Acrylic Sandwich Frame

Acrylic Sandwich Frames for Displays at Retail Stores and Offices

Showcase your products/offers and brand in an impressive manner.

 

Shipping: Across India, MOQ applicable.

 

Pricing: Acrylic Sandwich Frame starting from ₹380 per square foot

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Acrylic Sandwich Poster Panels

3-mm thick top sheet + print within + 3-mm thick base sheet

400.00  per Square Foot

+ 18% GST

3-mm thick top sheet + print within + 5-mm thick base sheet

600.00  per Square Foot

+ 18% GST

HSN/SAC: 9989

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Reverse Printed Acrylic Poster Panel

3-mm thick Reverse Printed Acrylic Poster Panel

400.00  per Square Foot

+ 18% GST

5-mm thick Reverse Printed Acrylic Poster Panel

500.00  per Square Foot

+ 18% GST

HSN/SAC: 9989

Acrylic Sandwich Frame: Detailed Description

“Times change very easily. Your communications should be even easier to change.”

The above statement very aptly describes the scene in a typical supermarket or retail store. With products going in and out of trend, it’s important for the store team to constantly recalibrate and promote their best offerings.

A major challenge in showcasing and promoting these top offerings is the selection of a medium for communication. The traditional approach to inform people about products and offers is to get vinyl wallpapers and sunboards printed and fixed on the walls. However, this approach is effort-intensive and time-consuming. Moreover, it requires a skilled fitter/installer.

A more convenient and better-looking alternative is an acrylic sandwich board.

What are Acrylic Sandwich Boards?

As the name suggests, an acrylic sandwich display frame is made of two sheets of clear acrylic. The actual communication/poster to be displayed is placed between these two sheets. These sheets, since they are made of clear acrylic, give a great glass-like look, minus the weight or handling hassles of glass.

A photo print sandwiched between two sheets of clear acrylic with studs on the corners to hold the assembly together

components and material specifications of an acrylic sandwich panel

YouTube Video of Acrylic Sandwich Panels available at Orchid Digitals

Why Use Acrylic Sandwich Boards?

  • Easy to install and maintain: Acrylic sheets are extremely lightweight and easy to handle. Apart from a one-time installation effort, they can be easily maintained and kept clean. With acrylic sandwich sheets, you get the clarity and finish of glass, without the associated weight.
  • Easy to update communications: The poster/communication within the acrylic photo frame can be easily changed without any special expertise involved. This doesn’t require you to call a specialized fitter/installation expert and can be easily done by one of the staff/team members
  • Inexpensive: Price-wise, the sandwich acrylic board is a fairly inexpensive and a high-return solution. The major cost is that of the actual which has to be incurred just once. Once installed, the only recurring cost is that of printing the new posters for the products, offers, etc. And this cost of printing just the poster is quite negligible.
  • Looks impressive: Half of the visual appeal of the print comes from the fact that it is clear and clean to look at. Acrylic, also known as perspex sheets are very clear plastic sheets which look just like glass. The other half is a result of a 3D effect achieved, wherein the print looks like it’s floating away from the wall.

You might wonder, “How is this floating photo frame effect achieved?”. Read on to find out.

acrylic sandwich board front view
side view of acrylic display boards raised a little distance away from the wall
side view of acrylic display boards raised a little distance away from the wall
acrylic sandwich panel side view showing riser and mirror cap stud
acrylic sandwich panel side view showing riser and mirror cap stud

Construction of Acrylic ‘Floating’ Photo Frames

An acrylic sandwich frame is made of the following basic components:

  • Base Acrylic Sheet: Typically of 3 mm or 5 mm thickness, this serves as the base plate on which the photo print is mounted. The entire acrylic frame setup rests on the base plate. 
  • Top Acrylic Sheet: Typically of 2mm or 3 mm thickness, this plate sits atop the photo print. This plate gives the sandwich acrylic board a visually great and shiny finish. This plate can also easily be unscrewed to remove/replace the print within.
  • The print bearing the advertising communication: This high-resolution photo print is placed/sandwiched between the base and top plates. This is usually a print on photo vinyl or high-resolution poster paper. We also laminate the print to increase its life.
  • Floating Acrylic Photo Frames: A major part of the panel’s appeal comes from the floating effect achieved by having the print at a small distance from the wall. For this, small metallic cylinders are first drilled into the wall. The entire frame rests on these cylinders. They create a gap by effectively raising the acrylic frame away from the wall. Hence these cylinders are also referred to as ‘risers’, in hardware stores. The base plate, print, and top plate are placed on the risers. 
  • Holes for the risers and stud caps: An acrylic frame has four 10 mm holes on the corners. An inch-long risers/cylinders (as described above) are fitted beneath each of these holes. The risers are hollow and you can screw in a cap screw or stud in it. The two sheets of acrylic and the print within, are held between the riser and stud cap. The stud caps on top hold everything in place. All these components together make for an impressive 3D acrylic floating photo frame that highlights the print well and gives an impressive look and feel to the entire panel.
  • Economy version of acrylic poster frames: Using a base plate is apt for scenarios where the communication needs to be regularly changed/updated. But in a cheaper variant of acrylic sandwich frames, the base acrylic plate is replaced by a sheet of sunboard. This sheet is typically of 3 – 5 mm thickness. This variant of the acrylic photo frame is more suitable in cases where the life of the communication within the frame is longer. Examples of more permanent content could be a company’s mission statement or marquee product photos. These types of posters are more or less permanent and would remain unchanged for long periods. Since one sheet of acrylic (the base plate) is removed from the equation, this variant also costs less.
  • Crystal edge for the frames: The acrylic sheets are cut on our laser machine. This gives them a very smooth and even finish. This gives the acrylic poster frames a ‘crystal edge’ that looks very good when viewed from the side.
Mirror stud caps + risers are used to increase the distance between the board and the wall.
Mirror stud caps with risers are used to increase the distance between the board and the wall.

How Easy Is Changing the Prints in an Acrylic Sandwich Frame?

As easy as 1, 2, 3, 4…

  1. Unscrew the stud caps on the corners of the sandwich acrylic frame
  2. The top sheet is now removable
  3. Replace the print inside
  4. Put the top plate back in its position, and screw in the stud caps

This process is quite simple and can be performed by anyone at your store/office. Changing the print should take you less than 5 minutes in all. This is what makes the acrylic poster frames such a convenient solution for stores where the speed of execution matters.

FAQs | Frequently Asked Questions

We have three different types of acrylic sandwich board types that you can choose from.

A. In the first variant, we use two sheets of acrylic and sandwich a print in between.
B. In the second variant, the sheet on top is made of acrylic. The sheet beneath is made of an aluminum composite panel. An ACP sheet makes the product far more rugged.
C. In the third variant, there is just a single sheet of acrylic with a print reverse pasted beneath.

In the first two options, it is possible to repeatedly change the print within. Whereas the same will not really work for the third variant wherein the print remains permanently affixed to the sheet of acrylic on top.

Yes. You can repeatedly change the prints within. This is one the main USPs of this product. Moreover, these prints by themselves are pretty economical and you can source the same from us.

In only the third variant (explained in the previous question), are the prints permanent.

A3, A2, A1, A0 (i.e. approx 12 X 18 inches, 18 X 24 inches, 24 X 36 inches, 36 X 48 inches)

We can make a custom sized panel. Do let us know your needs.

We supply stud caps and risers along with the panel. All you need to do is drill the same to the wall.

For our clients in Pune, we provide on-site installation services as well. The same will cost extra.

We can fabricate an acrylic poster panel having a maximum size of 4 feet X 8 feet

We can work with a variety of file formats. Do share your job as a .jpg, .pdf, .png, Corel Draw for EPS file.

Also, do make sure that the file has a sufficiently high resolution. While our machines have the capability to reproduce images of stunning quality, a high input resolution of your file will make a difference.

The minimum size of print we can process is 2 feet X 3 feet. If you need A3, or A4 sized frames, we fit multiple copies of the same in this MOQ.

We can send across a team for installing this product for our clients in Pune. This service will cost extra.

We are pretty fast! And most jobs are processed in 1-2 days (not counting weekends and holidays). You also need to budget for extra time if the material is being couriered to you.

An estimated date of arrival will be conveyed to you once we mail across the Estimate (see next point).

Here is the process we follow:

Step1. Mail us your job
Step 2. We gather all the details necessary to execute the same
Step 3. We then send you a Estimate / Proforma Invoice with costs and specifications
Step 4: The estimate will also contain a QR code. All you need to do is scan the same for making the payments
Step 5: Once the payments get credited to our account, we start of the job
Step 6: If we are shipping the material to you, you will get a separate email containing the Tracking Number / ID for tracking the delivery of the goods

Shipping for this product is limited to Pune and nearby areas. For larger quantities we can pack the same in a crate and ship the same, across India.

What Is the Cost of Acrylic Sandwich Frames?

As explained above, there are two variants of the acrylic sandwich frames. The pricing and components of the acrylic sandwich board varies as follows:

 

Premium

3 layered premium looking poster panel for an office environment

420.00 Sq. Foot*
  • Top plate: 3mm thick sheet of imported cast acrylic
  • ‘+ Base plate: 3mm thick sheet of imported cast acrylic
  • ‘+ High resolution photo print sandwiched in between
  • Inside print is additionally laminated for long life and to protect from dust & scratches
  • ‘+ Stud cap and riser on 4 corners to enable installation on walls.
  • Showcase your products or services in a classy manner
  • Very easily change the print within
  • Top sheet of acrylic gives a back painted glass-like effect
  • Enhance the interiors of any commercial space

Midrange

2 layered premium looking poster panel for an office environment

360.00 Sq. Foot*
  • Top plate: 3mm thick sheet of imported cast acrylic
  • ‘+ Base plate: 3/5mm thick sheet of sunboard
  • Print permanently mounted on above sunboard sheet
  • Print is additionally laminated for long life and to protect from dust & scratches
  • ‘+ Stud cap and riser on 4 corners to enable installation on walls.
  • Showcase your products or services in a classy manner
  • Need to change the sunboard sheet if the poster communication has to be updated
  • Top sheet of acrylic gives a back painted glass-like effect
  • Enhance the interiors of any commercial space

Economy

Single layer premium looking poster panel for an office environment

300.00 Sq. Foot*
  • Top plate: 3mm thick sheet of imported cast acrylic
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  • Print permanently reverse pasted to acrylic sheet
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  • ‘+ Stud cap and riser on 4 corners to enable installation on walls.
  • Showcase your products or services in a classy manner
  • Cannot change / update the print
  • Top sheet of acrylic gives a back painted glass-like effect
  • Enhance the interiors of any commercial space

Please Note:

  • The rates quoted above attract 18% GST.
  • The rates quoted above are per square foot. This means you first need to work out the total area of your job to arrive at the final cost. For example, let us assume that you require 2 premium variant sandwich frames each having a width of 2 feet and a height of 3 feet. In this case, the total cost of the job is calculated as follows…

2 feet (width) X 3 feet (height) X 2 copies X ₹ 440.00 (cost of print, as per the table above) = ₹ 5280.00 (+ 18% GST)

Shipping and Delivery

  • Acrylic Sandwich boards can be delivered anywhere in Pune City and its nearby areas.
  • Delivery charges are extra and will be communicated to you once we receive the delivery address.
  • Above rates do not include installation. If required, installation services can be provided within Pune City, at an extra cost.

Question: Does this product get shipped out of Pune City?
Answer: No. We are sorry. It does not.

Here are a couple of reasons for the same:

  • Hassle and Risk in Transportation: Acrylic is liable to break in transit. Also, these structures are pretty large and bulky. We need to hire a tempo to deliver them.
  • Feasibility of Transportation: These boards are a pretty low cost product. So, packing and shipping them over long distances means that our customers will end up paying more for the cost of delivery than the cost of the actual print. Therefore, if you are stationed out of Pune, it makes sense for you to source the print from your local printer. All you have to do is share / take a print of the above post, show your local printer the material specifications and commission a similar job from him.

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