Manufactured in India, supplied in Dallas
PET felt acoustic panels in Dallas
We manufacture PET felt acoustic panels at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply them into Dallas. Made at our own plant in India, shipped into Houston and trucked north, with air freight through DFW when a date genuinely will not move.
- 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
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 Dallas
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 Dallas is mostly corporate campuses, multifamily, schools, clinics, restaurants, home theatres, studios.
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.
- 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 Dallas.
02 / Specification
The numbers, and they do not move by city
These figures are published and they do not move. The thing worth arguing about is not the number on the sheet, it is which grade and which build-up suits the room you are treating.
- 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 |
Consultants get the raw data, not a sales sheet. That is the whole of our side of the job, and it is set out under working with acoustic consultants.
03 / On the ground
What we see driving Dallas briefs
- Campus scale repetition
A corporate campus means the same detail across many floors and buildings. The value is in consistent material and a build-up that is easy for a crew to repeat correctly.
- Multifamily party walls
Apartments built in light frame share a wall that has far less mass than people expect. Neighbour complaints here are a mass and decoupling problem, and treating the room will not fix them.
- Programmes that will not slip
Fast build schedules leave no room for a container arriving late. We quote the sea leg and the road leg separately so you can see where the time actually goes.
- Big rooms, big systems
Dedicated home theatres here are larger than most, which makes low frequency control the main event rather than an afterthought.
- School and campus buildings
Public school buildings run long corridors with hard floors and lay-in tile ceilings that were chosen for cost, not for speech. Classroom reverberation and corridor spill are the two complaints, and both respond to ceiling area rather than wall panels.
If you are specifying for a Dallas project, we can give you a section, a BOQ and the honest limits of each layer. See how we support architects.
04 / Climate and durability
Why the climate in Dallas changes the material, not the target
Dallas 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.
For a Dallas interior where the finish leads, we will say plainly what each option costs you acoustically. See how we work with interior designers.
05 / Logistics
How material reaches a Dallas site
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
|---|---|
| Arrives at | Port of Houston, then road north to Dallas |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea, or air into DFW |
| 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. Add the sea leg to Houston and the road leg north, and plan the full window into the programme. We quote it in the open.
Sea freight into the Port of Houston, then road to Dallas. Air freight into DFW for samples, colour approvals 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 / Before you buy
Where this goes wrong, said plainly
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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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Suppliers who imply a Dallas 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.
Dallas: questions we are actually asked
Are these PET felt acoustic panels made in Dallas?
No, and we will not say otherwise. We manufacture at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply into Dallas as the manufacturer rather than through a dealer. Made at our own plant in India, shipped into Houston and trucked north, with air freight through DFW when a date genuinely will not move. You buy at factory prices with one consistent batch across the order.
Why would a Dallas build-up differ from anywhere else?
Apartments built in light frame share a wall that has far less mass than people expect. Neighbour complaints here are a mass and decoupling problem, and treating the room will not fix them. A corporate campus means the same detail across many floors and buildings. The value is in consistent material and a build-up that is easy for a crew to repeat correctly. Those two things move the build-up far more than the panel figure does.
Is this the right material for Dallas conditions?
Dallas 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 Dallas?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Port of Houston, then road north to Dallas, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Add the sea leg to Houston and the road leg north, and plan the full window into the programme. We quote it in the open.
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
One drawing gets you a proper answer. Build-up, quantities, a delivered date, and an honest note on anything we think is the wrong approach.