An inflatable sphere is used where the product or the brand device is round: a globe, a planet, a fruit, a ball-shaped pack or a suspended focal point. It is the format with the widest published size range on this site.
What to know first
A sphere is built from curved panels, and the seams between them are visible at close range. Artwork is mapped onto those panels before approval, because a design that assumes an unbroken surface will not land where the designer expects.
Suspension changes the build. Attachment points are designed into the seams with the load spread across them, and the venue confirms rigging points and load limits before the size is fixed.
Spheres are made 30 cm to 5–6 m diameter.
Hanging or standing has to be decided before production: suspension points are built into the seams.
Print detail wraps in every direction, so the artwork is mapped to panels before approval.
Specification
Spheres run 30 cm to 5–6 m diameter. Small hand-held spheres through to large suspended and ground-mounted balls. The workable range narrows once print detail, lighting or suspension is added.
Fix the diameter against the space: for a suspended piece, the ceiling or rigging height and the clear space below it; for a floor piece, the footprint and the sight line from the furthest viewer.
Double-layer PVC is the general construction. 0.4 mm PVC is used on large-format projects, and 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.7 mm PVC mesh where the structure carries load, spans further or faces sustained exposure.
The air system is sized to the piece: the 650 W electric pump moves 1,600–2,000 L/min at 2.0 psi and suits smaller spheres, compact displays and short-duration indoor installations; the 1600 W electric pump moves 4,800–5,200 L/min at 4.5 psi for large-format structures, arches and continuously inflated outdoor displays. Both run on 110–240 V, 50–60 Hz, and the destination plug type is confirmed on the order.
Send print-ready vector artwork with colour references. At display scale the brand mark, the product name and the main colour blocks are what people read from a distance; fine legal copy, barcodes and small icons are usually simplified or left off, and that decision is shown on the mockup rather than made silently.
Curved surfaces stretch artwork. A label designed for a flat print area behaves differently on a cylinder or a shoulder, so the panel layout is drawn and approved before printing starts.
MOQ is 1 piece for most custom projects, so a single piece can be approved before a repeat order. Pattern and print setup are paid once per design, so a second unit costs less per piece than the first.
Bulk production typically takes 3–8 days for simple items, 7–15 days for standard custom work and 15–25 days for complex or large pieces, counted from final design approval. Freight comes on top: express or air usually 4–15 working days, and sea, rail or truck usually 20–45 days, after dispatch and subject to route and customs
Other formats
The neck is the detail that changes most: a narrow neck is usually widened slightly so it holds its shape at display scale.
A can is a straight cylinder, so the artwork wraps predictably and the silhouette stays accurate.
Sharp box edges soften under pressure; internal baffles hold the faces flatter where the design depends on it.
The taper from base to rim is the shape that identifies a cup; it is held with panel shaping rather than baffles.
A tube has two large flat faces, which suits detailed cosmetic artwork.
The stand-up gusset is what makes a pouch recognisable and is built as shaped panels at the base.
A wide body and a separate lid give two clean colour areas.
All of these sit under inflatable product replicas, where the shared specifications and the full buyer checklist live.
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