Why use Multishield?
- The Steel Standard for whiteboards & Interactive Surfaces
- Manufactured in the UK, reducing your carbon footprint
- Has a 100% Recycled LDPE core and can be fully recycled after use
- Meets fire test EN 13501-1:2018 to class C-s2,d0
- Strong & durable galvanised steel
- Available in whiteboard/digital finish or digital/digital
- Magnetically receptive surface
- The digital surface receives dry erase laminates.
- Self-supporting substrate
- 5 Year Guarantee *
* Multishield can be used in exterior applications however our 5-year guarantee only covers interior installations.
ABL Imaging specializes in the production / fabrication of custom graphics, signage and art reproduction. We have been using the Alupanel products for some time now, and as time goes on we continually find new uses for the product. From a simple mounted image to a more complex crease and fold application, we have come to rely on Alupanel as a staple substrate in our operation. It is lightweight, yet strong, is printable, has the ability to be creased & folded, and has a variety of finishes – all of which allows us to release our creative forces – the possibilities seem endless!
Susan Otterson, ABL Imaging Group
Overview
Multishield is Multipanel UK's unique galvanised steel-skinned composite panel, engineered to provide a high-performance, multifunctional surface for applications that demand more than standard aluminium composite. With steel skins bonded to a polyethylene core, Multishield delivers exceptional rigidity, a dry-wipe whiteboard surface, and the ability to receive magnetic media — combining three functions in a single, professionally manufactured panel.
Unlike aluminium composite panels, the galvanised steel construction of Multishield allows magnets to adhere directly to the panel surface, enabling interchangeable magnetic displays, information boards, and flexible signage systems that can be updated without tools or fixings. The high-quality white surface doubles as a fully functional dry-wipe board, making it the ideal substrate for meeting rooms, education environments, command and control facilities, and retail environments where a writable, magnetic surface adds operational value.
Available in standard sheet formats, Multishield is the specified choice for interactive display walls, office and educational fit-out, retail point-of-sale systems using magnetic media, and industrial signage applications where the additional rigidity of steel construction is required. It is also available with a digital print-optimised surface for applications that combine fixed printed graphics with magnetic overlay content.
Key Benefits
Magnetic Surface Capability
The galvanised steel skins allow magnets to adhere directly to the panel face, enabling fully interchangeable magnetic display systems, information boards, and retail gondola signage that can be updated instantly without tools or reprinting.
Dry-Erase Whiteboard Surface
The high-quality white-coated steel surface functions as a fully erasable dry-wipe board, adding permanent operational value in office, education, retail, and command-and-control environments.
Superior Rigidity
Steel skin construction delivers greater panel stiffness than aluminium composite of equivalent thickness, providing a more rigid, stable surface for wall-mounted display, interactive boards, and industrial signage applications.
Dual-Function in a Single Panel
Combines printable display substrate, dry-wipe whiteboard, and magnetic media receiver in one manufactured product, reducing the number of separate components and installation stages for complex interior fit-out projects.
Digital Print Compatible
Available with a print-optimised surface that accepts direct UV and screen printing, enabling fixed printed backgrounds to be combined with changeable magnetic graphic overlays in a single panel installation.
Unique in the Market
As the only composite panel combining steel construction, magnetic capability, and whiteboard surface in a UK-manufactured product, Multishield provides a genuinely differentiated specification option for designers, fit-out contractors, and facilities managers.
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Applications
Multishield suits a wide range of applications across industries requiring fabrication, magnetic receptivity, or both.
The Digital Polyester finish allows custom images, tables or information to be printed onto the sheet. Applying a transparent dry-erase laminate over the print converts it into an interactive surface that can be written on and used with magnetic accessories, combining the function of the Dry Erase Whiteboard finish with bespoke printed content
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This product can be used for the following applications:
- Interior Panels & Decoration
- Direct UV & Screen Printing
- Whiteboards
Fabrications
Although constructed from galvanised steel, Multishield can be safely fabricated and cut using a number of methods without generating sparks or posing a risk to your production facility. See the videos in the Download tab for examples of recommended cutting methods.
- Sawing & Cutting
- Routing
- Drilling
- Riveting
- Clamping & Bolting
- Spray Painting & coating
Colours
Multishield is available in our high quality Signal White digital matt polyester coating and a modified polyester gloss dry-erase whiteboard finish, matched to the same colour.
Technical
Here are the sheet sizes and thicknesses available as standard along with the technical specification of Multishield
| Panel Thickness | 3 |
| Aluminium Skin Thickness | 0.25mm (Steel) |
| Weight | 6.35kg/m2 |
| 1220 x 2440 | |
| 1220 x 3050 |
| Panel Thickness | 3 |
| Sound Absorption NRC | |
| Sound Attenuation Rw db | |
| Water Absorption % by Volume | |
| Thermal Performance R Values | |
| Core Composition | 100 % recycled LDPE |
| Fire Performance | EN 13501-1:2018 Class C-s2,d0 |
| Tensile Strength of Steel Layers (MPa) | 450 |
| Thickness (mm) | +/-0.2 |
| Width (mm) | -0 +2 |
| Length (mm) | -0 +3 |
| Diagonal (mm) | -0 +5 |
| Thermal Expansion (mm/m °C) | 0.024 |
| Skin (mm) | 0.25 |
| Pencil Hardness | >4H |
| Toughness of Coating | > 3H (Whiteboard) > HB (Digital) |
| Temperature Resistance (°C) | -20 - +80 |
| Boiling Water Resistance | 98±2°C x 2 hours - Pass |
| Solvent Resistance | MEK > 200 (no base exposed) |
| Whiteboard Adhesion (QB/T 4153/2010) | Meets Criteria |
| Erasability (QB/T 4153/2010) | Meets Criteria |
| Abrasion Resistance (QB/T 4153/2010) | Meets Criteria |
| Impact Strength (J) | 9 |
| Peel Strength (N/mm) | > 3 |
| T Bend | 2 T |
Downloads
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