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Sound Reduction & Perforated Acoustic Plywood

Overview

Sound Reduction Plywood: Beech acoustic plywood with twin-layer foam
  • Reduction of transmitted sound up to 40dB
  • Acoustic plywood perforated/machined to any design or pattern
  • Can be faced with any decorative veneer or laminate
  • Standard thicknesses of 12mm-27.5mm
    (others by arrangement)
  • Typical sizes: 2500/2440x1250/1220mm
  • Maximum size 2500x1530mm or 3000x1450mm
  • Sound-reduction plywood core typically based on beech, birch or okoume
  • Can be supplied raw or precoated with lacquer, oil or special finishes

Two types of panel are available to reduce the level of sound in a room. The first is a composite panel that offers a significant reduction in sound transmitted through it or along its construction, while the second reduces the amount of sound being reflected within the same room.

Sound as part of a planned construction, which is often important where large areas of flat walls, such as theatres.

In detail

Sound reduction plywood

Sound Reduction Plywood: Beech acoustic plywood with twin-layer foam

Minimizing the transmission of sound along and through its thickness, sound reduction plywood is effective at a range of frequencies, while reducing the amount of weight needed to achieve these reductions and also offering excellent strength/load carrying capacities.

The panel is used in the manufacture & refurbishment of transport vehicles, such as buses, trains and boats, sports hall floors, and the interiors of buildings where it is desirable to achieve a good rate of sound reduction.

Plywood of this nature is manufactured by bonding one or more sheets of plywood to either side of one or more layers of a sound-reducing layer of cork or an engineered rubber composite, achieving excellent performance.

Often used as a floor in a sports hall and as a floor or partition wall for rooms, where its construction offers the ability to protect the occupants within the room, its construction minimizes the level of noise experienced within a space from outside sources. The product is typically used , to protect the passenger compartment of boats, buses or trains from an engine or to separate an office or apartment from a machine room... or a noisy neighbour! 

Standard core plywoo types are beech, birch or okoume, all of which can be faced with any one of our decorative veneers to producedecorative veneer faced sound-reduction plywood

Perforated acoustic plywood & composite panels

Sound Reduction Plywood: Beech acoustic plywood with twin-layer foam

Used to reduce the transmission of sound waves by restricting the amount that pass along and through the panel, sound reduction plywood is effective at a range of frequencies, while reducing the amount of weight needed to achieve these reductions, and also offering excellent strength/load carrying capacities. It is regularly used in the manufacture & refurbishment of transport vehicles, such as buses, trains & vans, and the interiors of buildings, where it is desirable to achieve a good rate of sound reduction.

Plywood of this nature is manufactured by bonding one or more sheets of plywood to either side of one or more layers of a sound-reducing layer of cork or an engineered rubber composite. This achieves performance against different sound frequencies, depending upon the core construction & thickness.

Information

Technical details

  • Thickness:
    • 13mm, 27.5mm - others by arrangement
  • Standard sizes:
    • 2440x1250mm up to maximum 1900x4000mm (depending upon plywood type)
  • Special sizes:
    • Other sizes available, subject to agreement
  • Tolerances:
    • Length/width: up to 1m @ ±1mm, up to 2m @ ±2mm , 2m & above @ ±3mm
    • Thickness: +0.2mm, -0.5mm
    • (Others by arrangement)
  • Specification:
    • EN 636-2 "G" (E1) - Covered exterior usage
  • Performance:
    • 13mm - 35dB, 27.5mm - 38dB
  • Other features:
    • Can be supplied machined to pattern/design upon request
    • Standard thickness of the sound insulating layer: 3mm
    • Other constructions available
    • Can be supplied with a core to any required mix of other species
    • Can be supplied with fire certificate to DIN 4102-B1 in certain species