Manufactured in India, supplied in Chile
PET felt acoustic panels in Chile
We manufacture PET felt acoustic panels at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply them into Chile. Made at our own plant in India and shipped into San Antonio or Valparaíso, then road along a very long country.
- Material
- 100% PET non-woven, no added binder
- Thickness
- 9, 12, 18 and 24 mm standard, tolerance plus or minus 5 percent
- Custom thickness
- 4 to 24 mm
- Panel size
- 1220 x 2440 mm standard, 4 x 8 ft
- Maximum size
- 2440 x 4270 mm, 2.44 x 4.27 m, 8 x 14 ft
- Lead time
- 4 to 7 working days for standard colours and thicknesses
- Minimum order
- From 10 panels
- ASTM C423
- Made at our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, India
- One batch across the order, no blending between runs
We make this ourselves and ship it to you. No local branch, no borrowed certifications, no dealer margin. One batch across the whole order, and an honest answer when the product is wrong for the problem.
01 / What it is
The material, and what it actually does on a Chile job
A rigid non-woven panel pressed from 100% polyester fibre, a large part of it recycled. It absorbs mid and high frequency energy and finishes as the visible surface, so it is both the acoustic layer and the finish.
Work reaching us from Chile is mostly offices, apartments, mining and industrial facilities, hotels, hospitals, schools.
Concrete and block construction with hard floors, in apartment towers sharing slabs, built to seismic detailing that adds mass.
- Direct to wall Panel bonded or mechanically fixed flat to the substrate. Simplest, and the weakest at low frequency.
- On a 25 to 50 mm air gap The same panel on battens. The air gap moves absorption down in frequency at no extra material cost, and is the cheapest improvement available.
- Over a porous backing Panel over mineral or PET backing where the room needs genuine low mid control.
- What it will not do It absorbs. It does not block.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for PET felt panels are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Chile.
02 / Specification
The published figures, unchanged by location
Nothing below changes by location. The decisions that do change are grade, thickness and how the material is mounted, and those are covered further down.
- EchoCore 151500 GSM. Offices, classrooms, general commercial
- EchoPro 181800 GSM. Studios, auditoria, rooms with a written RT target
- EchoMax 222200 GSM. High occupancy and high level spaces
| Material | 100% PET non-woven, no added binder |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 9, 12, 18 and 24 mm standard, tolerance plus or minus 5 percent |
| Custom thickness | 4 to 24 mm |
| Panel size | 1220 x 2440 mm standard, 4 x 8 ft |
| Maximum size | 2440 x 4270 mm, 2.44 x 4.27 m, 8 x 14 ft |
| Density range | 1200 to 3600 GSM |
| NRC | 0.30 at 9 mm, rising with thickness and air gap |
| Test standard | ASTM C423 |
If a consultant has set the target, we will quote against their figures rather than ours, and stay out of the scope they own. More on working with acoustic consultants.
03 / In this market
What decides the build-up in Chile
- Dry in the north, wet in the south
PET felt is stable in both. It does not absorb moisture or degrade in dry heat, which simplifies specifying across regions.
- Seismic detailing comes first
Movement joints have to stay free. An acoustic layer must respect the structural design rather than stiffen across it.
- Mining and industrial plant
Remote facilities with continuous machinery and control rooms where alarms have to be understood. Enclosure and mass do that work.
- A very long country
Site location changes the inland leg dramatically. We quote the road leg for your actual destination rather than an average.
- School and campus buildings
School buildings are hard surfaced with long corridors and gymnasiums doubling as assembly halls.
Architects working in Chile usually need the build-up before the product. We will draw the section and mark what does the work. See how we support architects.
04 / Climate
Durability in Chile, before acoustics is discussed
Chile is hot summers, mild winters and a distinct wet season, and that narrows the sensible material list before acoustics is even discussed.
PET felt handles the wet months without absorbing moisture or feeding mould. Timber and wood wool want a ventilated cavity and a stable indoor RH.
The risk we design against here is wet-season humidity behind linings.
For a Chile interior where the finish leads, we will say plainly what each option costs you acoustically. See how we work with interior designers.
05 / Supply
How material reaches a Chile site
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
|---|---|
| Arrives at | San Antonio or Valparaíso, then road to site |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via San Antonio |
| Packing | Palletised flat and film wrapped, cut sheets interleaved. Packing list and weights issued with the quote. |
| Lead time | 4 to 7 working days for standard colours and thicknesses. Grooved and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order. |
Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. The sea leg from India is long, so plan the full door to door window into the programme. We give real dates, not optimistic ones.
Sea freight into San Antonio or Valparaíso, then road to site. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
200 panels for a trial order, in any mix of thickness, GSM and colour. Beyond a trial we would rather quote a container load, because the price per panel and the freight per panel both fall sharply and a part load pays for space it does not use.
| Trial order | 200 panels, 6,400 sq ft, mixed thickness, GSM and colour |
|---|---|
| Recommended | Full container, for the best price per panel and the lowest freight per panel |
A panel is 1220 x 2440 mm, which is 32 sq ft.
06 / Straight talk
What we will tell you that a reseller will not
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The wrong product for the problem
It absorbs. It does not block. A PET panel on a shared wall will make the room sound better and will not stop the neighbour being heard. If the brief is stopping noise passing through a wall or floor, the answer is mass and decoupling, and we will say so before quoting.
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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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A claim of being local to Chile
We manufacture in India and supply here. We do not run an office in this city and we will not pretend to, because you would find out on the first site visit.
Chile: questions we are actually asked
Where are the PET felt acoustic panels you supply to Chile actually made?
No, and we will not say otherwise. We manufacture at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply into Chile as the manufacturer rather than through a dealer. Made at our own plant in India and shipped into San Antonio or Valparaíso, then road along a very long country. You buy at factory prices with one consistent batch across the order.
Why would a Chile build-up differ from anywhere else?
Movement joints have to stay free. An acoustic layer must respect the structural design rather than stiffen across it. Remote facilities with continuous machinery and control rooms where alarms have to be understood. Enclosure and mass do that work. Those two things move the build-up far more than the panel figure does.
Is this the right material for Chile conditions?
Chile is hot summers, mild winters and a distinct wet season. PET felt handles the wet months without absorbing moisture or feeding mould. Timber and wood wool want a ventilated cavity and a stable indoor RH. The failure we design against here is wet-season humidity behind linings.
How quickly can material reach a site in Chile?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: San Antonio or Valparaíso, then road to site, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. The sea leg from India is long, so plan the full door to door window into the programme. We give real dates, not optimistic ones.
Where do PET felt acoustic panels fail to help?
It absorbs. It does not block. A PET panel on a shared wall will make the room sound better and will not stop the neighbour being heard. If the brief is stopping noise passing through a wall or floor, the answer is mass and decoupling, and we will say so before quoting.
What is the minimum order and how is it packed?
200 panels for a trial order, in any mix of thickness, GSM and colour. Beyond a trial we would rather quote a container load, because the price per panel and the freight per panel both fall sharply and a part load pays for space it does not use. Trial order, 200 panels, 6,400 sq ft, mixed thickness, GSM and colour. Recommended, Full container, for the best price per panel and the lowest freight per panel. A panel is 1220 x 2440 mm, which is 32 sq ft. Palletised flat and film wrapped, cut sheets interleaved. Packing list and weights issued with the quote.
Next step
Send a plan and a section, get a real build-up
Send what you have. We will give you a layer by layer build-up, a bill of quantities and a date material lands, and we will flag anything in the brief that will not achieve what you want.