Manufactured in India, supplied in Atlanta
Wooden slat acoustic panels in Atlanta
We manufacture wooden slat acoustic panels at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply them into Atlanta. Made at our own plant in India and shipped into Savannah, then road to Atlanta, with the inland leg written into the dates we quote.
- Substrate
- MDF, FR MDF, HDF or HDHMR
- Patterns
- 13-3, 14-2, 28-4 and 59-5
- Panel sizes
- 2440 x 192 mm and 2440 x 128 mm
- Thickness
- 14, 16 and 18 mm
- Coverage
- 96 sq ft per unit
- Lead time
- Longer than felt
- Minimum order
- 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m
- EN 13501-1 Class B s1 d0 on FR substrate
- Made at our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, India
- One batch across the order, no blending between runs
This comes from our own plant, not a trading desk. We do not have an office in your city and we will not invent one. What we can give you is factory pricing, consistent material and a technical answer before you commit.
01 / The material
What you are buying, and what it fixes in Atlanta
Timber slats on an acoustic backing. The slats are the finish and the rhythm, the backing does the absorbing. Used where the room has to look considered rather than treated.
Work reaching us from Atlanta is mostly production stages, edit and mix rooms, offices, schools, clinics, restaurants, home theatres.
American homes are timber frame with gypsum board on both faces, so a party wall or a basement ceiling has almost no mass. Adding a second leaf with a limp membrane between does more than any amount of surface treatment.
- Slats on felt backing The standard. Absorption comes from the backing behind the gaps, so the slat gap ratio is an acoustic decision, not only a visual one.
- Slats on a cavity Backing plus an air gap behind moves absorption lower, which matters in music rooms.
- Feature wall only Slats where they are seen, plain felt elsewhere, to hold the budget where it shows.
- What it will not do A tight slat pattern looks denser but absorbs less, because the open area is what lets sound reach the backing. If the visual you want and the RT target you need pull apart, we will tell you which one the pattern is serving.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for wooden slat panels are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Atlanta.
02 / Specification
Published specification, identical wherever we ship it
The specification below is the same everywhere we supply, because a specification that changed by city would not be a specification. What changes is which grade and build-up is the right buy, and that is what the rest of this page is about.
- MDFStandard. Dry interiors, general commercial
- FR MDFFire rated. Public buildings and anywhere the specification calls for a class
- HDHMRMoisture resistant. Humid climates and rooms that see damp
| Substrate | MDF, FR MDF, HDF or HDHMR |
|---|---|
| Patterns | 13-3, 14-2, 28-4 and 59-5 |
| Panel sizes | 2440 x 192 mm and 2440 x 128 mm |
| Thickness | 14, 16 and 18 mm |
| Coverage | 96 sq ft per unit |
| Fire class | EN 13501-1 Class B s1 d0 on FR substrate |
On a Atlanta job with a consultant involved, our part is material that matches the submitted data. See working with acoustic consultants.
03 / In this market
What the buildings in Atlanta do to the specification
- Production rooms have no tolerance
A mix room or a stage either isolates or it does not. There is no partial credit, which is why we design the shell before anyone chooses a fabric colour.
- Warehouse conversions
Big metal and concrete shells make superb volume and terrible acoustics. Rain on a metal deck and traffic outside both get in, and the inside is completely live.
- Light frame residential
Homes and apartments here are gypsum on studs, which passes low frequency far more easily than masonry. Added mass and a decoupled layer do the work, not absorption.
- Savannah, then the road
The container lands at the coast and drives in. We quote the sea leg and the road leg separately so the programme is built on real dates.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Churches, school gyms and multipurpose halls double as performance spaces, which means a room designed for neither speech nor music has to carry both.
We would rather argue about the build-up at design stage than on site. See how we support architects.
04 / Conditions
Durability in Atlanta, before acoustics is discussed
Atlanta is hot dry summers and mild wet winters, and that narrows the sensible material list before acoustics is even discussed.
The swing between a dry summer and a wet winter moves timber. PET felt is dimensionally stable across that swing; slat panels want a stable substrate and a ventilated fixing.
The risk we design against here is seasonal movement in timber and winter damp in unheated stock.
Designers get colour, pattern and CNC options with the absorption figure attached to each. See how we work with interior designers.
05 / Supply
Getting it to Atlanta, with real dates
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
|---|---|
| Arrives at | Savannah, then road to Atlanta |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Savannah |
| Packing | Braced crates, slats supported along their length. Timber moves, so crates are kept flat and dry. |
| Lead time | Longer than felt. Confirmed against the pattern and substrate at quote stage. |
Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. The sea leg to the US East Coast is long, so plan the full door to door window. We give real dates rather than optimistic ones.
Sea freight into Savannah, then road to Atlanta. Air freight for samples, colour approvals and genuinely urgent quantities.
The same 500 sq ft minimum applies on export.
| Any specification | 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m |
|---|
One unit covers 96 sq ft, so the minimum is a little over five units. Substrate, slat pattern, width and thickness can be mixed inside the same order.
06 / Straight talk
The things worth knowing before you place the order
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The wrong product for the problem
A tight slat pattern looks denser but absorbs less, because the open area is what lets sound reach the backing. If the visual you want and the RT target you need pull apart, we will tell you which one the pattern is serving.
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A number chased without a measurement
If nobody has measured the room or set a target, the specification is a guess with a decimal point in it. We will ask for the target before we quote the quantity.
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Suppliers who imply a Atlanta presence
Ask any supplier where the material is made and who carries the warranty. We make it at Palwal in Haryana and we say so on every page, including this one.
Atlanta: questions we are actually asked
Is there a Atlanta factory behind this product?
No, and we will not say otherwise. We manufacture at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply into Atlanta as the manufacturer rather than through a dealer. Made at our own plant in India and shipped into Savannah, then road to Atlanta, with the inland leg written into the dates we quote. You buy at factory prices with one consistent batch across the order.
Why would a Atlanta build-up differ from anywhere else?
A mix room or a stage either isolates or it does not. There is no partial credit, which is why we design the shell before anyone chooses a fabric colour. Big metal and concrete shells make superb volume and terrible acoustics. Rain on a metal deck and traffic outside both get in, and the inside is completely live. Those two things move the build-up far more than the panel figure does.
Is this the right material for Atlanta conditions?
Atlanta is hot dry summers and mild wet winters. The swing between a dry summer and a wet winter moves timber. PET felt is dimensionally stable across that swing; slat panels want a stable substrate and a ventilated fixing. The failure we design against here is seasonal movement in timber and winter damp in unheated stock.
How quickly can material reach a site in Atlanta?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Savannah, then road to Atlanta, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. The sea leg to the US East Coast is long, so plan the full door to door window. We give real dates rather than optimistic ones.
Where do wooden slat acoustic panels fail to help?
A tight slat pattern looks denser but absorbs less, because the open area is what lets sound reach the backing. If the visual you want and the RT target you need pull apart, we will tell you which one the pattern is serving.
What quantity do we have to order, and in what packaging?
The same 500 sq ft minimum applies on export. Any specification, 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m. One unit covers 96 sq ft, so the minimum is a little over five units. Substrate, slat pattern, width and thickness can be mixed inside the same order. Braced crates, slats supported along their length. Timber moves, so crates are kept flat and dry.
Next step
Send the drawings, get a straight answer
We quote from drawings, not from a square foot rate. Send a plan and the section through the critical wall or ceiling and you will get something you can actually build from.