How much can your employees safely lift, push, or pull and are there any OSHA material handling guidelines that need to be followed? Our experts weigh in on the sometimes confusing guidelines and provide practical advice for locating potential employee…
You can produce windows and doors in a flexible and economic way--and at the highest quality with a properly designed Window and Door Assembly Line. Using the right assembly equipment can lead to: Shorter run times Steady workload Smooth material…
Automating your flat glass picking and loading with a fully integrated glass free fall system can be a game changer. The right glass free fall equipment paired with the right glass handling equipment can: Improve overall efficiency Reduce breakage Save on…
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…
Horizontal Window and Door Assembly Line Specialty window and door handling equipment can solve many of the problems faced by the glass industry that ultimately lead to higher manufacturing cost, such as breakage, creating safe working environments and overall product…
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…
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…