16 September 2020
If you are carrying out a home improvement job on a fairly large scale, you may have to join two pieces of metal and will need to explore all options. You know that this join needs to be well made and stand up to a lot of pressure, so you may be thinking about welding. Yet what approach should you take and should you choose the MIG or TIG method?
11 August 2020
Are you looking for a unique way to promote your business? Then why not think about installing a flag pole? While advertising boards are easy to miss and can blend into their surroundings, flag poles tend to stand out and be visible from a considerable distance. They are a great way of differentiating your business from those that surround it. Where can you use flag poles? One of the chief advantages of flag poles is that they are an incredibly versatile advertising tool.
25 June 2020
If you plan on opening a restaurant, keep in mind that the kitchen is an essential aspect. Thus, you should get the right design and appliances for your kitchen space. Taking time to design a functional kitchen will give the chefs an easy time. But designing a kitchen restaurant involves a lot of aspects. For instance, you will have to think about the lighting, flooring, layout and appliances to use.
10 June 2020
When you look at machines to fill and cap your bottled products, you want to find solutions that can deal with the products you produce and your fulfilment schedules. However, you also need to think about wastage on this part of your production line. When things work well, then these machines fill your bottled goods before sealing them. However, if things go wrong, then you could waste liquids and bottles. Your production line may not work as quickly as you need it to.
7 May 2020
Die casting refers to a process whereby molten liquid metal is pressed into a mould at high filling speed and under high pressure. The process uses metal and alloys, such as aluminium, steel, and iron, which have a low melting point. Die casting is advantageous because it can produce thousands of metal castings within a short period using one mould. Also, the process produces uniform components at a low cost compared to other manufacturing processes.
28 April 2020
The quality and durability of your powder coating rely on how you prepare the surface. Failure to follow the right preparation steps will cause issues with the finished product. So you should understand the correct preparation procedure to follow before powder coating a metal surface. The article gives the right prep steps that ensure a high-quality powder coating. Cleaning and Removing Any Previous Coats First, begin by cleaning the metal that you want to powder coat.
24 April 2020
Discovering graffiti at your place of business or home rarely incites joy, but you don't always have to undertake a large paint job to cover the graffiti and keep the targeted wall or fence uniform in appearance. Spot cleaning the tarnished area can be effective, less time-consuming and cheaper than repainting, but different surfaces require different removal methods. Here are some tips for removing graffiti from common surfaces: Brick When removing graffiti from brickwork, you need to be careful not to damage the pointing or mortar, which will only lead to problems in the future, such as water damage, or moss growth.
21 April 2020
In Australia, most pallets are manufactured from locally available wood species, such as spruce and pine. Therefore, the nature of wood supply in Australia has favoured the production of softwood pallets at relatively competitive prices. Gone are the days when pallet manufacturing companies used to rely on the hardwood for production. However, due to a shortage of hardwood tree species in the country, coupled with demand for cheaper alternatives, softwood pallets have gradually filled the gap.
7 April 2020
Every food manufacturer will want to ensure that their product reaches the market in first-class condition so that they can set their productivity, protect their reputation and maximise their yield. This approach can present a challenge from many different points of view, however, including logistics and transportation, but crucially, it can have a big impact on the way that the food is protected on its way to the market. If you are thinking about entering this arena and want to transport perishable items as efficiently as possible, why should you look at plastics and, specifically, modified atmosphere packaging?
2 April 2020
Steel fabrication could well be seen as the backbone of the construction industry, as well as an instrumental element in hospitality, transportation and even technology. So what makes this simple alloy so useful in so many different applications? To understand this, you have to look at what steel is and the properties that the combination of iron and carbon generate when mixed together. Only then can you appreciate just how ingenious a material steel is and why it has been used for hundreds of years with little change to a stable formula.