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Glass bottle production and packaging equipment surplus to the needs of Glenshaw Glass in Pittsburgh, PA (USA) will be sold at public auction by Harry Davis & Company on Tuesday, October 10.
Packaging to the highest standards: Gerresheimer offers a widely diversified range forpharmaceutics and cosmeticsThe pharma division displays an expanded complete range – in the field of plastic packaging as wellPharmaceutical packaging made of…
Owens-Illinois, Inc.(NYSE: OI)announced on Friday 15 September 2006, that it will participate in the Bank of America Conference to be held September 18 in San Francisco, California.O-I senior vice president and CFO, Ed White, will present at 1:30 p.…
Jim Ragsdale dotes upon a furnace that allows Ford Motor Co.'s glass plant in Tulsa to crank out about 10 million square feet of glass a month.
SAN DIEGO, CA -ICON Group International Ltd. on 13 September 2006 released two of the most comprehensive studies to date on vertical gap analysis and labor productivity benchmarks for Asahimas Flat Glass Tbk.
SAN FRANCISCO (September 13, 2006) – Let’s face it – unless fire rated glazing is your specialty, knowing what, where and how to find information on this specialized product can be challenging.
At glasstec 2006, FLEISCHLE presents its semi-automatic screen printing machine type MP-S for printing on flat glass. Important criterions of this machine are its short change-over times, easy machine handling, high productivity and realiability as…
Hans Siemens, a brother of Werner von Siemens, founded a glass factory in Dresden 150 years ago in 1856 with the intention of revolutionizing glass production with innovative technologies and ideas.
A new road surface made with recycled glass mixed with asphalt will be laid down on a road in Holon on Monday night, following lab research at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology that shows it is as effective as conventional pavement.
Saint-Gobain's Packaging Sector has just gained control of BO Glass Containers SA, which has begun construction of a wine bottle plant in Rosario, located in a winegrowing region south of Santiago (Chile).
New from Schüco International, Europe’s leading provider of solutions for the whole building envelope, is Schüco e-drive, an electronic, fully concealed, motorised drive system for largeformat sliding and lift-and-slide units.
Asahi Glass Philippines, Inc. (AGP), a subsidiary of Asahi Glass Company Ltd. of Japan (AGC) and the pioneer in flat glass manufacturing in the country recently inaugurated its new Philippine Float Glass Plant last 16 August in its manufacturing…
With the number and cost of hurricanes rising, more people are interested in hurricane resistant homes and buildings. Homes built after 1993 in hurricane prone areas are required to have a method to withstand hurricane forces, such as steel rods to…
The National Glass Association announced today that one of the largest independent glass companies in the southeast, Lee & Cates Glass, has become the latest subscriber to its cutting-edge on-line training program, MyGlassClass.com.
The pavilion, which houses the museum’s vast collection of glass artworks, is a testament to an earlier era when American industrial production and cultural growth were profoundly intertwined.
Shareholders of The BOC Group plc, based in Windlesham, UK, voted at shareholders’ meetings held in London today to approve and give effect to the court scheme implementing the recommended cash offer for BOC by Linde AG, Wiesbaden.
In a recent report, the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) stated that the investment size in Flat Glass production in GCC member states exceeded USD 564 million in 2005.
A man in his mid-twenties was injured when a glass panel at Plaza Singapura fell from the first floor to the basement on Wednesday night.
Pittsburgh Roars may be the mantra in 2006, but 2007 promises to be "The Year of Glass." One reason is the city will host the Glass Arts Society's 37th annual conference from June 7-9.
A $35 million distribution center for Shreveport’s Libbey Glass may not mean more jobs at the local plant but should mean that jobs here are more secure, top officials for Libbey said this morning at the ribbon cutting for the 646,000-square-foot…
Simple Pilkington Solution Following Northern Ireland Building Regulations Change Making Low-e Glass Mandatory for New and Replacement WindowsRadical changes to Part F of the Building Regulations for Northern Ireland, which come into force in…
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has opened Alltech Engineered Finishes in Taiwan - a facility that serves the fastener and small parts industry by applying PPG's electrocoat and dip-spin coatings.
An innovative new line of decorative window films by Wallpaper For Windows is a beautiful alternative to expensive stained glass windows and glass doors.
Ahlstrom will invest approximately EUR 5.2 million in a new glass fiber reinforcement plant in the U.S., to strengthen its position as a leading global developer and manufacturer of specialty reinforcements for technically demanding markets.
Demand for advanced flat glass is projected to expand nearly 6 percent per year to $7.7 billion in 2010.