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Commercial opportunity with unique Chromatics safety glass
Chromatics is a modern, lightweight, shatterproof safety glass with a number of unique features that are changing conventional thinking throughout the worldwide cladding and glazing markets. Significantly it is a glass and aluminium laminate – and not susceptible to catastrophic nickel sulphide breaks. more »
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Double glazed unit failure
It is a well-known fact that double glazed units are of significant value in reducing energy loss and offers other benefits such as lower energy consumption, perfect transparency through the reduction of the condensation on the warm air side and the possibility of using larger glazed areas without increasing energy consumption. However, when this type of unit breaks down, most of its characteristics are compromised. more »
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Exclusive Interview
GlassOnWeb.com interviews Guillerme Huguen, commercial director of Saint-Gobain Glass Europe and general manager of SGG UK. more »
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Gimav: negative 2009 but potential of China and Brazil
Glass processing machinery and accessories posted a difficult 2009, as did all the machinery industry. But the good news from Gimav is that China and Brazil are racing ahead and boosting Italian exports.
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Glass Recycling increases again in Europe
Closed‐loop recycling means a material can be reused over and over again in a closed loop system ‐ like for glass bottles and jars. This is key to a resource‐efficient Europe. more »
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GlassOnWeb.com 10th Anniversary
Ten years of activity, more than 50 thousand registered companies, 750 technical articles, a news section updated daily since 2001 and a rich Business Area with an ever-moving Forum section. more »
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GlassOnWeb.it is born!
We are proud to report that on 15 December 2006, GlassOnWeb Italia was officially launched, replacing the existing web site, Vetro.Info.
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How to Prevent Frosting on the Windshield
It is cold winter now. Windshields frost or ice over easily in this whether and it is always a safety risk for driving, so you should not ignore it. Here are some tips for preventing frost or ice on your windshield, just give it a try! more »
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Is glass a solid or a liquid?
If you look at glass it seems solid, if you touch it, it feels solid, right? But are you absolutely sure that it is not liquid? more »
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Keep the Crystal Ornaments Shining Forever
With their glittering and exquisitely carved forms, there is a new fashion to decorate our living space and place of work with crystal ornaments and they are welcomed more and more in modern society. How to maintain these crystal ornaments is also a wide concern of people. Here are some tips on how to keep the crystal always shining. more »
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Let Glass Decorations Adorn Your Household
Placing shining glass decorations in different places around the house will bring liveliness and a fashionable appearance to our household life. more »
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Low-E market demand
The trend among architects and construction companies has been to increase the glazing surfaces in buildings in order to bring the outside into the interior of buildings by maximizing natural daylight. This change in architectural solutions has also led to the development and usage of energy efficient glass such as low-e. more »
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Middle East Market
The Middle East accounts for more than ten per cent of all international orders won by the world's top contractors, fuelling the demand for glass and glass processing machinery. more »
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Price-Fixing Glass Makers Fined: Facts Overview
The European Commission has imposed fines, totalling € 486 900 000 on Asahi, Guardian, Pilkington and Saint-Gobain for coordinating price increases and other commercial conditions for deliveries of flat glass in the EEA, in violation of the EC Treaty’s and the EEA Agreement’s ban on cartels and restrictive business practices (Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement). more »
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Scienstry 3G Switchable Glass is widely used in Expo 2010
World Expos are representative platforms which as well as of considerable political and economic importance are also of great scientific and cultural interest. Expo 2010 Shanghai China officially opens from May 1, 2010 to Oct. 31, 2010. It is a World Expo in the tradition of international fairs and expositions. The theme of this year’s exposition is “Better City – Better Life”. more »
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Sir Alastair Pilkington
We all know what the float glass process is, but what do we know about the inventor of that process? This article is dedicated to Sir Alastair Pilkington, the man who changed the glass industry. more »
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Spirit of Optimism at glasstec 2010
SUCCESSFUL SOLARPEQ TRADE FAIR DEBUT
After difficult economic times a spirit of optimism is now once again prevailing in the glass sector. This was made clear by the 1,274 exhibitors to glasstec, the world’s most important glass trade fair, and solarpeq, the new trade fair for solar production technology. A total of roughly 45,000 trade visitors attended the closely dovetailed events. Of these over one third also stated interest in the range at solarpeq.
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The glass industry in Italy and Europe: a survey
This article intends to give a general overview of the glass sector. It analyses the Italian and European situation in terms of production, imports, exports, number of employees, number of enterprises, etc. Its aim is to assess trends within the industry and to attempt to foresee the future of the sector. Moreover, the conclusion of the article provides a roadmap for the sectors and the challenges that the glass industry has to face in the future. By Nicola Favaro; Stazione Sperimentale del Vetro, Murano - Venezia e Frédéric Van Houte; CPIV, Brussels - Belgium. more »
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Trends in the Automotive Glass Industry
When Henry Ford launched the Model T, windshield was just an option: its function was exclusively to protect car drivers and passengers against wind. more »
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Types of glass transportation
Transporting glass from point A to B is the final step for the glass manufacturer and processor. Specially designed vehicles are used for this purpose. Lets take a closer look at the different options available and their benefits. more »
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Versatile Perspectives for the Glazier Trade
Innovative glass products, new finishing techniques and the on-going extension of applications provide glass-processing craftsmen with promising development perspectives. more »
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What Ails the Indian Glass Processing Industry?
“If you make any generalization about India, the opposite is also true,” Amrtya Sen, noted Nobel Laureate, commented about India. The same holds true for the glass processing industry, or the entire glass industry of India. The per capita per annum use of glass in India was only 0.55 kg, compared with 3.5 kg in China, 5.2 kg in Thailand, and a very high 14 kg in Japan in 2005. In 2006, it reached 0.69 kg and further increased to 0.76 kg in 2007. It is quite surprising that Indian per capita consumption of glass is lower than in many developing countries. more »
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What happened in 2007?
As the end of the year is fast approaching GlassOnWeb.com take a retrospective to the outgoing 2007 year and highlights the most important news in the industry. Here are the five most important stories according to GlassOnWeb editorial staff. more »
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What happened in 2008?
As the end of the year is fast approaching GlassOnWeb.com take a retrospective to the outgoing 2008 year and highlights the most important news in the industry. Here are the most important stories according to GlassOnWeb editorial staff. more »
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