Corten steel architecural sculpture-Malan

Packing & Shipping of Custom corten steel monumental Sculpture

 Before fabrication, we will make a suitable packing and shipping plan for the corten steel sculpture project. We have coordinated the professional artwork crates company that can pack the sculptures in export standard. Cooperating with the specialized shipping agent for the shipping service in ocean shipping, air cargo, and international express, to ensure the clients will receive the custom bronze sculpture artworks without any damage and timely.




Installation Cases and Introduction. 

For corten steel architectural sculptures, and projects, it commonly will cut into many sections for shipping, and then reassembled at the site, Sino Sculpture has a professional overseas installation team. They can handle the site installation work coordinates with local technicians. We Sino sculpture also can provide technicians to the site for installation instruction and support for the client’s installation. For easy-handling installation work, the instruction drawings will be provided and the client can install it and refer to it by themselves for cost-saving. Anyhow, we Sino will give the best and most easy-operated method for every client. Below is the last 5 years' typical projects site installation over the world. 


F&Q

1. What are the main materials you used to make sculptures?
-Stainless steel in the degrees of 304, 316, 316L.
-Silicon Bronze; Tin bronze; Copper.
-Corten steel
-Mild steel.
 
2. What is the main material used as the internal structure?
- 304-degree stainless steel;
-mild steel.
 
3. What are the main methods or crafts you used to make a sculpture?
- Hand forging (a new type of sculpture fabrication)
- Casting (Traditional way)
 
4. What is the progress of the above 2 crafts and any differences?
-Hand Forging: Modeling - Cutting metal panels - Hammered & shaped metal panels by hands - Welding&assembly - Grinding & finish -Installation.
-Casting - Modeling - Lost Wax/sand casting - Welding&assembly - Grinding&Polishing - Installation.
The main difference between the 2 crafts is that hand forging is a way that directly uses metal panels to shape the form of the model, which is similar to wearing a cloth outside of the model. It will not change the material’s physical characteristics, no need to heat and melt the metal material.  While traditional Casting has to heat coal, it may cause its chemical component to change and cause some pollution(air pollution, solid pollution, etc.).
 
5. What is the main finish you can do?
-Stainless steel sculpture - mirror polishing, hairline, spray paint, gold leaf, electroplate, tetanizing, patina.
- Bronze/Copper sculpture - patina, spray paint, gold leaf, gilding.
 
6. How do you pack the sculptures and which way you can deliver them?
-Small size sculpture, first is a very soft and fine pearl foam to wrap the sculpture safely, and second is bubble plastic air bubble film to wrap, and then put it into a plywood box which 6 insides were covered by 5mm thick pearl foam, and fixing the sculpture in the export standard box security in by extra soft material.
-Large sculptures, are cut into small sections based on the loading dimension of Containers, and then pack each section with a steel frame.
-Deliver way, sea freight, air freight. rail freight, express.
 
7. What are the trade terms your company can be applied?
-EXW, FOB, CIF, DDU, DDP, etc.
 
8. How is about the payment terms of your company?
-T/T, 20%-50% as the deposit, and the balance shall be paid before shipping.  

9. Can I come to visit your factory?
-We Sino warmly welcome any time.