Retail tech & hardware lab

We build the tech behind the shelf.

Drylab designs, prototypes and installs practical technology for shops: electronic price labels, 3D-printed fixtures and custom sensor rigs.

Main product

Electronic shelf labels

E-paper price labels for supermarkets and kiosks. Change every price in the store from your POS in seconds: no printing, no price errors at the till.

  • Labels from 1.54" to 7.5", for shelves, fridges and freezers
  • Promotions and markdowns with one click
  • Kiosk starter kits and full-store rollouts
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From the lab

Projects

Smaller things we design and build in-house, often because the part we needed didn't exist.

  • A white 3D-printed bracket clipped onto the upright of an Elfa wire shelf.
    In use

    Sign holders for Elfa shelving

    3D-printed brackets that clip onto Elfa wire shelving and hold signs and price labels at the right angle. No tools, no new shelving.

  • An ESP32 board, breadboard and motor driver wired up next to a grey 3D-printed base plate.
    Prototype

    Automated sample-testing rig

    An ESP32-controlled arm that moves test strips between four sample beakers. Built for repeatable liquid measurements, such as alcohol content and heavy-metal screening.

  • Electronic price labels mounted on hooks above bags of Haribo sweets in a kiosk.
    Installed

    Kiosk peg-hook labels

    Electronic labels on peg-hook displays for sweets and snacks, updated together with the rest of the shop's prices.

A cardboard sketch with measurements, showing four beaker positions A to D arranged around a centre point.

How we work

From cardboard to shelf.

Most projects start as a sketch on a piece of cardboard. We keep the loop short, so you see something real early.

  1. 01

    Sketch

    Measure the space and draw it out full size, on paper or cardboard.

  2. 02

    Prototype

    3D-print parts and wire up electronics, then test them on the real shelf.

  3. 03

    Install

    Fit it in the shop and keep it running.

About

A small lab with a practical streak.

Drylab is a Danish workshop for retail technology. We work directly with shop owners, so the person you talk to is also the one who builds and installs it.

Get in touch

Questions about shelf labels or a custom build?

Send us an email