Science Museum Exhibits · Interactive Exhibits · Shipped Worldwide
Custom Builds · Contract Manufacturing (OEM)

Built to your theme — or built to your drawings

Every museum has its own theme, floor plan and budget, and catalogue exhibits only ever solve part of the problem. We can design and build an exhibit from scratch around your theme, or manufacture to your drawings and samples — cutting, machining, finishing and assembly all done in our own factory.

Shanghai Inertia is the contract manufacturer behind many of China’s best-known large science-museum projects. We build exhibits for EPC contractors, exhibition integrators and industry peers — to your drawings or to your samples — batch by batch, on a stable long-term supply basis.

Two ways to work with us

Custom Build

Exhibits designed around the museum’s theme and the space available. We get involved from the concept stage and stay until installation is finished.

  • Theme planning and exhibit-mix proposals
  • Mechanical structure and control system designed in-house
  • 1:1 prototype validated before batch production
  • One package: manufacturing, shipping and on-site installation
  • For new museums, zone refurbishments and themed special exhibitions

Contract Manufacturing (OEM)

Exhibit manufacturing for EPC contractors, exhibition integrators and industry peers — to your drawings or to your samples.

  • Structures: engineered stone, fire-retardant board, Q235 steel
  • Sheet metal: laser cutting, bending, rust-proofing, baking finish
  • Acrylic: cutting and engraving, hot bending, UV printing
  • Electrical: control cabinet assembly, programme loading, full-unit commissioning
  • Batch orders supported, stable long-term supply

Our Workshop

More than 3,000 m² of production and assembly space. Laser cutting, CNC bending, turning / milling / drilling, wood carving, painting and powder coating, electrical assembly — all kept in-house, so the chain from raw material to finished surface, and from mechanics to controls, closes inside one factory.

Shanghai Inertia workshop: laser cutting machine, CNC press brake, milling and drilling machines, woodworking equipment and assembly area
Workshop photographs · laser cutting / CNC bending / machining / wood carving / assembly area

Why hand the manufacturing to us

Among companies in China that specialise in building science-museum exhibits, few run a factory with the full set of production equipment. We are one of them.

Full set of production equipment

Shears, cutters, laser engravers, press brakes, planers, punches, drilling and milling machines, CNC lathes, woodworking saws and engravers, packing equipment — a complete industrial production line.

In-house paint shop · environmentally compliant

Our own painting and powder-coating workshop, with emission treatment approved by the relevant authorities. Finishing done in-house means surface quality and lead time are not held up by subcontractors.

Manufacturing kept in-house · lead times you can plan around

Cutting, machining, finishing and electrical assembly all happen in our own plant, which raises throughput and keeps deliveries on schedule.

2,000+ models of manufacturing experience

Mechanical and mechatronic interactive exhibits across aerospace, energy, mechanics, acoustics, electricity, magnetism, mathematics and human-machine interaction, delivered across China’s provinces — proven processes ready to reuse.

Checked item by item against acceptance criteria

“Survive on quality, grow on efficiency”: multi-stage in-house inspection before dispatch, then item-by-item checking against the entry acceptance standards of science museums at every level, and support through the museum’s own on-site acceptance.

Standing director unit of the Science Exhibit Factory Alliance

Built on a complete industrial production line and mechanical-automation capability, focused on custom design and production of science-education exhibits, mainly for city- and county-level science museums and for campus and community science museums.

How a Project Runs

01Requirement discussionTheme / space / budget / schedule
02Proposal & quotationExhibit mix + drawing development + price
03Prototype validationSample build for key exhibits (custom only)
04Batch manufacturingIn-house production + pre-dispatch testing
05Delivery & installationPacking and shipping / on-site installation / commissioning and acceptance

Manufacturing Capability

We run more than 3,000 m² of production and assembly space, with the complete process chain from cutting to finishing and from mechanical structure to electrical control, so we can take catalogue supply, custom builds and OEM orders at the same time. Core processes include panel cutting and engraving, engineered-stone hot bending, sheet-metal bending and welding, surface treatment and baking finish, acrylic fabrication, control cabinet assembly and programme commissioning.

For OEM clients we manufacture to your drawings, samples or technical specification, and supply factory test records on request. For custom-build clients we issue a proposal and renderings first, and only start manufacturing once they are approved — so rework is avoided.

Laser cuttingCNC bendingTurning / milling / drillingWood carvingEngineered-stone hot bendingAcrylic fabricationPainting & powder coatingElectrical assemblyProgramme loadingFull-unit commissioningPacking & dispatchOn-site installation

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the minimum order quantity? Stock exhibits can be bought as single units; custom builds and OEM are quoted per project or per batch — there is no fixed minimum.

How long does delivery take? Stock items usually ship within a week; custom builds take 30–60 days depending on complexity; OEM is scheduled by order volume.

Can you export? Yes. We have supplied and installed exhibits for projects in Indonesia, Hong Kong (China), the Republic of Korea and elsewhere, and can provide export packing, documentation support and on-site engineers.

Can we use OEM without your branding? Yes. OEM orders follow the agreed labelling and packing; we take care of manufacturing and quality only.

Can you build to our drawings? Yes. Manufacturing to drawings or to samples both work — we assess process feasibility and quote first, then start production once approved.

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