Every business has equipment, ranging from items as common as a laptop all the way up to sophisticated glass manufacturing machinery. Most businesses acquire some type of equipment throughout the year and tax laws, like Section 179, provide a way…
You can produce windows and doors in a flexible and economic way--and at the highest quality with a properly designed Window and Door Assembly Line. Using the right assembly equipment can lead to: Shorter run times Steady workload Smooth material…
Automating your flat glass picking and loading with a fully integrated glass free fall system can be a game changer. The right glass free fall equipment paired with the right glass handling equipment can: Improve overall efficiency Reduce breakage Save on…
Insulated glass (IG) is a combination of two or more sheets of glass spaced apart with a spacer bar and sealed to form a single unit with one or more air spaces in between. Benefits of IG include: energy savings…
A manufacturing assembly line process is often one of the more labor-intensive operations where small improvements can result in big rewards. At Wakefield Equipment, our goal is to provide our customers with industry expertise and resources so they can save…
Cleveland, OH. – June 26, 2020 – Wakefield Equipment and TigerStop announce they will co-host a webinar, How to Simply and Quickly Automate your Fenestration Business. TigerStop is the global leader in stop gauge and material positioning systems and software.…
As the world collectively begins to inch back towards returning to work, most of us hope that things will return to “normal” as quickly as possible so we can get our manufacturing facilities running again. In reality, much of our…
Small businesses everywhere are feeling the sting of the world-wide Covid-19 pandemic. Many manufacturing businesses have come to a screeching halt as demand has dried up for everything other than groceries it seems. As a small business ourselves, Wakefield Equipment…
Curtain wall (sometimes called curtainwall) refers to any cladding system that is "hung" from a structural frame. Because the curtain wall itself is nonstructural, it can be made of a variety of lightweight material which reduces construction costs. Typically, curtain…
With aluminum extrusions costs unlikely to decrease anytime soon, what can you do to save money when it comes to manufacturing aluminum extrusions? Most manufacturers look at the somewhat obvious areas first, altering the design, reducing waste, selling scrap and…