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…
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…
Phenolic Caster Wheels are one of the most frequently used types of wheels for glass and material handling equipment. Is it the best option for your application? There are few factors you should take into consideration when deciding what type…
Your grandmother always told you that you get what you pay for, but is that always true? When it comes to choosing a vendor for manufacturing glass handling equipment, grandma was right. Making a wrong choice could lead to some…
In construction, cladding refers to the application of one material over another. There are a variety of different types of cladding that use materials ranging from wood, metal, natural stone, plastic and glass. Exterior cladding is needed to: Protect the building…
We’ve talked about how to identify bottlenecks using the 5 Why’s, but we want to help our customers avoid having bottlenecks before they even start! Every dollar wasted on a bottleneck is a dollar less to your bottom line! Our…
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. It is commonly called double pane…
Edge Deletion of Insulated Glass Units Insulated glass (IG) units are manufactured from two or more layers of glass that are separated by a spacer and then sealed using sealants. In order for the sealants to adhere to the glass,…
End milling machines are an important industrial tool for machining difficult to work with materials like PVC and metal. They can perform a vast number of functions ordinarily done by hand, thus speeding up and facilitating a faster and more efficient…
A double miter saw creates angled cuts on either the left or the right side of a material, allowing for cuts in both directions without the need to rearrange the material. For comparison, a single-bevel saw cuts in only one direction,…