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Lithium-ion battery fires continue to make headlines as the ignition source of an increasing number of house fires. Fortunately, our power tool batteries and chargers are generally safe, but it pays to take precautions to prevent a fire should one turn bad.
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Video: What happens when a lithium-ion battery catches fire?

Kondinin Group engineer, Josh Giumelli, runs through essential items for electrical toolkits.

02 September 2025

Your impact wrench is only as useful as the range of accessories in your arsenal. It is a good idea to stock up on impact tools to avoid the temptation to use standard sockets and accessories, which risks rounding nuts and bolts and damaging your sockets
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WORKSHOP: Going for maximum impact

Impact tools and accessories to complement wrench kits

29 July 2025

LED high bay lights have revolutionised illumination for large farm buildings such as workshops, machinery sheds and shearing sheds due to their high output, low power consumption and reliability.
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WORKSHOP: Shedding light on workshop illumination

Lighting for the workshop

27 May 2025

Kondinin Group's Josh Giumelli runs through electrical toolbox essentials.
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Video: Electrical Toolkits

Kondinin Group engineer, Josh Giumelli, runs through essential items for electrical toolkits.

20 May 2025

While plasma cutters have been around since the 1980s they have recently become more affordable, producing higher quality cuts. Plasma cutters are often installed on computer numerical controlled (CNC) tables where they cut intricate shapes straight from a computer file with an accuracy of around 0.2mm.
FROM THE WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP: Putting plasma into practice

Kondinin Group's Josh Giumelli provides a run down on plasma cutters.

22 April 2025

Listen to what Kondinin Engineer, Josh Giumelli, has to say about locking methods for tight nuts.
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Video: Locking methods for tight nuts

Kondinin engineer, Josh Guimelli, provides overview on locking methods for tight nuts.

21 March 2025

Stopping nuts and bolts from vibrating undone may seem straightforward, but a surprising amount of machinery breakdowns occur for this exact reason.
FROM THE WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP: Locking methods for tight nuts

Josh Giumelli covers a range of fastener locking methods for adding a little security to repairs.

20 March 2025

Getting to grips with the range of welding electrodes and their suitability for different applications is a big job. An understanding of how electrodes are classified is a good place to start.
FROM THE WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP: Cracking the electrode code

Kondinin Group engineer, Josh Giumelli, examines welding electrodes.

13 March 2025

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

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Research Report: Auto Drafters (June 2026)

This month's Research Report includes an in-depth look at five popular sheep auto drafters complemented by several Case Studies of producers using the drafters to improve their livestock management.

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Research Report: High Horsepower Tracked Tractors (May 2026)

Kondinin Group researchers Mark Saunders, Ben White and Josh Giumelli have inspected some of the latest high-horsepower, articulated, fixed-frame and twin-tracked tractors for this month's Research Report. It's all about getting power to the ground.

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Research Report: Mother Bins (April 2026)

Mother bins are an important part of on-farm grain logistics. This Research Report details 10 brands including locally-made and imported models with capacities up to 300 tonnes.

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Research Report: Diesels Duke It Out (March 2026)

Kondinin Group's Ben White, Mark Saunders, Josh Giumelli and Jenna Santos spent a few days evaluating four of the latest 4WD diesel utes for this month's Research Report.

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