Bilz Vibration Technology

What Bilz Vibration Technology does

Bilz Vibration Technology, operating commercially as Bilz Anti-Vibration Systems and headquartered in Macedonia, Ohio, is the US affiliate of German parent Bilz Vibration Technology AG. The company manufactures and distributes precision machine leveling and vibration isolation hardware used to stabilize industrial machinery, precision measurement instruments, and sensitive laboratory equipment.

Its product portfolio spans passive components — composite nitrile-rubber/cork isolation pads, machine leveling feet and wedge-based precision leveling systems (Series PK, PKA, PKD and aluminium hardcoat variants) — and engineered air-spring systems including the BiAir membrane air spring family (natural frequencies down to 1.2 Hz) and the FAEBI rubber air spring family. At the upper end, the AIS active isolation system uses servo-pneumatic actuation with 3 or 6 degrees of freedom and up to 300 Hz control bandwidth, while the EPPC electronic-pneumatic position controller achieves ±10 micron real-time leveling via a browser-based interface. The catalog also includes the VITAP passive table platform family and laboratory tables with hard-stone or optical-pad tops.

Bilz sells directly to industrial buyers through a consultative, quote-based motion supported by site surveys, installation services, and downloadable technical documentation. The customer base spans manufacturing (CNC, grinding, presses, injection molding), automotive and aerospace test facilities, precision metrology and semiconductor production, medical and pharmaceutical imaging, research laboratories, food/pharma/chemical cleanrooms, and HVAC/outdoor equipment, with named OEM design-ins including Zygo's NX2 optical profiler. Pricing is opaque and application-specific, with no public list price and engagements structured as multi-year supply arrangements where relevant.

Name

Bilz Vibration Technology

Legal name

Bilz Vibration Technology

Website

https://bilz-usa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Bilz Vibration Technology (Bilz USA) designs and supplies precision machine leveling and vibration isolation hardware — air springs, isolation pads, leveling wedges, laboratory tables, and active isolation systems — to industrial manufacturers, precision metrology, medical, semiconductor, and laboratory customers across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Vibration Isolation and Machine Leveling Equipment

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Fabricated Rubber Products, Nec (3060)

akta.pro primary industry

Vibration Control & Anti-Vibration Products (Mounts, Bushings, Isolators) (IMANALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Noise & Vibration Control for HVAC (Silencers/Isolation) (IMADANAL)

Keywords

• Vibration isolation hardware
• Machine leveling systems
• Precision leveling wedges
• Pneumatic air springs
• Industrial mounting elements

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Vibration Isolation Hardware Sales: One-time sales of vibration isolation products including air springs, isolation pads, leveling elements, and precision wedges. Products are sold directly to industrial customers for machine installation and equipment stabilization.
2. Custom Engineering Solutions: Custom solution design and consultation services for specific industrial applications, often combined with product sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bilz Vibration Technology designs and manufactures engineered vibration isolation and machine leveling hardware for industrial applications, including pneumatic air springs (BIAIR membrane and FAEBI rubber types), composite rubber/cork isolation pads, self-locking precision leveling wedges, leveling feet and mounts, and active electronic-pneumatic isolation systems. The company sells these physical products directly to industrial OEMs and end users across manufacturing, precision metrology, semiconductors, medical, research, and HVAC sectors, accompanied by vibration survey and equipment installation services.

Product overview

Bilz Vibration Technology offers a comprehensive portfolio of precision machine leveling and vibration isolation solutions. The product range centers on passive and active vibration isolation technology for industrial applications. Core product families include: (1) Isolation pads and pad sets—high-quality nitrile rubber/cork composites for effective structure-borne noise isolation; (2) Precision leveling wedges in multiple configurations (PK, PKA, PKD, PKAK, PKDK, and aluminum hardcoat variants) for machines with or without mounting provisions; (3) Air springs comprising both FAEBI® rubber air springs and BIAIR® membrane air springs (including ED, ED-HE, ED-HE-MAX variants) providing natural frequencies from 1.2-14 Hz; (4) Leveling elements (BNSH, BNV, BNR, BNRV, BFE, BNL, GMA series) for diverse machine installation requirements; (5) Electronic and mechanical-pneumatic level control systems (EPPC™, EPN, MPN-LCV, MPN-PVM) for automated position maintenance; (6) AIS™ active vibration isolation system with 3 or 6 degrees of freedom for the most demanding applications; (7) Vibration isolated workstations including LTH (hard stone) and LTO (optical pad) laboratory tables and VITAP table platforms; (8) Machine leveling feet (BF, BTF, BVM, BVSF, BCMP, BCMHD series); and (9) supporting accessories. The portfolio serves industries including manufacturing, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, food/beverage, automotive, aerospace, and research laboratories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BIAIR: Membrane air spring product line for vibration isolation
• FAEBI
• EPPC
• AIS

Products and services

• BIAIR Membrane Air Springs (ED / ED-HE / ED-HE-MAX / ED-AL Series) Low-frequency pneumatic membrane air springs (cast aluminium and anodised aluminium variants) with precisely adjustable damping, achieving vertical natural frequencies from 2.5 Hz (ED) down to 1.2 Hz (ED-HE-MAX), suitable for clean room and EMC applications. Used by industrial OEMs and metrology equipment manufacturers for highly sensitive vibration isolation.
• FAEBI Rubber Air Springs (Standard, Stainless Steel, HD) Rubber air spring isolators with integrated damping and air-pressure-adjustable deflection characteristics (natural frequency 3–14 Hz). Includes stainless-steel variants for outdoor applications such as air conditioning units, compressors, heat exchangers, and chillers, and a heavy-duty (HD) two-chamber design for highly dynamic systems. Used where structure-borne noise must not be transmitted to the surrounding structure.
• Bilz Isolation Pads (B0, B4, B5, B6, B30, B32, B32W, B50, B13W) and Pad Sets High-quality composite isolation pads made of nitrile rubber and cork particles for effective vibration and structure-borne noise isolation (temperature resistance -20°C to +80°C). Pad Sets combine multiple layers for reduced natural frequency and improved isolation. Available in multiple load capacities and profiles for diverse machine types, including heavy-duty Pad Type B50 for presses, punches, and shears.
• Precision Leveling Wedges (Series PK, PKA, PKD, PKAK, PKDK and Aluminium Hardcoat variants) Self-locking precision leveling wedges with adjustment in the 1/100mm range and load capacity up to 1,035,000 N per wedge. Available in free-standing (PK), bolt-on (PKA), bolt-through (PKD) configurations, with optional spherical calotte (PKAK, PKDK) for angular compensation and aluminium hardcoat variants (PKA-AL, PKD-AL, PKAK-AL, PKDK-AL) for EMC, clean room, food, and pharmaceutical applications.
• Round and Square Leveling Elements (BNSH/BNSHA, BNV/BNVS, BNR/BNRS, BNRV/BNRSV, BFE, BNL, GMA) Round and square leveling elements for horizontal stability and angular compensation (up to ±3° or ±7.5°) on injection moulding machines, presses, punches, and light to medium-heavy machines. Includes stainless-steel versions (BNRV, BNRSV, BFE) for food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and cleanroom industries, plus rubber-metal GMA elements (~25 Hz) for outdoor machines and cost-effective BNL units for high vertical and horizontal dynamic forces.
• EPPC Electronic Pneumatic Position Control Real-time electronic-pneumatic level control achieving optimum production accuracy of ±10 microns with significant reduction of deflection and settling times under dynamic load changes. Features a browser-based user interface for setup, diagnostics, and monitoring, intended for use with Bilz air springs in precision production environments.
• EPN Electronic Pneumatic Level Control Electronic-pneumatic level control system with intelligent control algorithm for use with BiAir membrane air springs, providing position accuracy of less than ±0.01 mm. Designed for industrial applications requiring automated precision level maintenance.
• MPN Mechanical-Pneumatic Level Control (LCV and PVM) Mechanical-pneumatic level control using robust proportional valves that continuously adjust air spring pressure in response to load changes. The MPN-LCV variant provides ±1/10mm reset accuracy and the high-precision MPN-PVM variant achieves ±1/100mm reset accuracy, both for automated leveling of machinery on Bilz air springs.
• AIS Active Isolation System Active electronic-pneumatic vibration isolation system with 3 or 6 degrees of freedom and real-time control with up to 300 Hz bandwidth via servo-pneumatic actuation. Supports system loads from 800 kg to 120,000 kg, suppresses amplification at resonance without degrading higher-frequency isolation properties, and is targeted at the most demanding semiconductor and metrology applications.
• Vibration-Isolated Laboratory Tables (LTH Hard Stone and LTO Optical Pad) Vibration-isolated workstations for precision laboratory applications. LTH tables use a hard-stone tabletop with BiAir membrane air springs (2–3 Hz) for a solid base mass, while LTO tables use an HD steel honeycomb optical pad with high natural isolation for flexible accessory mounting. Both are designed for vibration-sensitive measuring and testing equipment in laboratory environments.
• VITAP Passive Table Platforms (VITAP-F, VITAP-FP, VITAP-BM) Mobile, autonomous passive table platforms for vibration isolation without requiring compressed air or power (VITAP-F), with fine pressure regulator-based height adjustment (VITAP-FP), or with BiAir membrane air springs and mechanical-pneumatic level control for automatic level compensation (VITAP-BM). Load capacities range from 600 N to 2,000 N depending on the variant.
• Machine Leveling Feet (BF, BTF, BVM, BVSF, BCMP, BCMHD) Steel and cast-iron machine leveling feet including chrome-plated and stainless-steel round feet (BF, BTF, BCMP, BCMHD) with vulcanized NBR rubber pads for food, pharmaceutical, and chemical applications, as well as non-rubber stamped and machined steel feet (BVSF, BVM) for material handling, packaging, and tank installations. BCMHD provides heavy-duty bolt-through design with 500–4,000 kg load capacity and optional vibration isolation.
• Horizontal Fixing Elements Horizontal fixing elements for machines with extremely strong horizontal forces or laterally linked machine arrangements, available in two sizes with up to 16,500 N pressure absorption. Used to stabilize machine installations against lateral forces.
• Cleanroom EPDM Products Certified EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer) material designed for cleanroom applications, available in black in thicknesses of 1mm, 2mm, 5mm, and 15mm with ultra-low contamination levels. Specified for cleanroom, pharmaceutical, and electronics applications requiring controlled contamination.
• Vibration Surveys and Equipment Installation Services Professional on-site services consisting of vibration surveys to characterize vibration environments and Equipment Installation support, helping industrial customers select and deploy the correct vibration isolation and leveling products for their specific machinery and use case. Often combined with custom engineered solutions and product sales.

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ZygocoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Zygo uses Bilz Air Springs in their NX2 non-contact optical profiler to isolate precision measurement equipment from floor vibrations. This partnership demonstrates Bilz technology integration in high-precision metrology equipment for production and cleanroom environments. The collaboration was highlighted at IMTS 2024 where Zygo demonstrated their optical profiling technology using Bilz isolation solutions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Minus K Technology: Minus K specializes in passive negative-stiffness vibration isolation workstations targeting microscopy, metrology, and precision instrumentation — directly comparable to Bilz's VITAP and LTH/LTO laboratory tables.
• TMC (Technical Manufacturing Corp.): TMC is a leading US manufacturer of active and passive vibration isolation tables and platforms (Gimbal Piston, Stacis) used in semiconductor, metrology, and research applications. Direct competitor across Bilz's BiAir and VITAP product lines for optical/laboratory tables.
• Kinetic Systems: Kinetic Systems produces vibration isolation tables, platforms, and optical tables for laboratory and industrial applications. Overlaps with Bilz's LTH and LTO laboratory table families and VITAP platforms.
• Fabreeka International: Fabreeka manufactures vibration isolation pads, elastomeric mounts, and shock control products for industrial machinery and precision equipment. Direct competitor to Bilz's isolation pad and rubber-metal product lines.
• Sunnex (anti-vibration mounts): Sunnex produces machine mounts, leveling feet, and vibration isolation pads for industrial machinery. Direct overlap with Bilz's BNR/BNV/BNL leveling element and BF/BTF machine foot product families.

Broad incumbents

• Thorlabs: Thorlabs offers optical tables, breadboards, and vibration isolation solutions as part of its broad photonics catalog. Overlaps with Bilz in laboratory/metrology isolation but is much broader in scope.
• Lord Corporation (Parker Hannifin): Lord (now Parker LORD) is a major manufacturer of elastomeric vibration isolation mounts and engineered solutions for aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. Competes with Bilz in rubber-metal isolators and vibration damping components across much larger scale.
• Newport Corporation: Newport (part of MKS Instruments) offers a broad portfolio of optical tables, vibration isolation, and photonics lab equipment. Competes with Bilz in laboratory table and metrology isolation but operates across a much wider photonics portfolio.

Emerging players

• Isolgomma: Italian manufacturer of rubber and recycled-rubber vibration isolation products for building, industrial, and rail applications. Competes with Bilz's rubber-based isolation pads in price-sensitive segments, particularly in EU-adjacent export markets.

Regional players

• Kinetics Noise Control: Kinetics Noise Control provides vibration isolation products, ceiling/hanging isolators, and acoustic solutions primarily for building and HVAC applications — adjacent to Bilz's HVAC/outdoor equipment segment (e.g., FAEBI stainless steel).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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