Maximizing Space and Productivity: Over the Mountain's Experience with TUROMAS

With a focus on customization and a product range from heavy glass showers to railings and beveled mirrors, the company has been able to adapt to market demands.

With two locations in Alabama and more than 50 employees, Over the Mountain Glass has been able to optimize its production using TUROMAS solutions.

In this interview, Cavan Metcalf, from OTM, shares his experience with TUROMAS.

The need to modernize its facilities arose when OTM realized that its limited work space represented a challenge to its growth. The solution came from TUROMAS, who presented an automated loading and storage system that not only solved the space problem, but also offered the possibility of increasing production capacity without compromising efficiency.

An SR-03 shuttle rack storage system has been installed together with an LR-03 with 26 positions, capable of storing up to 208 tons of glass.

In collaboration with IGE, TUROMAS’ US distributor, a tailor-made project was developed to meet all OTM requirements. We were able to implement a solution that optimizes the available space to the maximum, allowing the company to improve its efficiency and storage capacity.

Discover more details of this collaborative process and the results achieved below:

Who is Over the mountain? Please tell us about your company history, location, number of employees.

Otm is a full-service glass fabrication plant. We specialize in heavy glass showers and custom railing. We provide a range of products from insulated glass to beveled mirrors. We currently have 2 locations noth in Alabama.we have over 50 employees.

What products and services does Over the mountain offer? What production processes can be found in the factory?

Tempering, custom CNC, edging, beveling, insulated glass, back painted.

How did the need for the new cutting machines from TUROMAS arise?

We had a tight area and we had to maximize our storage capabilities. Heinz presented us with a great solution with the turomas loader and shuttle system. This system we were able to triple our glass storage capabilities and keep more glass in production with have 3 packs of glass in each rack.

Why TUROMAS?

After researching through multiple options and brands turomas came in as the number one because how versitile the machine was and how heavy duty it was made. We belived in turomas support and the producto they had. The Price of the machine also came in lower then the competitors but doesnt lack any features.

Which TUROMAS machine models have been installed? Why are these machines the best for Over the mountain?  What would you highlight about them?

The highlight for us is the simple easy to use interface. The system was very easy for our guys to learn and train on. In total it took about 8 days to install the whole system and two full days of training and we felt confident in our ability to run it.

The tech support we have received after install has also been top notch. Turomas has been very responsive with any issues we have come upon to help answer our questions and give us a better understanding of the machine.

This was the best fit for OTM because how fast the machine could be in here and installed. We felt very confident in turomas ability to provide these services and we loved the heavy duty built of the machine we knew this machine would last for years and years to come.