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Hexaben aluminium honeycomb panel
The lightest Bencore panel: an aerospace style aluminium honeycomb under clear or coloured skins.
Hexaben pairs an expanded aluminium honeycomb with acrylic or PETG skins. The metal core gives it the highest stiffness for its weight in the Bencore range, and the hexagon reads through the skin as a crisp silver grid, or as a shadow of colour when the skin is tinted. Woods Bagot specified Hexaben Small in three colours for the meeting rooms at Westfield's Los Angeles headquarters, to give privacy without losing daylight.
Two cell sizes change the character of the panel. Hexaben Small has 9 mm cells and reads as a fine mesh. Hexaben Large has 25 mm cells and reads as architecture. Both come in a Plus build, and both come as Hexaben Mirror with a mirrored acrylic skin in bronze, grey, gold or silver.
FIDAR keeps the 19 mm Hexaben clear panel in stock in North York with a published price. Every other Hexaben build, cell size, colour and thickness is quoted on order.
Colours and finishes
Hexaben on the light table
Every code Bencore offers for Hexaben, by family. Tap one to see it at wall scale, lit or unlit, then quote it with one click.
Hexaben Small and Hexaben Large
75Clear glossy
21 of 21. T is the glossy skin, S the satin.
Why specify it
What Hexaben does well
Two cell sizes
Small at 9 mm for a fine texture, Large at 25 mm for a bold grid you read from across a room.
Metal core, plastic weight
Aluminium honeycomb on a 15 mm core, 17 to 21 mm overall, with the stiffness to span a counter front or a ceiling tile.
Fire tested in Europe and the USA
Hexaben Large Plus 17 mm holds Bs1d0 in Europe; Small and Large 21 mm hold C2 / CC2 and 19 mm Plus Class B in the USA.
In stock at FIDAR
The 19 mm clear Hexaben is on the rack in North York with a price; every other build is quoted.
Builds and versions
Hexaben Small and Small Plus
9 mm cells, 19 or 21 mm total.
Hexaben Large and Large Plus
25 mm cells, 17, 19 or 21 mm total.
Hexaben Mirror, Small or Large
Mirror acrylic skin in bronze, grey, gold or silver, 21 mm.
Technical data
| Core | Expanded aluminium honeycomb, natural grey |
|---|---|
| Cells | Small 9 mm; Large 25 mm |
| Core thickness | 15 mm |
| Total thickness | Small 19 or 21 mm; Large 17, 19 or 21 mm; Mirror 21 mm |
| Skins | PMMA or PETG, glossy or satin; mirror PMMA on Hexaben Mirror |
| Finishes | 21 colours, codes 75 to 94 and 82a; 4 mirror finishes, codes 95 to 98 |
| Fire reaction | Large Plus 17 mm Bs1d0 Europe; Large and Small 21 mm C2 / CC2 USA; 19 mm Plus Class B ASTM E 84 USA |
| Standard sheet | 1000 × 3015 mm (about 3.3 × 9.9 ft) |
| Made in | Carrara, Italy, by Bencore |
| Supply | Quote only, through FIDAR System, authorized Canadian dealer |
From Bencore's Living catalogue and 2024 technical presentation. Figures not published by Bencore are not shown; ask us for the data sheet of the exact build.
Where it is used
- Partition walls and doors
- Reception counters and bar fronts
- Backlit feature walls
- Ceiling tiles and canopies
- Retail fixtures and shelving
- Exhibition structures
Questions
Hexaben questions
What is the difference between Hexaben Small and Hexaben Large?
The cell. Small is a 9 mm aluminium honeycomb and reads as a fine metallic mesh. Large is 25 mm and reads as a clear hexagonal grid. Large comes in 17 mm as well as 19 and 21; Small in 19 and 21.
Which Hexaben does FIDAR stock?
The 19 mm clear panel in the 1000 by 3015 mm sheet, priced on our shop page as Honeycomb Composite Panels. Everything else in the Hexaben range is ordered from Carrara and quoted.
Can Hexaben be used outdoors?
Treat it as an interior panel unless Bencore confirms the build. The aluminium core does not mind water, but a cut edge or a fixing hole lets moisture into the cells, and a Canadian freeze will find it. Ask us before specifying it outside.
Can I see through a Hexaben panel?
Straight on, yes, through the open cells. At an angle the cell walls block the view, which is the directional privacy Bencore panels are known for. A larger cell gives a wider cone of vision.
Also in the range
Goes with Hexaben
Composite panelsMirror
Composite panelsLightben
Doors and wallsMeli
Composite panelsStarlight
In stock, pricedHexaben 19 mm clear, shop pageBack to the Bencore range, with the panel finder, the light table, performance data and reference projects.