# Sheet Metal Fabrication for Retail Environments

https://kdisplay.com/industries/retail-environments

K-Display is a Chicago sheet metal fabricator that builds point-of-purchase displays, store fixtures, shelving, and kiosk cabinets from brand, retailer, and fixture-house drawings. Parts are powder coated, fitted with graphics and hardware, and packed by store or wave as assembled units or knock-down kits.

## Overview
K-Display supplies point-of-purchase (POP) displays, store fixtures, shelving, counter frames, kiosk cabinets, and sign hardware in carbon steel, powder coated, with silk-screened or applied graphics and hardware installed. In sheet metal fabrication for retail environments, one dimension runs through a whole fixture set: store-fixture uprights, such as Lozier's L-Line, are slotted 1 inch on center, so shelf and bracket positions move in 1-inch steps. A fixture set repeats the same uprights, brackets, and trays in every store, so one off-pitch slot repeats on every shelf of the rollout.

## Process
- Cut, form, and weld: We laser cut or CNC punch the blanks with every slot and hook at the after-coat dimension you give, then form the parts and weld the frames and cabinets.
- Hardware and mask, then coat: We press in self-clinching hardware before powder coat and mask the mounting holes and threads. We silk-screen or apply graphics to the finished surface.
- Kit, pack, and ship by wave: We fit the locks and leveling feet, label each part, kit the hardware, and pack by store or by wave as assembled units or knock-down kits.

## Typical parts
- Point-of-purchase displays: Floor, counter, and header displays built to a brand's merchandising layout and repeated in every store of the rollout.
- Store fixtures: Fixture sets built to a fixture house's bay layout, in the quantities a store rollout needs.
- Shelving and merchandising trays: Formed shelves, dividers, and product stops sized to the package and the weight per shelf.
- Perforated and slotted panels: Punched and slotted back panels for pegs, hooks, and accessories, cut to the width of the bay.
- Counter and checkout stands: Counter frames and checkout stands in steel, powder coated to match the fixtures around them.
- Kiosk and self-checkout cabinets: Cabinets, bezels, and access panels for self-order and self-checkout kiosks, built around the screen and payment device, with hinges and locks installed.
- Signage and brand hardware: Sign frames, header panels, logo plates, and laser-cut lettering in steel, powder coated to match the fixtures around them.

## Requirements
- Bay layout and fixture-house plan: Bay widths, upright heights, and the run each part fills in the fixture house's plan, so every part is cut to the run it serves.
- Cosmetic finish and color match: Powder color, texture, and gloss, with the visible faces named and a physical sample for matching across waves.
- Graphics and branding: Artwork files with placement for silk-screened art, decals, logo cutouts, and label positions.
- Hardware and accessory interfaces: Upright slot dimensions and hook shapes for brackets and shelves, at their after-coat dimensions, and the positions of locks, leveling feet, and casters.
- Merchandise dimensions: Package sizes, shelf spacing, and weight per shelf, from which trays, stops, and bases are sized.
- Rollout quantities and schedule: Total quantity, release schedule, and ship-to pattern by store or by region.

## Related pages
- [Powder Coating](https://kdisplay.com/capabilities/finishing/powder-coating)
- [Part Marking & Product Graphics](https://kdisplay.com/capabilities/finishing/part-marking-product-graphics)
- [Assembly & Value-Added Services](https://kdisplay.com/capabilities/finishing/assembly)
- [Custom Metal Point-of-Purchase Displays](https://kdisplay.com/products/retail-displays/point-of-purchase-displays)
- [Custom Metal Store Fixtures](https://kdisplay.com/products/retail-displays/store-fixtures)
- [Custom Kiosk Enclosures](https://kdisplay.com/products/retail-displays/kiosk-enclosures)
- [Displays & Fixtures](https://kdisplay.com/products/retail-displays)