Agricultural Supply Equipment Along Service Paths at Shouguang Demonstration Park

Resumo do projeto

Background

The project is located at a modern agricultural production and exhibition park in Shouguang, Shandong, with installation beginning in spring 2012. Multi-span greenhouses are arranged in rows, with fixed-width service paths between them used for routine inspection, material transfer and visitor access. Agricultural supply equipment needed to be positioned along one side of these paths.

Requirements and challenges

Clear outdoor weather resistance requirements: the service paths are semi-exposed, with high temperature and humidity in summer and low temperatures in winter. Equipment surfaces must withstand UV exposure and diurnal temperature swings without early powdering or deformation.
No encroachment on passage clearance: the paths must accommodate both small transport vehicles and visitor foot traffic. All equipment, once installed, had to remain within the designated area, with any protrusions chamfered or edge-finished.
Alignment with greenhouse work rhythms: equipment had to be distributed in segments according to work frequency in each greenhouse zone. Pick-up points could not be over-concentrated, to avoid backtracking and congestion during peak periods.

Specification and solution

Segmented placement, configured by need: 12 equipment points were set along the service paths, each with a different combination based on the function of the adjacent greenhouse zone, rather than a single uniform layout.
Metal main structure with outdoor coating: the frames use steel construction with outdoor powder coating, and stainless steel fasteners throughout, addressing corrosion risks in the pathway environment.
Replaceable functional modules: worktops and hanging racks were designed as detachable structures based on usage intensity, allowing high-frequency access points to be maintained without compromising the entire unit.

Delivery and outcome

All 12 points were installed, covering the main service paths without occupying the transport clearance between greenhouses.
After 6 weeks of continuous use, a follow-up visit found no coating peeling, no loosening of structural fasteners, and no reported access issues caused by the equipment.

Client feedback: The units are plain, don't get in the way along the paths, and are convenient to use. Visitors walking past don't find the area cluttered.