperature range.


Detailed information

Testing methods regulations

Federal Standard 27296 clause 7.1

Technical specification

- chamber volume: Vtotal=143 m3, high-level chamber=75 m3, low-level chamber = 68 m3;
- gateway size: 3x3 m;
- sample item size: from 8 m2.

Parameter being defined

- airborne noise isolation;
- airborne noise isolation rate.


Detailed information

List of equipment

- noise and vibration analyzer SVAN 912 AE
- sound level meter and spectrum analyzer 2270 (rate-meter Bruel&Kjer)
- personal sound level meter, noise dosimeter SV-104
- spectrum analyzer ZET A17U8
- spectrum analyzer ZET 017U2
- calibration device AT02, SV30A
- vibration transducers AP37, AP2082M


Alpha-chamber

Determination of acoustic absorption coefficient in terms of diffuse field generation

Acoustic Interferometer (Kundt's tube)

Determination of a normal acoustic absorption coefficient

Vibrating table

Determination of a dynamic elasticity modulus and a loss factor at longitudinal oscillations

Mechanical loss factor (Oberst)

Determination of a mechanical loss factor

Reverberation chambers

Airborne noise isolation, airborne noise isolation index

Field testing equipment

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Detailed information

Testing methods regulations

ISO 354

Technical specification

- reverberation room size: 6 m3;
- standard sample item size: 1.0 x 1.2 m; S = 1.2 m2;
- testing item's area size: min 0.6 m2, max 2.4 m2;
- frequency range: 1/3 of octave band 400-10000 Hz.

Parameter being defined

- reverberation acoustic absorption coefficient for samples with the area size of 1.2 m2;
- equivalent sound absorption area for samples with the area size of 0.6 to 2.4 m2.


Detailed information

Testing methods regulations

Federal Standard 16297 clause 3, ISO 10534-1

Technical specification

- sample item size: 100 (101) mm and 30 (31) mm;
- frequency range: 1/3 of octave band 200 - 6300 Hz.

Parameter being defined

- standard acoustic absorption coefficient.


Detailed information

Testing methods regulations

Federal Standard 16297 clause 2

Technical specification

- frequency range: 10 - 1000 Hz;
- pressure: 500 - 10000 N/m2;
- sample items size: 30 and 100 mm;
- test material: soft and semi-stiff (fiber, foamed, rubber-like materials).

Parameter being defined

- dynamic elasticity modulus;
- mechanical loss factor.

Detailed information

Testing methods regulations

ISO 6721-3 (A) (DIN EN ISO 6721-3 (A)), Federal Standard R 56803

Technical specification

- sample item size: right-angled strips mounted on 1 mm or 0.8 mm thick steel plates;
- plates' size: (320x20x1) mm; (240x10x1) mm; (300x20x0.8) mm; (240x10x0.8) mm;
- frequency range: 10 - 1000 Hz;
- temperature range: minus 50 ℃ - plus 100 ℃.

Parameter being defined

- mechanical loss factor at the frequency of 200 Hz;
- mechanical loss factor corrected to 200 Hz;
- mechanical loss factor in a wide frequency range;
- all rates are measured at the temperature of 20 ℃ and/or a temperature range.


Detailed information

Testing methods regulations

Federal Standard 27296 clause 7.1

Technical specification

- chamber volume: Vtotal=143 m3, high-level chamber=75 m3, low-level chamber = 68 m3;
- gateway size: 3x3 m;
- sample item size: from 8 m2.

Parameter being defined

- airborne noise isolation;
- airborne noise isolation rate.


Detailed information

List of equipment

- noise and vibration analyzer SVAN 912 AE
- sound level meter and spectrum analyzer 2270 (rate-meter Bruel&Kjer)
- personal sound level meter, noise dosimeter SV-104
- spectrum analyzer ZET A17U8
- spectrum analyzer ZET 017U2
- calibration device AT02, SV30A
- vibration transducers AP37, AP2082M


Foundation of the Lab

Andrei Zakharov Head of the Vibro-Acoustic Testing Laboratory
Svetlana Marova Laboratory Testing Group Lead
Alexander Solovyov Field Testing Group Lead
Dmitri Shchyogolev Founder of the Vibro-Acoustic Testing Laboratory