Posted by Aaron Chen on 09/11/2020
For those who are new to the world of gardening, you may come across words such as potting soil and potting mix. These phrases might be a little confusing for others at first. Potting soil and potting mix are used to help grow plants that are cultivated in containers.
Posted by Aaron Chen on 26/10/2020
Today, stainless steel remains even more popular because of its valuable characteristics. These include the resistance to different kinds of liquid, chemical and gaseous corrosion. It is also known for its robust and long-lasting properties.
When it comes to welding, stainless steel is also a popular choice. Learning how to weld using stainless steel may seem like a difficult process to others. But understanding the basics regarding welding stainless steel will help you get started. There are just a few aspects that welders should consider. With this blog post, they will learn about the basics of welding stainless steel. Read more here.
Topics: steel fabrication
Posted by Aaron Chen on 06/10/2020
Long before, copper was a very common type of material for fabrication. It was melted and processed to create various objects. Later on, copper was replaced by bronze to make coins, armours and weapon. After this period, the manufacturing industry slowly shifted towards the iron-age.
With the industrial revolution coming into existence, cast-iron was eventually getting outdated. Then fabricated steel was becoming famous in the construction and industrial industry. Despite its massive popularity today, there are still a lot of people who don’t know what steel fabrication is and how it is done. Below is an ultimate guide on steel fabrication that can help.
Topics: steel fabrication
Posted by Aaron Chen on 14/09/2020
Any metal fabrication project starts with a design. Having a design can take a metal fabrication project from visualisation to reality. However, it is vital to ensure that a piece of design is easy to be translated into a desired metal product.
Topics: steel fabrication
Posted by Aaron Chen on 31/08/2020
Most welders believe that aluminum is a difficult type of metal to weld compared to steel. That is the reason why most of them prefer to start out by learning to weld steel before moving on to aluminum. Unlike what other people know, welding aluminum is difficult because it simply uses a different method. For welders, it is important to understand these differences in order to achieve a good weld.
Topics: steel fabrication
Posted by Aaron Chen on 17/08/2020
When it comes to the metal fabrication process, welding galvanized steel is an important and valuable technique. This method is used especially when making galvanized steel gratings or galvanized steel wire cloth.
However, over the years, it has received a bad reputation because of certain issues to the welder’s health and to the material itself. But with proper knowledge and skills, the health of the welding personnel will not be in trouble. Aside from that, having enough understanding on this process will also result in a satisfactory welded output.
To educate you further, here is a blog post on the things to learn about welding galvanized steel safely.
Topics: steel fabrication
Posted by Aaron Chen on 03/08/2020
Plant growth is influenced by different factors such as exposure to sunlight, elevation and moisture drainage. Sometimes it is also affected by the day and night temperatures. This is the reason why it is important to use a garden structure that will cater the needs of the growing plants.
When it comes to gardening, shade house and green house are the two types of most common garden structures. However, many people are unsure of what is the difference between the two.
For those who are still confused about which shade structure to be used, this blog post will serve as a guide that help you choose the right one.
Topics: Shade house, Shade cloth
Posted by Aaron Chen on 13/07/2020
When it comes to gardening, it is important to know that all shade is not created equal. Factors such as season, time of the day, plant age, plant density and canopy composition can affect how the plants are shaded. Understanding these aspects can help you in giving the appropriate care for your shade loving plants.
Topics: Shade house, Shade cloth
Posted by Aaron Chen on 13/02/2020
Plant propagation is the way we reproduce new plants from the plant stock you already have. It is a well used and known technique to increase the numbers of plants in your nursery.
Handling potted plants is crucial because the incorrect method is likely to damage your stock. How a nursery handles plants can largely affect the work efficiency, overall productivity and profitability.
Maximising plant growth needs to be achievable and using appropriate shelter, tools and equipment all adds up to the successful plant strike rates nurseries require. Therefore, to assist you in knowing what nursery equipment and tools, are out there we have put together a beginner nursery equipment guide on propagating, handling and growing of nursery plants.
Topics: Plant Propagation
Posted by Aaron Chen on 13/02/2020
You can get confused easily about how to find the best shade house vendor and which one to choose whether you go online or visit a manufacturing workshop. To get the best offer, you will have to do your research and consider different aspects before purchasing the shade house.
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*[Owner]* An industrial laundry system service company needed repairs and redesign done to their tooling. C-Mac made changes to the tooling to make access and ease of use to decrease service down times.
*[Service Manager]* An industrial fan service company had a failure of a major shopping centre air conditioning fan/ blower. C-Mac repaired the unit within a 24hr turn around for minimum downtime.
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*[Mechanical Design Engineer]* An automotive transmission design customer needed help with designing an automatic transmission gear prototype. We suggested and engineered a more cost effective and practical way for the mass production stage.
*[Nursery Manager]* At an exhibition saw our self tracking nursery trailers and indicated he had a costly issue transporting large (heavy) pots containing advanced trees. Existing method was a bobcat. C-Mac designed and quoted for the manufacture of a Self Tracking “Low Loader”. His comment on the first day of using "Low Loader trailer":nursery-equipment/7-trailers/#low-loader-self-tracking-trailer “Can now move 100 litre pots with trees, 150 metres in 1 hr and not get a sore back”.
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*[Nursery Owner]* Needed a specific Potting & Mixing machine. for his yuccas nursery, but the problem was it was no longer manufactured. From his description and specifications our engineers designed and modelled in 3D software his requirements. "Potting Machine":nursery-equipment/3-potting-machines/ was manufactured and fully tested with potting media in our workshop, video was then sent to customer who was very pleased with the results. Machine disassembled and freighted interstate and installed.
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