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Two weeks before handover, an 80 m² jewellery unit in a shopping mall looks finished. Then the first base cabinet is set down on the marble plinth, and the plinth turns out to be 9 mm higher than the drawing assumed. The socket outlets sit 120 mm behind the drawer box, and the track spots are aimed at the place where the tall cabinets were meant to stand. Nothing is broken, but three trades have to come back and the opening slips. Shop fitting problems are rarely about taste. They are about interfaces — the points where the shopfront, ceiling, floor, power and display joinery meet. Get those right and a store opens on schedule; get them wrong and every trade blames the next one. What Shop Fitting Actually Covers Shop fitting, often called retail fit-out, is the package of work that turns an empty shell into a trading space. It normally includes partitions and ceilings, floor finishes, power and data distribution, lighting, the shopfront and signage, and the display cabinetry and counters that customers actually touch. It normally excludes stock, POS terminals, loose furniture, window props and the landlord's own base build. That boundary matters more than the list itself. A display cabinet is a precision product built to tight tolerances, and it is installed into a space built by trades working to construction tolerances. Someone has to own the join between the two — and that decision has to be made before the cabinets are released to production, not after they arrive on site. Table 1: Typical shop fitting workstreams, who owns the interface and when it has to be locked. Indicative guidance only — confirm responsibilities in your own contract. Workstream Usually owned by Must be locked before Common failure Survey and setting out Fit-out or main contractor Cabinet drawings are issued for approval Levels taken from superseded drawings Power, data and lighting points Electrical and lighting trades Cabinet shop drawings are approved Sockets fall behind drawer boxes or glass Floor and plinth Flooring trade Cabinets are released to production Finished floor height changes after release Display cabinetry Shop fitting supplier Glass and special profiles are ordered Glass colour varies between batches Ceiling and lighting aim Fit-out and lighting designer Cabinets are installed Beam angle aimed at empty space, not product Shopfront and signage Specialist contractor Landlord approval is granted Signage clashes with the shutter box Sequence Beats Speed Most shop fitting delays are not caused by slow work. They are caused by work starting before the information was ready. A cabinet that takes four weeks to build can sit in the factory for another four because the glass was ordered late or the finished floor level was never confirmed. The dependable sequence is short: survey and set out, freeze the general arrangement, get shop drawings approved, release the long-lead items — toughened glass, special profiles, lighting — complete first-fix electrical and data, close the ceiling and lay the floor, install the cabinetry, then snag. Indicative weeks before opening Survey and setting out Design and approvals Long-lead orders First-fix MEP Ceiling and flooring Cabinet production Snagging and handover 14 12 10 8 6 4 1 Figure 1: An indicative shop fitting programme for a single retail unit. Week numbers show when each stage should be locked in relative to opening; adjust to your own contract dates. The week numbers in Figure 1 are indicative and every job differs, but the order is not negotiable. Anything that will be buried behind a finished surface has to be decided while it is still visible. Where Display Cabinetry Meets the Build A shop fitting lives or dies at four interfaces. They are dull, which is exactly why they get skipped. Floor: set plinths and bases from a surveyed datum, not from a nominal drawing level. A few millimetres of fall across a six-metre run is normal in a mall unit, and levelling feet can only take up so much. Back: leave an accessible service void behind the carcass for cables, LED drivers and future changes. Cabinets sitting flush against a wall look tidy and are painful to service. Glass: toughened panels are cut to final size, so the opening must be fixed before the order is placed. A 10 mm change means a new pane. Light: colour temperature, beam angle and position belong to the cabinet design, not to a lighting subcontractor working from an empty plan. Where an existing model will not fit the space, made-to-drawing joinery is almost always cheaper than rebuilding the room around a stock cabinet — provided the drawing arrives before the glass order. To ceiling void Integrated LED strip Service voidfor cables and drivers Toughened glass front Screed datum Figure 2: The four interfaces around a display cabinet — screed datum, rear service void, toughened glass front and integrated LED lighting. CM-104 Customised Combination Display CabinetsCustomisable combination display cabinetry presented for retail projects, where made-to-fit joinery and material selection matter before glass and fittings are ordered.View Product → Materials That Survive Daily Retail Traffic Retail space is an abrasive environment. A cabinet door in a busy mall unit can close a hundred times a day, cleaning chemicals come out weekly and sunlight hits the same glass every afternoon. Material choice should follow those conditions and the merchandise, not a mood board. Table 2: Display cabinet materials compared for retail conditions. Descriptions reflect typical behaviour — always confirm against your own specification and site conditions. Material Where it works What it gives you What to watch Toughened glass, 8–12 mm Full-height fronts and tall showcases Maximum sightline, easy cleaning Weight; openings must be exact; edge polish quality varies Brushed stainless steel 304 Frames, edge trims, plinths Impact resistance, low maintenance Fingerprints; grade 316 for humid or coastal sites Solid wood and veneer Drawer fronts, trays, warm finishes Premium feel, repairable Movement with humidity; needs stable cores Lacquered MDF Back panels, counters, colour-matched surfaces Any colour, sharp edges Edge chipping; batch-to-batch colour drift Powder-coated aluminium Light frames, slat walls, shelving Light weight, clean lines Can read as lower value in luxury settings Stone or sintered compact Countertops and plinth tops Scratch resistance, useful weight Brittle at unsupported edges A workable rule is glass for sightlines, metal for structure and edges, wood and lacquer for brand colour, and lighting for everything else. Mixing lacquer batches within one project is the most common cause of visible colour drift, so panels for the same store should be finished together. Combination units such as this jewellery cabinet show how glass, steel and lacquer are usually mixed inside a single carcass. JR-C101 Jewellery Combination Display CabinetJewellery combination showcase with drawers, compartments and display areas, presented where glass, steel and lacquer are mixed inside one carcass for retail display priorities.View Product → How the Fit-Out Changes by Retail Category The carcass logic stays the same across retail, but the priorities move. Jewellery and watches: low-glare, high colour rendering lighting; locks and laminated glass; shallow drawers with inserts so pieces sit near eye level. Cosmetics: bright, even light with no hot spots; dense adjustable shelving; tester positions that are quick to clean and restock. Apparel and luggage: large uninterrupted glass and open hanging space; steel frames that stay square after years of use. Museums and exhibitions: sealed cases, humidity and UV control, security glazing, and access designed for handling objects rather than stock. Getting this wrong is expensive in a quiet way: the joinery performs, the shop simply does not sell as well as it should. A high glass unit such as this clothing display cabinet illustrates the apparel approach. CC-S101 High Glass Clothing Display CabinetTall transparent glass clothing and bag display cabinet shown as an apparel retail fixture, positioned where shop fitting quotes and bundled display elements need comparison.View Product → What Actually Moves the Cost Shop fitting quotes are hard to compare because they bundle different things under the same heading. The lines that genuinely move the price are usually these: Glass area and thickness — the largest single item in most cabinet budgets. Material grade — 304 versus 316 stainless steel, veneer versus laminate, solid surface versus stone. Lighting — strip quality, drivers, dimming and control gear. Repetition — standard carcasses with varied fronts cost far less than one-off units. Shape — curved, angled and irregular cabinets carry extra forming and glass work. Site conditions — lift access, after-hours installation and protection of finished work. Documentation — fire performance, low-emission board certificates and shop drawings. Ask for a breakdown by workstream and a unit rate per cabinet type. A single lump sum hides exactly the information you need to make a decision. Choosing a Shop Fitting Partner The practical test of a supplier is whether it can hold both ends of the job: the drawing and the installation. Zhejiang Suntop Commercial Display Products Co., Ltd. was founded in 2009. Currently, the company's factory covers an area of 25 acres, with a building area of 25000 square meters and an annual production capacity reaches 300 projects. Our main customer types include jewelry, cosmetics, watches, museums, etc. The company adheres to a highly specialized spirit and strives for excellence in the creation of every display space cabinet, aiming to perfectly reflect the customer's brand concept and value through high-quality display spaces. After 16 years of deep cultivation in the display props industry, Suntop has won the provincial high-tech enterprise and credit enterprise awards. At the same time, it has obtained a number of relevant industry technology patents, providing a guarantee for product quality. Because design, manufacturing and site installation sit inside one organisation, the team that draws the cabinet also answers for whether it fits the plinth. You can review the production base and capacity on the factory page, and see completed jewellery store projects in the case library. Frequently Asked Questions About Shop Fitting Q1. How long does a shop fitting project take? For a single unit of roughly 60 to 100 m², allow about 10 to 14 weeks from survey to handover. Display cabinetry usually takes four to six weeks of that, and toughened glass is often the longest single item. Q2. What is normally excluded from a shop fitting quotation? Stock, POS hardware, loose furniture, window props, landlord fees and often floor preparation and builders' cleaning. Check the exclusions list before comparing prices, because it changes the totals. Q3. Can cabinets be made to our own drawings and brand standard? Yes. Most suppliers work from client drawings, a brand manual or a site survey. The practical requirement is a confirmed drawing before glass and special profiles are ordered. Q4. Do jewellery, cosmetics and apparel units really differ? The carcass is similar. The differences are lighting, security and how much display is open rather than enclosed — low-glare high-CRI light for jewellery, even bright light for cosmetics, large glass for apparel. Q5. How much does shop fitting cost per square metre? It varies too widely to quote responsibly, because the same floor area can carry very different cabinet runs, lighting and finishes. Ask for a cost breakdown by workstream and a unit rate per cabinet type instead. Q6. What should be checked before signing off the installation? Levels and gaps under raking light, door and drawer alignment, lock function, lighting aim and colour consistency, glass edge quality, and a dated snag list. 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A jewellery retailer approves a glass cabinet display case from a photograph, receives forty units three weeks later, and finds three problems nobody priced in: the glass turns green when viewed from the side, the doors rub at the top corner, and the LED strip leaves a dotted shadow across the tray. Here is the short version before the detail. On a glass cabinet display case, the glass itself is the least variable component. The frame, the lighting, the locking hardware and the sealing decide whether the case still looks premium in year five. Specify those four things before you negotiate price, and most of the expensive surprises disappear. This guide works through them in the order that actually affects cost and performance: glazing type and thickness, frame material and assembly tolerance, lighting specification and heat, format-specific requirements, then maintenance and supplier verification. Glass Choice: Low-Iron, Tempered or Laminated Glass is graded by what you cannot see. Standard clear float glass carries a green edge tint from iron oxide in the batch, and that tint shows up wherever two panes overlap or a panel is viewed at an angle. Low-iron, often sold as ultra-clear, reduces the tint and lifts visible light transmission from roughly 89 percent to about 91 percent, according to architectural glazing data. On a jewellery counter lit at 3,000 K, that difference decides whether a diamond reads icy or slightly yellow. Safety and protection are separate questions from clarity, and they pull specifications in different directions: Tempered (toughened) glass is heat-treated so it breaks into small granular pieces rather than long shards. All cutting and edge polishing must happen before tempering, so dimensions have to be frozen at drawing stage. Laminated glass bonds two panes to an interlayer. It stays in the frame after impact, and UV-filtering interlayers block roughly 99 percent of radiation below 380 nm, which is why museum cases use them. Acrylic is lighter and cheaper to ship, but it scratches far more easily than glass and attracts dust through static. Glass selection matrix for retail and museum display cases; thickness ranges reflect common practice for cases with up to about 1.2 m of unsupported span. Glazing option Typical thickness Behaviour if broken UV performance Best fit Clear float glass 5 to 8 mm Long shards, not classed as safety glazing Blocks about 30 percent Low-traffic wall units Low-iron tempered glass 5 to 8 mm Granular fragments, safer in public areas Blocks about 25 to 30 percent Jewellery counters, watch towers Low-iron laminated glass 8 to 12 mm Held by the interlayer, stays in the frame Blocks about 99 percent Museums, cosmetics, fragile stock Acrylic sheet 5 to 10 mm Cracks and scratches readily UV grades block up to 98 percent Travelling displays, light fixtures Thickness follows span, not status. Counters and towers commonly use 5 to 8 mm tempered glass; a panel longer than about 1.2 m without a mid-frame support usually moves to 10 or 12 mm. A 6 mm panel across a 1.5 m unsupported span flexes visibly when a customer leans on it, no matter how good the frame is. Share of UV radiation blocked, by glazing type Laminated, UV interlayer 99% Acrylic, UV filtered 98% Clear float glass 30% Low-iron clear glass 25% Typical values cited in architectural glazing literature; confirm with the glazing supplier's product data. Frame and Structure: Where Cabinets Age First Two cases can use identical glass and look five years apart, because the difference sits in the frame. Grade 304 stainless steel resists corrosion well enough for humid retail environments. Grade 201 costs less but discolours faster in coastal cities and near perfume or cosmetics counters. Where steel is specified, ask for the grade in writing and inspect the weld seams, because grinding marks left unpolished become rust points. Lacquer finishes live or die on surface preparation. A piano-white finish that has not been sanded between coats and properly sealed shows permanent fingerprints within months. Wood veneer framing needs edge banding on every visible edge, not only the front face. Anatomy of a glass display case Tempered glass panels Integrated LED strip Stainless steel frame Lockable storage base Mechanical details cost less than doors and glass, yet they drive long-term cost: Hinges and sliding rails rated for the actual door weight, since an under-rated hinge drops within a year and chips the glass edge. Gaskets or brush seals on museum and cosmetics cases, which slow dust ingress and cut cleaning labour. Adjustable levelling feet, so doors can be realigned on an uneven mall floor instead of being shimmed with cardboard. Assembly tolerances stated on the drawing, typically within plus or minus 1 mm on glass-to-frame gaps. Without a stated tolerance there is nothing to reject a shipment against. Lighting Inside the Case Lighting is usually the first item buyers cut and the first thing customers notice. Three numbers control the result: colour temperature, colour rendering index (CRI) and illuminance. Retail cases for diamonds and gold generally run between 3,000 K and 4,000 K at a CRI of 90 or above. Below CRI 90, reds and skin tones look flat and gemstones lose fire. Heat is the hidden cost. Older halogen systems pushed heat into the glass and the merchandise, while modern LED strips run cool enough to sit inside a frame channel. What still goes wrong is placement: a bare strip aimed straight down creates hotspots and visible dots on a velvet tray, whereas a diffused channel or recessed profile spreads light evenly. Museums work to a different rule set. Conservation lighting guidance commonly caps exposure at about 50 lux for highly light-sensitive objects such as textiles and watercolours, allows roughly 150 lux for moderately sensitive paintings and wood, and up to about 300 lux for robust stone, metal and ceramics. Recommended illuminance by object sensitivity 50 lux 150 lux 300 lux Highly sensitive Moderately sensitive Robust objects Levels follow commonly published museum conservation lighting guidance; final values depend on the loan agreement or curator's brief. Matching the Cabinet to the Format Jewellery and watch counters Counter height typically sits between 900 mm and 950 mm, with tall towers between 1,800 mm and 2,200 mm. Trays, removable inserts and mirrored or suede back panels change the perceived value of the same piece. Because these cases are opened dozens of times a day, soft-close hinges and a lock that can be operated one-handed matter more than the finish. Cosmetics and beauty retail Open-selling formats need tiered glass shelves, backlit brand panels and surfaces that survive daily alcohol wiping. Glass-to-glass joints should be sealed so powder and liquid cannot migrate into the frame cavity. CM-H102 Cosmetic Glass CabinetThe Cosmetic Glass Tall Cabinet uses high-transparency toughened glass and a solid metal frame to create a towering display space capable of displaying large quantitie...View Product → Museums and exhibition spaces Here the case is a conservation device rather than a sales fixture. Look for a sealed cavity with a gasket, a silica-gel compartment to buffer humidity, laminated UV-filtering glass, and a lock that does not require a visible keyhole. A freestanding pedestal case is the standard choice for single objects viewed from all sides. MS-101 Freestanding Museum Pedestal Display CaseA museum display cabinet is a special piece of equipment designed for displaying cultural relics, artworks, and other precious collections. It not only plays a role in...View Product → Irregular floor plans, curved shopfronts and multi-brand walls rarely accept a standard module, which is why non-standard geometry is usually handled through custom display case projects with drawings signed off before production begins. Cleaning and Long-Term Maintenance Most complaints about glass cases trace back to handling rather than manufacturing. A short routine protects both clarity and finish: Dust with a dry microfibre cloth before wiping, since dry dust scratches more than any cleaner. Wipe with a mild pH-neutral detergent diluted in water, then buff with a separate dry cloth. Avoid abrasive pads and ammonia-based sprays on acrylic or on glass carrying applied films. Clean velvet and suede trays with a soft brush rather than washing them. Check LED output every six months, because a failing driver usually dims one section first. Keep a spare key register, and replace worn gaskets before dust reaches the drawer cavity. Choosing a Supplier and Verifying the Specification Zhejiang Suntop Commercial Display Products Co., Ltd. was founded in 2009. Its factory covers 25 acres with 25,000 square metres of building area and an annual production capacity of 300 projects. Main customer types include jewellery, cosmetics, watches and museums. The company works to a highly specialised standard and treats every display space cabinet as a brand statement, aiming to express the client's concept and value through the finished space. After 16 years in the display props industry, Suntop has earned provincial high-tech enterprise and credit enterprise awards and holds relevant industry technology patents that underwrite product quality. Verify four documents before paying a deposit: the glass specification sheet covering type, thickness and tempering standard; the frame material grade; the lighting data including CRI, colour temperature and wattage; and the drawing tolerances. A supplier who cannot produce them at quotation stage will not be able to prove anything at delivery either. This pre-purchase checklist for display cabinets covers the questions worth asking in the first meeting. Frequently Asked Questions About Glass Cabinet Display Cases Q1. What glass thickness should a display case use? Counters and towers normally use 5 to 8 mm tempered glass. Panels longer than about 1.2 m without mid-frame support usually move to 10 or 12 mm to control flex. Q2. Is tempered glass the same as safety glass? Tempered glass qualifies because it breaks into small granular pieces. Laminated glass also qualifies, and it stays in the frame after impact, which is why museums prefer it. Q3. Can a glass display case be locked? Yes. Cam locks, central locking bars and glass-door locks are all common. Ask how keys are managed across a multi-store rollout, since lock replacement is disruptive later. Q4. Does display case glass block UV light? Standard float glass blocks only about 30 percent. Laminated glass with a UV-filtering interlayer blocks roughly 99 percent below 380 nm, which protects textiles, paper and dyed materials. Q5. How do I clean glass without streaks? Dust first with a dry microfibre cloth, wipe with mild pH-neutral detergent in water, then buff dry with a second cloth. Skip abrasives and ammonia on acrylic or filmed glass. Q6. What should I check when the cases arrive? 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Picture a 900 x 600 mm shadow box display case with a 30 mm interior cavity. The contents are three ceremonial medals with folded ribbons, mounted on 5 mm foam board. Everything technically fits. But the moment the door closes, the ribbons are pressed flat against the glazing, and a display that should read as a dimensional object reads as a poster. Push that cavity to 70 mm and the problem disappears. Same frame, same finish, same wall. Depth is the single specification that decides whether a shadow box works or fights its own contents, and it is the one buyers most often leave to guesswork. What follows covers the four specifications worth arguing about — interior depth, glazing and UV control, lighting, and mounting — plus the checks that prevent an expensive return. What Makes a Shadow Box Different from a Retail Showcase A shadow box display case is an enclosed presentation box with a shallow cavity, usually 40 mm to 150 mm deep, built to hold one fixed three-dimensional arrangement behind glazing. The frame carries the glass, the back panel carries the mount, and the cavity depth creates the soft drop shadow behind the object that gives the format its name. A retail showcase is a different instrument: 300-600 mm deep, with sliding or hinged doors, adjustable shelves and a structure designed to be refilled daily. A shadow box holds one composition for months or years, so sealing, UV control and mount stability matter far more than access speed. Four components carry the whole specification. Frame and carcass — sets cavity depth and the load path to the wall. Glazing — protects the object and filters ultraviolet light; also the heaviest single part. Back panel and mount board — must be acid-free and dimensionally stable, or it stains and warps behind the object. Closure and seal — a gasketed or magnetic door keeps dust and insects out; a loose lid does not. Interior Depth: Measure the Tallest Stack, Then Add Clearance The working rule is short. Measure the finished object at its tallest point, add 15-25 mm of air in front, and treat the result as the minimum interior cavity. Objects sitting directly against the glazing lose their shadow and trap moisture against the glass. The chart below shows the cavity depths most wall-mounted shadow boxes end up with in practice. Medals and ribbons40 mm Pocket watch and chain60 mm Fountain pen set80 mm Miniature model120 mm Small pottery vessel150 mm Typical interior cavity depth by contents. Values reflect common manufacturing practice, not a fixed standard. Two thresholds are worth memorising. Below 40 mm, the object is really a framed item — a coin, a single banknote, a pressed flower — and a shallow wall frame with a spacer will do the same job for less. Above 150 mm, a wall-mounted box starts to look like a box hung on a wall; a freestanding pedestal case or a recessed niche usually reads better in the room. When the wall size and the box size disagree Retail and museum walls rarely arrive in standard sizes, and a shadow box that leaves an 80 mm uneven gap on one side is a visible defect, not a tolerance. Factory-controlled production can hold roughly ±2 mm on the frame and ±1 mm on the glazing rebate, which is what keeps the box sitting square inside its own opening. CM-101 Customised glass cabinetsCustom Glass Cabinet is a highly flexible and personalized display and storage solution, with the freedom to choose materials, shapes, colors, and sizes according to c...View Product → For non-standard openings and unusual cavity depths, the practical route is a made-to-measure unit rather than a catalogue size padded with filler panels. Our custom display cabinet service fixes dimension, cavity depth, glazing and finish in a single drawing set before anything is cut. Glazing, UV and the Back Panel Standard clear float glass passes most ultraviolet radiation in the 300-380 nm band, which is precisely the band that fades dyes, bleaches textiles and yellows paper. Laminated glass with a UV interlayer, or acrylic with a UV-filtering coating, blocks the large majority of it. Conservation guidance from the Canadian Conservation Institute treats ultraviolet content above roughly 75 µW/lm as a risk for sensitive collections, so "UV filtering" belongs on the specification sheet as a number, not as a marketing word. Clarity UV blocking Low weight Scratch resistance Impact resistance Cost efficiency Glass (solid blue) versus acrylic (dashed orange) across six selection criteria. Qualitative comparison on a 0-5 scale based on typical supplier specifications. Glass wins on clarity and scratch resistance; acrylic wins on weight and impact. For a wall-mounted box that a customer opens a few times a year, laminated low-iron glass is usually the better long-term trade. Above roughly 1,200 mm wide, acrylic takes several kilograms off the wall and off the hanging hardware. Typical shadow box specifications by application. Ranges reflect common practice and vary with object size, wall construction and site conditions. Application Interior depth Glazing Lighting Mounting Jewellery and small valuables 60-90 mm 5-6 mm laminated low-iron glass 3000-4000 K LED, 50-150 lx Continuous cleat on studs Medals, coins, memorabilia 40-70 mm 4-6 mm glass or 5 mm acrylic Optional, 50-150 lx Cleat or French cleat Museum and archive artefacts 80-150 mm 6 mm laminated UV glass, sealed 50 lx, no UV in the beam Pedestal or recessed niche Retail window feature 100-150 mm 6-8 mm tempered laminated 150-300 lx, dimmable Fixed to building structure Entomology and natural history 40-60 mm 4 mm glass, gasketed frame 50 lx, cool beam Sealed back, wall cleat Lighting: Keep the Heat Outside the Box Two mechanisms damage contents: ultraviolet radiation and heat. A 12 V LED strip produces very little heat at the strip itself, but the driver and transformer belong outside the sealed cavity, or the box becomes a small oven in summer. Colour temperature matters as much as intensity — 3000-4000 K renders gold, silver and textiles honestly, while 6000 K and above makes amber, ivory and skin tones look grey. 50 lx Textiles, prints, dyed leather 150 lx Oils, wood, ivory 300 lx Metals, ceramics, stone Recommended illuminance at the object surface by material sensitivity, following Canadian Conservation Institute guidance. The practical target for a private collection is 50 lux at the object surface for textiles, watercolours, dyed leather and feathers. Oils, wood and ivory tolerate around 150 lux, and metals, ceramics and stone — effectively insensitive to light — can go to 300 lux. If the shadow box sits in a room with strong daylight, UV-filtering glazing plus a low-lux LED is not belt-and-braces; it is the baseline. JR-S201 Jewelry Display Cabinet With Lighting SystemA Jewellery display case is a kind of display equipment specially designed for displaying and protecting precious jewelry. It is made of transparent glass, combined wi...View Product → A factory-integrated lighting channel concealed in the top reveal, pre-wired through the carcass to an external driver, avoids the usual on-site compromise of surface-mounted strip lights and visible cable runs. Mounting and Load: What the Wall Actually Carries Float glass has a density of 2,500 kg/m³, so 6 mm glass weighs 15 kg per square metre. A 900 x 600 mm front pane is therefore about 8 kg of glass alone; add the frame, back panel and mount board and a mid-size wall box lands somewhere between 12 and 20 kg. That is comfortably within the capacity of two properly anchored studs, and well beyond the capacity of two plasterboard plugs. Depth 40-150 mm UV-filtering glazing LED in top reveal Hanging cleat Isometric section of a wall-mounted shadow box: frame, cavity, glazing, LED reveal, mounted object and rear hanging cleat. Three details decide whether the box stays flat against the wall for years. First, hang on a continuous cleat or Z-bar rather than two picture hooks, so the load spreads and the box cannot pivot. Second, leave a spacer at the bottom so air can move behind the frame instead of staining the plaster. Third, if the box is deeper than 100 mm, the centre of gravity moves forward and the bottom edge should be restrained rather than left floating. Six Checks Before You Approve the Drawing Cavity depth against the tallest object. Ask for a section drawing with the object outline drawn in at full scale. Glazing specification in writing. Glass type, thickness, laminate, UV rating and edge finish. Mount board material. Acid-free or inert board; photographic materials and textiles need a documented archival grade, not "white board". Lighting numbers. Lux at the object surface, colour temperature, CRI, and where the driver sits. Access and seal. How the door opens, how the gasket is replaced, and whether the interior can be cleaned without dismantling the mount. Hardware rating. The cleat's rated load compared with the finished box weight, with a safety margin. Most disputes in this product category trace back to the first item. A box quoted at 30 mm and needed at 70 mm is not a warranty claim — it is a redesign, and it costs roughly the same as building it correctly the first time. Where Shadow Box Displays Earn Their Keep Four settings account for most of the demand. Jewellery and watch retailers use shallow wall boxes for a single hero piece, usually with concealed lighting and a low-reflection glass. Museums and archives use sealed, low-lux boxes where the case is part of the preservation strategy rather than a background — the same logic behind our museum display projects, where gasketing, inert materials and light control are specified before aesthetics. Corporate and institutional clients display awards, medals and commemorative objects. Private collectors use them for watches, scale models, insects and fossils, typically above a desk or along a hallway. MS-101 Freestanding Museum Pedestal Display CaseA museum display cabinet is a special piece of equipment designed for displaying cultural relics, artworks, and other precious collections. It not only plays a role in...View Product → Where a wall is not an option — plasterboard over battens, a listed interior, a lease that forbids drilling — a freestanding pedestal case places the same sealed, lit cavity at eye level without touching the building structure. Built by a display manufacturer, not a frame shop Zhejiang Suntop Commercial Display Products Co., Ltd. was founded in 2009. The factory covers an area of 25 acres with a building area of 25,000 square metres, and annual production capacity reaches 300 projects. Main customer types include jewellery, cosmetics, watches and museums. After 16 years of deep cultivation in the display props industry, Suntop has won provincial high-tech enterprise and credit enterprise awards and holds a series of industry technology patents covering cabinet construction and lighting integration, which underpins product quality on this kind of bespoke work. The company adheres to a highly specialised spirit and pursues excellence in the creation of every display space cabinet, aiming to reflect a client's brand concept and value through the finished display environment. Shadow Box Display Case: Frequently Asked Questions Q1. How deep does a shadow box display case need to be? Measure the tallest point of the finished arrangement, add 15-25 mm, and treat that as the minimum cavity. Medals and coins need 40-70 mm, jewellery 60-90 mm, and museum artefacts often 80-150 mm. Q2. Is glass or acrylic better for a shadow box? Laminated low-iron glass gives better clarity and resists scratching. Acrylic is lighter and more impact resistant, and above roughly 1,200 mm wide it removes several kilograms from the wall. Q3. Will a shadow box display case fade what is inside? UV radiation and visible light both cause fading. UV-filtering glazing removes most of the UV band, and holding illuminance at 50 lux for textiles, prints and dyed leather slows visible-light damage considerably. Q4. Can a shadow box be lit without a visible cable? Yes. A concealed LED channel in the top reveal, wired through the carcass to a driver mounted outside the sealed cavity, keeps both the cable and the heat away from the objects. Q5. How much weight does a wall-mounted shadow box put on the wall? 6 mm glass weighs 15 kg per square metre, so a 900 x 600 mm box with frame and back panel usually lands at 12-20 kg. Anchor a continuous cleat into two studs rather than using plasterboard plugs. Q6. How do I clean inside a sealed shadow box? You should not need to — dust should not be entering. 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