La Spezia – Caribul Srl, an industrial company based in the Lodigiano area, brought its expertise in anti-vibration and anti-shock systems to Seafuture, sectors in which it has been operating for years providing custom solutions for various fields: from air conditioning to transport, from energy to shipbuilding. The company, which employs thirteen people, is led by Antonella Laila Cargnelutti and has a structure that directly integrates design and production, an aspect that represents the core of its working method.
“Our strong point – explains Carlo Vaccarini, sales manager – is the closeness between the technical office and the production office. This allows us to respond quickly to customer requests, analyzing their specific needs and designing an anti-vibration system that guarantees the most effective mechanical isolation possible.”
The anti-vibration products manufactured by Caribul are used to reduce vibrations and shocks in sensitive machinery and plants, helping to improve their efficiency and operational lifespan. For the naval sector, the company has developed a range of products designed to face the most critical on-board conditions, where resistance to corrosion, salt spray, and oil is essential.
“We use Nbr rubbers – says Vaccarini – made in collaboration with laboratories we have worked with for years, to obtain anti-oil, anti-salt spray, and corrosion-resistant materials. These are fundamental characteristics for applications on civilian or military ships, where environmental conditions are particularly aggressive.”
Alongside rubber components, Caribul manufactures anti-vibration components in stainless steel braid. These are metallic structures that are woven and then compressed using internal presses, capable of absorbing high-intensity shocks and vibrations. In this case as well, the company designs and builds the molds internally, in order to guarantee shapes and sizes suitable for different applications.
“When a ship must withstand strong accelerations or mechanical shocks – explains Vaccarini – the most delicate equipment must be protected, minimizing the residual accelerations that could compromise their operation. For this reason, our technical office performs finite element analysis, simulations that allow us to predict the dynamic behavior of the components and provide the customer with reliable data on displacements, deformations, and stresses.”
Caribul’s production covers a wide dimensional range: from anti-vibration components of a few millimeters, used for small electronic equipment, to components half a meter in size, intended for heavy machinery or plants. “We don’t start from the size of the naval unit – specifies Vaccarini – but from the weight and type of element to be isolated. Based on these parameters, we define the stiffness and flexibility of the anti-vibration system, to guarantee the desired effect.”
Participation in Seafuture represents for Caribul an opportunity for direct comparison with the main players in Italian defense and shipbuilding, areas where attention to vibration control is constantly growing. The company aims to consolidate its presence in the naval sector, making available a know-how developed in complex industrial fields and applying it to new challenges related to safety, reliability, and on-board comfort.
“Every ship has its own identity and its own dynamic balance – concludes Vaccarini –.
Our work is to understand how to protect its most sensitive parts, offering tailor-made technical solutions, the result of experience and calculation, but above all of a completely in-house design. This is what allows us to be flexible and to provide quick and concrete answers to the needs of construction sites.
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