Crystal Window & Door Systems adds additional glass cutting line

Crystal Window & Door Systems bolstered its capabilities and increased production capacity with the recent addition of a second major glass cutting line. Crystal utilizes automated glass equipment to cut custom sized lites used to fabricate insulating glass units for its vinyl and aluminum window products. The new equipment will be the primary glass system and it is planned that the existing previous automated cutter, after undergoing refurbishment, will become the secondary system. "Crystal constantly reinvests in new state-of-the-art production equipment and the new GED glass cutting system is the latest example of that policy," said Crystal executive vice president Steve Chen. The new equipment is the 1600 Gen 4 Glass Cutting System designed and manufactured in the USA by GED Integrated Solutions of Twinsburg, OH. The GED 1600 System provides greater accuracy, consistent high quality, improved productivity increased throughput capacity, and it can handle glass sheets up to 72" by 96" and ¼" thick. Crystal's fully-automated system features a computer numeric controlled (CNC) ultra-high speed carbide cutter, optimization software to minimize scrap, unlimited shape capabilities, automatic air-flotation "squaring" and advance tables, and a graphic order number display to facilitate score line "breaking" and racking. The accompanying fully integrated GED free-fall glass loading system features dual automated drop-arm mechanisms to facilitate ready access of different glass size, thickness or coating types. This reduces glass rack changeout and improves overall throughput.