Technology &  Capabilities

 





      

 US Enclosure Multi-Modulus
Cabinet Wall Material PPhysical Properties /MSD 

Specific Gravity dimensionless 1.826104
kilogram per cubic metre kg m-3 1826.104
pound per cubic inch lb in-3 0.06597222
pound per cubic foot lb ft-3 114

 

 

 

 

US Enclosure Constrained Boundary Layer Cabinet Wall Material  PPhysical Properties/MSD                 

Specific Gravity dimensionless .6887938
kilogram per cubic metre kg m-3 688.7938
pound per cubic inch lb in-3 0.0248842
pound per cubic foot lb ft-3 43

                                           

NOTE:  Constrained Boundary Layer product consists of two thick outer walls 

sandwiching a less dense core material.   Outer Wall Density is 59 pounds

per cubic foot  with an combined wall density set at 43 pounds per cubic

foot. Thus the outer wall is similar to MDF but can be manufactured into 

ANY shape.  


Compare our products to standard OEM loudspeaker enclosure materials:

Our materials can be made into any CURVED SHAPE... unlike

Baltic Birch:

Specific Gravity dimensionless
gram per cubic centimeter g cm-3    
kilogram per cubic meter kg m-3
gram per litre g l-1
pound per cubic inch lb in-3
pound per cubic foot lb ft-3

 

MDF:

Specific Gravity dimensionless
gram per cubic centimeter g cm-3
kilogram per cubic meter kg m-3
gram per litre g l-1
pound per cubic inch lb in-3
pound per cubic foot lb ft-3

 

 

 

 

OVERVIEW:
 

US Enclosure uses a US-based 400,000 Square Foot production facility with capability of over 2,000,000 loudspeaker enclosures per year. 

As OEM loudspeaker designers/manufacturers, we understand loudspeaker manufacturing requirements.

We developed a unique group of loudspeaker cabinet materials after years of R&D.

We developed a multi-layer composite material using up to 6 different components. 

Our materials will cause box-shaped loudspeakers sound better to the end-user.
 


US Enclosure cabinets can be mass manufactured into any curved, non-diffracting shape avoiding acoustically damaging transitions ( edges, slots ) in the shape of the loudspeaker enclosure which behave as acoustical sources. 

Our enclosures can have twice the mass of either

an MDF or Baltic Birch based cabinet. 

Our Proprietary Cabinet Wall Materials, called Multi-Modulus and CBL-- Constrained Boundary-Layer are specifically designed for Loudspeaker Cabinets. 

 

We Control:  Wall thickness. Number of & composition of Wall Layer materials. Percentage of strengthening and/or sound-absorbing wall additives. We control Wall Stiffness and  Damping Factors to match your drivers.

 

We provide Class-A finishes for our OEM products.

Unlimited colors and Class A Mirror Finishes are available with control over sheen-gloss levels, color, and surface texture. 



Our materials are useful wherever higher sound clarity is required... from cell telephones to recording studio monitors to headphones to home loudspeaker systems to concert reinforcement.



US Enclosure Design assists with careful design of a curved internal shape to nearly eliminate the @ 50 db reflective bleed-through through the loudspeaker cones from the interior of the loudspeaker enclosure.

 

OUR manufacturing process is the BEST ALTERNATIVE for Loudspeaker Production... 


... because we can even manufacture any shape including Box Shapes using walls denser than MDF or Plywood.  Our understanding of the physics and acoustics of Loudspeaker design is proven by commercial practice.

 

QUALITY- Sample Cabinets have been stored in a metal wall shed for 16 years exposed to 100 degree+ temp. extremes and the walls are perfect

 



Most importantly, we also have the Experience to properly execute our clients exacting & demanding mass-manufacturing requirements.

 
From 1990 through today, we perform research and development on loudspeaker lines

using our unique loudspeaker enclosure materials. And until 2002 we had our own line

of loudspeakers; we understand the OEM loudspeaker industry.  When we became 100%

OEM Subcontractor, we already had located the best subcontractors to manufacture our

materials for you.



When contracted by your company, we apply intensive R&D and exhaustive testing to

finalize the process to beat your expectations, with results we both can believe in and

are both proud of.  In 1990, we approached the problem by looking at the driver housing

as...

(1) dealing with the sonic back wave launched by the driver into the enclosure,

 

and


(2) allowing cost-effective OEM manufacturing of cabinet shapes that will minimize

external diffraction and distortion. 


The two major drawbacks of using an MDF or Baltic Birch box is that MDF can not be

made into non diffracting shapes and also exhibits a series of strong resonance's in the

250 - 750Hz region as well as an acoustic window in the 14,000HZ range.

 

Our enclosure materials works with stuffing by efficiently converting back wave sound

energy into heat by using viscoelastic properties and laminated compounds, dissipated

evenly throughout the outer layers of the cabinet.  This process is further assisted by the

available non-symmetrical internal shape and wall thickness, which also defeats internal

diffraction and sound wave reflections back through the loudspeaker cones. 



 Finishes: Our most popular finish is our High Gloss Piano Black, with a stunning 

mirror-like finish.  We can at your request provide any finish you specify.                         

                                              

We believe all loudspeaker cabinets are active components of a sound system, and

important to the overall sound as the cabinet is an active energy conversion system.

Its job is to contain and convert energy.  It must deal with the back-wave produced by

the drivers it houses.  Recalling that the back-wave inside the cabinet has just as much

force the sound emanating into the room will both reflect through the loudspeaker cones

as well as energize the cabinet and cause resonance.

In order to create an acoustically inert cabinet that is also non diffracting, and, 

cost-effective for an OEM, one must apply creative engineering solutions to supply the

best product possible then provide our clients with a 24/7 level of backup and service. 



  We use a 400,000 Square Foot production facility with capability of over
       2,000,000 loudspeaker enclosures per year.


   It is the Largest consumer of our base-material on the West Coast.


   In-House,  we use Pro-E software and have the ability to convert all

    standard cad-cam files.


  We use direct from file to tool technology to create your product. 

 

 

Topics in this next section include:

Technology & Capabilities, Materials, Finishes & Colors, Construction, Manufacturing Your Products, & Competitive Manufacturing Processes.

 

 

 

Technology and Capabilities:

Quantizing Noise, we lower it in loudspeaker systems better than anyone.

Our technology is useful wherever higher sound clarity is required, from cell-telephones to recording studio monitors to headphones to home loudspeaker systems to concert reinforcement. 
The spherical, ovoid and parabolic cabinet shapes created by US Enclosure’s
Design Bureau simply reduce exterior & interior wall diffraction / reflection effects.
The cabinet THD can be reduced from 10% common for current cabinets near electronic levels.

Your products will have higher sales better because your products will "sound better" to the end-user.


As Important... our Proprietary Wall Materials, called Multi-Modulus, unlike any other loudspeaker enclosure manufacturing material, is specifically designed to absorb internal sound waves.  This is Not an Idle Claim.  The finish, strength, and vibration-absorption characteristics of our products are comparable to or surpass the benefits of any other loudspeaker cabinet on the market. And most Importantly. Multi-Modulus is specially suited to the challenges of making loudspeaker enclosures of Any Shape  using cabinet materials that surpass the acoustic qualities of highest-grade wood-- at a cost lower of a  wood loudspeaker enclosure and also with a finish quality as good as any wood material.



We use all the required engineering elements-- constrained boundary layer, etc. via a single-piece, multi-layer, thick-wall enclosure with high finish grades with Complete Control over all desirable characteristics.

 

Unlimited colors and finishes are available with our well-proven proprietary manufacturing methodology and its technology system and inherent production flexibility is designed into the equipment.  Product performance as viewed from a sound-and-look perspective will be Equal To or Higher Than to your current cabinets and are surprisingly cost-effective compared to your current enclosures.  

Our method truly has the potential to dramatically alter the "look" in the loudspeaker industry and to increase your sales, contact us.

 

 

 

 

OUR ENCLOSURE MATERIALS

 

US Enclosure offers the only loudspeaker enclosure material specifically designed for loudspeaker enclosures  which can be made into Any Shape-- from Box to Sphere.  Any Application. 

This Technology allows the manufacture of loudspeaker enclosure shapes following the Maxim... 
 Form Follows Function
 without compromising cabinet quality & with a reasonable manufacturing cost.


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The elements we use are simple, effective and Fully Tested.  Not only does our wall-materials technology surpass the sound quality of wood enclosures, the manufacturing cost is practically the same as that of wooden box enclosures.

Unlike any other decent cabinet material, our wall materials can be mass manufactured into any curved shape... finally allowing a loudspeaker manufacturer to avoid acoustically-damaging transitions ( e.g. edges, slots ), in the shape of the loudspeaker enclosure.  These transitions themselves behave as acoustical sources.  Arrivals from these features always follow the primary wave in time and are often reversed in polarity.  And with careful design of the internal shape, our enclosures can reduce or virtually eliminate the @ 50 db reflective bleed-through through the loudspeaker cones from the interior of the loudspeaker enclosure. 

Our BEST Mass Manufactured Loudspeaker-Wall Materials use the same chemical enhancements used in Satellite-Wall Materials...

...yet, our Mass Production Loudspeaker Cabinets remain Cost-Competitive.





Curved Loudspeaker Cabinets... Subjective Effects


Lows... The curve is sharp as a razor and this brings out all of the lows in the perfect way. Our cabinet materials can be heavy--they can be 2 times as dense as MDF for subwoofer walls.  Low frequency sound waves may be long but that also is their downfall...via fractal effects, and thus the harmonics can be susceptible to the exterior shape of the enclosure. Furthermore, the baffle-step effect--  omni-directional effect of low frequencies actually creates a substantial apparent loss of bass-power.  Curved loudspeaker enclosures reduce or eliminate this effect by allowing the Mids and Highs to easily become more omni-directional as well thus lowering their apparent power to the listener, and balancing the various drivers power output. For today's bass-heavy mixes, curved enclosures are the "ticket" because conventionally-shaped loudspeaker enclosures unintentionally "re-mix" the sound toward the mids and highs. 

Midrange... This is where curved cabinets shine. As the sound waves approach 2x the diameter of the loudspeaker enclosure ( resonance point ), the sound is aurally clean as diffraction is eliminated compared to a cabinet with sharp edges. The ear is very sensitive in these frequencies and the ear finds the music to be shimmering, clear and enveloping compared to the same drivers in Boxes.

Highs... The high frequency sound waves, by default, are easiest to distort from Diffraction. Thus, all tweeter designs receive incredible benefits from association with curved loudspeaker enclosures. Even the lowest cost drivers sizzle. With reasonability quality drivers, the effect becomes breathtaking and with high-end loudspeaker drivers, the effect is astounding. It's the rounded cabinet shape.

End Result... your loudspeaker system products just disappear from the acoustic soundstage even when the system uses the least expensive drivers.  Our unique enclosure manufacturing materials, even in a box-shape, dramatically increases the look, feel, and performance of Loudspeaker Enclosures.


 


US Enclosure’s cabinet technology provides Several Benefits
to the purchasers of your company's products.

First,   our wall materials are simply higher quality than MDF, Baltic Birch or any other currently manufactured cabinet wall materials.

Second,   the cabinet will have a superior finish and can smoothly blend into existing architecture or décor. Custom colors and finishes are available, unmatched by any other manufacturing technique.  The finish can be easily cleaned.  The product is rated for both exterior or interior use, enhancing the visual appearance of either architecture or interior design.

Finally,   the product will deliver superior acoustic performance compared to regular loudspeaker cabinets available on the market.

 

 

 

US Enclosure’s technology provides STRATEGIC BENEFITS to the competitive OEM Loudspeaker marketplace.  The First strategic benefit is the ability to substantially increase sound quality by optimizing the loudspeaker enclosure, its walls, it's shape and it’s stuffing.  Second, the unlimited shapes of the loudspeaker enclosures offer the ability to introduce new product lines that stand-out visually from your competition.  Third, the manufacturing cost is extremely competitive rivaling traditional loudspeaker enclosure manufacturing methods. The visual aspect of products based on US Enclosure’s technology will mesh perfectly with the significant sound quality improvement while remaining price effective.

In today’s rapidly changing markets, it is critical to speed up development cycles.  US Enclosure’s production techniques enable rapid prototyping and production runs without the high cost, slow speeds, or size limitations of other technologies. 

US Enclosure believes that we offer an important opportunity to improve margins and profits to OEM Loudspeaker Manufacturers by using our cabinet manufacturing and our Design Bureau.  This opportunity occurs by allowing  loudspeaker manufacturers to offer products will sound better while looking different than the competition. This is a new and strong competitive advantage.

 

 

 

 

MANUFACTURING YOUR PRODUCTS


We have Subcontractors experienced with our equipment and materials ready to manufacture loudspeaker enclosures for your company.  

The manufacturing process for this technology can be such that the cost impact to the end user for this added value can be negligible.  If using standard tooling amortization the cost will be comparable or less than your current or alternative methods. 

The US Enclosure manufacturing process is inherently superior for generating multi-layer multi-material hollow enclosures with nearly total control over wall thickness, finish quality, number and composition of wall-layers and other features useful to the OEM and end-user.

 

SUCH AS:

 

 

   Wall thickness.

   Number of layers.

   Composition of layers.

   Long or short fiber strengthening materials, if required.

   Large or small size granular strengthening and/or sound absorbing materials

   Sheet materials (if moldable).

   Wall Stiffness.

   Damping factor.




NO NEED EXISTS for deploying YOUR manufacturing to either stable or unstable third-world countries for labor cost reductions.  

No More 1 month shipping times before you can open the container to Inspect the shipment quality and no surprises when your products reach the docks.  No overseas shipping costs.   No need to pay-off corrupt officials.  NO LANGUAGE BARRIERS.  We offer stable product supply with delivery you choose and with no shipped product defects, at a True Cost far lower than any third-world country's production.  

Our manufacturing using full-automation of our production process creates products which are lower than all 3rd World labor costs due to precise automation.  China and many other third-world countries produce shipped products with 25% Defect Rates while mass-polluting the local ecology and paying starvation-level wages to their employees.  

We are using a loophole that destroys the advantages any third-world economy has over the industrialized West, commonly called the "China Model".  Automation with exceptionally skilled automation managers. 

The production-costs from our equipment are so low and the product quality is so high that all manufacturing employees are paid extremely good living wages and benefits while the machines do the basic work. 


 

 

 

FINISHES & COLORS

Nearly Unlimited Enclosure Finishes
 The following chart describes the various color and finish options:


an explanation of each of the seven chart dimensions:

   

Sheen         (Gloss) Varies from high to satin to matte.
Brights      A perfect white isn't always achievable out-of-mold.
                However we can control the brightness level.
Colors       Virtually infinite color palette for the cabinet walls.
Textures   Exterior can be textured in a variety of ways.
Veins         A variety of veining options exist.
Granules   Granules available in various reflectivity's. 

                                (Stone Appearance)                
Metallics     Give the appearance of Gold, Silver, Copper or other metallic hues. Exotic two-tone's are also available.



 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION:


One could wish for single-piece enclosure construction with no seams, discontinuities, or other imperfection.  It's possible and perfect for loudspeaker enclosures-- and ages of high strength engineering tell us that multiple material layers and special chemical processes are required to achieve the ultimate product.  For example... Damascus Steel or  the hundreds of layers used for constructing the Japanese sword.  Even before metal, let alone artificial composites, ancient people made bows that could shoot an arrow almost a mile using multiple layers of hide, horn and other materials. 

Composite Fabrication has an illustrious role in human civilization, and  has many applications where sound, vibration, and strength are key issues.  US Enclosure has developed the best loudspeaker enclosure materials available and they can be mass-manufactured to your current specifications or your Dream Specifications.

 

Conclusion:


OUR manufacturing process is the Best Process for Speaker Cabinet Manufacturing by allowing unlimited Design Shapes.

We can manufacture any required shape.

Our Cabinet Walls Are As Dense As Any Wood Wall.

We understanding the physics and acoustics of Loudspeakers.   Curved shapes sound better than Boxes.  

Most importantly, we also have the experience to properly execute our clients exacting and demanding manufacturing requirements.

The noise caused by the alteration of a signal from its original and/or correct original form