# Custom Metal Point-of-Purchase Displays

https://kdisplay.com/products/retail-displays/point-of-purchase-displays

K-Display, a Chicago sheet metal fabricator, builds counter, floor, and header displays, sign holders, and dump bins from display agency and brand drawings. They ship bare or powder coated with graphics applied, assembled or as knock-down kits.

## Overview
K-Display builds counter and floor displays: welded frames and base plates, formed shelves with dividers and stops, headers, sign holders, and dump bins in carbon steel, stainless steel, or aluminum. Display agencies send the structural drawing and brands the artwork. We supply each display bare or powder coated in your color, with the graphics applied, assembled or as a knock-down kit. Bays and checkout metalwork that stay in the store are store fixtures.

## Process
- Cut the frames, form the shelves: We laser cut the frames, shelves, and header panels, then form the shelves and lips.
- Weld the frames, then coat: We weld the frames, press the hardware into the base plates, and powder coat in your color.
- Mark, kit, and pack: We silk-screen or apply the artwork to the finished surface, then assemble each display or kit it with its hardware and pack it by store.

## Typical parts
- Counter and floor frames: Welded frames and base plates sized to the footprint and the merchandise arrangement.
- Shelves, dividers, and product stops: Formed shelves with front lips, plus dividers and stops that position the package.
- Headers and sign holders: Header panels and sign holders that carry the brand's artwork.
- Dump bins: Formed open bins on a frame or base for loose and bulk merchandise.

## Design considerations
- Facings and shelf weight: The number of facings and the weight on each shelf set the metal thickness, the shelf depth, and how many supports a shelf needs. A shelf formed for light packages bows under heavier ones.
- Base and stability: A tall display on a narrow base tips forward when its upper shelves are stocked and a shopper reaches in. The footprint, the anchorage, and the stocked weight therefore set the base together.
- Faces that show: Shoppers walk around a display and see every face. A weld, tab slot, or fastener on a visible face shows unless the joint is built to hide it.
- Ship state: A knock-down display ships flat and is closed in the store with fasteners that are kitted with the unit. A welded display ships complete and takes more of the carton and the freight.

## FAQ
**Does K-Display fabricate point-of-purchase displays?**
Yes. K-Display builds to customer drawings and reviews the complete manufacturing route around the approved requirements.

**What should the RFQ include?**
Send the current files, revision, material, quantities, interfaces, finish, hardware, assembly, inspection, packaging, and delivery requirements.

**Who owns design and certification?**
K-Display manufactures to the approved package. Product design, engineering, safety, ratings, testing, listing, and certification remain with the explicitly responsible party.

## Related pages
- [Sheet Metal Forming & Bending](https://kdisplay.com/capabilities/cutting-forming/forming)
- [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)
- [Panels & Covers](https://kdisplay.com/products/panels-covers)
- [Carts & Racks](https://kdisplay.com/products/carts-racks-bins)