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	100m long Chromatics plant offers worldwide opportunities Sycamore Engineering Ltd and Klöpper Maschinentechnik GmbH & Co. KG have completed trials at Klöpper’s factory in Dortmund, Germany, on the impressive new plant designed to process Chromatics safety glass... more »
	Autoclave safety tips Modern architecture awareness of glass and its applications in buildings has led to greater use of glass. One of the most frequently employed types is laminated glass. more »
	Batch charging technologies - a review Despite the fact that stable production of high quality products requires close control of all aspects of the process, beginning with the raw materials and ending at the cold end, one part of the process does not always receive the attention that it deserves - the charging of the batch into the furnace. Batch charging can have a significant influence on melting rate, glass quality and furnace life, all of which are of major economic importance for the operating company. more »
	Causes of glass surface damage In order to avoid glass damaging the surface must be protected during shipment and storage. Appropriate handling and storage techniques maintain the integrity and the transparency of glass. In addition, after installation appropriate precautions and proper maintenance are needed to guarantee long-term performance. more »
	CNC machinery Glass CNC, or computer numerical control technology, was first used to modify ordinary glass-engraving machines to render them capable of completely automated engraving. A new sector of glass machine production was thus created. more »
	Convection gives the advantage When new installations of flat tempering machines suited for architectural glass are discussed today, the option of convection technology is certain to be raised. Furnaces based on traditional methods of radiation heating do not meet current market needs, but glass processors want the latest technology that can help boost productivity and improve the quality of production. more »
	Cutting tips There are many different types of cutters on the market and many opinions on the "correct" way to cut glass. Glass On Web has therefore decided to search out some web pages for you. more »
	Digital printing on glass Packaging, interior design, architecture and other traditional sectors for glass, have often been turned to other media because of the ease and cost-effectiveness with which they could incorporate astonishing visual design directly onto the substrate. Glass had been so far excluded or used sparingly for digital printing because most digital printers could not handle its fragility and weight. more »
	Don't forget the wind! Amongst other impact conditions ( heat, snow, water, human) that affect glazing surfaces, resistance to wind pressure must be taken into consideration, so as to avoid glass breakages. more »
	Efficient processing of automotive and architectural glass The most longstanding Bystronic glass customer in China reports - Efficient processing of automotive and architectural glass At the beginning of the 1980s, Shanghai Yaohua Pilkington Glass Co., Ltd. (SYP) was the first Bystronic glass customer in China. The multinational relationship between the largest British-Chinese joint venture at that time and the Swiss-German producer of glass processing machines began with the installation of a cutting table for float glass. This business relationship has continued to the present day: at the end of 2010, the auto glass division at SYP put the tenth Bystronic glass line for the preprocessing of automotive glass into operation and the architectural glass division is currently working with nine insulating glass lines and multiple cutting machines from Bystronic glass. more »
	Further cost reductions for large area coating Bekaert explains how the introduction of a new range of rotatable sputter targets will provide increased sputter efficiency along with how the advances in sputter hardware for rotating cylindrical magnetron will improve the sputtering process. more »
	Glass scratch removal When glass is used in windshields, stores and offices, it can be damaged by external stimuli such as hard objects, acid rain, chemicals, etc. Should these factors cause scratches which are not too deep, they can be repaired by one of several different processes/techniques. more »
	Glass storage techniques Glass storage is an important issue which every company should take into consideration as improper glass storage techniques may result in damaged glass surfaces or glass breakage. more »
	Glazing Work at Dresden’s Main Station Dresden’s main station is now being renovated as virtually the last German station of Deutsche Bahn AG, based on the design by Sir Norman Foster. more »
	Glazing Works at the Tower of the the Erdinger Moos Airport The Erdinger Moos Airport of Munich, Germany has got a new tower for Terminal 2. Insulating glass panes of 5.0 x 2.3 m made of twice-laminated glass 16 mm thick and weighing about 925 kg had to be installed at a height of up to 45 meters as well as 18 mm thick enamelled special glass plates for the tower facing - and this in the 9° upward-sloping tower. more »
	GM – Vertical Arrissing and Grinding Machine by For.El For.El. is the Italian company, world leader in the production of industrial automation for working insulating glass units and flat glass. Established in 1976 by Fortunato Vianello, the company has two production facilities at Vallio di Roncade (Treviso) and Meolo (Venice) together covering a total surface area of 20,000 square metres. more »
	Good Order Situation For German Glass Machinery Industry “Whoever has reason to complain about a bad order situation right now, must have done things wrong”, this is how Mr Jörg-Joachim Jakobs, Sales and Distribution Manager at Pannkoke Flachglastechnik GmbH, Lübeck/Germany, summarises the situation the German glass machinery industry currently experiences. more »
	Handling devices for the insulating glass production The Energy Glas GmbH Company, which was established in April 2008, specialises in the production of three-fold energy-saving insulation glass panes up to a size of 6.0 x 3.2 m. Investments in appropriate machinery with numerous special requirements were necessary for this modern production site in Wolfshagen. more »
	Heat or chemical tempering? The strength and heat resistance of glass can be increased through a heat treatment or by a chemical process. Discover the differences, benefits and performance of both types of procedures and glasses with us. more »
	HORN Glass Industries AG – Innovation engineered in Germany One of the most important glass melting furnace supplier will participate at the Glasstec fair in Germany. HORN is located at hall 13, stand D23. more »
	How to handle and store curved glass Bent glass is simply flat glass which is heated to a specific temperature, at which point the glass softens sufficiently in order for it to be moulded to the required curve. After this final shape is obtained, the handling process differs from that of normal flat glass so as to prevent breakage. more »
	IGMS: The number 1 for gas filling presses and sealing robot If you cannot or do not want to invest in an expensive new machine of this kind then consider the extensive range offered by IGMS – the perfect addition to a new or existing isoline. Fast delivery and installation are guaranteed; we currently have six gas filling presses and seven sealing robots in stock. Some of the machines available have already been refurbished; others can be refurbished to the specific requirements of customers before delivery. The gas filling press and sealing robots can be integrated into any isoline. The appropriate adaptation and adjustments are carried out by our own service technicians. more »
	Innovations in bending and tempering boost the glass market The oscillating horizontal tempering furnace developed in the 1970s has been one of the most significant innovations of recent decades, above all commercially. Its success has been based on the inexpensive price of a new machine combined with its versatile usage; a concept that has brought the glass tempering process, giving considerable added value to the end product, within the reach of small and medium-sized companies. In principle it is possible to temper on the same machine automotive and architectural glass, furniture glass and industrial glass etc. more »
	Laser glass cutting technology During the last years, major manufacturers of glass cutting machines have invested more and more resources toward research in the use of lasers for cutting glass. Most of them are convinced that in the next decades, laser-cutting technology will replace the traditional glass cutting method. What does this technology consist of and what are the benefits of using the laser-cutting method? more »
	LISEC: revolutioning laminating technology At the end of 2010, LiSEC installed its brand-new laminating tunnel at one of its customers’ plants in Italy. This machine represents a milestone in the laminating industry because it can process one batch of glass in only 45 to 60 minutes, a very short time compared to the traditional high-pressure autoclave system, which requires at least 5 to 6 hours or more, considering a mixed production. The core idea of this new technology is to split the heating phase from the cooling phase using a tandem chamber system, which shortens the cycle and, moreover, reduces energy consumption to one third compared to an autoclave cycle. more »
	Michela and Nicola, the second generation at Adelio Lattuada Founded in 1978 in Carbonate, Como province, Adelio Lattuada started out as a technicalservice company. In the 1980s it ventured into the design and production of automatic corner processing machinery, then expanding into grinding and bevelling machinery. Ongoing technological advances have led Adelio Lattuada to focus its range on products that offer maximum flexibility, operating simplicity and low maintenance. Today Adelio Lattuada, after having sold over 2,000 machines since it was founded, is an established company on the world market, exporting 80% of its products to more than 90 countries and with over 90% of return customers. Its present and above all its future now lies in the hands of Nicola and Michela Lattuada, brother and sister, the second generation at the helm of the family company. more »
	New Capabilities of today’s Automotive Glass Equipment Today’s know-how, together with new developments in control technology and machine production technologies allow to utilise automotive glass grinding and cutting machines in new ways. more »
	New Dualflame gas burner by Horn New Dualflame gas burner for reducing NOx emission in glass melting furnaces – state-of-the-art heating for melting ends Christian Wittmann, Matthias Kunz Horn Glass Industries AG , Plößberg, Germany more »
	OCS Glass: complete solutions for the glass industry With 30 years experience in the manufacture of glass processing machinery, OCS Glass has, as its core business, the production of machines for the cutting, transport and storage of flat glass. Thanks to the leadership of Francesco Schiavo, the company has, as its main priority, growth and innovation, while constantly improving its entire product range. more »
	Optical Quality Control: Pre-Processing Of Tempered Glass The current manufacturing of tempered glass is a complex as well as time- and cost-intensive process. Not only long processing times, but also high energy costs have a significant impact. Additionally, there are often capacity bottlenecks at the tempered glass – as well as at the heat soak furnace. Glass defects and contamination will mean that a high-quality finished product cannot be delivered. Such defects must be avoided at all costs at the beginning of the value creation chain. Some companies try to minimize this problem by using manual inspection at the entrance to the furnace. However, this method is unreliable, since the staff doing the inspection also have to load or unload glass and may not have the right lighting. Furthermore, horizontal glass surfaces are always difficult to examine and when inspections are carried out manually, there is the common problem of limited reliability due to fatigue or low motivation of the staff performing the inspection. An examination location such as this also has the dis-advantage that a glass that has been removed due to defects cannot be replaced immediately, leading to the furnace not being used to full capacity – and, in the worst case scenario, to customers not receiving deliveries on time. A state of the art vision system is today able to cut quality relevant losings with convincing results and even allows the reallocation of human inspectors for other assignments. more »
	Optimized glass cutting in float glass production Grenzebach is a key supplier of processing equipment, control technology, specialist cutting, stacking and handling systems, complete manufacturing lines and cold end equipment for float glass production. more »
	Pannkoke Flachglastechnik GmbH How do you put window elements with a weight of maximum 600 kg in under a roof projection of 1.3 m? more »
	Pannkoke: solving special glazing demands Looking back on more than five decades of production of vacuum lifters the name Pannkoke has been synonymous with specialist vacuum lifting equipment for large and heavy glass panes. During this period of time the German company has continued to manufacture its devices with more specifics, able to solve the continuously higher weight, size and thickness of today’s high-rise buildings. In this article, we are taken through some of the company’s case studies, and give a preview of the products on show at Glasstec. more »
	Quality-Scanner integrated in an IG or tempering production The total benefit of a Quality-Scanner integrated in an IG or tempering production more »
	Robotics in glass Given that companies are beginning to realize the benefits of robotics, rapid growth is expected in the industry over the next several years. Robots are used to increase productivity and improve product quality since they work faster and with greater consistency than a human operator. more »
	Rotatable Sputter Targets and Advanced Rotatable Magnetrons Since their invention in the late 1960s, sputtering electrodes have undergone a development revolution. The most significant technological development has been the discovery and maturity of rotating cylindrical magnetrons and advanced rotating cylindrical sputter targets. These two parallel developments have enabled manufacturers to increase coating throughput and decreased cost of coating, while maintaining the layer quality and thickness consistency. more »
	SIMEC, forty years of successful activity Founded in 1969 in Castello di Godego, Treviso, north-east Italy, SIMEC began activities as a small workshop. Now present in the natural stone, ceramic and glass processing technology sectors, the company is well know and appreciated the world over for the quality of its machinery and plants. SIMEC has about 190 employees, made up of specialized staff for the designing, constructing and assistance of its entire range of products, on 28,000 square metres of covered production area. Designing machines which are competitive in performance without disregarding the reliability of each single detail is the industrial philosophy that SIMEC applies in realizing all its products, from large plants to economical machines, achieving quality which has become a real reference point for the market. more »
	Speed’sealer sealing robot: new dynamic mixer system Klaus Puschmann, Product Manager at Bystronic Lenhardt GmbH presented a paper on the new dynamic mixer system of the speed’sealer sealing robot which was designed to overcome the limitations of static mixer systems. more »
	The courageous challenge of Gimav’s new president All new Presidents beginning their mandate in the difficult 2008 share the fate of starting out with the enthusiasm and best intentions that are typical of a new adventure, yet also with all the uncertainties of an international situation that is still far from being solved. more »
	The new vertical edging machine EM of For.El. S.p.a. If your are capable to anticipate the market needs, you are the company who makes a change and not the one undergoing it. Following the great success of Glasstec 2008 in Düsseldorf, the brand new vertical edging machine type EM, is now ready to enter the international market. more »
	Vacuum for Sişecam in Turkey The first contact with Sişecam, the prestigious glass producer in Turkey, goes back to 1997. The air cooled, ready-to-use UV pumps were first installed in new Russian plants of the Sişecam group. In June 2008 also the traditional Yenishir plant was supplied with two UV50 pumps. more »
	Waterjet cutting technology The waterjet machine, instead of the diamond wheel, uses water to cut glass. Waterjet cutting can best be described as a controlled accelerated erosion process. more »