ThinStone-AL

ThinStone-AL is made up of a thin natural stone veneer reinforced with an aluminum honeycomb backing. The stone veneer can be almost any stone including granite, marble, limestone, travertine, sand stone and onyx.

Combining the aerospace technology of aluminum honeycomb with the timeless beauty of natural granite, marble and limestone, it can be used for a wide variety of applications including those typically considered weight or cost-prohibitive. They have been used extensively in exterior, interior, renovation, elevator, and specialty applications. For 20mm of ThinStone-AL, the weight is 18 kg/sq. m, which is approximately 80% less weight than 30mm solid stone. This weight savings alone provides huge savings in installation labor, structural requirements, and installing time.

Tough, durable Stone Honeycomb Panels offer fantastic impact resistance and compressive strength. They can resist up to 60 times more impact than solid 30mm thick granite.

ThinStone-AL withstands hurricane force winds and large missile impacts. It has excellent performance in bond strength following 4 pH acid rain and UV radiation exposure.

ThinStone-AL is impervious to water penetration, even with open structured stones such as Travertine, limestone and limestone. The aluminum skin directly behind the stone provides a waterproof barrier.

BENEFITS:

• The beauty of natural stone – Granite, marble, limestone, travertine, onyx
• Impact strength more than 60 times greater than 30mm granite
• Nearly unlimited choice of marble, granite and limestone
• Polished, honed, flamed, brushed, or sandblasted finishes available
• Bond has been tested at a wind load capacity of over 400 psf
• Holds up to acid freeze-thaw and seismic rack
• Resists large missile impact and dynamic hurricane loading
• Easier color blending and matching
• Will not warp like many 3cm stones
• Reduced installation time and cost
• Reduced installed cost
• Can be made into prefabricated wall panels or quickly and easily field installed
• High flexural strength allows larger size panels and high wind load capacities
• Impervious to water penetration
• Stone is permanently bonded over every centimeter with aviation quality epoxy

APPLICATIONS:

• Exterior as well as interior walls of airports and railway stations for good impact resistance and radiation proof
• Exterior walls of factories for better safety.
• Large module walls and floors requiring high technical performance
• Temporary interiors such as exhibitions and showrooms
• Walls & Floors in elevators
• Board and yacht interiors
• Furnishing (counter-tops, panels etc) sliding walks, ceilings
• Large size panels easily installed without adhesive
• Prefabricated bathroom cabins for hotels, cruise luxury bath and yachts