Phononic Vibes
Phononic Vibes designs and manufactures acoustic metamaterial products that control noise and vibration through structural topology rather than material mass, achieving up to 30% weight reduction at the same performance. The company's solutions span transparent railway noise barriers certified with Deutsche Bahn, anti-vibration modules for rail and automotive, and acoustic panels for appliances and industrial equipment. Its MetaWindow product offers 72% transparency with highly absorbing acoustic performance (αw 0.95).
- New Materials
- Mobility & Transportation
- Clean Technology
- Automotive Technology
- Hardware
- Manufacturing / Industry 4.0
Funding
Funding not disclosed
across 1 round
Founders
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Product
Problem
Traditional noise and vibration control solutions rely on heavy, bulky materials that are costly to transport, install, and maintain over the life of an asset. These conventional approaches struggle to address low-frequency noise effectively while meeting weight, cost, space, and environmental sustainability requirements across transportation, infrastructure, and appliance sectors.
Solution
Phononic Vibes develops and manufactures acoustic metamaterial solutions that control noise and vibration through shape and topology rather than raw material properties. By arranging ordinary materials into periodic structures and resonators, the company achieves acoustic performance that is largely independent of the substance used, enabling lighter, thinner, and more transparent solutions. The company offers a full service from diagnostic analysis and numerical simulation to prototyping, certification, and series production, with applications including transparent sound-absorbing panels for railway infrastructure, anti-vibration modules for ground-borne vibration, and acoustic solutions for automotive, home appliances, and industrial equipment. Products deliver up to 30% weight savings at the same performance, or improved performance at the same weight, with some lines achieving both simultaneously.
Target Audience
Primary customers include railway infrastructure operators such as Deutsche Bahn, automotive OEMs including Mercedes-Benz, home appliance manufacturers, and industrial equipment producers seeking advanced noise and vibration control with reduced weight and environmental impact.
Features
- Metamaterial design engine with eight technology building blocks and 18 patent families, enabling acoustic performance through topology rather than material mass
- MetaWindow: transparent noise barrier with up to 72% transparency, sound insulation of 34–37 dB, and highly absorbing classification (αw 0.95), certified for German rail and highway networks
- MetaVibration: compact modules installed in 1.2m trenches that reduce ground-borne railway vibration by 5–8 dB, tested with Deutsche Bahn at Elze
- MetaResonators: thin lightweight anti-vibration modules that reduce low-frequency noise emissions with 80% less weight than bitumen layers in automotive applications
- MetaLowFrequency: weight-saving solution for low-frequency noise insulation across automotive, naval, and building sectors
- MetaFan: ventilation-compatible acoustic solution for fan apparatus in the appliance industry
- MetaPanelAbsorbing: thin lightweight absorbing layer made from recycled plastics or metals
- Full-service workflow including acoustic diagnostics, numerical simulation, custom design, prototyping, and certified in-house production across three sites
- Co-development process delivering first results in as little as 3 months, with IP ownership negotiated before development begins