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Flat Pack Reader Rails

A sleek, minimalist display solution for museums and exhibits — ships flat and bolts together into a rigid freestanding rail.

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Upland® Flat Pack Reader Rail
Upland® Flat Pack Reader Rail
Upland® Flat Pack Reader Rail
Packing

Configure Your Rail

Flat pack rail — ships in one box

Graphics — choose one
any color, included
Add-ons
Your build $ USD
Production
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Custom-built to order
Ships by
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Then 3–5 days in transit

View graphics guidelines →

Simple Assembly

Ships Flat, Assembles Fast

Parts ship flat with a few connector bolts & a hex wrench. Assembly is as easy as you'd expect!

Flat pack reader rail parts Flat pack reader rail shipping
// Technical Details

Specifications

Materials
Baltic birch plywood
Length
47"
Height
26" at front / 35" at back
Graphic Panel
47" × 18" on the sloped top
Finish
Includes Upland Signature Finish in your choice of color
Graphics
3mm UV-printed aluminum composite (ACM) Optional — priced in the configurator above, or print your own from the free template
Flat pack reader rail dimensions
Components Included
• 2 leg units
• 1 rail top
• 1 rail stretcher
• 1 graphics backer
Hardware Included
• 1 hex wrench (5/32")
• 8 connector bolts (1/4-20 x 35mm) for rail assembly
• 10 connector bolts (1/4-20 x 30mm) for graphics backer
Upland Flat Pack Reader Rail Dollies
Optional Add-On

Make It Mobile

Add a wheeled base to the flat pack reader rail for easy rearranging in your gallery or exhibit space.

Design Resources

Ready to Design?

The rail takes one 47″ × 18″ graphic panel — provide ½″ bleed all around, so artwork runs 48″ × 19″. The 1:1 template marks the flipbook page zones and is editable in Adobe Illustrator. Any large-format print shop can produce it, or we print from the same file.

Flat pack reader rail graphics template — 47 by 18 inch panel with flipbook page zones
Graphics Template 47″ × 18″ · 1:1 scale
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Custom Finishes

Custom Finishes

Your choice of paint color included.

Shipping

Easy Shipping

Ships inexpensively via UPS or FedEx.

Design Services

Design Services

Professional graphics available.

// Common Questions

Frequently Asked

Does the reader rail include printed graphics, or just the rail?
You choose at checkout:
  • Print your own — the finished wooden rail; produce the graphic panel yourself from the free 1:1 template, at any large-format print shop.
  • We print your artwork — we print your finished files on a 3mm aluminum composite (ACM) panel, ready to drop into the rail.
  • We design + print — you supply the text and images, our designers do the exhibit-scale layout, and we print it. The price includes the printing.
Is the rail stable on its own, or does it need to be mounted to something?
It's fully freestanding — once the components bolt together it's a rigid rail. You can anchor to the floor or wall if extra stability is required.
How are the graphics prices calculated?
The panel is a fixed 47" × 18" — about 5.9 sq ft. Printing your finished artwork on ACM runs $252. Design-and-print runs $913: rail interpretation is dense, close-reading work, so design takes about 1.5 hours per square foot at our $75/hr rate — roughly 9 hours for this panel — plus the same printing. You supply the text and images; we make them work at exhibit scale.

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