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Locker room reveal: Cleveland Cavaliers Lockers

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”none”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Have an extinguisher handy, because these Cleveland Cavaliers lockers are fire. The Cavs got their first look at their new locker room space at the Q Arena early October, complete with the solid surface lockers built by our team at Shield. It blew up on Twitter: First day back to @TheQArena.First…

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What is Solid Surface?

You’ve probably heard of the increasingly popular material called solid surface, which has slowly become a more desirable option among designers and architects. But what is solid surface, really? Where did it come from? How is it made? What do you do with solid surface? Why should you do anything with it at all? Don’t worry.…

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Case study: Solid surface lockers

Healthcare is not the only industry craving craftsmanship. Case in point: Shield Casework partnered with Dimensional Innovations and an NBA team, the Charlotte Hornets, to develop stunning solid surface lockers. Modern sports locker rooms have evolved from simple changing areas to environments for relaxing and unwinding, with whirlpools, saunas and other spa-like amenities. The heart…

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Mass customization: the future of manufacturing

Like to skip ahead in articles? Jump to the sections that interest you most:Industrial Revolution 1.0: MachinesIndustrial Revolution 2.0: Modern factoriesIndustrial Revolution 3.0: The digital revolutionManufacturing 3.0 Mindset: what’s different?Mass customization case study: the WedgeWords like “manufacturing” or “production line” naturally bring to mind images of large buildings, filled with machines and hundreds of employees…

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How phenolics compare to solid surface

In the comparison of building materials that we have made many times over, solid surface routinely outranks popular materials such as plastic laminates, wood and stainless steel. Solid surface’s many advantages make it a prime option for healthcare environments, locker rooms, commercial spaces, restaurants and countless more facilities. Phenolics, however, share many of these benefits…

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Charlotte Hornets bar area

Take a look at a few photos of our new installation for the NBA team the Charlotte Hornets—a luxurious solid surface bar area. We’ve previously utilized our signature manufacturing techniques to create custom solid surface lockers for the team, and this solid surface bar area furthers those design elements by mixing crisp white solid surface with warm wood…

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