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…
Cleveland, OH. – November 15, 2019 –It is with great sadness that we announce that Howard Ron Ober, the founder of Wakefield Equipment, passed away earlier this week. The entire Wakefield Equipment family mourns this loss. Ron was responsible…
As the leaves start to fall and the temperatures cool off, you might be noticing some drafts in your home. Those poorly sealed windows and doors bring with them higher heating bills so it’s time to think about replacement windows…
It seems that choosing stretch wrapping equipment should be simple given its purpose is so simple. The ultimate goal is for the machine to prepare a final product for shipping. At the most basic level, the stretch wrapper applies stretch…
With so many different types of glass available and each with their own set of features and benefits, we put together this quick cheat sheet as a reference guide to the most common types of glass. Type of Glass Common…
Annealed glass is commonly referred to as “plate” glass or “window glass”. It is the basic flat glass product created by the float glass process. It gets its name from the annealing process used to slowly cool the glass to…
Glass is made from melting sand into a liquid. You won’t see that happening at your local beach though. Sand melts into a liquid state at around 1700˚ C (or 30390˚ F)! In a commercial glass plant, sand is mixed…
What is something that is hard enough to protect us, but shatters easily? What is something that is completely transparent, but is made solely from opaque components? What is something that acts like a solid, but is actual liquid? The…
Safely and efficiently handling heavy, over-sized pieces of glass is a priority for those involved in glass manufacturing. The cost of breakage and of workers compensation claims go directly to the glass manufacturers bottom line. There are a variety of…