A systematic approach to noise abatement in manufacturing plants is described. Eugene I. Rivin~ shows how the correct strategy, together with a thorough understanding of the structural dynamics of noise-generating devices and careful analysis of operational constraints, can achieve very substantial noise reductions with simultaneous improvement in performance and/or durability. Suitable techniques and recommendations were developed and largely implemented for a compressed air system, a material handling system (gravity action sliding and rolling chutes, vibrationstimulated chutes, containers, towed trailers, vibratory feeders), and production machinery. A-weighted sound level reductions up to 30 dB have been demonstrated.
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