Perforation Overview

SAS metal ceiling tiles can be supplied either plain or perforated to accommodate the aesthetic and functional performance criteria of each application.

The range of SAS perforation options has been developed to provide specifiers with design solutions to significantly enhance the visual appearance of the ceiling.

Substantial investment in advanced plant machinery has created an unprecedented facility. This allows SAS to offer efficient production of high volume, for standard products and major projects, or short run bespoke requirements.

•Standard square and diagonal pitch
•Geometric designer patterns
•Plain zones
•Perimeter options
•Speaker perforations
•High acoustic performance

Borders

Panels with standard perforation patterns can be supplied with either overall perforations or with a plain border. The plain border is normally specified with a nominal 10mm width. Alternative border widths can be manufactured within the constraints of the perforation pattern and panel size.

Larger border sizes can be used to create a tartan effect or provide plain visual grid for partition layouts.

Apertures Within Plain Zones

Standard and designer perforated panels can be manufactured with factory formed apertures for the integration of luminaires, air grilles, smoke detectors, sprinklers and other services. The perforation pattern can be modified to include square and rectangular plain zones within the perforated area to provide a picture frame border around services. Plain zones are available in a wide range of sizes to suit individual requirements.

Standard Perforation Patterns

Within the range of perforations patterns, SAS offers three standard perforations that offer a performance up to 49dB.

Bespoke Perforations

Our in house tooling department is able to manufacture perforation tooling to meet any bespoke perforation requirements.

Further details on geometric patterns and designer pitch patterns can be found here.

SAS Perforation Codes

To help understand which perforations have been specified the SAS perforation codes break down into three easy to recognise sections.

For example:

The first letter D. or S. indicates whether the pitch is square or diagonal to the edge of the tile.

The first two numbers indicate the size of the punched hole. S.18** indicates 1.8mm diameter.

The final two numbers indicate the percentage of free open area. S. **20 indicates a 20% open area.

For example S.1820 has a square pitch with 1.8mm punched perforation and 20% open area.

S.1820

Ø1.8mm, 20% Open Area