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Museum Display Panels Q&A

Q: Are Sing museum display panels nailable?

A: Sing museum display panels are nailable if the skin is over 1/4 inch plywood or custom nailing block or strips are pre-planted prior to manufacture. Our standard surface material is plywood. It may be important, if you are specifying a special exterior skin or other specifications, to note in advance to the manufacture of your panels that you intend to nail, as that may require additional material to accommodate nailing.

Q: What does a standard Museum Wall Panel look like?

A: Sing Museum Wall panels are created to any specs supplied by the museum’s architectural designer. The base Museum Wall Panel is 4 ft. x 8 ft. x 3 in. with 3/8 inch MDF surfaces, though 1/4 inch Marine Grade plywood is also in demand as a base material. Though these are fairly standard, your panels can be completely customized to your specs.

Q: Do your Museum Wall Panels come with Cam Locks?

A: Sing Museum Wall panels can have cam locks installed at an additional charge. In most cases, museums order the panels without alterations as the staff woodcrafts people install cam lock on-site. In some cases it is requested that panels are pre-drilled for cam locks or have cam locks installed at an additional charge.

Q: How thick can your Museum Wall Panels be?

A: Sing Museum Wall panels can be any thickness that you are considering for your museum exhibit design. It is common for our museum clients to order extra thick panels (normally 6 inches thick, but could be thicker), so that they can be assembled singlehandedly (yes, they are that light weight) and without having to secure them (standing solitarily) very stable.

Q: Can the appearance of your museum display panels be changed on-site?

A: All standard Sing museum display panels are compatible with vinyl covering materials that are widely available in almost any color, design and may be custom printed. These self-adhesive vinyl sheets (also available in rolls) can be applied and changed at any time within minutes.

Q: Do your museum display panels require complicated, patented hardware that costs extra?

A: Our standard museum display panels have built-in solid wood edging and wood panel facings that can easily be assembled with basic woodworking skills and tools. We do have connection systems available for our clients, if requested, also we can retrofit our Sing panels to fit any existing hardware that you may be currently using.

Q: Do your museum display panels have electrical channels built-in?

A: Our standard museum display panels do not come with interior electrical channels, we do provide then either vertically or horizontally to your specifications at an additional charge. Many millworks router-out their own channels for wire management from the basic Sing panel’s solid wood edging.

Q: Do your museum display panels have headers to support lighting attachments?

A: Standard Sing museum display panels are strong enough to support lighting, shelving and accessory attachments without adding any additional support. Simply attach your gear just like you would any standard framed wall. (No expensive proprietary hardware attachments necessary.)

Q: What if we need to reconfigure your museum display panels? Will we have to buy special hardware or seek out a metal shop?

A: Standard Sing museum display panels are wood, unless your specifications require other materials to be used, so any panels can be easily redesigned reconfigured with basic carpentry skills and standard woodworking tools.

Q: What finishes do you have available for your museum display panels?

A: All Sing trade show panels are available in virtually any surface material that you desire. Standard paint grade panels can be painted and finished, or re-painted and re-finished just like any other wood-based wall. Otherwise, peel and stick vinyl coverings are available in nearly any color imaginable and easy to cover to accommodate any desired appearance on-the-fly.

Q: Do you have end caps, or trim available for your museum display walls?

A: Basically, we do not engage in the finish work of your walls, though we can complete the entire design at additional cost. Most of our clients save the money and do the finish work themselves and wood trim is a simple and elegant enhancement for your Sing museum display walls.

Q: Where can we get parts and accessories for your museum display panels?

A: Since our basic Sing museum display panels are wood-base, unlike other expensive patented import wall systems, no special hardware is necessary. Anything you need is easily attainable from your local hardware store, or available through online retailers like eBay or Amazon.

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Trade Show Panels Q&A

Q: Are Sing Trade show panels nailable?

A: Sing trade show panels are nailable if the skin is over 1/4 inch plywood or custom nailing block or strips are pre-planted prior to manufacture. Our standard surface material is plywood. It may be important, if you are specifying a special exterior skin or other specifications, to note in advance to the manufacture of your panels that you intend to nail, as that may require additional material to accommodate nailing.

Q: Can the appearance of your trade show panels be changed on-site?

A: All standard Sing trade show panels are compatible with vinyl covering materials that are widely available in almost any color, design and may be custom printed. These self-adhesive vinyl sheets (also available in rolls) can be applied and changed at any time within minutes.

Q: Do your trade show panels require complicated, patented hardware that costs extra?

A: Our standard trade show panels have built-in solid wood edging and wood panel facings that can easily be assembled with basic woodworking skills and tools. We do have connection systems available for our clients, if requested, also we can retrofit our Sing panels to fit any existing hardware that you may be currently using.

Q: Do your trade show panels have electrical channels built-in?

A: Our standard trade show panels do not come with interior electrical channels, we do provide then either vertically or horizontally to your specifications at an additional charge. Many millworks router-out their own channels for wire management from the basic Sing panel’s solid wood edging.

Q: Do your trade show panels have headers to support lighting attachments?

A: Standard Sing trade show panels are strong enough to support lighting, shelving and accessory attachments without adding any additional support. Simply attach your gear just like you would any standard framed wall. (No expensive proprietary hardware attachments necessary.)

Q: What if we need to reconfigure your trade show panels? Will we have to buy special hardware or seek out a metal shop?

A: Standard Sing trade show panels are wood, unless your specifications require other materials to be used, so any panels can be easily redesigned reconfigured with basic carpentry skills and standard woodworking tools.

Q: What finishes do you have available for your trade show panels?

A: All Sing trade show panels are available in virtually any surface material that you desire. Standard paint grade panels can be painted and finished, or re-painted and re-finished just like any other wood-based wall. Otherwise, peel and stick vinyl coverings are available in nearly any color imaginable and easy to cover to accommodate any desired appearance on-the-fly.

Q: Do you have end caps, or trim available for your trade show panels?

A: Basically, we do not engage in the finish work of your trade show panels, though we can complete the entire design at additional cost. Most of our clients save the money and do the finish work themselves and wood trim is a simple and elegant enhancement for your Sing trade show display.

Q: Where can we get parts and accessories for your trade show panels?

A: Since our basic Sing trade show panels are wood-base, unlike other expensive patented import wall systems, no special hardware is necessary. Anything you need is easily attainable from your local hardware store, or available through online retailers like eBay or Amazon.

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Walls Moveable Walls Temporary Walls Q&A

Q: Are Sing moveable walls nailable?

A: Sing walls are nailable if the skin is over 1/4 inch plywood or custom nailing block or strips are pre-planted prior to manufacture. Our standard surface material is plywood. It may be important, if you are specifying a special exterior skin or other specifications, to note in advance to the manufacture of your panels that you intend to nail, as that may require additional material to accommodate nailing.

Q: Can the appearance of your temporary walls be changed on-site?

A: All standard Sing wall panels are compatible with vinyl covering materials that are widely available in almost any color, design and may be custom printed. These self-adhesive vinyl sheets (also available in rolls) can be applied and changed at any time within minutes.

Q: Do your wall systems require complicated, patented hardware that costs extra?

A: Our standard wall panels have built-in solid wood edging and wood panel facings that can easily be assembled with basic woodworking skills and tools. We do have connection systems available for our clients, if requested, also we can retrofit our Sing panels to fit any existing hardware that you may be currently using.

Q: Do your temporary wall panels have electrical channels built-in?

A: Our standard panels do not come with interior electrical channels, we do provide then either vertically or horizontally to your specifications at an additional charge. Many millworks router-out their own channels for wire management from the basic Sing panel’s solid wood edging.

Q: Do your modular walls have headers to support lighting attachments?

A: Standard Sing wall panels are strong enough to support lighting, shelving and accessory attachments without adding any additional support. Simply attach your gear just like you would any standard framed wall. (No expensive proprietary hardware attachments necessary.)

Q: What if we need to reconfigure your decorative wall panels? Will we have to buy special hardware or seek out a metal shop?

A: Standard Sing wall panels are wood, unless your specifications require other materials to be used, so any panels can be easily redesigned reconfigured with basic carpentry skills and standard woodworking tools.

Q: What finishes do you have available for your room dividers?

A: All Sing Wall panels are available in virtually any surface material that you desire. Standard paint grade panels can be painted and finished, or re-painted and re-finished just like any other wood-based wall. Otherwise, peel and stick vinyl coverings are available in nearly any color imaginable and easy to cover to accommodate any desired appearance on-the-fly.

Q: Do you have end caps, or trim available for your temporary walls?

A: Basically, we do not engage in the finish work of your walls, though we can complete the entire design at additional cost. Most of our clients save the money and do the finish work themselves and wood trim is a simple and elegant enhancement for your Sing walls.

Q: Where can we get parts and accessories for your movable wall panels?

A: Since our basic Sing wall panels are wood-base, unlike other expensive patented import wall systems, no special hardware is necessary. Anything you need is easily attainable from your local hardware store, or available through online retailers like eBay or Amazon.

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Veneer Companies Manufacturers Sales

Sing Core is a committed supporter of the veneer industry as we work closely with manufacturers and suppliers, as well as being the most impressive substrate ever invented for the lamination of wood veneers. It’s as if Sing Core and the veneer industry are almost inseparable.

As patented Sing Core becomes more prevalent throughout the world of engineered plywood and high-end lightweight composites, the best architects and millworks rely on Sing Core to deliver a laminated veneer product that is lightweight, high strength and Eco-friendly.

Sing Core has the unique ability to deliver a wood veneer panel that can be more than 40 ft. long and 10 ft. wide (limited only by transportation method) that is lighter in weight (the veneer accounts for 90% of the total weight), stronger than steel pound for pound (can reach over 1000 PSI) and proudly massively sustainable – designed to last for centuries – using our true green technology.

True flat Sing veneer panels are true flat, not just at the time of delivery but will stay flat for life guaranteed. Sing Core substrate can be hot or cold pressed to achieve or exceed your required or desired specifications. Only

Sing veneer wood panels can be warranted against bend, warp, twist, cup or rot as are constant issues associated with wood veneer products.

High-end users of veneer may need Sing Core. Tell me more …

If you are in the veneer industry be sure to join our veneer network to share industry news and have access to our inner circle’s surplus materials and equipment sales.

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Museum Science Industry Exhibit Design

Do not buy any European import museum modular wall system before you talk to Sing Core

The-Louvre-Pyramid-Museum-Paris-FranceThe nationally recognized European import in the museum display industry requires an aluminum frame and a great deal of proprietary hardware to offer strength to the structure.

In comparison to Sing Core’s patented core material, the European industry leader’s paper honeycomb core does not compare in any way in matching Eco-friendly Sing Core’s lightweight, high strength, continued straightness and flatness over long spans for long periods of time.

The museum science industry is taking notice of Sing museum display panels because they are structurally guaranteed for 50 years but designed to last centuries.

How can you guarantee Sing museum panels for 50 years?

Sing museum panels are a melding of tried and true woodworking craftsmanship with space-age composite technology. The patented Sing Core material is a vertical grain natural wood fiber torsion box filled with foam and fuse-adhered to external materials (of nearly any variety) to complete the rock-solid structure material that will not warp, bend or twist and can be guaranteed true flat – and stay true flat – for centuries. So a 50-year guarantee is a certain underestimation of Sing Core’s potential uncompromised lifespan.

Free-Standing Museum Walls

Modular Sing Free-Standing Museum Walls are perfect for executing high-end exhibit displays that are elegant, yet are lightweight, stronger than steel and Eco-friendly. Sing Free-Standing Museum Walls require little construction, can be assembled by one or two staff and come in any size to met your specifications. Standard sizes are 4 ft x 8 ft x 1 ft or 4 ft x 10 ft x 1 ft and are available in any size.

Super strength

These temporary display walls are strong enough to secure lighting, artwork and hang heavy features for display without compromising the modular structure or your museum design.

It is important that structural integrity be maintained over time, and Sing museum exhibit panels are not only true flat upon receipt, but are guaranteed to stay true flat. A warped wall is a useless wall or it takes a lot of steel or aluminum frame to keep it flat, for our demanding supporters. It is hard to find a lightweight but true flat wall without having to be aluminum reinforced such as Sing museum display panels.

History Meets the Future

Isn’t it time to embrace emerging leading-edge technology to display and protect the most important historical relics with the most integrity over time?

Museums have been able to effectively use modern structural materials in an effort to educate and preserve our history. Until now, the best answer may have been off-shore European-made museum panels with little structural integrity, but designed with heavy aluminum framing to deliver the flatness and straightness that is required in the area of historical perseverance.

Museum exhibit design just got easier

WP_20140131_007Now, thanks to Peter Sing’s invention, panels can be thinner, more lightweight, stronger, with less hardware and can be configured for any layout/design quickly and easily with very little staff (2 people) without requiring any special tools.

Many of our museum clients like being able to order six-inch thick panels that can still be assembled single-handedly and require less structure because they nearly stand on their own.

European import systems are complicated, require metal framework to maintain structural integrity, have complicated hardware for assembly and reconfiguring could require additional imported hardware to accomplish redesign of the original display.

Assembling Sing museum panels is quick and easy using built-in cam-lock system to simply lock in each panel. The wood frame enables any craftsman with traditional woodworking skills and tools to reconfigure Sing museum panels into any configuration, without metal or complicated hardware.

Affordable

While maximizing your museum exhibit design capabilities you need to be financially responsible to your supporters. Sing Core helps you reduce your costs by supporting the museum science industry with discounts that help to subsidize your goals for achievement and maximizing your budget.

Sing museum display panels will cost about half of what you would expect to pay for European import panels.

Easy tear-down, storage and reassembly

What our museums want is a system that would be long lasting, portable, reusable and could be assembled without extensive carpentry work (avoiding dust and noise) but would look like any other permanent museum design.

Creating temporary exhibits is very simple and easy due to the unique properties of Sing museum panels being strong, lightweight and easy to assemble. A two man team can erect your Sing museum exhibit display in minutes.

Likewise, when the temporary exhibit has come to an end, the cam-lock system is easy to disassemble, and the panels store flat until they are needed for the next use – and there’s no complicated hardware to store, catalogue, sort or maintain.

WP_20140205_003One-Time Purchase

This is a one-time purchase, as the panels remain perfectly straight without additional support, do not bend, warp or twist, even under heavy loads and interlock securely with pre-installed cam-locks. These are strong enough to attach and nail materials to and can easily be repaired to new condition for the next show.

No need to worry about replacement museum display panels for your childrens museum, museum of natural science, science and industry museum or history museum, the only time you will need to re-order Sing museum panels will be to expand your museum’s capabilities even more.

True Green Technology

Sing museum panels embrace an environmentally friendly approach that uses less metal (such as aluminum) and are constructed using very little energy and resources are formaldehyde-free and create little or no waste.

Sing Core’s sustainable products promote a greener earth and these Eco-friendly exhibit panels use natural renewable veneer.

Sing Core uses renewable and recyclable/recycled material, lasts for decades to comes and at an affordable price – while European import systems use paper, cardboard and/or particle board which is wastes energy and creates unnecessary waste.

Invented and made in the USA

Eco-friendly Sing exhibit panels were invented here in the United States, made in USA and patented worldwide.

Support your American economy by using and promoting made in the USA Sing museum panels that help to keep jobs and dollars right here in the United States while supporting local craftspeople instead of relying on specialized imported hardware.

Answers to your Questions

Help spread the word to other museums to investigate Sing Core for their next project.

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Architectural Application Photos

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Aluminum Panel Photo Gallery

Now only $256 for a 4’x8′ sheet.

Size Sqft Price
4’x8′ 32sqft $256/sheet
4’x10′ 40sqft $320/sheet
over 4’x10′ any size Ask for price

Custom Sizes Available

If you have a special custom, architecturally specified, or otherwise unique requirement for your project, don’t hesitate to ask. We are experts in the unexpected, and seek to exceed your every desire. Visit our pricing page for more information and to submit your price quote request.

 

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Construction

Sing Core is making appearances at the most discriminating construction project sites, and you might even know that we are there, as we seamlessly upgrade the performance of the entire project do to the lightweight and superior strength of all that is Sing Core.

You might be surprised to see Sing Core in high-end barricade systems, not just in the panel representation as you might expect, but increasingly you will find more Sing Core components being used as post and beam structural material.

When speed, economy, high performance and fewer on the job injuries are considered, Sing Core can help contractors keep their costs to a minimum.

P1050129Here are some other Sing Core job-site applications:

  • Concrete forms
  • Cross-bracing
  • Debris panels
  • Decking
  • Girder
  • I-beams
  • Joists
  • Races
  • Runners
  • Scaffolding
  • Sidewalk shed
  • Temporary floors
  • Crane leg support

In ongoing construction projects sing core can be found as construction facades in malls, airports, retail renovation. You will also find Sing Core in aerospace industry, offshore drilling platforms and nuclear facilities.

hoist-high-rise-construction-elevator-access-entry-doorsIn high-rise construction projects Sing Core helps to increase the efficacy of every construction canopy, sidewalk shed and provides better overhead protection with increased safety and security. Construction hoist systems and elevator access points are secured with Sing Core hurricane-proof* doors.

All components can be broken-down and flat-packed for easy transportation, storage and continued re-use.

Imagine being able to assemble and disassemble an entire structure in a few hours with just two people and no heavy equipment.

 

*Customer will need to perform lab tests to certify hurricane rating for local code compliance.

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What is True Flat?

The challenge for high end door makers – especially wood-based large doors – is true flat. Even the best millworks in the world are looking for solutions primary concerns are raised when an oversized large door is made of a beautiful exotic wood. A door like this can cost tens of thousands of dollars.

Sing core door is the only company that can guarantee true flatness in writing.  See a clients list of Sing Core.

Sing Core’s true flat definition exceeds the Architectural Woodwork Institute industry standard or ¼ inch deflection to be considered flat. All Sing Core products are imbued with this superior degree of flatness which is considered to be, “true flat.”

True Flat Guarantee premium certified true flatSing Core’s true flat guarantee is available in all products that have been designed and built for specific environmental and performance standards as specified by the Architect or client. This proprietary technology ensures a specific degree of true flatness based on science that takes into consideration the height, width, thickness, skin material(s), exposure and stress.

One of the challenges in building any wood product of any dimension where the customer desires a perfectly flat surface over long spans is insurmountable in many circumstances.

True flat technology is based on expertise in building any panel that can be guaranteed true flat and stay flat. This composite science includes the proper proportions of Sing Core, aluminum and/or other materials and bonding agents based on your requirements or specifications. In this way each Sing door is a work of art.

This is the proven niche specialty service provided by Sing Core to the World’s most high-end, demanding, high-profile millworks and end users for years. Due to the unique properties of the patented Sing Core material, true flat designs can come to life and deliver superior satisfaction while carrying a 10 year structural guarantee.

The True Flat Challenge

The true flat door is a challenge for architects, door manufacturer, millworks and general contractors, especially if the door is 1 inch thick (or more), over 8 feet wide and/or 16+ feet tall.

Aluminum composites are common in the aerospace industry, but are cost prohibitive and not user-friendly for mill working or broad earth-bound use. Sing Core is designed to be used in millworks and does not require any specially-trained labor or specialized equipment; treat it just like you would any other standard wood-based substrate material.

Sing Core’s true flat process utilizes vertical grain torsion-box/foam-core/aluminum composites to deliver the solution. Contact us for more information, and if you like, we will show you how to integrate this new technology into your operation.

Meeting the Highest Demands

We maintain the highest degrees of integrity when meeting the requirements of our clients, and their customers, assuring complete satisfaction. Most importantly, proper communication is the key. If you have certain expectations – and you let us know – our team can deliver the product that matches your specifications.

Simply by providing us with your dimensional requirements:

  1. height
  2. width
  3. thickness

along with what your preference for visual presentation (exterior skin material) and performance expectations are, we can provide you with the solution to best suit your application.

How Much Does Our True Flat Guarantee Cost?

All certified, professional Sing Products are guaranteed true flat, that means that they exceed the AWI standards for flatness, but if the specifications for your project or application requires a specific degree of flatness, Sing Core has the technology to meet the demands of the most demanding clients.

The cost is dependent on the requirements of the resulting engineered panel that meets or exceeds your expectations and can be guaranteed to meet your performance standards over time. No two true flat solutions are identical, and the price may vary according to resource and budget constraints.

Some of the materials used in our true flat composite resolutions that battle the temperature and moisture weaknesses that accompany utilizing natural components (like wood) include

Our lifetime of experience dedicated to solving the challenges of architects, designers and craftsmen who serve the most prestigious clientele, especially in terms of sustainable, lightweight, super strong and true flat solutions that maintain structural integrity over many years, while retaining the beauty and elegance of natural wood (or any other desired external material).

Metal is used across many industries. Metal honeycomb composite is the leader in honeycomb cores used to create stronger and lighter metal panels as well as posts and beams using much less solid metal.

Sing core is the leading technology of metal honeycomb composite material that solves our future Eco-friendly energy solution by using Sing metal honeycomb composite at a fraction of the weight of solid steel, but is stronger, lightweight, and available in steel plate, steel beam and steel panels.

Warp Challenge

Warpage is usually a result of unequal stresses within the door caused by different humidity and temperature conditions from one face or side to the other. Buildings should be humidity and temperature controlled before doors are delivered and installed. Required conditions are 25% to 55% relative humidity and 50º to 90º F (10º to 32º C) temperature range. Improper handling, stacking and storage can also contribute to warpage. Doors should be stored flat on a level surface off the floor with three cross supports.

 

Disclaimer

All certified, professional Sing products manufactured by Sing Core are true flat. That means that they all exceed AWI standards for flatness. Some products may not maintain flatness if they are not used in the application for which they were designed and manufactured.

Example: A wood door that was designed as an interior closet door, will not perform well if installed as an exterior boat cabin door. While it may perform well upon installation, even though the door still exceeds AWI standards, it may fail and would void the Limited Lifetime Warranty if not used in the manner for which the door was designed. A door manufactured to the performance standards of an exterior marine door could be guaranteed, and would likely require additional materials, options and labor to meet the specifications and naturally would cost more than a closet door.

Suggestion: Specify your performance standards, just like our Architects do, and we can manufacture any Sing product guaranteed to meet or exceed your requirements, if possible.

See also: True Flat Guarantee and Limited Lifetime Warranty