How to use the roof bracket for shipping containers
The shipping container roof bracket can be used for projects like roofing, framing, mounting photovoltaic solar panels, adding extra stability and reducing movement of your structure along the length of the container.
Tags: Brackets, Horizontal Tube, How-to Guides, Lumber, Roof, Roof deck, Roofing, Solar Panels, Timber, tube, Unistrut, Wood
Mounting a 50ft Radio Tower to a Shipping Container
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See how Sophie mounted her 50ft radio tower to a container to improve internet and cell signal in a remote valley. Check our solutions for improving connectivity.
Tags: Antennas, Case Studies, Starlink, Unistrut
Introducing our new Unistrut pipe clamps
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You may already know that we stock a range of Interclamp’s cast iron tube clamps which are available for 34, 42 and 48mm diameter tube (1”, 1 ¼” & 1 ½” pipe) but if you’re looking to attach tubes, pipes and cylindrical masts with a larger diameter than that, then our new Unistrut pipe clamps are perfect for the job.
Installing solar panels on a shipping container
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Engineering students at the University of Liverpool are using Domino Clamps as the interface between a Unistrut frame for mounting solar panels on the roof of the container and the insulated shipping container itself that will house a fridge to create a solar powered cold storage facility.
Tags: Case Studies, Solar Panels, Unistrut
How to attach Unistrut channel to a shipping container
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Unistrut channel systems are a highly practical and versatile set of building blocks, allowing you to build fully customised support systems and structures without the need for welding or drilling. For those old enough to remember, they are a lot like meccano, but for adults.
