Flat Glass Forecasted Growth
According to a research report by the Freedonia Group*, demand for high performance flat glass products in the US is forecast to rise 8.2 percent per year to $9.2 billion in 2017. The gain is the result of a major…
It’s a Glass, Glass, Glass, Glass World
Have you ever stopped to think about how much glass we are surrounded with every day? Glass making has existed since at least 1500 B.C. when they began creating glass vessels. The glass industry has reinvented itself many times since…
Staying Competitive in a Global Glass Economy
The glass industry is a cornerstone of the US economy, with nearly $30 billion in products shipped annually and close to 150,000 employees. Glass has been produced en mass since the industrial revolution with technological advances creating growth through new…
Energy Efficient Window Glass Spacers
Window and glass spacers are the seals that sit between panes of glass in a window. Over the years, the window manufacturing industry has seen quite a swing in terms of materials and technologies used to make glass spacers. As the push to create more energy-efficient home-building materials increases, more and more manufacturers are turning to new types of glass spacers to boost the “greening” of their products.
Specialty Manufacturing Equipment for Solar Power Windows
The burgeoning solar power industry has created a great need for solar power equipment. There is a great variety of solar power handling equipment available to assist manufacturers with every need, from production to shipment. Wakefield Equipment strives to provide simple, cost-effective solutions for our customers so they may continue to innovate in this fast-growing field.
Wakefield Glass Equipment
Wakefield Equipment offers innovative, labor saving fenestration products and fenestration equipment for the fenestration industry. Based in Cleveland, OH, Wakefield has been in business since 1995 and has a unique understanding of the fenestration industry. Wakefield has worked with glass…