Global Insulated Boom Manufacturer

Originally named Waco Fiberglass Inc., the company first moved to Waco, TX for more strategic proximity to customers and to benefit from Texas’s manufacturing support.

The Hanke family purchased the former Conlee Seed Co. building and surrounding acreage at 481 TX Central Pkwy to expand the Waco Fiberglass manufacturing, on the brink of becoming a global insulated boom manufacturer.

The courses taught in this program to Waco Boom employees established a consistent trend for employee training and enhancement of quality measures. With the introduction of more automated controls in the plant, the SPC program helped develop an understanding of using and qualifying manufacturing equipment.

The Conlee Seed building infrastructure was complete and ready for move-in. Production began with two curing ovens in the building. The property is still home to Waco Boom’s manufacturing and offices with several renovations and expansions through the years.

Now COO, Bob Simon, had been with the engineering team for 2 years when they began major overhauls to the winding system. Resin baths were redesigned for more cleanliness, volume, reduction of fiber tension, and better control of resin wet-out. One winder was extended to handle round booms up to 36’ long for the tree care industry. Other upgrades mitigated absorption of moisture in the fiberglass prior to winding and the bulk resin system was introduced.

Production and engineering began to research and examination of the longest square profile boom to date–a 50’ long square boom! Waco Boom continues to pursue methods and equipment to produce booms of this length on the in the standard production line.

Once concluding several permitting delays, Waco Boom was given permission to occupy the new expansion where infrastructure is underway to support the next generation of equipment and increase in capacity.

Waco, Tx, March 21^st, 2024 – Waco Boom has updated their look with a new logo.

Waco Boom has become nearly synonymous with fiberglass booms in the insulation industry around the world since adapting the name in 1994.  Since 1974, our company’s goal has always been to provide the industry with insulated fiberglass booms to keep linemen and operators safe.

Our name recognition has become our brand and we wanted to relaunch a logo that emphasizes our name while still showing what we build. When scheming our new colors, we wanted to connect with our customers regardless of the color palette they use for their own logo; thus, making black and white our new colors going forward.