Production and materials
Quality control before the stand ships
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11 articles · 11 guide clusters
Exhibition stand guides
Exhibition stand costs, stand types, build processes and preparing for fairs abroad — all drawn from real projects, focused on budget and return.
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Production and materials
Display cases and lockable units
A display case does two jobs at once: it shows the product and protects it. Glass or acrylic depends on the value of the exhibit and how often the stand is rebuilt.
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Production and materials
Why stands are pre-assembled in the workshop
A dry build is the stand assembled in full, once, in the workshop before the show. Every error that would cost a day on site is solved here in an hour, and missing parts surface in the workshop rather than the hall.
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Production and materials
Fire regulations and material classes on stands
Venues ask for documented burning behaviour from stand materials. Looking for that paperwork during the build is too late; it is requested when the material is ordered.
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Production and materials
Stretch ceilings and backlit surfaces
Stretched fabric is the lightest and most visible surface on a stand. Backlit, two things decide the result: the distance to the light source and the fabric’s translucency.
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Production and materials
Printed graphics: material, resolution, fitting
Printed graphics come down to three decisions: what you print on, how the file is prepared, and how the print is fixed to the surface. All three follow the surface.
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Production and materials
Aluminium profile systems and structure
An aluminium profile is a system, not a material. Slot size, connectors and panel infill depend on one another, and parts cannot be bought without knowing the system.
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Production and materials
Choosing the right panel for joinery
Not every board is interchangeable on a stand. MDF, chipboard and plywood each suit different jobs, and the wrong one announces itself at the first haulage.
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Stand production, from workshop to show floor
A stand is built weeks before the show, in the workshop. The order never changes: shop drawings, cutting, structure, finishing, a dry build, numbered packing.
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A guide is good; the floor is better.
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