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New representatives for HORN® Glass India Pvt. Ltd
HORN® Glass Industries AG offers customer proximity and short response time on the global market. This can be guaranteed by subsidiary companies in China, Malaysia, India,...
Glass Projects
Facade Glass Projects
Guardian Glass Project: Highlight Towers
The proportion of glass used in the two towers is extremely high – covering a surface area of 54,000 square metres – all supplied...
Guardian Glass Project: Basque Health Department Headquarters
Designed by architect Juan Coll-Barreu, the headquarters building of the Basque Health Department in Bilbao, Spain, is a fantastic prism of glass and steel. The...
NorthGlass Project: 250 M Street
2050 M Street covers an area of 41,800 square meters and 5,000 square meters of curtain wall glass. DeveloperTishman Spyer Facade ManufacturerFabbricaTianjin NorthGlassAGC AsiaGuardian GlassGastaldello SistemiYKK ArchitectREX Facade...
Facade Glass Projects
Guardian Glass Project: Portomaso Business Tower 2
For the glazed façade, the architect chose Guardian SunGuard® SNX 60, a triple silver coated solar control glass that offers even better colour consistency...
NSG Optiwhite® adorns entrance of new Artizon Museum in Tokyo
NSG Group announced that Optiwhite®extra-clear glass was installed in the first floor entrance of the Artizon Museum (former Bridgestone Museum of Art, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku,...
Guardian Glass Project: Monarch III
The buildings` facades are glazed with Guardian SunGuard® SNX 60, a triple silver coated solar control glass that offers a highly desirable, consistent, neutral, transparent appearance...
Glass Cutting
Hegla UK relocated to new address
Hegla UK, has now relocated to new premises as part of a larger expansion programme. Since the mutually agreeable separation with Bystronic glass UK at...
Turomas: In difficult times, a good service is essential
After the recent events happening on a global scale, by the spread of the global pandemic of the COVID-19 virus, TUROMAS has implemented a...
Rákosy Glass – innovative and decorative products for the construction glass industry by LiSEC
Mr Rákosy is generally extremely satisfied with the cooperation with LiSEC. In particular with regards to service and spare parts availability. The family company Rákosy...
CMS Glass Machinery: Changes its brand identity
Say Hello to the New Logo CMS Glass Machinery as a company, has come a long way. 2020 marks our 25 years in glass machine...
Cwmtillery glass makes further investments in Hegla for glass cutting solutions
Hegla UKCwmtillery Glass has once again bolstered its production facilities with the installation of another HEGLA Optimax cutting table. The system incorporates laser technology and...
Articles
How to choose right glass for a project?
When designing commercial spaces, choosing the right type of glass is critical. In order to choose the right product, evaluating a glass’s aesthetic characteristics up close...
Insulating Glass
Avengers, James Bond and the Tottenham Stadium – Supertuff is super cool
Supertuff and LiSEC have been working together for 20 years now. Supertuff has been active in the glass industry for 20 years now. It all...
Lisec will not attend Glasstec 2020 Düsseldorf this year
In view of the far-reaching impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided to cancel this year's participation in glasstec 2020, which will take...
Afam Ike joins Forel sales network
Forel strengthens its position on the African continent thanks to the cooperation with Mr. Afam Ike, a well-known sales and service manager with remarkable experience...
Glass Systems UK: Insulating glass units at its best – with the all-round support of LiSEC
The cooperation between Glass Systems and LiSEC started when the new production facility in Swansea was opened. The Glass Systems Group, which has been owned...
Forel Glass Sorting System in Van Noordenne Plant at Netherlands
The Van Noordenne Groep owns one of the most remarkable Forel’s Sorting Systems in the world! Established in 1938 in the Netherlands, Van Noordenne Groep...
Articles
Glass For Europe: ‘hot hold’ operations in the flat glass sector
An exceptional yet essential option to cease production and preserve the industrial equipment. Glass for Europe published a paper intended to inform policymakers on the rationale...
Glass Processing
Tecglass expands its digital printing resolution on glass to up to 2880 dpi
Tecglass breaks every record and expands its print resolution on glass to up to 2880 dpi, with 9 different ink drop sizes By upgrading its...
Isra Vision: outlook for the current fiscal year
ISRA VISION AG – the Machine Vision company, one of the world’s leading suppliers of surface inspection and 3D Machine Vision applications – adheres to...
Popular schools recycling learning activity Glass Guardians relaunches
Glass Guardians educational programme returns for a third year and gives parents direct access for the first time. A new version of the nationwide curriculum-linked...
Lisec participates in CERICOM
Through participation in CERICOM - formerly Cerion Laser GmbH, the specialist for the laser processing of glass - LiSEC is expanding its competence in...
Glass and Glazing Federation GGF Provides Further Clarity on COVID-19 Guidance
Following reported confusion in the Glass & Glazing industry last week around the issue of whether or not companies can work in domestic properties,...
Articles
Influence of Distribution of Residual Stress on Strength Tests
In several standards such as EN 1288 test scenarios for the determination of strength of glass is described. On the one hand there is the...
Glass Tempering
Mappi appointed Glassmak as new representative for the Polish market
We are pleased to announce that Glassmak in the person of Mr. Adam Makarowski had been appointed the new Mappi representative in Poland. This means...
Mappi and Tecnoglass: a story made of a shared passion for excellence
At the center of the Tecnoglass manufacturing process is the tempering furnace Mappi Ats 4.0 2500x5000 The history of Tecnoglass begins in 1963. Year after...
HEGLA launches Taifin CTF glass tempering furnace
HEGLA TaiFin has now expanded its expertise in the glass processing sector by launching the CTF Series of flat glass tempering furnaces. A full convection...
Mappi chooses not to participate to Glasstec 2020
Life is made of choices and choices must follow the heart and mind. For Mappi, each international fair represents passion, desire, new emotions in...
Sasu Koivumäki appointed acting CEO of Glaston
Glaston's President and CEO Arto Metsänen to retire from the company. Arto Metsänen (b. 1956) has announced he will retire from the company on 1...
Articles
How glass tempering technology affects your glass quality?
Glass quality is an important issue in the field of tempered glass and the attention for it increases constantly – not merely because of...
Laminated Glass
How many nip rolls do you need in a laminating line?
This week we’re covering the following question related to glass lamination: How many nip rolls do you need in a laminating line? https://youtu.be/BQ2nGxiJgAc That’s a question that...
Trosifol Kuraray will not join Glasstec 2020
Trosifol / Kuraray cancels participation in Düsseldorf because of corona pandemic. Against the background of the corona pandemic and with regard to the health and...
Trosifol® PVB and SentryGlas® ionoplast interlayer meet EN 16612 und EN 16613
In 2019, the two European codes EN 16612 and EN 16613 were introduced for the calculation of the strength of glass and laminated glass. These...
Trosifol Case Study: Tavares Public Safety Complex, Florida
Advanced glazing solution helps ensure continuation of fire and police operations, even in extreme weather conditions. With its modern architecture, appealing color scheme and proliferation...
Turomas: The quality and experience of 30 years with laminated glass
The quality of the cut is what makes a cutting process more productive and efficient. When a piece of glass is cut perfectly, whether float...
Articles
Lisec: How the production affects the glass cutting process
Everyone who processes this material knows that laminated safety glass (LSG) is unconventional and requires a great deal of sensitivity. The LSG cracks and chips...
Float Glass
New representatives for HORN® Glass India Pvt. Ltd
HORN® Glass Industries AG offers customer proximity and short response time on the global market. This can be guaranteed by subsidiary companies in China, Malaysia, India,...
Şişecam Group: Historic step on the path to merger
Şişecam Group's shareholders approve union of all operations under a single entity. Following approval by the Capital Markets Board (CMB), shareholders also approved the merger...
AGC glass doubles warranty on Pyrobelite and Pyrobel fire-resistant glass
AGC glass confirms its position as the safe and 100% reliable choice for fire resistant glass – now and in the long term –...
Anti-COVID antiviral glass is coming to glass market soon
NSG announces big steps in the research on antiviral glass. "Coated glass is the future!" said Paolo Scaroni, CEO of Pilkington (NSG Group), at a...
AGC Glass Europe: glass sanitary protection screens for shops and open spaces
Compared with existing plastic solutions, safety glass is more transparent and solid, more scratch-resistant and durable AGC Glass Europe has developed standard safety glass protection screens...
Articles
Optimal Low-E Coating Placement for Double and Triple-Glazed Insulating Glass Units
Achieving optimal performance of solar control low-e glass and passive low-e glass requires proper placement of low-e coatings on the glass surfaces of an...
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Laminated Glass
How many nip rolls do you need in a laminating line?
This week we’re covering the following question related to glass lamination: How many nip rolls do you need in a laminating line? https://youtu.be/BQ2nGxiJgAc That’s a question that...
Float Glass
New representatives for HORN® Glass India Pvt. Ltd
HORN® Glass Industries AG offers customer proximity and short response time on the global market. This can be guaranteed by subsidiary companies in China, Malaysia, India,...
Float Glass
Şişecam Group: Historic step on the path to merger
Şişecam Group's shareholders approve union of all operations under a single entity. Following approval by the Capital Markets Board (CMB), shareholders also approved the merger...
Float Glass
AGC glass doubles warranty on Pyrobelite and Pyrobel fire-resistant glass
AGC glass confirms its position as the safe and 100% reliable choice for fire resistant glass – now and in the long term –...
Facade Glass Projects
Guardian Glass Project: Highlight Towers
The proportion of glass used in the two towers is extremely high – covering a surface area of 54,000 square metres – all supplied...
Glass Tempering
Mappi appointed Glassmak as new representative for the Polish market
We are pleased to announce that Glassmak in the person of Mr. Adam Makarowski had been appointed the new Mappi representative in Poland. This means...
