Retail And Event Display Applications
Honeycomb Retail Shelving
Stack and secure multiple cells to create a visually striking honeycomb wall. The framed faces provide rigidity, while the open centers serve as individual product cubbies for apparel, accessories, or packaged goods.
Trade Show And Event Displays
Because the cells ship flat and are relatively lightweight, they can be transported to events and assembled on-site to build temporary, branded partition walls or product displays.
Temporary Partition Walls
Use the stacked cells to divide event spaces or pop-up shops. The open design maintains visibility and airflow while creating distinct zones.
Storefront Window Displays
The open-tube design allows natural light to pass through the display. This makes it an excellent choice for front windows where solid shelving would block the view into the store.
Who Uses Modular Hexagonal Cells
Visual Merchandising Teams
The hexagonal shape breaks away from standard rectangular shelving, offering a different visual presentation. The open-tube design allows light to pass through, making it suitable for center-aisle floor features.
Pop-Up Shops And Markets
Brands setting up temporary retail spaces benefit from lightweight fixtures that transport flat and assemble on-site without heavy tools or permanent hardware.
Apparel And Accessory Brands
The individual hexagonal cubbies naturally separate folded garments, shoes, or bags, creating an organized retail presentation.
When To Consider Standard Shelving
Heavy Product Loading
While the hexagonal geometry is strong, corrugated board has limits. If you are displaying heavy items like large beverage bottles or hardware, a traditional corrugated floor display with reinforced vertical load-bearing walls is worth comparing.
Rapid Store-Floor Setup
Each cell involves folding and locking twelve individual face flaps. If store staff have limited time for assembly, a pop-up display or a pre-glued dump bin will be much faster to deploy than a multi-cell honeycomb wall.
Planning Your Display Wall
Inter-Cell Fastening
The individual cells do not natively lock to one another. Plan how the wall will be secured, typically using double-sided tape, adhesive, or custom plastic clips between the outer panels of adjacent cells.
Two-Sided Printing
Because the cells are open at both ends, shoppers will see the outside of the tube, the framed face flaps, and the interior walls. Discuss two-sided printing or specific litho-lamination strategies if the inside should match the exterior branding.
Board Grade And Flute Choice
B-flute is the standard starting point because it balances stacking strength with the flexibility needed to fold the small locking tongues. Thicker boards increase strength but make the manual locks much harder to seat without tearing the board.
Wall Height And Base Support
Taller walls rely on more base cells to distribute the weight safely. Discuss the intended display height so the correct ratio of standard cells to base cells can be planned.
Modifying The Display Cell
Base Cell Integration
The template generates both a standard stacking cell and a base cell. The base cell features an extended bottom panel that rests flat on the floor, preventing the assembled wall from rolling or leaning.
Cell Depth And Frame Width
The depth of the tube and the width of the front and back face frames can be adjusted. A wider frame increases the rigidity of the cell but reduces the size of the opening for product placement.
Locking Tongue Sizing
The width and height of the locking tabs can be adjusted to match the chosen board thickness, ensuring the face frames stay rigid without tearing during assembly.
Packing details
Assembly Labor Expectations
Building a full wall is labor-intensive. The side seam of the tube can often be machine-glued by the converter, but erecting the hexagon and locking the front and back face frames is manual work done at the point of use.
Additional notes
Base cell placement
Always start your wall assembly using the modified base cells. Their flat floor extension helps stabilize the entire display.
FAQs
How do the cells stay in the hexagonal shape?
The main tube is secured with a glued side seam. The front and back faces are formed by trapezoidal flaps that fold inward 90 degrees. Small locking tongues on these flaps insert into slots on the adjacent panels, holding the frame rigid.
How do I connect the cells to build a wall?
The individual cells are fastened together during setup. This is usually done by applying double-sided tape or adhesive between the flat outer panels where the cells touch.
Can I print on the inside of the cubby?
Because the cell is an open tube, the interior walls are very visible. This usually involves two-sided printing or specific lamination techniques during manufacturing.
Can I use a heavy double-wall board for more strength?
It is generally avoided. While double-wall board increases stacking strength, it makes folding the 90-degree face frames and inserting the small locking tongues very difficult for the person assembling the display.
Do these ship fully assembled?
To save space, the cells are delivered flat. They are popped open and the face frames locked into place at the retail store or event space.
Can this hold heavy items?
Corrugated hexagons can bear moderate weight, but the overall capacity depends on the board grade, the number of cells stacked, and how well they are fastened together. Always test a physical prototype with your actual products.
Do I need tools to build the cells?
Tools are not necessary to fold and lock the individual cells. However, double-sided tape or clips are usually used to attach the finished cells to one another.
Can I mix different cell depths in the same wall?
It is possible, but the flat outer panels should align to fasten the cells together securely. Keeping a uniform depth is usually easier for assembly and stability.
