Bruce Willis flies into a window and glass shards spray everywhere. Miraculously he is unhurt. It’s a scene played out a hundred times in the Die Hard series of movies. It’s hard to think of an action movie that doesn’t…
When it comes to handling heavy and oversized windows, doors or special application products, the more hands the better. At least that used to be the case. A door flipping table and conveyor is a specialized workstation designed to assist…
Glass shipping racks are specialized racks designed to safely transport glass products. Wakefield’s glass shipping racks are constructed to provide support and protection for fragile Low E and IG units during transportation. Stop glass breakage and costly waste with an…
Thousands of years ago, craftsmen discovered the art of turning sand and soda ash into objects of beauty. Glass is as beautiful as it is versatile because of its ability to retract and diffuse light. Since that time, glass has…
If you’ve never seen an up cut saw in action, you might wonder what’s so special about them? Are they that different compare to a manual saw or automatic chop saw? Up cut saws are helping manufacturers be more competitive…
An unseamed edge of a glass lite is susceptible to cracking while undergoing the glass tempering process. Those cracks can release small flakes that could also stick to your machines and damage other glass in the tempered glass production line,…
Unlike what the name sounds like, a window glazing bead has nothing to do with what we typically think of a bead. Glazing beads are the trim pieces found around the perimeter of a glass unit and held into place…
To ensure worker safety, organizations rely on machine safety programs. These plans should address OSHA regulations, provide clearly written procedures and cover employee training on equipment. In our experience, these plans are often written once and then relegated to a…
Glass Cladding Office Building 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…
