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The building materials specialist is continuing its expansion in Egypt with the launch of two new production capacities.
VITRUM 2027 is looking beyond traditional glass markets, bringing together new technologies, international buyers and emerging opportunities from glass packaging to the aerospace industry.
Glaston has received and order from a leading manufacturer of architectural and automotive glass in East Asia.
Discover how Lattuada accessories can make straight-line edging machines more flexible, versatile and adaptable to different glass processing requirements.
Lattuada will take part in VETECO 2026, held from 10 to 13 November at IFEMA Madrid, Spain, alongside its trusted Spanish partners ADETEC S.L. Tecnología para el Vidrio, TECNICGLASS SOLUTIONS, NTPS Glass and SATECRIS ENCABO SL.
Five company visits complete the first edition organised in collaboration with ICE – Italian Trade Agency. Listening to companies and analysing market trends guide the Association’s activities to strengthen the sector’s competitiveness.
GGF Scotland brings members and Building Standards Scotland together to discuss proposed energy standards and their potential impact on the glass and glazing industry.
From VITRUM 2027 to Glass4Space, GIMAV is opening new opportunities for the glass industry to connect with the aerospace sector and the wider space economy.
Markets remained soft, positive development for Services and Mobility glass equipment
Accurate, product-specific U-value calculations remain essential for credible thermal performance declarations, whatever the future holds for the UK’s Future Homes Standard.
At Glasstec 2026, Glaston showed how automation is moving from promise to daily production: from the fifth generation of TPS® technology and a fully automated tempering line already running at a customer’s factory to the new Glaston Select Series, built around a right-fit, reliable choice.
Glaston Corporation will publish its January–September 2026 Interim Report on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at around 8.30 a.m. Finnish time.
Some transitions mark a turning point in an entire industry. The shift from the long-established Machinery Directive to the new EU Machinery Regulation is undoubtedly one of them.
GGF members secure over half of the G-Awards 2026 finalist places following 80% success rate in 2025
Glass and Glazing Federation members have secured 39 of the 77 finalist places at the G-Awards 2026, accounting for more than half of this year's shortlist across 13 award categories.
At Glasstec, Saint-Gobain will demonstrate the strength of its solutions-driven approach, bringing together complementary technologies, expertise and services to create greater value and benefits for customers, partners and end-users.
Best Glass Oy in Finland automated its tempering process with Glaston Autopilot and Glaston AutoLoad with an ERP-integrated Batch Optimizer upgrade.
Articles
Discover how Vacuum Insulated Glazing (VIG) is shaping the future of sustainable construction, combining outstanding thermal performance with innovative design solutions for residential, commercial, and heritage buildings.
This paper explores practical solutions to reduce the high energy consumption of air jet quenching in glass tempering, highlighting existing technologies and opportunities for more efficient and sustainable processing.
This paper presents the challenges of combining borosilicate and soda-lime glasses in the windshield solution.
Ultra-thin center glass is redefining what’s possible for insulating glass units—delivering lighter, thinner, and more energy-efficient glazing solutions for modern buildings.
Scaling glass production demands smarter planning — and a Digital Twin approach enables manufacturers to test, optimise and visualise factory changes virtually before investing on the shopfloor.
Reducing energy consumption in glass tempering is no longer optional — and new cooling innovations are making it achievable.
Latest on Glastory by Robert Jenks: Improving your performance for a lifetime - Smart strategies for glass processing line success (Part 2/2)
Smart glass, simplified. Meet OSSE, Organic Semiconductor Materials for Sustainable Electronics, from the University of Turku.
In Part 1 of the new Glastory blog series, the article explores how production uptime becomes a competitive advantage and which strategies help keep operations smooth and businesses strong.
In this seventh episode, we’re exploring how dynamic mixing enhances sealing quality and speed.
At Step Change 2025, ReViSalt demonstrated how its innovations are reshaping the future of glass strengthening.
In this sixth episode, the focus is on how to assemble and gas-fill IG units synchronously.
