Exhibition Stands for Automotive and Manufacturing

Floor loading and load-spreading

Bangkok venue floors have published load limits — typically 3,000–5,000 kg/sqm depending on the hall. Machinery exceeding the limit requires load-spreading platforms that distribute the point load across a larger floor contact area. The critical calculation is machine weight divided by platform contact area, not the machine's own contact footprint. This must be submitted as part of the stand technical documentation and approved before the equipment moves into position.

Three-phase power

Standard exhibition circuits are single-phase. Manufacturing equipment running motors — pumps, CNC demonstrations, conveyor systems — may require three-phase supply (380V, 50Hz in Thailand). Three-phase booking must be made with the organiser at stand registration and cannot be substituted from a standard socket. Discovering the requirement at build-up means the equipment cannot demonstrate.

Rigging and crane access

Equipment too large to transport assembled requires in-hall rigging during build-up. BITEC and IMPACT provide overhead crane capacity in some halls, with a maximum rated load that must be confirmed before equipment is specified for in-hall assembly. The crane access window is typically limited to the first day or two of build-up, before other exhibitors' materials arrive in the hall. Missing the window means the equipment cannot be installed.

Safety barriers and demonstration areas

Live machinery demonstrations during show hours require physical separation between operating equipment and visiting buyers. Barrier design is both a safety requirement and a display decision — barriers should direct visitors to a defined observation position with clear sight lines to the operating equipment, not simply exclude them from the machinery footprint.

Vehicle display logistics

Vehicles displayed on stands require access planning for entry into the hall and a display platform sized to the vehicle's dimensions. Static vehicle displays on a raised platform improve sight lines from the aisle. Self-propelled vehicle entry requires organiser clearance and a specific access window within the build-up schedule — typically outside normal exhibitor build-up hours.

Load-spreading not calculated

Machinery positioned on an exhibition floor without load-spreading where it exceeds the venue's rated limit is flagged by the venue structural team. In practice this means the equipment cannot be moved into position until the issue is resolved — which requires additional engineering time the build-up window does not allow.

Three-phase not booked at registration

Three-phase supply is a separate booking item that cannot be added later from the standard power allocation. Equipment that requires three-phase and arrives at a stand with single-phase supply cannot demonstrate during the show.

Crane window missed

Heavy equipment that requires in-hall crane lifting must be timed to the crane access window at the start of build-up. Equipment that arrives after the window has closed cannot be lifted into position and cannot be installed as designed.

Safety barrier treatment as an afterthought

Barriers added at build-up without design coordination look like a safety requirement rather than part of the stand. Integrating barrier design into the stand architecture — making barriers a defined element of the observation area — maintains the stand's visual quality while meeting the safety requirement.