Making Hurricane Resistant Windows Using TigerStop

Living in a coastal region is a dream for many people. That dream can turn into a nightmare when hurricane season comes around each year. We’ve all see the post hurricane images of shattered glass from homes that lacked hurricane resistant windows. In many cases, it’s not what the hurricane force winds do to a structure, but what those same hurricane force winds pick up and hurtle at a structure that cause the most damage.

Hurricane Resistant Windows

The owners of SIW have created the solution to better hurricane resistant windows that can stand up to all of the tests that hurricane season in southern Florida provides. “We opened 13 years ago with the goal of making better hurricane resistant windows that are built for the southwest Florida environment,” said Abe Lopez, owner of SIW windows. From paint made to resist the salt air to high impact rated glass, the team at SIW create custom impact windows for homes in hurricane alley.

SIW turned to Wakefield Equipment for advice on eliminating waste on their production line as they began to expand. “We are a boutique firm, so there is no one size window, said Abe. Every window is custom made and with that comes the need for precise measurements. “The owner at Wakefield, Owen, was really helpful. He demonstrated how a TigerStop works and how it could improve our business,” said Abe.

TigerStop Increases Productivity

SIW began with one Tigerstop and today they have 13 TigerStops throughout their production floor. As they expanded, they saw the needs for even more TigerStops, which help increase their efficiency, is easy for their employees to use, and requires little training. “Every corner we can put a TigerStop, we’ll put a Tigerstop,” said Abe.

“Another benefit of working with Wakefield Equipment is that they represent TigerStop really well. You can go online and anything you might need, like Tigerstop parts,  is available through them,” said Abe.

Find out more about TigerStop, watch our video or call Wakefield Equipment today! Read the TigerStop case study on SIW!