Corporate Capabilities

Southern Imperial is recognized world-wide by the leading retailers and display manufacturers as the single source solution for a wide variety of display and retail components. Currently, Southern Imperial manufactures and sells over 150 million display hooks per year and an additional 250 million displays and fixture components each year!

Need a custom fixture or display? We design and manufacture visually attractive displays and fixtures to increase product sales. Whether paper, plastic, metal, wood, or any combination of materials, Southern Imperial has the skill and production capability to fashion the optimal material in the production of your display or fixture.

To take a tour through the wide range of capabilities we offer, use the navigation links below.

Wire Forming

Southern Imperial is the leading wire forming manufacturer for retail. We have over sixty automatic and semiautomatic wire forming machines, including in-line welding capabilities, and an extensive library of existing tools and forms.

• Automatic wire forming.
• CNC controlled and high-speed, multi-slide wire forming machines.
• Complete tool room with tool machining and design, and full in-line inspection.
• ISO 9001:2000 compliant.

Metal Tube Fabrication

Southern Imperial specializes in precision tube bending and fabrication for retail and brand manufacturing displays. We have the experience to form the most complex 3-D bends on diameters ranging from 1/16" to 3" square or round tubing. 

• Can fabricate carbon steel, aluminum, stainless steel, brass, and many other steel composites.
• Complete secondary operations of drilling, milling,   turning and de-burring.
• Limitless possibilities when integrated with wire forming capabilities to create full displays

Sheet Metal

Our sheet metal fabrication ranges from simple perforated metal to elaborate rolled, deep drawn, stamped, and fully fabricated sheet metal displays. Our capabilities are ideal for everything from small prototype runs to full display production.

• Full support with laser cutting, forming, welding and finishing for small prototype runs.
• Complete sheet metal assembly manufacturing with forming, welding (MIG, TIG, and Spot), and assembly riveting.
• Light and heavy gauge fabrication of aluminum, steel and even stainless steel materials.

Wood Fabrication

Southern Imperial has designed and manufactured a variety of displays that incorporate full-service wood fabrication. Our designs for displays integrate metal, wood and plastics to create the most visually appealing and cost-effective display.

• Solid wood or MDF with high-pressure laminates, melamine, wood veneers and mirrored acrylic laminates.
• Full panel processing with standard slatwall routing, and specialty routing and groove machining from 11/16" to 1-1/2" boards.
• Complete finishing with contour edge banding and t-molding, painting, and specialty finishing and post-form edging.

Metal Stamping

From simple plates to complex, compound, progressive stampings, no one beats our quality and craftsmanship. Hundreds of millions of our metal stampings have been produced for display hooks, label holders, and complex displays.

• QS9000/ISO9002 certification for metal stamping operations.
• Computerized presses from 45 ton to 600 ton capacity, capable of cutting 0.50" thick steel.
• Large press bed capabilities up to 144" x 6".
• Progressive, transfer, and multiple die production with in-die inspection capabilities.
• Complete tool and die manufacturing and maintenance.

Plastic Extrusion

With over 20 years of experience with retail extrusions, retailers have recognized Southern Imperial as an industry leader. We have sold hundreds of millions of price channels, sign holders, label holders and more throughout the world.

• Full-service design and prototyping.
• Extensive die library for stock and custom extrusions.
• Rigid or flexible co-extrusions and tri-extrusions.
• In-house compounding and color matching.
• Can extrude a variety of materials including PVC, HDPE, PP, ABS, Polycarbonate and more.

Plastic Die Cutting

As the leader in die cut strip retailers, Southern Imperial has unmatched experience in plastic die cutting and forming. We provide plastic die cut solutions for a variety of retail needs, from displaying merchandise to dividing it to labeling it.

• Precision cutting with laser steel rule dies, matched metal dies, compound dies, or rotary dies.
• Strip and spot adhesive application from 1/4" to 2" wide.
• Multiple cutting capabilities of through cutting, kiss cutting, piercing, pressure forming and folding.

Injection Molding

We have decades of experience providing quality injection molded products and components to retail. We have produced almost a billion parts and counting. Our extensive capacity allows us to economically produce both large and small quantities.

• In-house 3-D plastic printer–single plastic prototype for form and fit testing.
• Complete design and process engineering with mold flow analysis weight optimization.
• Secondary operations including assembly, printing, stamping, gluing, sonic welding and custom packaging.
• International sourcing available for small, custom runs where 16 cavity tools are as low as $2,000.

Thermo/Vacuum Forming

Southern Imperial began developing custom thermo formed products over 20 years ago and continues its dedication to provide its worldwide clients with quality thermo formed solutions.

• Custom pressure/vacuum forming of single or twin sheet molds up to 6' x 10'.
• Heavy gauge materials with draws up to 30" deep.
• In-line die cutting utilizing steel rule or match metal dies for smaller, thinner formed items.
• Hot stamping, silk screening or pad printing also available.

Heat Folding and Sealing

Southern Imperial keeps abreast of the latest innovative techniques for the retail market. Plastic heat folding and sealing offers a low cost alternative in everything from sign holders to displays to product packaging while maintaining a quality presentation.

• Variety of materials available including clear and frosted PVC, PP, and PETG.
• Heat folding from .010" up to .030" thick and 24" x 36" wide material.
• Variety of printing options available, including: screen printing, foil stamping, and direct-to-plastic high resolution offset printing.
• Specialty gluing and folding available for product packaging and custom displays.

Powder Coating

In 1999, Southern Imperial brought all of its powder coating services in-house to insure 100 percent quality and service to all of our customers. We work closely with our powder vendors to offer a wide selection of colors and textures for small or large quantities.

• 2'W x 4'T x 6'L window for parts with a 5 state pre-treatment washer.
• Nordson cyclone quick color change booth with 8 automatic guns and 1 manual touch-up gun.
• Can run from 2 ft/min up to 18 ft/min resulting anywhere from 1 hour to 1.5 hours start to finish.
• Burn-off oven for stripping old finishes before repainting.

Metal Plating

We provide high-quality electroplating, anodizing, and chemical finishes for all our wire and metal components and displays. Chrome and high-quality finishes offer a unique visual presentation while providing durability and longevity to any metal display.

• Barrel plating available for small components and in-line plating for fixtures up to 4' x 12'.
• Variety of finishes including: chrome, black chrome, nickel, Pealbrite®, satin nickel, black nickel, copper, brass and even tin.
• Post-plating operations available including hand and automatic polishing and vibratory cleaning.

Offset Printing

Southern Imperial takes offset printing beyond traditional sign and banner usage. We offer traditional printing for all formats of signs and banners, but we also carry over the high quality of offset printing onto plastic materials for strip retailers, displays and packaging.

• High-resolution printing up to 200 lpi on standard substrates and 133 lpi on plastic substrates.
• Large format capabilities up to 52"W x 124"L on standard substrates and 24" x 36" for plastic substrates.
• Post-press capabilities including folding, cutting, perforating, die cutting, gluing and specialty packaging.

Flexographic Printing

Southern Imperial is proud to be the only display and fixture manufacturer with in-house flexographic printing. Through our extensive experience, we can provide complete solutions for retail labeling and sign production.

• In-line flexographic printing up to 6 colors and specialty varnishes.
• Full in-line automation for roll production of printing, laminating, varnishing, die cutting and sheeting in a single pass.
• High-resolution output for seamed and seamless plates up to 150 lpi.
• We process a variety of materials including paper and synthetic pressure sensitive, nonadhesive substrates and a variety of specialty materials.

Screen Printing

With screen printing, Southern Imperial can add color to any fixture or display. We have the ability to print directly on almost any surface, where traditional print methods fall short. Our customers have realized savings in fixture production with easier set-up and installation.

• In-line screen printing with 6 colors and up to 48" x 48" in size.
• Off-line screen printing for thicker substrates up to 5' x 12'.
• Specialty pad and fixture printing for direct to fixture applications.
• High-resolution process printing up to 70 lpi.

Digital Printing

In addition to all of our other printing services, Southern Imperial also offers standard format and large format digital printing. With our in-house capabilities, we can produce prototypes and small productions of banners, signs and even labels.

• Large format, high-resolution ink jet printing that produces stunning, photographic, 6-color output.
• Standard format, high-speed digital color printing for sizes up to 12" x 18".
• Post-production services include cutting, laminating, mounting and grommeting.
• In-house design and production staff to handle all customer artwork files.

International Sourcing

Southern Imperial has serviced the leading retailers worldwide. Through the expanding global economy, Southern Imperial has utilized its 20 years of international sourcing as a basis for developing resources and customers throughout the world.

• Lead times as good or better than domestic suppliers.
• No need for large orders; we have containers coming into our warehouse daily.
• We can ship finished displays and components to your Asian product manufacturers from Asia for incredible freight savings.
• All projects are kept confidential. Confidentiality agreements are welcome to protect your clients and your intellectual property.

Shipping & Logistics

From single shipments to 2,500 plus store rollouts, Southern Imperial has the experience and capability to ship our products on time and intact. Our shipping and logistics capabilities have grown with the needs of our customers and proven us as a trusted supplier.

• Multiple, international shipping, warehousing, and manufacturing locations throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, England, Australia and China.
• Full-service shipping logistics including specialty bar coding and labeling, cross docking, and RF inventory management.
• Full-service packaging for single box shipments, LTL, full truck and container loads.

Customer Service

Customer service is a top priority. We value and respect our customers and strive to do business with honesty, integrity and fairness. We are committed to maximizing value to our customers through continuous improvement.

• Dedicated business development team with sales and customer service staff for every customer.
• We provide ongoing training of products and procedures to ensure the greatest level of customer satisfaction.
• We utilize the latest technological advances to provide high-quality information and resources for all of our customers.

Engineering

Take advantage of over 50 years of engineering expertise! Southern Imperial has a full engineering staff for fixture and display design. From concept to production, we create the most cost-effective solutions for any situation.

• Over 50 years of experience designing and creating fixtures and displays for retail.
• 3D printer for creating and testing fixture concepts, saving money and prototypes.
• 2D line drawings and 3D renderings of finished products available for visualization purposes.

Project Management

Leave the concepts, prototypes, manpower, deadlines and all other development problems to us. Our team of experienced professionals takes care of every detail in the development process, turning ideas into great products.

• Complete team for each project including a dedicated business development manager, project manager, engineer and cost estimator.
• From product development to packaging, our staff considers every variable for successful implementation.
• Dedication to communication ensures that we exceed customer expectations.

Prototyping

We have a wide range of technical and model-making capabilities at our disposal to bring designs to life. By turning a 2D drawing into a 3D reality, we can test form and function of a fixture or display and streamline the production process.

• Full-service prototype department with over 5,000 square feet of wire bending, wood working and plastic fabrication.
• Plastic modeling from conceptual renderings within 24 hours.
• Large library of drawings and designs that allow us to keep up with the high pace of prototype demands.

Warehousing

Our large warehousing capacity allows us to carry inventory for our customers to help them better plan and manage their new store development and remodels. This capacity allows us to more rapidly meet the ever-changing needs of our customers.

• Over 250,000 square feet of warehousing space in North America.
• Warehousing facilities also located in China, Europe and Australia.
• Direct shipment from multiple sources reduces redundant freight and lowers shipping costs.
• Single ERP inventory management for all international warehouses.

Full Service I.T. Support

Over 50 percent of our orders are received electronically. Within two years, we expect that number to reach over 80 percent. Southern Imperial is dedicated to increasing its ability to handle the changing environment of today’s and tomorrow’s marketplace.

• Full compliance to all international copyright and legal software licensing.
• Standard policy is to maintain the latest software for server and client equipment.
• In-house staff to manage all implementation and distribution of software including desktop and client applications, networking, and EDI.
• A full eCommerce web site conforming to industry best-practices and standards for privacy and billing.