ShellTex®
Seamless shell scheme graphics
Arrive with a one-piece fabric graphic, hang it on your shell scheme and let your artwork do the talking. No panel joins or exposed posts breaking up your design. No Velcro or adhesive tape needed to attach the graphics to your stand.
One wall. One graphic. More impact.
A seamless stand.
A simpler show day.
ShellTex replaces separate rollable panels or rigid boards with a single textile print for each wall. Hang it from the existing shell scheme, tension the fabric and enjoy a continuous backdrop that gives your artwork room to shine.
Let the whole design flow
Photographs, backgrounds and lettering run across the front of the upright posts, without gaps or panel seams along the wall distracting from your message.
Hang it. Don’t stick it.
Our clips attach to the shell scheme beams. There’s no need to buy Velcro or self-adhesive tape for fitting the graphics, and no sticky residue to clean from the panels afterwards — avoiding the clean-up charges that adhesive residue can attract.
Big impact. Sensible budget.
A simple hanging system keeps costs down, with no extra display frame to buy or build. Lightweight fabric packs away easily, and you can reuse your graphics at future shows with compatible stands.
On the exhibition floor
ShellTex in use
Compatibility
Will ShellTex fit my stand?
ShellTex graphics sit directly in front of the vertical metal posts, rather than sticking to the infill panels behind them. The fabric stands clear of the intermediate posts, allowing your artwork to flow seamlessly across the front of the shell scheme.
Treat each wall as one artboard, instead of designing a series of separate panels. For a suitable stand layout, we can also produce a continuous graphic that wraps around adjoining walls, giving you even more freedom with your design.
We designed ShellTex to fit the vast majority of metal-framed exhibition shell schemes. Using the same graphics and fixings at your next show helps keep costs down and reduces waste.
As part of your order, we check your stand plan and your contractor’s shell scheme specification before we make the graphics. That way you know everything fits before you arrive at the venue.
Booked an unusual frame? For one White Space XPO stand, we modelled the contractor’s profile, tested our clips and made the graphic to a bespoke height. See the FabraMax installation.
Check my standPlanning your artwork
One print per wall or a wraparound?
Separate prints give you the most flexibility to reuse individual walls when your stand layout changes.
A single print can wrap around adjoining walls when the corner posts and dimensions suit. This works best if you regularly use the same layout.With separate walls, keep lettering and logos clear of the corners. Send us your stand plan if you want artwork to continue around a corner.
Compare separate walls and a continuous wrap in the stand planner →
Installation
How to fit your ShellTex wall
Slide the top adapters into the factory-fitted rails. Hang the graphic over the top beam and centre the artwork. Hook the elasticated bottom fixings under the lower beam to tension the fabric.
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One person can generally fit a wall up to about four metres long. For longer walls, have a second person support the folded fabric while you hook each rail into place.
View the nine-step illustrated fitting guide
A ShellTex wall rolled with its rails attached.After the show
Roll it up for your next stand.
Fold the fabric between the rail sections, then roll the folded wall into a bundle about a metre wide.
How does it pack away?Planning your exhibition
Got your stand plan?
Send it with the shell scheme specification from your organiser. We’ll check the frame, wall dimensions and corners, then advise on the layout and artwork template for your stand.
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