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German packaging firm Gerresheimer has bought up the glass manufacturing operations of an American packaging company in its second significant acquisition in three months.
Comar, Inc. announced that it will sell its glass manufacturing operation, with the exception of its "Glass Pipette Manufacturing" business, to Gerresheimer's Kimble Glass, Inc. operation.
Displays & Optical Technologies Inc. (DOTI), a manufacturer of massive, lightweight optics, announces the development of a glass lamination process we call Lone Star Shatter Shield (LS³), which can be ground, polished and optically coated after…
A £1.5 million investment will be aimed at substantially increasing Scotland’s long term capacity for recycling.
The Gerresheimer Group in  Dusseldorf has agreed to acquire the pharma-glass operations of the US company  Comar Inc. in Vineland (New Jersey).
Early last week, Emhart Glass Manufacturing completed the acquisition of a Florida-based competitor that will mean good things for the Emhart facility, located in Elmira's northeast corner.
Production facilities in the USA, Mexico, China and Germany Gerresheimer has agreed with the US company Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.(TMO) to establish a joint venture company under the name “Kimble/Chase Life Scienceware LLC”.
The Plunger Process Control (PPC) provides, for the first time, a complete visualization of the parison forming process for Narrow Neck Press and Blow (NNPB), as well as for Wide Mouth Press and Blow.
The European Commission confirmed on Wednesday that they had formally charged several flat glass producers of running an illegal cartel to fix the prices.
Corning Incorporated announced its 2007 Scientific Seminar Series. The live, web-based presentations will be co-sponsored by the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and provide attendees with information on the industry's latest innovations…
The machine market is changing rapidly. Machine tool manufacturers increasingly have to market products faster and cheaper than in the past and need to supply machines with high precision, dynamic and flexibility.
Turner Construction Company, New York, announced last month that construction costs are projected to increase in the first quarter of 2007.
The auto glass and the building glass market have many diverse requirements for glass processing machines. Productivity is of decisive importance to buyers, as is the growing pressure of price and cost.
Glass and aluminium products manufacturer AG Industries (AGI) reported that fully diluted headline earnings per share for the six months ended December had increased from 19.3 cents to 20.2 cents.
With the good results from a previous project as proof of the company’s system and project capabilities, Siemens was a strong contender for the task to equip a Quinn Glass brownfield glass bottle plant at Ince in Great Britain.
Supertrucks Ltd has just delivered its first glass carrying racks fitted to new VW Crafter panel vans. These racks have been supplied to long-time Supertrucks customer, Hepworth Framework Ltd.
The National Glass Association (NGA) is pleased to announce that its online training Web site,  will soon host two educational programs from the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA).
Infor, one of the largest global providers of enterprise software, today announced that Pilkington, a global provider of glass products, has selected its Infor SCM Demand Planning solution.
After more than 30 years, one of the largest employers in Daleville will be closing, leaving more than 60 people unemployed.
The Rs 5,000 crore architectural glass industry is on the verge of a revolution. Popularly used in facades and windows, glass on Saturday has found its way to doors, stair treads, balustrades, walkways, bridges and floorings due to its high flexural…
In the expanding market of vacuum systems for glass production, many OEMs respond strategically through competitive pricing and technological novelty.
Entegris, Inc., a global leader in materials integrity management, today reported its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.
Glass technology has evolved from simply melting a mixture of sand and sodium carbonate, followed by casting, molding or blowing the molten mass, to requiring state-of-the-art technologies to ensure faster and cheaper production.
Tekon Corporation, a division of Sealing Technologies Management Inc. announces it is changing its name in order to reflect the high quality products it provides to the glass industry.
Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft (ISIN: DE0007449506) acquired a stake in the medium-sized technology group ELIOG Technologie AG, Erfurt.