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PET felt acoustic panels in Pondicherry
We manufacture PET felt acoustic panels at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply them into Pondicherry. Pondicherry is boutique hospitality in heritage buildings on a humid coast, which pushes every solution towards shallow and internal.
- 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 / What it is
The product, described honestly, for a Pondicherry brief
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 Pondicherry is mostly boutique hotels and guest houses, restaurants and cafes, heritage properties, clinics, schools, offices.
Older colonial masonry and newer RC frame construction with tile floors, in a humid coastal climate.
- 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 Pondicherry.
02 / Data sheet
Published specification, identical wherever we ship it
We publish one data sheet for every market. If a supplier quotes you a different figure for the same product in a different city, one of the two numbers is wrong.
- 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
The Pondicherry conditions that change the answer
- Coastal humidity
PET felt does not hold moisture or feed mould, which matters where mineral products sag within a couple of seasons.
- Heritage fabric stays
Thick masonry and tall rooms that cannot be altered. Work has to be internal, shallow and ideally reversible.
- Tall rooms, hard finishes
High ceilings with tile and plaster hold sound for a long time, so guests cannot hold a conversation.
- Guest rooms in old buildings
Thick external walls but thin internal partitions, and corridors that carry everything.
- School and campus buildings
Classrooms are concrete and tile with bare walls and high ceilings, and class sizes push levels up. Corridors act as reverberation chambers that feed every room off them.
We would rather argue about the build-up at design stage than on site. See how we support architects.
04 / Conditions
Why the climate in Pondicherry changes the material, not the target
Pondicherry is warm and humid through most of the year, with a long wet season, and that narrows the sensible material list before acoustics is even discussed.
Humidity is the deciding factor. PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which is why it outlasts fabric-wrapped mineral wool in this climate. Wood wool and timber need a ventilated cavity behind them.
The risk we design against here is mould, sagging fabric finishes and swelling in timber.
Interior designers tend to arrive with the look already decided. We will tell you which finish gets there without losing the acoustics. See how we work with interior designers.
05 / Getting it there
Supply into Pondicherry, start to site
| Made at | Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana |
|---|---|
| Reaches site in | five days |
| Dispatch | 2 to 4 working days |
| To site | five days |
| 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 2 to 4 working days from our plant at Palwal. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.
By road from Palwal, roughly twenty three hundred kilometres, normally five days on a dedicated truck.
From 10 panels for 9 mm EchoCore 15. Other grades and thicknesses carry their own minimum.
| 9 mm EchoCore 15, 1500 GSM | 10 panels, 320 sq ft |
|---|---|
| 9 mm EchoPro 18, 1800 GSM | 50 panels, 1,600 sq ft |
| 9 mm EchoMax 22, 2200 GSM | 100 panels, 3,200 sq ft |
| 12 mm, 2400 GSM | 30 panels, 960 sq ft |
| 18 mm, 3000 GSM | 50 panels, 1,600 sq ft |
| 24 mm, 3600 GSM | 50 panels, 1,600 sq ft |
A panel is 1220 x 2440 mm, which is 32 sq ft.
06 / Read this first
Four honest warnings before you buy
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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 Pondicherry
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.
Pondicherry: questions we are actually asked
Is there a Pondicherry 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 Pondicherry as the manufacturer rather than through a dealer. Pondicherry is boutique hospitality in heritage buildings on a humid coast, which pushes every solution towards shallow and internal. You buy at factory prices with one consistent batch across the order.
What decides the specification for a Pondicherry project?
Thick masonry and tall rooms that cannot be altered. Work has to be internal, shallow and ideally reversible. High ceilings with tile and plaster hold sound for a long time, so guests cannot hold a conversation. Those two things move the build-up far more than the panel figure does.
Is this the right material for Pondicherry conditions?
Pondicherry is warm and humid through most of the year, with a long wet season. Humidity is the deciding factor. PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which is why it outlasts fabric-wrapped mineral wool in this climate. Wood wool and timber need a ventilated cavity behind them. The failure we design against here is mould, sagging fabric finishes and swelling in timber.
What is the delivery time into Pondicherry?
made at: Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, reaches site in: five days, dispatch: 2 to 4 working days. Standard items dispatch in 2 to 4 working days from our plant at Palwal. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.
When are PET felt acoustic panels the wrong purchase?
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 quantity do we have to order, and in what packaging?
From 10 panels for 9 mm EchoCore 15. Other grades and thicknesses carry their own minimum. 9 mm EchoCore 15, 1500 GSM, 10 panels, 320 sq ft. 9 mm EchoPro 18, 1800 GSM, 50 panels, 1,600 sq ft. 9 mm EchoMax 22, 2200 GSM, 100 panels, 3,200 sq ft. 12 mm, 2400 GSM, 30 panels, 960 sq ft. 18 mm, 3000 GSM, 50 panels, 1,600 sq ft. 24 mm, 3600 GSM, 50 panels, 1,600 sq ft. 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 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.