The portable 3D printer container
In the beginning of this year, we were contacted by Chris and Robin, two students from Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design in Halle. They were studying Industrial Design and as part of their final project wanted to construct a large-scale autonomous 3D printer to make – or print – different objects for the end-user. As they were looking for a space large enough to house such a project, they came up with the simple but genius idea to use a container. Our recommendation: the 20’HC Side Door Container We recommended using a 20’HC Side Door Container. Why? Well, for space reasons, first of all. The printer can be loaded into the container via a ramp, without having to ...
The effect the corona epidemic has on the output of Chinese factories and the export of goods from China into other parts of the world is undeniable. The beginning of a noticeable shortage of new and used shipping containers is to be expected in the second half of 2020. This will lead to container prices increasing. If you already know you’re going to need a certain type of container later this year, it might make sense to stock up now.
In early November, iCON International Container Service supported the Hamburg Judo Union with their opening workshop at the new training center in Hamburg Dulsberg. This new judo and handball training facility is at Eulenkamp, close to Hamburgs Olympic training center.
The flood control barriers at the head of what used to be the Hamburg free harbor were recently pulled down and put into storage. During the fall and winter season, additional metal elements are put up to strengthen the permanently installed flood control system. Come spring, the elements at the head of the barrier are removed to make way for the breathtaking view of the Hamburg skyline and the Elbphilharmonie.
For many of us it has become the norm to go online when we want to buy something. There we find the usual, the unusual, and the extraordinary. The path to the product we desire is no longer via email (or even a phone call). Now we place our order with a couple of clicks. So why not buy containers online? Enter the container shop.
There is no topic as current and omnipresent as living situations. Where and how do I live – and can I actually afford it? Especially in times of limited housing space we ask ourselves if there are more sustainable living concepts. While the term “Tiny House” is already fairly well known, the idea of the “Container house” is a bit more specific.
The reason for this unusual application was, for a change, not a building site. For a whole two and a half weeks, the parking lot by the west entrance of the exhibition center was transformed into an open-air oasis. At the festival called “45Hertz” a colorful mixture of different music genres was being played. They all had the same goal: to get the masses dancing under the famous Hamburg Television Tower. Luckily, the weather was on its best behavior. And so, more than 10,000 visitors found their way into the “Schanze”.
For this year’s Intermodal ASIA, the management team from iCON Hamburg traveled to China for the first time. While we were there, we also visited container manufacturers in Taichang and Nantong and met with old and new acquaintances. Being close to our suppliers is incredibly important for future collaborations and the high quality of our products.
The time has finally come for the SC Sternschanze to get its new mini-container. The football club with a long-standing tradition does not have a lot of room in the middle of Hamburg. For much too long now, the groundskeeper’s tractor didn’t have a dry shelter. But that has just been changed.
This year, the annual NPSA conference and tradeshow took place in Florida – the Sunshine State. Great news for iCON America, as the location of the event in beautiful West Palm Beach was only an hour’s car ride away from the Fort Lauderdale office.
