Edition 64 (October-December, 2021)
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GLASS BULLETIN is a publishing company, managed by a highly experienced editorial and administrative staff. It has a dedicated and responsible team for providing quality journals and related services to its readers. The company publishes GLASS BULLETIN which is the fastest growing top-notch journal of India for the global glass industry. It is published quarterly and circulated among glass manufacturers, glass processors, glass-machinery & tool manufacturers, art glass processors, glass dealers, architects, builders, aluminium fabricators, interior decorators and the automobile industry across the globe.
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Interview<br />
Mr. Amitoj Singh,<br />
Director, Bhambra International<br />
‘Want to take Bhambra International<br />
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Amitoj Singh Bhambra Speaks To GB About His Plans For Company Set Up<br />
By His Father & Grandfather<br />
Bhambra International is a leading manufacturer, exporter and supplier of a series of wellengineered<br />
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accessories.<br />
50 Glass Bulletin | <strong>October</strong> - <strong>December</strong>, <strong>2021</strong>
Interview • 2<br />
Tell us about yourself and<br />
what made you to join<br />
Bhambra International?<br />
After high school, I did mechanical<br />
engineering from MDU University,<br />
Rohtak. By the time I was 20, I had<br />
gained some knowledge about this<br />
sector and hence, I joined my father<br />
in his business. Not only is this our<br />
family legacy which runs in my blood,<br />
my father’s dedication towards the firm<br />
wooed me in.<br />
– What are the advantages and<br />
challenges that you faced after<br />
joining a business set up by your<br />
grandfather?<br />
The major advantage was that all<br />
the groundwork had been laid by my<br />
father and my grandfather. Initial<br />
struggles were definitely eliminated<br />
like building a clientele, securing<br />
suppliers, employees and establishing<br />
a strong foothold in the marketplace,<br />
but it took hard work, diligence<br />
and entrepreneurial spirit to keep<br />
up. Bhambra International already<br />
had made a promising position for<br />
itself in the market with a capacious<br />
warehouse, advanced research<br />
centre, best quality products, robust<br />
examination facility, and extraordinary<br />
customer satisfaction. One of the<br />
biggest challenges I had to face was to<br />
maintain this hard-earned reputation.<br />
– What kind of new perspective are<br />
you looking for in the Indian glass<br />
machinery industry?<br />
Everyone knows that we are the first<br />
manufacturer of glass machinery in<br />
Indian and in the last five years since I<br />
joined, we have started manufacturing<br />
glass furnace in India itself. In the<br />
future, we have plans to manufacture<br />
all machines in India, and the overall<br />
vision for the entire industry would be<br />
to make in India with better quality,<br />
latest technology and competitive<br />
prices.<br />
– How did you deal with the Covid<br />
situation?<br />
It was definitely the most<br />
unexpected and uncertain of times<br />
with not just financial but mental<br />
challenges for a lot of people. It was<br />
very tough for us too just like everyone<br />
else, but we tried our best to help<br />
those in need, our engineers, labourers<br />
and staff members were in constant<br />
We have supplied more<br />
than 50 tempering<br />
lines, 1,800 glass<br />
polish machines,<br />
1,000 glass beveling<br />
machines and 2,000<br />
drill machines in the<br />
past three decades.<br />
support from us. It was certainly a hard<br />
situation but I hope we all could learn<br />
from this pandemic and be a little<br />
more humble and sensitive towards<br />
each other.<br />
– Bhambra International has a<br />
good name and fame in India.<br />
How is the company doing<br />
internationally?<br />
We have been in this industry for<br />
three generations and have made<br />
an exceptional reputation with our<br />
outstanding products. We have<br />
supplied more than 50 tempering<br />
lines, 1,800 glass polish machines,<br />
1,000 glass beveling machines and<br />
2,000 drill machines in the past three<br />
decades. Our well-engineered products<br />
with competitive prices and high<br />
value added services have helped us<br />
reach beyond the borders. We have<br />
supplied tempering furnace to African<br />
countries, Sri Lanka and Nepal, and<br />
other glass machines to Canada, the<br />
US, Bhutan and Pakistan.<br />
– Tell us about your glass machine<br />
ranges.<br />
We have many ranges like glass<br />
tempering furnace, grinding/polish<br />
machine, beveling machine, washing<br />
machine, drill machine, EVA laminated<br />
machine etc. Our range encompasses<br />
straight line edging machines,<br />
spindle beveling machines, spindle<br />
edge grinding machines, glass sand<br />
blasting machines, glass double edging<br />
machines, shape edging machines,<br />
etc. These products are precisionengineered<br />
using high grade raw<br />
materials and the latest technology.<br />
It is made available in specifications<br />
requested by customers.<br />
– Tell us about your bonding with<br />
your father Mr Balwinder Singh<br />
Bhambra. How were you motivated<br />
by him?<br />
We share not just an exceptional<br />
father-son relation but also a beautiful<br />
friendship. We are very open to each<br />
other and have honest conversations.<br />
He is my role model and my constant<br />
source of inspiration, and we strive<br />
to be the best today because of his<br />
vision and honest commitment<br />
towards everyone part of the Bhambra<br />
International family.<br />
– Our Prime Minister introduced<br />
the concept of ‘Make in India’.<br />
How is this slogan relatable in<br />
terms of your business?<br />
Yes, we strongly support this idea<br />
and it is part of our vision. We have<br />
been pushing ourselves to be selfsufficient<br />
and have had a positive<br />
response from our customers too. In<br />
the last four years we have installed<br />
more than 30 tempering processing<br />
units made under our brand Bhambra<br />
International.<br />
– What is your future planning<br />
to serve India as well the<br />
international glass machinery<br />
market?<br />
My future planning is to serve with<br />
more quality products and after-sales<br />
service to maintain our legacy in India<br />
as well as abroad. We follow stringent<br />
quality measures at each production<br />
and processing stage. We have a worldclass<br />
quality inspection cell and a<br />
robust R&D centre. Our quality panel<br />
does not leave a single stone unturned<br />
to ensure the highest standards.<br />
About the company<br />
Incorporated in the year 1980,<br />
Bhambra International has taken a<br />
giant stride in establishing itself as a<br />
noted player in the glass machinery<br />
sector.<br />
Website: www.bhambrainternational.com<br />
Glass Bulletin | <strong>October</strong> - <strong>December</strong>, <strong>2021</strong> 51
Interview<br />
Filtraglass and Climadrago: A successful<br />
partnership<br />
Filtraglass Is An International Market Leader In Water Filtration Systems For<br />
All Types Of Glass Industries<br />
One of the most recent systems installed by Filtraglass was a DG.365 at Climadrago, a<br />
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Mr. Juan Felix,<br />
CEO Climadrago<br />
Filtraglass, with more than 15<br />
years of experience in the sector,<br />
specialises in the manufacture<br />
of water filtration systems for all types<br />
of glass industries, covering a wide<br />
sector of the automotive and optics<br />
industries, and the transformation of<br />
flat glass in general.<br />
Throughout its long history, the<br />
company has managed to become an<br />
international market leader, breaking<br />
new ground and exporting its systems<br />
to several different countries. Today, its<br />
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One of the most recent systems<br />
installed by Filtraglass was a DG.365 at<br />
Climadrago, a company with over two<br />
generations of experience in its sector,<br />
specialising in the treatment of flat<br />
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– Why did you choose Filtraglass<br />
systems over others?<br />
For Climadrago, treating the<br />
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which is why we conducted a study<br />
on the different systems available<br />
in the market. Although other<br />
comprehensive equipment are<br />
available, we believed that Filtraglass<br />
systems best suited our needs, and<br />
also offered us the most guarantees to<br />
achieve optimal results.<br />
– Why did you decide to buy a<br />
purification machine?<br />
We bought a water filtration<br />
machine to improve the quality of<br />
our products, something that is very<br />
important to us, and also to improve<br />
our efficiency, because having a<br />
filtration system reduces waiting times<br />
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Definitely. Installing the system has<br />
given us, on the one hand, peace of<br />
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something that is very important for<br />
us, as it means our final customers<br />
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deal with issues at a later date, which<br />
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water?<br />
We never change the water<br />
completely. We carry out daily checks<br />
of the water levels in the tank and add<br />
water from time to time to replace<br />
the water that evaporates or is lost<br />
while the machine is in operation,<br />
replenishing more or less according to<br />
52 Glass Bulletin | <strong>October</strong> - <strong>December</strong>, <strong>2021</strong>
FiLTRAGLASS• 2<br />
to four machines: two straight-line<br />
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how long it is operative. We no longer<br />
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– Did you notice a big change in<br />
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At Climadrago, we are aware that<br />
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given us significant savings in water<br />
consumption and the most important<br />
thing is that it works with a simple<br />
filtration process, which we appreciate<br />
greatly.<br />
– Which machines do you use<br />
Filtraglass systems for?<br />
At Climadrago, we work with the<br />
DG.365, which we have connected<br />
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Interview<br />
LiSEC introduces frame<br />
processing machine<br />
ARL-45F<br />
Guaranteed To Be Filled Correctly; Avoids High<br />
Material Costs & Condensation Complaints<br />
LiSEC places great importance on providing machines with<br />
which the production of high quality insulating glass units<br />
is standard.<br />
The filling heads of the ARL-45F at the highest position,<br />
ideal for filling very large formats<br />
The ARL-45F is another step in<br />
this direction. In the extensive<br />
LiSEC product range, automatic<br />
desiccant filling machines have<br />
been part of the standard range for<br />
many years. The ARL-45F raises<br />
the standard to a new level with the<br />
automatic filling amount check.<br />
In this interview, LiSEC<br />
product manager Ewald<br />
Schadauer will talk more about<br />
the configuration, functions and<br />
special features of this frame<br />
processing machine.<br />
Mr. Ewald Schadauer,<br />
Product Manager Insulating Glass<br />
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Interview • 2<br />
System for fill quantity measurement<br />
– How is the ARL-45F configured?<br />
The ARL-45F is supplied with<br />
desiccant via a 200l drum. The<br />
height-adjustable frame clamp and<br />
two movable units are essential<br />
components. These moveable units<br />
contain a desiccant supply tank, a<br />
drilling unit, the desiccant transport<br />
with filling opening and a closing unit.<br />
– How does processing of the frame<br />
work?<br />
The desiccant is conveyed from the<br />
200l drum into the supply tanks. The<br />
operator inserts a corner of the frame<br />
into the clamp and starts the automatic<br />
process by pressing a foot pedal. The<br />
two drills are brought into position<br />
and drill a filling hole on the back of<br />
the profile. The two legs of the spacer<br />
frame are filled with desiccant and the<br />
two drilled holes are sealed with butyl.<br />
Then the clamp releases the frame<br />
again and the operator removes it from<br />
the filling machine.<br />
The ARL-45F drills the filling<br />
openings on the back of the profile<br />
and thus offers the possibility of<br />
filling rectangles and shapes of all<br />
conventional spacer materials. Filling<br />
at the back of the frame guarantees<br />
a stable process, even with delicate<br />
plastic materials. The modern control<br />
system and smooth operation make<br />
working with this machine incredibly<br />
easy.<br />
– What are the special features of<br />
the LiSEC ARL-45F?<br />
The ARL-45F particularly<br />
impresses with the optional automatic<br />
measurement of the amount of<br />
desiccant. With conventional<br />
desiccant filling systems, spacer frames<br />
are filled until no more material flow is<br />
registered and it is therefore assumed<br />
that at least two legs are completely<br />
filled. Even simpler systems only fill<br />
for a preset time without ensuring<br />
that a material flow is occurring at<br />
all. All these simple systems have one<br />
crucial problem in common: if the<br />
material flow comes to a halt due to<br />
a blockage, the spacer frame will not<br />
be sufficiently filled with adsorption<br />
material. The problem here is that the<br />
residual moisture contained in the air<br />
gap cannot be reliably absorbed by the<br />
insufficient amount of desiccant and<br />
the insulating glass units runs the risk<br />
of misting or becoming cloudy from the<br />
inside.<br />
In comparison, the ARL-45F<br />
ensures that there is sufficient<br />
desiccant in the frame. This volumetric<br />
measurement system is based on a<br />
precise filling level detection in the<br />
desiccant supply tanks and guarantees<br />
a precise recording of the adsorption<br />
material filled. Consumption costs<br />
can be further minimised by the<br />
optimisation of consumption in spacer<br />
production or by precise metering of<br />
the desiccant amount that is adapted<br />
to the size of the frame.<br />
– How exactly does this automatic<br />
filling work?<br />
So that the measured values<br />
obtained can be compared with the<br />
calculated amount for the currently<br />
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Interview<br />
Framework data acquisition by scanning the data matrix code<br />
filled frame, a data matrix code is<br />
printed on the inside of the frame<br />
profile during the spacer production.<br />
A scanner integrated into the<br />
ARL-45F evaluates the data matrix<br />
code and the correct desiccant filling<br />
quantity can be calculated using<br />
the available frame data such as<br />
dimensions, spacer width and profile<br />
material. If the amount filled is below<br />
the calculated value, the machine<br />
immediately reports a filling error and<br />
prompts the operator to turn and refill<br />
the current frame. This guarantees<br />
that no unit with insufficient desiccant<br />
finds its way into a window. In order<br />
to be able to prove this, all measured<br />
filling quantities are documented in<br />
the “Quality Pass” and stored in a file<br />
for evaluation by other systems.<br />
Standard functions<br />
;;<br />
Automatic drilling of the spacer<br />
frame on the rear side of the<br />
short and long frame leg<br />
;;<br />
Adjustment of the optimum<br />
working height by means of a<br />
pneumatic lifting device<br />
;;<br />
Automatic pumping of the<br />
granulate from a 200 l drum to<br />
the filling devices<br />
;;<br />
Simultaneous filling of two<br />
sides of the spacer frame with<br />
granulate<br />
;;<br />
Sealing the drilled hole with<br />
butyl<br />
Optional functions<br />
;;<br />
Measurement and<br />
documentation of the desiccant<br />
filling quantity<br />
;;<br />
Equipment for processing heatflexible<br />
spacers (Swisspacer,<br />
Multitech, Thermobar, TGI<br />
Precision)<br />
;;<br />
Processing of frames with a max.<br />
size of 3,500 x 1,200 mm<br />
Highlights<br />
;;<br />
Automatic drilling of the spacer<br />
frame on the rear side of the<br />
profile<br />
;;<br />
Measurement of the desiccant<br />
filling quantity: A device is<br />
installed in the two desiccant<br />
tanks, which measures the exact<br />
amount of desiccant filled per<br />
frame leg<br />
;;<br />
Intelligent networking with<br />
the production software: The<br />
required quantity of desiccant<br />
is calculated in advance and<br />
compared with the measured<br />
quantity through a connection to<br />
the IG LineManagement. This<br />
results in direct error detection<br />
during the filling process,<br />
meaning that timely intervention<br />
is possible. Documenting the<br />
process values facilitates the<br />
verification of faultless frame<br />
production to the end customer.<br />
About LiSEC<br />
Headquartered in Seitenstetten/<br />
Amstetten, LiSEC is a globally<br />
operating group offering individual and<br />
complete solutions in the field of flat<br />
glass processing and finishing for 60<br />
years. The service portfolio comprises<br />
machines, automation solutions and<br />
services.<br />
CREATING VISIONS, PROVIDING SOLUTIONS.<br />
–Claudia Guschlbauer<br />
Email: claudia.guschlbauer@lisec.com<br />
Website: www.lisec.com<br />
Display of the current<br />
fill quantities<br />
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Event<br />
4th glasspro INDIA to be held in Mumbai<br />
Will Showcase Latest Trends, Innovations In Flat, Processed Glass Products<br />
& Applications<br />
The leading international exhibition for flat glass processing, product and accessories will<br />
be held during March 3-5, 2022.<br />
2020, glasspro India and glasspex India<br />
were strategically planned for the first<br />
quarter i.e. March 2022, providing the<br />
entire industry a platform to network,<br />
engage and explore new business<br />
avenues.<br />
Messe Düsseldorf India in<br />
association with Glass<br />
Bulletin announces the 4th<br />
edition of glasspro INDIA scheduled<br />
from March 3-5, 2022 at the Bombay<br />
Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. The<br />
event will showcase the latest trends<br />
and innovations in flat and processed<br />
glass products and applications. It will<br />
also bring the latest glass processing<br />
solutions, tools, auxiliary products and<br />
services.<br />
The growth in the flat glass industry<br />
is driven by the increased use of<br />
processed and reflective glass, as<br />
Indian customers have become more<br />
aware of the importance of glass in<br />
effectively addressing the concerns of<br />
safety and energy efficiency.<br />
Considering the above imperative<br />
and the government’s vision of smart<br />
cities, the opportunities in the flat<br />
glass industry promises an upward<br />
trajectory. To meet the industry’s<br />
expectations, glasspro INDIA is an<br />
ideal platform as a one-stop destination<br />
for industry professionals to unveil the<br />
latest technological advancements,<br />
products and applications in the world<br />
of the flat glass industry.<br />
The show is supported by the<br />
Builders Association of India,<br />
Chhattisgarh Glass Association, Noida<br />
Glass Traders Association, Rajkot Glass<br />
Merchant Association, All India Glass<br />
Manufacturers’ Federation and The<br />
Madras Glass & Plywood Merchants<br />
Association, encouraging glasspro<br />
INDIA to bring together industry<br />
experts under one roof.<br />
The 2022 edition of glasspro INDIA<br />
focuses on adding new and diverse<br />
product categories, which also include<br />
the door and window segment, with<br />
the participation of more than 100<br />
exhibitors and around 5,000 trade<br />
visitors.<br />
glasspro INDIA 2022 will provide<br />
an opportunity to interact and<br />
network with industry experts and<br />
act as an experiencing centre for new<br />
technology, solutions and products.<br />
Concurrently with glasspro India,<br />
the seventh edition of the biennial<br />
glasspex India, international exhibition<br />
for glass production, processing and<br />
products, and the launch edition of<br />
fenestrationpro India, a show catering<br />
specifically to the door, window and<br />
façade segment, will be held.<br />
As the glass fraternity did not get<br />
any mass business opportunity since<br />
About Messe Düsseldorf India<br />
Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt. Ltd. is<br />
a fully owned subsidiary of Messe<br />
Düsseldorf GmbH which is a global<br />
player both as a trade fair organizer<br />
and as a provider of trade fair related<br />
services for exhibitors and visitors.<br />
Messe Düsseldorf India has been<br />
successfully staging established trade<br />
fairs like In-Store Asia, Medical Fair<br />
India, FAMDENT Shows & Awards,<br />
glasspex INDIA, glasspro India,<br />
pacprocess and food pex Mumbai,<br />
India Essen Welding & Cutting, wire<br />
India, Tube India, METEC India and<br />
ProWine Mumbai. Besides organizing<br />
successful trade fairs in India, the<br />
company is also the exclusive sales<br />
representative of the Messe Düsseldorf<br />
Group for the Indian Market and is<br />
canvassing Indian customers to events<br />
of Messe Düsseldorf Group worldwide.<br />
To know more, please visit:<br />
www.md-india.com<br />
About Glass Bulletin<br />
Glass Bulletin is the fastest-growing<br />
top-notch quarterly journal of India for<br />
the global glass industry. It is the ideal<br />
platform, in print and online, for the<br />
publication of news, reports, products<br />
details and exhibition information<br />
related to the glass industry.<br />
To know more, please visit:<br />
www.glassbulletin.com<br />
Website: www.glassproindia.com<br />
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Event<br />
glasstec 2022 – Let’s go live<br />
glasstec Is Back Again At Last – Experience The Trade Fair Live And With<br />
All Your Senses<br />
The anticipation for glasstec 2022 is already strong now – as demonstrated by the<br />
comments and contributions from the industry with the motto “back again at last”.<br />
58 Glass Bulletin | <strong>October</strong> - <strong>December</strong>, <strong>2021</strong>
glasstec 2022• 2<br />
The new glasstec let’s go live<br />
trailer also makes visitors and<br />
exhibitors look forward to the<br />
trade fair.<br />
And that’s not all – the coming year<br />
will be a very special one for everyone<br />
working with the fascinating and<br />
versatile material that is glass as 2022<br />
was declared the International Year<br />
of Glass (IYOG 2022) by the General<br />
Assembly of the United Nations.<br />
The significance of this polyvalent<br />
material for society and our life will be<br />
made visible by means of a series of<br />
worldwide events and activities. One<br />
highlight will of course be glasstec<br />
as the world’s biggest event for the<br />
glass sector, which will be held at<br />
Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre from 20<br />
to 23 September 2022.<br />
With immediate effect, companies<br />
from the areas of mechanical<br />
engineering, industry and skilled<br />
crafts can register for glasstec 2022<br />
online using the direct link www.<br />
glasstec.de/2330. Enterprises that<br />
took part in 2018 and in glasstec<br />
VIRTUAL can use pre-filled and<br />
editable forms. Stand space allocation<br />
in the halls for exhibitors will start on<br />
<strong>December</strong> 1, <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Themes trending in 2022<br />
glasstec is a marketplace, trendsetter,<br />
innovation and information platform<br />
for the global glass industry. In<br />
addition to the extensive ranges<br />
exhibited on the themes glass<br />
manufacturing/production<br />
engineering, glass treatment and<br />
finishing as well as numerous glass<br />
products and applications, glasstec<br />
2022 will again offer a unique and<br />
comprehensive line-up of side events<br />
from practice and science.<br />
This programme follows the five<br />
trend themes of the trade fair, which<br />
are seen by experts as essential<br />
and global themes for the future<br />
development of the sector and society<br />
at large.<br />
;;<br />
Climate: innovative solutions<br />
that save the climate<br />
;;<br />
Urbanisation: future-proof<br />
cities with glass<br />
;;<br />
Value: adding value re-thought<br />
;;<br />
Resources: saving use of raw<br />
materials, skilled labour and<br />
energy<br />
;;<br />
Well-being: what glass does for<br />
our lives<br />
glasstec update: Topic of the future<br />
– decarbonisation<br />
As early as November, the first event<br />
will be staged with a view to the<br />
coming glasstec and the central trend<br />
themes. From 25th to 26th November,<br />
the glasstec update “International<br />
glasstec Conference” will focus on the<br />
topic of “carbon neutrality with glass”.<br />
The first day will be all about the<br />
industry. Future models for a CO2 and<br />
climate-neutral glass production as<br />
well as technologies and roadmaps to<br />
reach these goals will be introduced<br />
and discussed.<br />
On day two, architects, scientists<br />
and glass producers will reveal the<br />
construction methods, innovations<br />
and products that can help us work<br />
towards a climate-neutral society.<br />
Tickets and the complete programme<br />
will be available at www.glasstec.de<br />
starting in early <strong>October</strong>.<br />
THE HUB: glass technology live and<br />
Road to glass technology live<br />
At glasstec 2018, the university<br />
network of the four technical<br />
universities Darmstadt, Delft,<br />
Dortmund and Dresden provided<br />
fresh ideas at the special show glass<br />
technology live. The special show<br />
demonstrates the concentrated<br />
innovative power of the industry<br />
and will again be an important part<br />
of glasstec 2022. For a review of the<br />
most exciting and innovative exhibits<br />
at glass technology live 2018, visit<br />
www.glasstec.de/throwback.<br />
In order to increase the<br />
anticipation for the coming glass<br />
technology live even further, a series<br />
of video interviews will be published<br />
this year as well as next year. The<br />
curators responsible for the exhibits<br />
will be visited in their creative<br />
domains. Exclusive insights into their<br />
research will be provided and details<br />
on the plans for the coming glass<br />
technology live will be shared.<br />
Think Tank: glasstec conference<br />
In 2022, the special show will again<br />
be complemented by the glasstec<br />
conference. This umbrella brand<br />
combines topics from theory and<br />
practice and offers cross-sectoral<br />
conferences on themes of relevance<br />
for both today and the future.<br />
Everyday visitors at glasstec 2022 can<br />
learn about current developments<br />
and trends in the sessions on glass<br />
production, processing technology and<br />
products.<br />
Also forming an integral part of the<br />
programme of ancillary events are<br />
the scientific conference “engineered<br />
transparency” and the international<br />
Architecture Congress.<br />
Crafts Center and glasstec challenge<br />
At the Crafts Center, companies will<br />
present the latest glass products, tools<br />
as well as mounting and lifting aids<br />
for glass processing craftsmen. At the<br />
“glasstec challenge” young glaziers<br />
from all over Germany will compete<br />
for the first time to secure their place<br />
as a participant in the WorldSkills<br />
event. At the glass art exhibition “glass<br />
art” international galleries will exhibit<br />
their objects and interpretations of<br />
and with glass.<br />
The START-UP ZONE: Where<br />
youngsters of this industry<br />
introduce themselves<br />
The premiere of the START-UP<br />
ZONE in 2018 received extremely<br />
positive feedback. Fifteen young,<br />
international companies used the<br />
premiere to make contacts, build<br />
networks and meet decision-makers.<br />
This exhibition offering targets<br />
companies that have been on the<br />
market for less than 5 years, have<br />
annual sales or a balance sheet total<br />
of under EUR 5m and employ less<br />
than 20 staff.<br />
– Brigitte Küppers<br />
E-mail: KueppersB@messe-duesseldorf.de,<br />
KraussD@messe-duesseldorf.de<br />
Website: www.glasstec.de<br />
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Company News<br />
Compact knowledge: With the fact sheets, sedak, the glass<br />
specialist from Gersthofen, is passing on its technical knowhow.<br />
Picture: sedak<br />
sedak starts fact sheet series<br />
Expert Knowledge In Compact Form<br />
Specialist knowledge about glass directly from the source of new ideas: This is what the<br />
new fact sheets from sedak provide.<br />
The first themes to be<br />
covered are “anisotropies”,<br />
“bullet-resistant glass” and<br />
“lamination”. Compact and easy to<br />
understand but technically detailed,<br />
the information sheets focus on<br />
specific technical aspects of glass.<br />
With oversized glass panes and<br />
the development of pioneering glass<br />
technologies – especially lamination<br />
and printing techniques – sedak has<br />
become a technology leader in the<br />
industry.<br />
The company has now published<br />
this expert knowledge in fact sheets<br />
for specific areas. This provides<br />
specialists in architecture and civil<br />
engineering with compact, easily<br />
understandable and yet technically<br />
detailed information on glass quality,<br />
production technologies and design<br />
etc.<br />
These are the initial themes:<br />
• Anisotropies explains which<br />
factors of influence cause optical<br />
irregularities to occur and which<br />
possibilities there are to reduce them.<br />
• Bullet-resistant glass provides<br />
an overview of the different bullet<br />
resistance classes and explains which<br />
level of protection can be achieved<br />
with which glass construction.<br />
• Lamination discusses the<br />
determining factors for high-quality<br />
glass laminates and compares different<br />
lamination procedures.<br />
With bird protection and printed<br />
glass, further themes are already being<br />
prepared. The fact sheets are available<br />
free of charge as PDF downloads at<br />
sedak.de.<br />
About the company<br />
Founded in 2007 in Germany,<br />
sedak has used its pioneering spirit<br />
to establish itself as a premium<br />
manufacturer of large-format<br />
insulated and safety glass. sedak has<br />
evolved their glass as a construction<br />
material for all-glass facades and roofs.<br />
sedak<br />
– Jan Birkenfeld<br />
Email: j.birkenfeld@pr-neu.de<br />
Website: www.sedak.com<br />
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Company News<br />
Sisecam invests in two Turkish float<br />
glass manufacturing facilities<br />
The Float Lines For Architectural And Automotive Glass Will Meet Rapidly<br />
Rising Demand In The Country<br />
Şişecam’s Chairman Dr Ahmet Kırman confirmed the float glass manufacturing<br />
investment during the official lighting of a furnace in Ankara, Turkey.<br />
Şişecam is to invest USD474<br />
million in two float glass<br />
manufacturing facilities. The<br />
glass manufacturer confirmed the<br />
investment during the official opening<br />
of a second furnace at its Ankara,<br />
Turkey, flat glass manufacturing<br />
facility.<br />
Turkish President Recep Tayyip<br />
Erdoğan was in attendance at the<br />
lighting ceremony, alongside a number<br />
of dignitaries, including Sisecam<br />
Chairman Dr Ahmet Kırman.<br />
Dr Kırman confirmed Şişecam will<br />
make two new investments in Turkey<br />
with a total value of more than TL 4<br />
billion (USD474 million) and said:<br />
“In line with our goal of meeting the<br />
rapidly rising glass demand in our<br />
country and creating sustainable value<br />
for all our stakeholders, two new floats<br />
for architectural and automotive glass.<br />
“By establishing a brand new<br />
facility for the line with a daily<br />
capacity of 1,200 tons in the field of<br />
architectural glass, we will realize<br />
one of the five flat glass investments<br />
with the highest capacity in terms of<br />
ongoing investments in the world.<br />
“Our auto glass float line<br />
investment with a daily capacity<br />
of 750 tons will be the symbol of<br />
Şişecam’s vision and technological<br />
competencies with its special design<br />
and high capacity.<br />
“We are proud of the fact that we<br />
have been contributing to our country<br />
for 86 years with the investments we<br />
have made, the sectors we support<br />
the growth of and the employment we<br />
provide.”<br />
Website: www.sisecam.com<br />
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Company News<br />
Kunal Enterprise ties up<br />
with Italy’s Cugher Glass<br />
Will Now Provide Glass Screen Printing Solutions<br />
Across India<br />
Kunal Enterprise is a leading complete solution provider in<br />
industrial printing/packaging industry, specifically in the<br />
screen printing genre in India since 2001.<br />
Mr. Kunal Gandhi, Joint MD, and Mr. Ajay Gandhi, Chairman & MD, Kunal Enterprise<br />
Kunal Enterprise serves its<br />
customers all over India with<br />
the best-in-class products and<br />
technology from all across the globe.<br />
The company is renowned for<br />
providing the best automatic (cylinder/<br />
flatbed/roll-to-roll) and semi-automatic<br />
screen printing machines, industrial<br />
dryers, pre-press equipment, screen<br />
printing inks and accessories for<br />
segments such as automotive, textile<br />
and ceramic transfers, membrane<br />
switches, value addition packaging<br />
and point of purchase jobs, plastic<br />
cards and security printing, flexible<br />
electronics, solar and fuel cells, etc.<br />
It has experienced professionals for<br />
after-sales service and managers for<br />
business development and marketing.<br />
For Kunal Enterprise, the mission is<br />
to purvey state-of-the art technology<br />
to the Indian printing industry. It has<br />
a team of people who keep on looking<br />
towards new areas and spend time in<br />
research and development in printing<br />
especially in industrial printing<br />
applications.<br />
Recently, Kunal Enterprise entered<br />
an association with Cugher Glass,<br />
Italy, to provide glass screen printing<br />
solutions across India.<br />
For more than 50 years, Cugher<br />
has been offering a wide range<br />
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Kunal Enterprise • 2<br />
of solutions that cover the entire<br />
production process from silk screen<br />
printing, drying, handling and<br />
inspection in segments like automotive,<br />
architectural, home appliance and<br />
solar module. Cugher is the ideal<br />
partner for companies that print on<br />
flat surfaces, it is able to provide highly<br />
customised solutions according to<br />
customer production needs.<br />
Cugher provides complete solutions in<br />
;;<br />
Handling: The high range of<br />
Cugher handling products<br />
allows transportation and<br />
stacking of glasses with any<br />
dimension and shape in all<br />
directions inside production<br />
plant.<br />
;;<br />
Dryers: All Cugher dryers<br />
comply with the highest<br />
energy standards and are<br />
designed as an integral part<br />
of the line, with the possibility<br />
to study and realize different<br />
temperature curves in each<br />
module, to ensure an improved<br />
productivity.<br />
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Print: The machine is able<br />
to satisfy specific production<br />
needs and represents the<br />
perfect solution for huge<br />
batches and squared/<br />
rectangular glasses that have to<br />
be printed quickly and precisely.<br />
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Vision systems: The system,<br />
typically installed downstream<br />
the washing machine, is able<br />
to scan the whole glass and<br />
detect any defect present on<br />
the raw glass such as scratches,<br />
breakages, air bubbles, chips,<br />
contaminations, water drops,<br />
wet edges.<br />
It is a modular type setup, wherein<br />
a customer can buy the entire line or a<br />
part of the system and integrate it into<br />
the existing setup.<br />
Automotive<br />
The automotive division provides silk<br />
screen printing lines with high level of<br />
automation, precision and repeatability,<br />
for automotive car sets, tempered and<br />
laminated.<br />
Home appliances<br />
Mono and multicolour silk screen<br />
printing on rigid surfaces, flat glass<br />
for special applications, household<br />
electrical appliances, cooktops, flat<br />
screens and photovoltaic cells.<br />
Building and interior design<br />
Tailor-made solutions for silk-screen<br />
printing and handling on float,<br />
tempered, laminated glasses, with civil<br />
and industrial applications that go from<br />
windows and balconies to furnishing<br />
elements and shower enclosures.<br />
Solar glass module<br />
The photovoltaic glass screen printer,<br />
prints the white matrix onto PV glass to<br />
increase power reflection to generate<br />
efficient conversion of solar radiation<br />
into electricity.<br />
Cugher machines have high<br />
productivity up to 1,028 glasses per<br />
hour with repeatability precision 0.08<br />
mm. It has automatic centering system<br />
for extremely asymmetric double<br />
glasses.<br />
All the big glass companies like<br />
Asahi Glass, Saint Gobain, Sisecam, etc<br />
have Cugher screen printing machines<br />
in their plants across the world. In<br />
India, Cugher has its machine in<br />
Asahi. There will be more installations<br />
in the near future as talks are on with<br />
four more prospective customers.<br />
E-mail: kunalgandhi@kunalenterprise.com,<br />
uday@kunalenterprise.com<br />
Website: www.kunalenterprise.com<br />
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Company News<br />
“The decision to implement new software is also a question of trust, mutual goals and constructive collaboration,” said GKT Managing Director Peter Egg (left), expressing his pleasure about the<br />
successful collaboration with HEGLA-HANIC and the company’s managing director, Dr. Jan Schäpers (right).<br />
GKT Group invests in digital future<br />
with new software<br />
Switches To ERP & Production Planning Software From HEGLA-HANIC<br />
For many years, investment in machine pools and automation promised both competitive<br />
and quality advantages, but today software is just as important.<br />
The future of the glass sector is<br />
networked and digital. There are<br />
many reasons for this, including<br />
growing cost pressure, the increasing<br />
proportion of complex products and<br />
the goals of Industry 4.0. As a result,<br />
requirements are continually rising to a<br />
higher level.<br />
New machine generations with<br />
more sensors, high-tech control units<br />
and extensive options are not only a<br />
consequence of this development, they<br />
also contribute to the transformation.<br />
With a significantly higher throughput<br />
and increasingly common system<br />
daisy-chaining, process complexity has<br />
increased to the point that intelligent,<br />
user-friendly and flexible software is<br />
necessary for companies that want to<br />
produce at full potential.<br />
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HEGLA-HANIC • 2<br />
The level of digitalisation and automation in Production was significantly raised. Marcel Müller, trainee in flat glass<br />
technologies, is able to instantly track pending orders and processing progress and, in close coordination with the other<br />
departments, can ensure that orders are completed on schedule and with the quality required.<br />
Overarching machine optimisation<br />
and centralised software solution<br />
At the beginning of this year, the<br />
GKT Group from Brakel in Germany<br />
(Eastern Westphalia-Lippe) geared<br />
up for the future by expanding<br />
its production technology and<br />
implementing a new software system.<br />
For even greater flexibility, automation<br />
and further growth, the company<br />
invested in a double edging and drilling<br />
machine, a highly automated float glass<br />
cutting system with a breakout system<br />
and an insulated glass line.<br />
Almost in parallel, the company<br />
switched to an ERP and production<br />
planning software from HEGLA-<br />
Peter Egg is the managing director of the GKT Group in<br />
Brakel in the second generation. The company was founded<br />
in 1978 and employs around 150 people. Its portfolio<br />
includes insulated glass, toughened glass, LSG, inner<br />
mullions for insulated glass and much more for regional and<br />
international customers.<br />
HANIC that drives the machines and<br />
processing lines according to need.<br />
It optimises individual production<br />
steps, automates them in precise<br />
synchronisation with the cycle, and<br />
monitors and transparently maps them.<br />
For the newly implemented ERP<br />
functionality, all processes – such<br />
as order entry, work preparation,<br />
purchasing, warehouse management<br />
and logistics – are centrally pooled and<br />
directly accessible.<br />
Higher complexity, shorter cycles<br />
“Every system has its time,” said GKT<br />
Managing Director Peter Egg with<br />
conviction. “We were well positioned,<br />
Dr. Jan Schäpers is the managing director at HEGLA-HANIC<br />
from Bochum, the specialist in software for glass-processing<br />
companies. At GKT, new ERP and PPS software, as well as an<br />
app for shipping support, were recently implemented.<br />
our processes functioned properly and<br />
we probably could have continued to<br />
work with the existing software.”<br />
However, our experiences in recent<br />
years showed that the complexity<br />
of incoming orders would continue<br />
to increase, as would customers’<br />
desires for shorter delivery times and<br />
ultimately, the competitive pressure<br />
driving faster and faster cycle times, he<br />
said.<br />
“As a medium-sized provider, we are<br />
appreciated for delivering on schedule,<br />
for our high quality, broad product<br />
spectrum – and for our flexibility,”<br />
reported Egg.<br />
That is why his project requirements<br />
included creating an overarching,<br />
company-wide data structure with<br />
even greater clarity and transparency<br />
in the spirit of integrated corporate<br />
management. Simple visualisation of<br />
KPIs, along with real-time access to<br />
every single order and an overview of<br />
the available capacity on the toughened<br />
glass furnace or the insulated glass line,<br />
were on his shopping list.<br />
The goals of maximum cycle<br />
time optimisation, process support<br />
for automated and semi-automated<br />
workflows and optimal dovetailing were<br />
defined in partnership with HEGLA-<br />
HANIC.<br />
Networked work areas with<br />
integrated processes and data<br />
Since the production processes and<br />
commercial tasks were migrated to the<br />
new system, the individual work areas<br />
are networked even more closely. For<br />
example, all orders are first recorded<br />
in the ERP and then broken down into<br />
their processing steps by the system.<br />
Warehouse inventories are<br />
checked and, if required, a purchase<br />
requisition is generated that can be<br />
digitally exchanged with one or several<br />
suppliers. The PPS takes factors such<br />
as delivery dates, machine capacity,<br />
inventory and material utilisation into<br />
consideration while optimally compiling<br />
orders and then forwards them to the<br />
relevant production stations as a work<br />
order.<br />
“For our production, this means a<br />
high level of automation and daisychaining<br />
the individual processing steps<br />
with short cycle times and a degree of<br />
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Company News<br />
HEGLA New Technology developed a tablet app specifically for GKT and its process requirements. It completely digitalises,<br />
documents and simplifies the workflows in picking and shipping. Employee Björn Götz uses it for fast access to comprehensive<br />
information. He can view all the data he requires and react flexibly.<br />
workflow perfection that is impossible<br />
to achieve without the corresponding<br />
software support,” explained Dr. Jan<br />
Schäpers, the managing director of<br />
HEGLA-HANIC.<br />
The new software also contributes<br />
other benefits when it comes to<br />
handling complex and precisely<br />
timed workflows, and above all, work<br />
preparation. Production progress can<br />
be tracked and machine capacity can<br />
be viewed at any time, and if priorities<br />
change, a machine malfunctions or an<br />
urgent order comes in, managers can<br />
react immediately.<br />
The existing production plan is<br />
adjustable based on recommended<br />
or free parameters. “In this way, it<br />
is possible to ensure a continuous<br />
production flow even in the face of<br />
unexpected incidents, either manually<br />
or through the user-friendly system,<br />
across all processing stations,” added<br />
Schäpers.<br />
Accelerated processes through<br />
centralised data management<br />
“We were able to boost the level<br />
of digitalisation and automation in<br />
Production. The status of production<br />
orders can be viewed at almost any<br />
workstation, which dramatically<br />
accelerates our processes and ensures<br />
that orders are completed on schedule<br />
and with the quality required,” said<br />
Peter Egg.<br />
The master and order data are<br />
centrally filed, making them available<br />
error-free to Accounting, Production<br />
and even Logistics. The processes for<br />
recording orders were also simplified.<br />
With the integrated CAD module,<br />
processing has been automated using<br />
saved templates and a customerspecific<br />
free form can be either directly<br />
drawn or imported as a DXF file.<br />
The position of a hole or mullion<br />
can be directly saved in the system<br />
and automatically transferred to the<br />
production system. The software also<br />
has a shipping module that provides<br />
digital added value and direct feedback.<br />
As soon as a unit is sent to shipping,<br />
feedback is sent to the order system,<br />
enabling production progress to be<br />
tracked transparently and at any<br />
time. To provide integrated support to<br />
Shipping, HEGLA New Technology<br />
developed a tablet app specifically for<br />
GKT and its process requirements. It<br />
completely digitalises, documents and<br />
simplifies the workflows in picking and<br />
shipping.<br />
In the new HEGLA-HANIC system,<br />
the next (external) digitalisation step<br />
has already been completed for GKT.<br />
Both customer orders and in-house<br />
orders for purchased parts and services<br />
can be digitally exchanged between the<br />
IT systems.<br />
Re-evaluation of the value chain<br />
“The decision to implement new<br />
software is also a question of trust,<br />
mutual goals and constructive<br />
collaboration,” explained Egg. Together,<br />
the companies created a vision and<br />
were able to implement it in a very<br />
short time. The agreed-upon project<br />
duration of only seven months was<br />
comparatively short.<br />
The successful implementation<br />
shows all the more how focused the<br />
analysis and optimisation of processes<br />
and their integration into the software<br />
can be, even in a project with such a<br />
high level of complexity. GKT Managing<br />
Director Peter Egg designed the timing<br />
to support another goal for the wellbeing<br />
of his employees: the project<br />
schedule needed to be as compact as<br />
possible in order to avoid unnecessary<br />
stress for the participants.<br />
About the company<br />
The GKT Group’s product portfolio<br />
includes insulated glass, single-pane<br />
safety glass, laminated glass and<br />
mullions for insulated glass in a wide<br />
variety of designs and combinations.<br />
Email: info@hegla-hanic.de<br />
Website: www.hegla-hanic.de<br />
The PPS takes delivery dates, machine capacity and<br />
inventory into consideration while optimally compiling<br />
orders and forwards them to the relevant production<br />
stations as work orders. Here in Cutting, for example, Daniel<br />
Bonsch can access the status of each individual process,<br />
prioritise workflows and monitor progress in real time.<br />
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Company News<br />
To consolidate its service and sales network, the HEGLA Group opened a sales and service subsidiary in Poland on <strong>October</strong> 1,<br />
<strong>2021</strong> . Michał Siergiejewicz and Thomas Wellendorf will share responsibility for the new location. They have been active in the<br />
glass industry for years and have extensive networks.<br />
HEGLA strengthens<br />
service, sales network for<br />
Eastern Europe<br />
Opens Subsidiary In Poland For Proximity To<br />
Customers, And To Meet Requirements Of Rapidly<br />
Growing Market<br />
The sales and technology team at the new location will<br />
provide direct support for all projects, enquiries and<br />
service cases in the region and offer fast local assistance<br />
when spare parts are required.<br />
subsidiary is a further<br />
hub in our HEGLA network.<br />
“The<br />
We are establishing it to<br />
position ourselves as a reliable partner<br />
for further growth,” said Jochen H<br />
Hesselbach, CEO of the HEGLA<br />
Group.<br />
Added value with an expanded, local<br />
service team<br />
The expanded team in Wrocław<br />
supplements the HEGLA Group’s<br />
global sales & service locations. The<br />
group is also setting up a software<br />
centre in the subsidiary that will<br />
provide customers with programming<br />
services for both HEGLA and HEGLA-<br />
HANIC.<br />
“In Michał Siergiejewicz, we are<br />
pleased to have found a managing<br />
director who has many years of<br />
experience in the glass industry and an<br />
outstanding network that stretches well<br />
beyond Poland,” emphasised HEGLA<br />
GROUP COO Bernhard Hötger. “Along<br />
with his co-managing director, Thomas<br />
Wellendorf, we are extremely well<br />
positioned for the region in future.”<br />
Team with many years of industry<br />
experience<br />
Michał Siergiejewicz (38) has been a<br />
recognised dialogue partner in all areas<br />
of the glass industry since 2011 and is<br />
considered a professional consultant.<br />
Thomas Wellendorf (51) has worked<br />
at the HEGLA Group since 2003. As<br />
head of sales for northern and eastern<br />
Europe and Russia/CIS, he has worked<br />
closely with our customers for many<br />
years.<br />
“Thomas Wellendorf is one of<br />
the colleagues at HEGLA who both<br />
experienced the transformation of<br />
glass processing operations and left<br />
a mark on it with networked and<br />
automated line solutions,” added<br />
Hötger.<br />
In future, the new subsidiary will<br />
also bring HEGLA-HANIC, HEGLA<br />
boraident and HEGLA-TaiFin even<br />
closer to customers. The technology<br />
and software team will strengthen the<br />
HEGLA subsidiaries’ global presence<br />
and service network.<br />
About the company<br />
The HEGLA Group provides system<br />
solutions for the storage, cutting,<br />
processing, and sorting of flat,<br />
automotive, and functional glass.<br />
–Carsten Koch<br />
Email: carsten.koch@hegla.de<br />
Website: www.hegla.com<br />
Here’s to good collaboration, even greater proximity to customers and on-site service: Michał Siergiejewicz<br />
(Managing Director of HEGLA Poland) and Bernhard Hötger (COO of the HEGLA Group)<br />
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Company News<br />
LiSEC breaks its order intake record<br />
Company Attributes Success To Its Highly Automated Projects In Poland,<br />
New Zealand, The US & Bosnia<br />
The year <strong>2021</strong> has been successful for LiSEC. This success clearly shows that LiSEC’s “all.<br />
in.one:solutions” approach is winning over customers.<br />
For the second time this year, the<br />
company has managed to hit a<br />
monthly order intake volume of<br />
more than 30 million euros.<br />
Order intake at a record level<br />
In February <strong>2021</strong>, LiSEC posted a<br />
monthly order intake volume of more<br />
than 30 million euros – for the second<br />
time since the company’s founding.<br />
With an order intake of €34.5 million,<br />
the global leader in technology for<br />
innovative individual and complete<br />
solutions in the field of flat glass<br />
processing and finishing was able to<br />
set a new benchmark in August <strong>2021</strong>,<br />
celebrating the highest monthly order<br />
intake in the company’s history.<br />
This success is mainly attributable<br />
to recent, highly automated projects<br />
carried out by LiSEC in Poland, New<br />
Zealand, the USA and Bosnia, and<br />
thus the trust that customers in these<br />
countries have placed in reliable<br />
LiSEC solutions.<br />
The company managed to hit its<br />
<strong>2021</strong> order intake target for machinery<br />
and software by the end of July.<br />
“We are very proud that we have<br />
already hit or exceeded all of our<br />
order intake targets for fiscal year<br />
<strong>2021</strong>. Firstly, I would like to thank our<br />
customers for the huge amount of<br />
trust they have placed in our solutions<br />
and in ourselves as an all-in-one<br />
solutions provider to the flat glass<br />
processing industry.<br />
“Secondly, I would like to<br />
thank our sales team in Germany<br />
and abroad for their outstanding<br />
performance. Our pioneering role<br />
in product development, which is<br />
years in the making, coupled with<br />
our production expertise in the glass<br />
industry, which is brought to bear in<br />
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LiSEC • 2<br />
our sales consultation work, is hugely<br />
appreciated by our customers. We<br />
can be proud of this,” says Christian<br />
Krenn, Director of International Sales,<br />
commenting on the impressive order<br />
intake volume.<br />
Oliver Pichler, CFO, is also proud<br />
of this success: “We’ve managed<br />
to break a few of LiSEC’s financial<br />
records already this year. We are<br />
currently heading for a 60% increase<br />
in our order intake volume in <strong>2021</strong>. In<br />
addition to the commercial success,<br />
I am particularly pleased that after<br />
2020, the year of the pandemic,<br />
our customers’ willingness to invest<br />
has shot up again, and a growing<br />
number of customers are recognizing<br />
the benefits of our innovative<br />
comprehensive system solutions,<br />
such as those we have successfully<br />
implemented in New Zealand and<br />
Austria in recent months, and are<br />
therefore choosing to partner with<br />
LiSEC.”<br />
Positive feedback on LiSEC “all-inone<br />
solutions”<br />
High-quality machines, innovative<br />
software and reliable after-sales<br />
service – at LiSEC, customers get<br />
everything from a single source. Our<br />
experts will help you to find the ideal<br />
solutions from the word go. “If we<br />
are to cement our customers’ trust<br />
not only in our individual solutions<br />
but also in our all-in-one: solutions<br />
and keep it that way over the long<br />
term, then all of our company’s<br />
products, services and segments<br />
must be seamlessly interlinked. To<br />
this end, we have systematically<br />
optimized our internal structures<br />
over the past few years and will<br />
continue to do so,” says CEO<br />
Gottfried Brunbauer, emphasising<br />
how important customer orientation<br />
and innovative, integrated<br />
comprehensive solutions are to<br />
LiSEC<br />
LiSEC at Vitrum <strong>2021</strong><br />
LiSEC unveiled new technology brand<br />
LiTEC for the first time. Those who<br />
were unable to attend the trade fair<br />
in person will have the opportunity to<br />
view the new products at the LiSEC<br />
Virtual Campus<br />
About LiSEC<br />
Headquarters in Seitenstetten/<br />
Amstetten, Austria, LiSEC is a globally<br />
operating group offering individual<br />
and complete solutions in flat glass<br />
processing and finishing for 60<br />
years. Its service portfolio comprises<br />
machines, automation solutions and<br />
services.<br />
CREATING VISIONS, PROVIDING SOLUTIONS.<br />
–Claudia Guschlbauer<br />
Email: claudia.guschlbauer@lisec.com<br />
Website: www.lisec.com<br />
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Company News<br />
Optimal bird protection, maximum<br />
transparency from sedak<br />
Effectiveness Confirmed By Collision Laboratories Institute In Hohenau-<br />
Ringelsdorf, Austria<br />
sedak has managed to achieve optimal collision protection (efficiency: collisions reduced<br />
to 10 per cent) whilst printing less than two per cent of the glass area.<br />
Maximum transparency, optimal<br />
bird protection – for almost<br />
any glass type and with a<br />
format of up to 3.60 x 20 metres:<br />
Bird-free: The patterns ensure that birds see the glass panes. They are thus protected from collisions. The image printed by<br />
sedak (a registered design) thereby requires less than two percent of the glass area – the lowest value ever achieved.<br />
Photo: Kjersti Joergensen (Kjorgen, Dreamstime), sedak<br />
with the innovative sedak printing<br />
(a registered design) less than two<br />
per cent of the glass area needs to be<br />
printed in order to largely eliminate<br />
bird collisions. The high effectiveness<br />
has been confirmed by the institute<br />
“Collision Laboratories” (Hohenau-<br />
Ringelsdorf, Austria).<br />
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sedak • 2<br />
Scientifically confirmed effectiveness: An analysis by “Collision Laboratories<br />
– Biological Station Hohenau-Ringelsdorf” (Austria) shows that both of the sedak patterns provide a high level of bird<br />
protection. The institute is the only one in the whole of Europe that performs this kind of investigation.<br />
Picture: sedak, René Müller<br />
Large-area glazing on buildings –<br />
regardless of how heavily structured it<br />
is – brings with it the risk of not being<br />
seen by birds. Reflections of trees or<br />
particular lighting conditions cause<br />
danger for birds as they have only<br />
limited spatial vision. Therefore, there<br />
are various solutions on the market<br />
designed to reduce bird collisions. The<br />
basis of the idea is to make the glazing<br />
recognizable for birds without having<br />
too much negative effect on the view<br />
through the glass.<br />
Now sedak has managed to achieve<br />
optimal collision protection (efficiency:<br />
collisions reduced to 10 per cent)<br />
whilst printing less than two per cent<br />
of the glass area. The glass processing<br />
company has thereby achieved two<br />
new records: no other bird-protection<br />
glass needs so little printed area for<br />
its protective effect; at the same time<br />
it achieves a higher level of protection<br />
(defined according to norm ONR<br />
1040) than the alternative concepts.<br />
This has been confirmed by a<br />
scientific analysis performed by the<br />
internationally recognized institute<br />
“Collision Laboratories” (Hohenau-<br />
Ringelsdorf/Austria), which specializes<br />
in bird protection.<br />
The scratch and UV-resistant<br />
patterns are put onto the glass using<br />
digital printing. When it is further<br />
processed into laminated panes, the<br />
printing is on the outside (POS1).<br />
Thus insulation and safety glass with<br />
highly effective bird protection can be<br />
created up to a format of 3.60 x 20<br />
metres.<br />
Aesthetically pleasing and variable<br />
through digital printing<br />
Depending on customer requirements,<br />
two variants are available: dots or<br />
squares, arranged in a homogenous<br />
grid. An optically different but equally<br />
effective alternative is offered by<br />
sedak: printing with precious metal<br />
colours.<br />
The printed image and colour tone<br />
have a discreet, elegant and aesthetic<br />
appearance. The printing is thus<br />
also ideally suited to sophisticated<br />
architectural design.<br />
As a specialist for glass in extralarge<br />
formats, the production expertise<br />
is already available at sedak: ceramic<br />
printing up to the maximum size is a<br />
mature technology here.<br />
The trend towards more<br />
transparent architecture with a high<br />
percentage of glass is now realizable<br />
in sophisticated and aesthetic variants<br />
with a particularly high level of<br />
protection for birds.<br />
What protects birds?<br />
Many songbirds do not recognize<br />
glass as an obstacle but see<br />
reflections that fool them into<br />
thinking it is a tree, for example,<br />
or they mistakenly think they can<br />
fly through glazing on corners<br />
of buildings. Light sources or<br />
particular lighting conditions can<br />
also confuse birds. Bird protection<br />
therefore has the aim of making<br />
glass recognizable for birds – whilst<br />
reducing the transparency as little<br />
as possible. The larger the glazed<br />
area (regardless of how strongly<br />
it is structured), the higher the<br />
risk for the birds. In recent years,<br />
new protective concepts have been<br />
developed to avoid bird collisions<br />
or reduce them significantly. The<br />
most effective protection for largeformat<br />
glazing is offered by digital<br />
printing. Previously, however, a<br />
high level of protection required<br />
seven to fifty percent of the glass<br />
to be printed. The sedak solution<br />
provides the current optimum<br />
protection whilst at the same time<br />
having by far the lowest percentage<br />
of printed area.<br />
The effectiveness of glass<br />
against bird collisions is measured<br />
as a percentage; the lower the<br />
value, the better the protection.<br />
The value shows how high the<br />
rate of collisions is in comparison<br />
with conventional glass. The<br />
Vienna Environmental Advocacy<br />
Organization (Wiener Umwelt<br />
Anwaltschaft, WUA) recommends<br />
using highly effective glass with<br />
values of ten percent or less. They<br />
classify glazing with values of<br />
between ten and twenty percent as<br />
conditionally suitable.<br />
About the company<br />
sedak, the glass manufacturer in<br />
Gersthofen, Germany, has developed<br />
into the world’s technology and<br />
innovation leader for large insulating<br />
and safety glass. With a 15-year<br />
experience of manufacturing oversize<br />
glass, sedak is regarded as a specialist<br />
in this know-how intensive segment.<br />
sedak<br />
– Tatjana Vinkovic<br />
Email: tatjana.vinkovic@sedak.com,<br />
j.birkenfeld@pr-neu.de<br />
Website: www.sedak.com<br />
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Company News<br />
Glaston signs deal worth EUR 5 million<br />
Will Provide Insulating Glass And Heat Treatment Machinery Within Second<br />
Quarter of 2022<br />
Glaston’s advanced glass processing technology will allow production of heat treated and<br />
insulated glass units up to a jumbo size of 2.8m by 6m.<br />
Glaston group has signed a<br />
close to EUR 5 contract for<br />
insulating glass and heat<br />
treatment technologies machinery with<br />
a customer in the Americas. The order<br />
is booked in Glaston’s received orders<br />
for the third quarter in <strong>2021</strong>. The lines<br />
will be delivered within the second<br />
quarter of 2022.<br />
More stringent safety and quality<br />
regulations in commercial building<br />
construction bring new requirements<br />
to the market, and advanced glass<br />
processing technology is needed in<br />
order to meet the stipulations for the<br />
end product. In addition, there is a<br />
growing demand for large glass units<br />
for facades.<br />
To fulfil these needs, the customer<br />
was looking for a solution that can<br />
ensure reliability and high uptime<br />
in their production. They decided<br />
to choose a combination of Glaston<br />
technology that allows them to produce<br />
heat treated and insulated glass units<br />
up to a jumbo size of 2.8 x 6 metres.<br />
Both the Thermoplastic<br />
Spacer (TPS®) Insulating Glass<br />
manufacturing line and the flat glass<br />
tempering line are equipped with the<br />
highest level of automation suitable for<br />
high-end glass processing, maximizing<br />
the throughput.<br />
In addition, the unique Glaston<br />
Vortex Pro convection system of the<br />
tempering line is improving the control<br />
of air placement onto the surface of<br />
the glass which allows the operator to<br />
precisely control the thermal profiles<br />
and ensure the quality of the heating<br />
process and efficiency.<br />
“The ease of use combined with<br />
ensuring the quality of the end<br />
products and efficiency in glass<br />
processing were elements our<br />
customer was looking for. Glaston’s<br />
product portfolio met these needs and<br />
provided the level of automation and<br />
machine reliability that was essential<br />
to our customer,” says Joe Butler,<br />
Glaston’s SVP Sales and Services in<br />
the Americas.<br />
About the company<br />
Glaston is the glass processing<br />
industry’s innovative technology<br />
leader supplying equipment, services<br />
and solutions to the architectural,<br />
automotive, solar and appliance<br />
industries.<br />
Email: info@glaston.net<br />
Website: www.glaston.net<br />
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Company Report<br />
Ceramic rollers for glass tempering<br />
furnaces by Freedom Ceramics<br />
For Over 15 Years, Company Has Been Making Ceramic Rollers As Per Its<br />
Customers’ Glass Requirement<br />
Main products are ceramic roller tables for float glass lines, horizontal tempering<br />
furnaces, ceramic devices for steel and metallurgical industries, and fused silica crucibles.<br />
As we all know, glass has become<br />
an indispensable item in our<br />
lives, work and study. Glass is<br />
being used in buildings, automotive<br />
sector, photovoltaic power generation,<br />
and even in more demanding roles<br />
such as display screens, touch screens,<br />
furniture and home appliances.<br />
Freedom Ceramics SUZHOU<br />
has been producing ceramic rollers<br />
for glass tempering furnaces for<br />
nearly 15 years now. According to<br />
the difference in the production of<br />
glass by customers, the company has<br />
categorised its product portfolio into<br />
architectural glass ceramic rollers,<br />
solar glass ceramic rollers, and<br />
electrical glass ceramic rollers.<br />
The main difference among them<br />
is in the technical parameters of the<br />
finished ceramic rollers such as the<br />
difference in diameter tolerance,<br />
roughness, T.I.R. (tolerance in<br />
rotation), purity and density. The<br />
company makes its ceramic rollers<br />
according to the requirement of its<br />
different categories of customers.<br />
Freedom Ceramics has customers<br />
all over the world. Tempering machine<br />
manufacturers like Glasstech Inc,<br />
Keraglass Industries, SRL, North<br />
Glass, Land Glass, Mountain Glass,<br />
Yuntong Glass, Soutech Glass, and<br />
glass processing and tempering<br />
suppliers such as Pilkington, AGC,<br />
Saint-Gobain, Schott, Fuyao Group,<br />
Xinyi Glass, Taiwan glass are some of<br />
them.<br />
Suzhou Freedom Ceramics Co.,<br />
Ltd. is located in the ancient city<br />
of Suzhou, China. At present, the<br />
company’s main products are ceramic<br />
roller tables for float glass lines,<br />
ceramic roller tables for horizontal<br />
tempering furnaces, ceramic devices<br />
for steel and metallurgical industries,<br />
and fused silica crucibles.<br />
Freedom Ceramics has established<br />
and managed a team of experts at<br />
home and abroad with rich work<br />
experience and knowledge of the<br />
ceramic industry, and is committed<br />
to building a world-leading ceramic<br />
technology group. It is committed to<br />
serving customers wholeheartedly,<br />
adhering to the spirit of innovation,<br />
always adhering to the concept<br />
of focusing on customer benefits,<br />
focusing on product quality and aftersales<br />
service.<br />
Email: cxtcwyh@126.com,<br />
freeceram@hotmail.com<br />
Website: www.freeceram.com<br />
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Product Hunt<br />
Hanjiang to bring its ‘Data Master’<br />
to India<br />
Users Will Get Real-Time Production Data, Machine Working Status On Their<br />
Mobile Devices<br />
It can set machine maintenance time and automatically generate status reports, thereby<br />
helping reduce downtime.<br />
Data Master is a system which<br />
has been developed by<br />
Hanjiang’s industrial cloud<br />
department to specially provide big<br />
data of production and “no time-gap”<br />
service to every user of the company’s<br />
products.<br />
With Data Master, users can get<br />
their machine status in real-time<br />
directly by a PLC control system, and<br />
the data will be stored in cloud for<br />
display and analysis. Data stored in<br />
the cloud system can be accessed any<br />
time using mobile devices like laptops<br />
or smartphones.<br />
Data Master will update production<br />
data real-time. A very important part<br />
of it is that as per working data of<br />
Power Consumption Summary<br />
Blower on W/M<br />
Water heater<br />
Inverter on Conveyor I<br />
Blower on press<br />
Brush motor<br />
Water pump<br />
Inverter on water pump<br />
Inverter on S/A<br />
Inverter on brush<br />
Inverter on press conveying<br />
Conveyor III<br />
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critical components such as servo<br />
motor, drives and inverters, the<br />
system can set proactive machine<br />
maintenance time and automatically<br />
generate reports. This will help in<br />
reducing downtime.<br />
Hanjiang in India<br />
In the last 10 months, Hanjiang<br />
Indian team has visited more than<br />
20 customers in eight cities, and<br />
completed six machine installations,<br />
and provided online service to more<br />
than 45 customers.<br />
In the next three months, the team<br />
has another four new installations to<br />
work on. Thanks to great teamwork,<br />
all of these have been made possible<br />
despite the pandemic.<br />
Due to heavy installation and<br />
service work lined up, Hanjiang has<br />
hired an experienced engineer for its<br />
India local team, and another in its<br />
China office.<br />
The company has faced several<br />
critical issues related to service in the<br />
Indian market. There was a great deal<br />
of uncertainty due to the pandemic<br />
which proved to be a challenging time<br />
for business.<br />
Many operators don’t have the<br />
requisite expertise to handle highautomation<br />
machine, such as Low-E<br />
film removing machine, online gasfilling<br />
IG line, sealing robot, automatic<br />
spacer bending machine, etc and<br />
require extensive service and support.<br />
Availability of spare parts in India<br />
was another issue the company faced.<br />
So when machines break down and<br />
need parts, customers may want<br />
to stop production, which can be a<br />
terrible situation for both customers<br />
and supplier.<br />
Hanjiang has a huge customer<br />
base in India, and without Chinese<br />
engineers visiting the country due<br />
to the ban on international travel<br />
because of COVID-19, the company<br />
struggled to provide on-time service.<br />
But the company has worked<br />
hard to stock up on spare parts in its<br />
Mumbai office. So now, it can easily<br />
manage most of the issues connected<br />
with common parts. As per India’s<br />
local market situation, Hanjiang has<br />
selected the top common parts for its<br />
machines in the country.<br />
–Ms. Ashley Quan<br />
Email: Asia@hjglass.com.cn<br />
–Deepak Dubey of the Service team<br />
Email: Hj.indiaservice@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.hjglass.com.cn<br />
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Product Hunt<br />
Printing and marking solutions for glass<br />
decorations from Spinks World<br />
Company Supplies Pad & Screen Printing Inks & Their Machines, Along With<br />
Laser Marking Machine<br />
Printing on glass can improve a product’s value and use by enhancing its exteriors,<br />
making it more functional and appealing.<br />
Glass is a sustainable and environment-friendly medium to aesthetically<br />
pack a product, use in architecture, furniture, home appliances, medical<br />
devices, labware, mobile phones, and many other specialized applications.<br />
Printing on glass can improve a product’s value and use by enhancing its<br />
exteriors, making it more functional, appealing, and beautiful on a wide range of<br />
automotive, interior designing, commercial, and industrial applications.<br />
Inks for automotive glass and household appliances<br />
High temperature glass inks for industries such as automotive, electronic, home<br />
appliances, architecture, furniture, glassware, handicraft, etc. Established in<br />
2002, Japan Belleview has admirable screen-printing inks. It has been exporting<br />
its inks to countries such as Germany,<br />
Russia, UAE, Turkey, Vietnam and<br />
Mexico.<br />
With a cleanroom facility, highquality<br />
manufacturing machines,<br />
a set of testing equipment, and indepth<br />
knowledge of the subject, Japan<br />
Belleview manufactures the highest<br />
quality products for glass printing<br />
applications. Offering a wide variety of<br />
products, Japan Belleview Inks comply<br />
with most industry standards such as<br />
REACH, ROHS, etc.<br />
Spinks World is an exclusive<br />
distributor of Japan Belleview Inks<br />
for high-temperature glass inks.<br />
These special inks pass ball drop tests,<br />
acid resistance, alkali resistance, heat<br />
resistance, and lightfastness tests and<br />
provide excellent surface finish and<br />
smoothness.<br />
1. Japan Belleview also has<br />
a range of functional inks<br />
for defoggers, windshields,<br />
sunroof, antenna, alarm<br />
circuits, etc.<br />
2. Standard international flat<br />
glass resistance tests<br />
3. Mechanical resistance<br />
(accelerometer)<br />
4. Chemical resistance (ASTM<br />
C724-91)<br />
5. Mechanical strength (DIN<br />
18516)<br />
6. Sulphur dioxide (DIN 50018)<br />
UV light (XENO 1200)<br />
7. Inter-mixable, high opacity,<br />
lithium free<br />
8. Holding time: 300 - 400<br />
seconds (glass thickness is 4<br />
mm)<br />
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9. Fusing temperature:<br />
6800C-6900C (Not more than<br />
6900C)<br />
10. Chemical resistance: weakly<br />
acid resistance, grade drying<br />
temperature: 1000C-1500C 10<br />
mins<br />
11. Thermal expansion: < 30 x<br />
10-7 K-1<br />
12. Wet film thickness: 10 μm<br />
13. Solvent based, IR drying solid<br />
content: 80 (wt%).<br />
Architectural glass enamels<br />
Decoration of architectural building<br />
glasses is on trend because of<br />
marketing and branding needs. The<br />
customers demand highly decorative<br />
glass surfaces in buildings. Glass gives<br />
architects and specifiers practical and<br />
energy efficient choices in building<br />
design. The enamel series Ink is a<br />
complete blend of intensely opaque<br />
chromatic colours: screen print, roller<br />
coatings, and paints, curtain coatings,<br />
paints, and sprays coating in various<br />
forms of printing on glasses.<br />
Apart from the ink matching and<br />
mixing services, the inks follow all the<br />
international guidelines (compliance).<br />
Spinks World is a producer,<br />
supplier and distributor of lead-free<br />
architectural glass enamel and inks<br />
applied for artistic, creative and<br />
functional applications. The hightemperature<br />
Belleview Spandrel panel<br />
inks and enamels are used in offices,<br />
other industrial spaces, internal<br />
glass separators and are favourites<br />
in architects. These enamels are<br />
applicable and applied on glass<br />
furniture to make it look premium.<br />
Mirror-like effect enamel<br />
Mirror-like effect ink is a newly<br />
developed and created screen<br />
printing ink (toughened temp.<br />
650°C-680°C) that could be tempered.<br />
In the company’s lab, these inks are<br />
formulated with years of experiments<br />
and specially developed for attraction,<br />
long-lasting results, and weather<br />
changes. It is made of special resins<br />
and pigments of precious metal. The<br />
metal flashing and the flat surface are<br />
very identical to the electroplating<br />
effect.<br />
Beneficial for adorning electronic<br />
signs, high-end home appliances, and<br />
glass furniture. It might change the<br />
appearance of the glass.<br />
Anti-slippery effect for glass<br />
Composed of quartz frit and additive.<br />
Applicable for glass floors, glass stairs<br />
and glass bridges, etc. This enamel<br />
has very strong chemical resistance,<br />
scratch resistance, wear-resistance<br />
and higher durability. The angle of<br />
anti-slip is 37.6 degrees. Available in<br />
white, black and etch colours.<br />
UV screen printing inks for printing<br />
on glass jar and container<br />
Ruco inks, Germany, started<br />
conventional UV screen printing inks<br />
for glass, hollowware, drinkware and<br />
cosmetic packaging in 2012. RUCO<br />
UV Ink 935 UV is a market leader<br />
in this category. At the same time,<br />
the research team at RUCO also<br />
developed an ink suitable for both<br />
UV and LED. Now the company is<br />
introducing the 937 UV+LED inks.<br />
With the introduction of new series<br />
in 2018, the glass printing business<br />
has taken a dynamic turn. Customers<br />
using very high speed machines<br />
of Kammann, Omso or Fermac<br />
can use the same ink for curing by<br />
conventional UV or LED lamps. Speed<br />
of over 120 glass parts per screen per<br />
minute is easily achieved.<br />
The major advantages of this<br />
ink over conventional inks are:<br />
1. Can cure under both the lamps<br />
UV and LED.<br />
2. LED lamps give great savings<br />
on the energy front, so the<br />
inks become great solutions<br />
for hybrid machines where<br />
multiple colours are printed<br />
and require initial colours to<br />
be cured by LED and finally by<br />
UV metal halide lamps.<br />
3. 937 UV LED is an ultramodern<br />
ink with all current<br />
environmental and chemical<br />
norms followed.<br />
Laser marking machine for glass<br />
(MARKOLASER)<br />
The green MARKOLASER machine is<br />
designed for micro-machining of soft<br />
and hard materials, especially marking<br />
on glass and crystal engraving.<br />
High peak power with excellent<br />
beam quality makes this system<br />
indispensable for these applications.<br />
Email: info@spinksworld.com<br />
Website: www.spinksworld.com<br />
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Product Hunt<br />
Edge seam and grinding machine — KSD-A with LiTEC slider technology for special premium edge processing<br />
KSD-A from LiSEC – Perfect seaming and<br />
grinding<br />
Thanks To New LiTEC Slider Edge Processing, It Goes A Step Further<br />
Towards Increased Efficiency<br />
With its new KSD-A vertical edge processing machine, LiSEC pays special attention to the<br />
glass edge.<br />
Depending on the end product<br />
and the follow-up process in<br />
glass finishing, the glass must<br />
have a ground (KMG) or seamed<br />
(KGS) glass edge. The new KSD-A,<br />
with its patent-pending LiTEC slider<br />
processing tool goes a further step<br />
toward increased efficiency, especially<br />
for challenging glass sheets.<br />
The LiTEC slider processing tool<br />
uses a water-guided system to move<br />
the grinding wheel to the glass to be<br />
processed and for adapting to the<br />
glass’s distortions. The advantage of<br />
this “floating” processing tool is its<br />
ideal adaptation to the glass edge and<br />
the sheet characteristics, as well as its<br />
ideal cooling.<br />
This allows better grinding and<br />
seaming performance under difficult<br />
conditions. In this interview, LiSEC<br />
product managers Christoph Lueger<br />
and Elias Leichtfried tell more about<br />
the design, functions and special<br />
characteristics of this new combined<br />
edge grinding and seaming machine.<br />
– How is the KSD-A configured?<br />
Lueger: The KSD-A is a vertical<br />
edge grinding and seaming machine<br />
with new LiTEC slider circumferential<br />
processing. The edge processing<br />
machine comes standard with a<br />
processing head and can be optionally<br />
equipped with an additional one to<br />
significantly increase throughput.<br />
With a processing head, seaming<br />
performance takes under 24 seconds,<br />
and on the version with two heads<br />
under 13 seconds are possible for a<br />
glass sheet of 1,000 x 1,000 mm. The<br />
KSD-A processes premium ground<br />
glass edges in more than 30 seconds<br />
with one processing head and less than<br />
30 seconds with two grinding heads.<br />
– How does processing of the glass<br />
edges work?<br />
Leichtfried: While being fed in, the<br />
glass sheet to be processed is measured<br />
on the fly for length and height. The<br />
KSD-A has an optional data connection<br />
for receiving sheet information, for<br />
further reduction of processing time.<br />
A high-speed X-axis with a vacuum<br />
suction unit takes over transport<br />
during edge processing and keeps the<br />
feed going.<br />
The KSD-A optionally does<br />
coarse, medium or fine grinding<br />
in any number of cycles or gives<br />
the glass edge a perfect seam.<br />
Moreover, the KSD-A can also grind<br />
sheets to measure, which shows its<br />
extraordinary flexibility.<br />
– What are the special features of<br />
the LiSEC KSD-A?<br />
Lueger: The advantages of the<br />
KSD-A are its especially compact<br />
design, its simple access and operation,<br />
and its flexibility with difficult glass<br />
proportions in edge processing. The<br />
premium processing though use of<br />
stainless steel in the wet area, and a<br />
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Edge processing tool of KSD-A with LiTEC slider technology<br />
Intuitive operation and tool wear display through automatic tool measurement<br />
Separation of wet and dry area to protect the axes. Easy<br />
operator access for tool change from in front.<br />
sophisticated system for separating<br />
the wet and dry area, ensure that<br />
the precision axes are protected from<br />
the grinding water. This reduces<br />
maintenance and its associated costs<br />
and increases machine availability. The<br />
automatic tool measurement especially<br />
saves time and ensures the highest<br />
quality. The operator can change a tool<br />
quickly and easily, because there is<br />
access to the processing head directly<br />
from the operator’s work area in front<br />
of the machine.<br />
The KSD-A is available in four<br />
different sizes. The machine comes in<br />
heights of 2,000 mm, 2,500 mm, 3,000<br />
mm and 3,300 mm. The maximum<br />
processing length can be flexibly<br />
extended as needed. Further options,<br />
such as the additional processing head,<br />
custom grinding, a data connection<br />
and grinding water treatment ensure<br />
adaptation to customer need.<br />
– How do the LiTEC slider edge<br />
processing tools work?<br />
Leichtfried: The core of the new<br />
KSD-A is the new processing tools<br />
with LiTEC slider technology. These<br />
are specially guided grinding wheels.<br />
Guiding and delivering the processing<br />
tool with water ensures that, especially<br />
when seaming, the tool adapts to<br />
the breakage quality, evenness and<br />
geometric precision, always ensuring<br />
process-stable, high-quality results.<br />
The extraordinarily effective cooling<br />
of LiTEC slider technology ensures<br />
visually high-quality seaming and<br />
grinding.<br />
Standard functions<br />
;;<br />
Automatic infeed and outfeed of<br />
the glass sheets<br />
;;<br />
Processing of float glass and<br />
laminated glass sheets with a<br />
glass thickness of 3-19 mm<br />
;;<br />
Automatic measurement of<br />
rectangles<br />
;;<br />
Seaming and grinding without<br />
glass removal<br />
;;<br />
Two sets of tools based on<br />
LiTEC slider technology<br />
;;<br />
Simple operating program with<br />
graphical interface<br />
Optional functions<br />
;;<br />
Version with additional<br />
processing head for maximum<br />
throughput<br />
;;<br />
Grinding with glass removal<br />
;;<br />
Data connection to the<br />
production planning system<br />
;;<br />
Version with WRA-1500<br />
grinding water treatment<br />
Highlights<br />
Perfect seaming quality in every<br />
situation<br />
By using LiTEC slider technology,<br />
the seam quality is no longer<br />
dependent on the quality of glass<br />
cutting. Even glass sheets with poorly<br />
cut or broken edges are processed<br />
reliably on the KSD-A.<br />
Fast and reliable<br />
The machine was developed for<br />
use in highly automated lines, based<br />
on decades of experience in vertically<br />
processing glass sheets. The KSD-A<br />
is a universal glass processing tool,<br />
combining the fastest possible cycle<br />
times with the utmost in reliability and<br />
flexibility.<br />
Diverse connection options<br />
The machine’s control options<br />
are as diverse as the customers’<br />
requirements. From the manual input<br />
and the automatic measurement of<br />
rectangles, to direct connection to the<br />
production control system, the KSD-A<br />
enables every form of integration in the<br />
production line.<br />
About the company<br />
Headquartered in Seitenstetten/<br />
Amstetten, Austria, LiSEC is a globally<br />
operating group offering individual<br />
and complete solutions in flat glass<br />
processing and finishing for 60<br />
years. Its service portfolio comprises<br />
machines, automation solutions and<br />
services.<br />
CREATING VISIONS, PROVIDING SOLUTIONS.<br />
– Claudia Guschlbauer<br />
Email: claudia.guschlbauer@lisec.com<br />
Website: www.lisec.com<br />
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Product Hunt<br />
TAVIC – unique and exclusive<br />
collection of sliding systems<br />
Premium, High-In-Demand Solutions For Luxury Residential, Commercial<br />
Projects By Taiton<br />
The range comprises wardrobe systems, sliding door systems, and swing framed and<br />
frameless door solutions to meet the high-end needs of modern living and work spaces.<br />
Taiton, an emerging and<br />
fast-growing brand in the<br />
architectural hardware segment,<br />
announces the launch of its premium<br />
collection under the brand name,<br />
Tavic. The range is crafted with some<br />
very premium and high-in-demand<br />
solutions for luxury residential and<br />
commercial projects.<br />
Tavic range of products includes<br />
wardrobe sliding systems, wardrobe<br />
soft close hinges & accessories, slim<br />
framed doors, slim frameless doors,<br />
and slim sliding systems in automatic<br />
and manual options. Each of these<br />
offerings is provided as complete<br />
solutions like a slim frameless sliding<br />
system that comes with door hinges,<br />
handles, door locks, euro profiles, slim<br />
size door & frame profiles, and other<br />
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accessories.<br />
Tavic sliding systems are made<br />
available in a series of options such<br />
as in 02 & 03 door telescopic sliding<br />
system, single door sliding system, and<br />
bi-parting sliding system for glass and<br />
wooden door panels’ application. Each<br />
of these is available in manual and<br />
automatic options to meet the varied<br />
needs of the projects. The sliding and<br />
telescopic mechanisms are all quality<br />
tested and certified for their long life<br />
and smooth functionality.<br />
Openness is the new in-thing in<br />
the interior spaces, to meet this need,<br />
Tavic brings slim profiles for frameless<br />
doors and framed door solutions.<br />
The slim size of the profiles enables a<br />
minimalistic look to the area yet these<br />
profiles are sturdy enough to deliver<br />
long-lasting performance. Framed door<br />
profiles are available in black matt and<br />
brush gold finishes whereas profiles for<br />
frameless solutions come in black matt<br />
and AN finishes.<br />
Its wardrobe solutions comprise<br />
wardrobe sliding systems, wardrobe<br />
air hinges, wardrobe hydraulic soft<br />
close hinges, and edge handle profiles<br />
for wardrobe and kitchen furniture<br />
application. The range is specifically<br />
designed for glass door wardrobes.<br />
These are ideal solutions for walk-in<br />
closets in bungalows, villas, and luxury<br />
apartments. Air hinge is a unique<br />
product to this range as they remain<br />
invisible ensuring an awe-inspiring look<br />
to the wardrobe.<br />
The Tavic range also offers style<br />
door hardware, soft close standard<br />
system, and biometric digital locks for<br />
glass doors.<br />
The range is really wonderful and<br />
luxurious with complete solutions for<br />
each application. The range is designed<br />
keeping in mind the application<br />
convenience for glass installers and<br />
fabricators.<br />
E-mail: customercare@taiton.in<br />
Website: www.taiton.in<br />
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Technical Article<br />
Glass – display – smartphone: How<br />
inspection solutions ensure quality,<br />
profitability<br />
ISRA VISION Ensures End-To-End Process, Quality Control – From Raw<br />
Material To Final Product<br />
Have you looked at a display today? There is a good chance you’ll answer this<br />
question with “yes” – after all, touch screens and displays are all around us, whether on<br />
smartphones, coffee machines, ATMs, in our cars, or at our workplaces.<br />
Technologies for ever thinner<br />
displays and vibrant display<br />
quality, outlandish shapes, and<br />
new applications open up additional<br />
market potential in consumer<br />
electronics and industrial markets. At<br />
the same time, however, they place<br />
increasingly higher requirements on<br />
functionality and optical quality.<br />
To meet these tough standards,<br />
ISRA VISION develops and produces<br />
mature inspection methods that<br />
ensure end-to-end process and quality<br />
control – from raw glass production,<br />
films, and foils, all the way to complete<br />
displays and finished products.<br />
These methods increase efficiency<br />
and profitability in the production<br />
of displays and, ultimately, boost<br />
customer satisfaction.<br />
Touch displays enable the<br />
Defect detection from the raw material<br />
to the finished display<br />
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convenient and intuitive operation of<br />
devices and machines; plus, they are<br />
robust and easy to clean. As a result,<br />
they are also becoming increasingly<br />
widespread in production plants,<br />
medical technology, and other areas of<br />
industrial applications.<br />
The automotive industry is<br />
currently setting trends in this area<br />
with the introduction of pillar-to-pillar<br />
displays spanning the entire vehicle<br />
width in new vehicle generations.<br />
These present important cockpit<br />
functions and allow all the car’s<br />
communication and infotainment<br />
systems to be operated.<br />
In addition, they are perfectly<br />
fitted and often feature curved<br />
shapes and integrated sensors. It<br />
is expected that this trend will also<br />
continue in other applications. This<br />
will require new procedures for<br />
glass processing and finishing, as<br />
well as corresponding inspection<br />
processes during manufacturing.<br />
Such quality inspection is essential<br />
to meet the stringent requirements<br />
in terms of robustness to mechanical<br />
loads, trouble-free functioning and<br />
operability, fit and optical quality.<br />
Quality assurance begins with the<br />
raw material<br />
Whether they employ TFT or OLED<br />
technology, modern displays consist<br />
of many layers made of different<br />
materials that are usually extremely<br />
thin. Optical films, thin-film, and<br />
thin-glass in the actual TFT or OLED<br />
display and the cover glass are joined<br />
together during the production<br />
process, achieving a perfect union of<br />
form and function.<br />
However, even the smallest defects<br />
in one of the layers can compromise<br />
the properties and function of the<br />
display. ISRA VISION is an industry<br />
leader in optical inspection and<br />
defect detection for every single<br />
layer; its solutions identify and reject<br />
defective materials before installation,<br />
minimizing the number of imperfect<br />
end products produced and increasing<br />
the profitability of production.<br />
ISRA VISION’s SMASH is a system<br />
for inspecting the surfaces of optical<br />
films. It detects defects, including<br />
minute scratches, marks, and<br />
production residue on film materials<br />
and coatings on web materials. Line<br />
cameras guarantee a high inspection<br />
speed of up to 1,000 meters per<br />
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Deflectometric surface inspection of the end product<br />
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second while also enabling the highest<br />
image resolution. At the same time,<br />
customized lighting supports the<br />
reliable detection and intelligent<br />
classification of defects that would be<br />
invisible to the naked eye. In turn,<br />
this allows conclusions to be drawn<br />
regarding causes or defective process<br />
parameters, which can be continuously<br />
monitored and optimized.<br />
Fully automatic inspection of display<br />
glass<br />
Thin display glasses are also subjected<br />
to a fully automatic inspection just<br />
like optical films. ISRA VISION FPM-<br />
Inspect (FLAT PANEL MASTER)<br />
combines tried-and-tested technologies<br />
for optical quality control with precise<br />
materials handling technology for use<br />
in clean rooms. This allows the system<br />
to identify even the tiniest surface,<br />
glass, or edge defects.<br />
In addition, FPM-Inspect monitors<br />
particle contamination on the<br />
substrate, thus enabling conclusions<br />
to be drawn regarding the air quality<br />
in the cleanroom. Here, too, the<br />
inspection system works with mature<br />
software algorithms to improve the<br />
production process and to detect and<br />
eliminate the causes of defects.<br />
When it comes to the 100 per cent<br />
monitoring of evenness, rippling,<br />
and reflection optics even in large<br />
glass surfaces, ISRA VISION P2<br />
(PowerPlate) delivers precise data in<br />
a matter of seconds. Alongside defects<br />
in and on the material, this also allows<br />
the immediate detection of 3D shape<br />
defects, preventing the materials in<br />
question from being processed further.<br />
Perfect union: Quality control before<br />
and after joining<br />
Perfect optical films, thin films, and<br />
display glasses form the basis of<br />
high-quality displays. However, they<br />
only become a fixed unit with optical<br />
characteristics and functionality once<br />
they have been joined together during<br />
production.<br />
In this production step, quality<br />
control is just as important as<br />
inspecting the raw materials: Dimples<br />
on the cover glass and other defects<br />
can occur when adhering the layers,<br />
which cannot be recognized with the<br />
naked eye but compromise the optical<br />
properties and function of the product.<br />
SpecGAGE3D was specially<br />
developed to reliably detect local<br />
unevenness, supporting structures, or<br />
read-throughs before and after joining<br />
the display layers using deflectometry.<br />
To do so, a stripe pattern is projected<br />
onto the display and the reflection<br />
is captured by multiple cameras and<br />
subsequently evaluated. Any detected<br />
defects are then classified immediately.<br />
Curved glasses and displays: A special<br />
challenge<br />
Deflectometry is perfectly suited<br />
for the inspection of curved glasses<br />
and displays, for example for cover<br />
glasses of smartphones. Curved edges<br />
and concave shapes are becoming<br />
increasingly popular here and in the<br />
automotive industry since displays<br />
of the same size require a smaller<br />
installation width. And the shape<br />
allows information to be seen more<br />
easily on the edges. At the same<br />
time, they set even more stringent<br />
requirements in terms of quality<br />
inspection, as the fit and shape must<br />
be exactly right in addition to the<br />
perfect surface and optical quality.<br />
The SpecGAGE3D inspection<br />
system from ISRA VISION enables the<br />
efficient and reliable shape inspection<br />
ISRA VISION Flatpanel Master performing thin glass surface<br />
inspection for displays<br />
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of curved and flat displays and plastic<br />
optics – such as light guides – by<br />
generating measurement data, which<br />
is superimposed with the target data<br />
of a digital twin in a CAD comparison.<br />
It thus creates a difference-map of<br />
the inspected material that is precise<br />
to the nearest micrometre. The<br />
system uses point comparison, profile<br />
sections, or full-surface evaluation<br />
to check deviations from the target<br />
geometry reliably and efficiently and<br />
then visualize them.<br />
Bending molds are a possible<br />
source of defects in curved and flat<br />
displays. With NetGAGE3D, ISRA<br />
VISION offers precision measurement<br />
technology for this, too, by reliably<br />
identifying defects in the graphite<br />
mold. In doing so, it ensures flawless<br />
quality and thus reduces the likelihood<br />
of defects that could otherwise be<br />
reproduced in thousands of displays<br />
during production.<br />
Reliable and precise: 100 per cent<br />
quality control of the end product<br />
The raw glass and foils are impeccable,<br />
no flaws occurred when adhering the<br />
parts together, and the finished display<br />
is fitted in the end product. Now it<br />
is time to perform a final check to<br />
ensure that the finished product has<br />
a perfect appearance and is free of<br />
errors. This is still often performed<br />
as a manual cosmetic inspection –<br />
with all its disadvantages, such as<br />
subjective judgment, the dependency<br />
of the inspection result on the person<br />
carrying out the test, and the general<br />
limitation of the human ability to<br />
recognize minimal quality deviations.<br />
This final inspection has a great<br />
influence on the profitability of<br />
production: When minimal defects<br />
are screened too strictly, this reduces<br />
profit, while an excessively relaxed<br />
quality inspection leads to complaints<br />
and dissatisfied customers. A fast, fully<br />
automatic, and 100 per cent optical<br />
inspection solution solves this problem.<br />
It is easy to integrate, detects<br />
typical cosmetic defects such as<br />
scratches, bubbles, indentations,<br />
and polishing marks and delivers<br />
objective and reliable results. The<br />
SpecGAGE3D inspection system from<br />
ISRA VISION is also used during the<br />
final control and is ideally suited for<br />
the measurement and inspection of all<br />
transparent and reflective surfaces.<br />
Inspecting flat or curved displays,<br />
as well as 2D / 3D cover glass, glass<br />
back panels of smartphones, and other<br />
glossy housing parts is possible with<br />
the inspection system. This system<br />
immediately decides how to sort goods<br />
based on defined tolerance ranges and<br />
automated defect classification.<br />
Crystal-clear quality thanks to endto-end<br />
process monitoring<br />
Increasingly larger and thinner glasses,<br />
flexible materials, and complex<br />
shapes are posing ever more strict<br />
requirements for the manufacturing<br />
of displays. To meet these stringent<br />
standards and ensure the best possible<br />
quality while also achieving high<br />
productivity and process reliability,<br />
companies need end-to-end processes<br />
and quality control.<br />
It begins with the inspection of<br />
the raw materials and accompanies<br />
the entire production process right<br />
through to the end product. When<br />
defects are detected during this<br />
process, connected inspection<br />
solutions ideally allow them to be<br />
precisely linked to their cause in the<br />
upstream production steps.<br />
This also enables the effects of<br />
process parameter changes on all<br />
further processes to be tracked and<br />
monitored. ISRA VISION offers a<br />
broad portfolio of optical inspection<br />
solutions for every step of display<br />
manufacturing. Thanks to the<br />
inspection data gathered, plant<br />
operators can continuously optimize<br />
their processes and can thus achieve<br />
optimum product quality, production<br />
stability, and, ultimately, profitability. As<br />
a result, they deliver flawless materials<br />
and products – and guarantee high<br />
customer satisfaction. Moreover,<br />
the deployment of fully automatic<br />
inspection systems in production<br />
plants ensures compliance with<br />
current and future quality standards,<br />
as required, for example, in the<br />
automotive industry.<br />
With 100 per cent optical<br />
inspection, you are also guaranteed<br />
to meet even future requirements<br />
regarding the shape, appearance, and<br />
ISRA VISION SMASH surface inspection system for plastic<br />
film material<br />
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function of displays in production. To<br />
this end, ISRA VISION collaborates<br />
closely with leading manufacturers and<br />
customers’ development departments<br />
in all key industries and can call upon<br />
a close-knit network of experts and<br />
engineers in Asia and worldwide.<br />
Whenever new materials,<br />
technologies, and applications<br />
necessitate the further development<br />
of inspection solutions, ISRA<br />
VISION is already working on their<br />
implementation in existing and new<br />
quality assurance systems alongside<br />
their development.<br />
Email: info@isravision.com<br />
Website: www.isravision.com<br />
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Technical Article<br />
#AskGlaston Lamination Series #2:<br />
Production made simple<br />
Glass Lamination Is Considered A Complex Process, But What If All That Is A<br />
Thing Of The Past?<br />
Every glass processor’s target is to simplify production while ensuring extremely stable<br />
yield and high end product quality.<br />
In this episode of the #AskGlaston<br />
Lamination Series, we wanted<br />
to demonstrate the capability of<br />
a modern glass lamination furnace<br />
featuring advanced convection<br />
technology designed to deliver just<br />
that.<br />
Glass lamination is often considered<br />
a rather complex process. There<br />
are a huge amount of variables that<br />
you need to consider, starting from<br />
sandwich composition, glass coating,<br />
tempering quality, type of interlayer<br />
and more.<br />
But what if we say that all the<br />
complexity of glass lamination is a<br />
thing of the past? A couple of quick<br />
test runs demonstrated in this video<br />
prove it well.<br />
For a demo, the production scenario<br />
included running mixed production,<br />
switching from product to product.<br />
In the first batch, 6+6 mm<br />
mixed production with clear and<br />
Low-E glass sandwiches is launched<br />
simultaneously. All are run with the<br />
same settings, which wouldn’t be<br />
possible with any other technology.<br />
Next, without any changeover<br />
time, there is a switch to 5+5 mm<br />
triangle glass production. Again, no<br />
monotonous setting readjustment is<br />
done.<br />
As to the quality for both batches,<br />
the appearance of the end products<br />
is flawless – and this with minimum<br />
operator input.<br />
So how is all this actually<br />
possible?<br />
The greatest thing about convection<br />
technology is that it doesn’t care about<br />
the glass coatings. It means the same<br />
heating efficiency for all glass types.<br />
Meanwhile, due to a state-of-theart<br />
and self-adjusting pressing system,<br />
the pressing force is also the same –<br />
regardless of the glass shape or size.<br />
And there is no need to adjust the<br />
settings of the pressing rolls.<br />
Basically, all this allows mixing<br />
very complex batches in one loading.<br />
For the operators, it simplifies glass<br />
lamination extremely. The considerable<br />
part of the operator’s input that<br />
would normally be required is made<br />
unnecessary.<br />
In the next episode, we will look<br />
into what is actually possible to achieve<br />
in glass lamination and see how far<br />
the limits can be pushed. We will also<br />
cover some new product releases. So,<br />
see you then.<br />
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Email: info@glaston.net<br />
Website: www.glaston.net<br />
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Producing for the energy transition: The second drawing glass<br />
line at Borosil was set into operation in 2019.<br />
Source: Grenzebach<br />
Glass production technology for<br />
ecological & economic upswing in India<br />
India is pushing the development of renewable energies and wants to strengthen its<br />
economy further with the production of photovoltaic modules.<br />
Grenzebach has been a partner<br />
of the glass industry in India<br />
for decades, has continuously<br />
expanded its network and supports<br />
the solar power boom with innovative<br />
production technology for drawing<br />
glass.<br />
India’s economy has provided<br />
strong growth impulses in the last<br />
years. In the long term, experts expect<br />
a growth corridor of between four<br />
and eight percent for the economy.<br />
Almost 1.4 billion people live in<br />
India – the country with the secondlargest<br />
population after China. The<br />
country, which stretches from the<br />
Indian Ocean to the Himalayas, is<br />
increasingly striving for economic<br />
independence from neighbouring<br />
states and has also set ambitious<br />
climate targets.<br />
Images of New Delhi smothered by<br />
smog shall be a thing of the past. Solar<br />
power instead of coal-fired power<br />
is the motto. With its “Incredible<br />
India” campaign, the subcontinent<br />
has been showcasing its diversity for<br />
several years now. The economic and<br />
ecological upswing is being intensively<br />
promoted by the Indian government.<br />
While around 75 per cent of the<br />
solar panels installed in India have<br />
so far been supplied by China, the<br />
domestically produced amount of solar<br />
panels is supposed to rise rapidly.<br />
The Indian government has added<br />
PV modules and battery storages<br />
A look into the Grenzebach chronicle: Maria and Rudolf Grenzebach (left), the company founder couple, and Sonja Grenzebach-<br />
Proeller (second from the right), today the main shareholder of the Grenzebach Group, visiting the experts at the Indian site in<br />
Pune. This archive photo is from 2007.<br />
Source: Grenzebach<br />
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Good cooperation: Pradeep Kheruka, Chairman of the Borosil Group with Jan Lukassek, Senior Sales Manager in the Business Unit<br />
Glass at Grenzebach and Sorab Singhal, DGM Glass Service at Borosil (from left to right) at a meeting on a solar exhibition in 2014.<br />
Source: Grenzebach<br />
for solar power to the list of the<br />
Production-Linked Incentive Scheme<br />
(PLI).<br />
High demand for drawing and float<br />
glass<br />
“At the moment, we are seeing an<br />
increased demand for drawing glass<br />
lines because the patterned glass is<br />
used in PV modules. The production<br />
of float glass will also increase further<br />
in order to supply the automotive<br />
and construction industries with<br />
glass products, for example,” says<br />
Jan Lukassek, Senior Sales Manager<br />
in the Business Unit Glass at<br />
Grenzebach.<br />
Since 2005, he has been in regular<br />
contact with Indian partners and<br />
customers, advises them regarding the<br />
design of glass manufacturing plants<br />
and supports the customers with his<br />
expertise through all communication<br />
channels until the start of production<br />
and beyond.<br />
“So far, compared to the country’s<br />
population and growing economic<br />
strength, there are relatively few<br />
glass manufacturing plants in India. I<br />
reckon that around 70 per cent of the<br />
current capacity and the now growing<br />
capacity will be used for products for<br />
the Indian market. The rest will be<br />
exported,” Lukassek said.<br />
To support producers in India<br />
in setting up and expanding their<br />
production technology, Grenzebach<br />
can rely on decades of experience in<br />
the industry and their presence on<br />
the Indian subcontinent for a quarter<br />
of a century.<br />
Already in 1996, Grenzebach built<br />
the first plant in India<br />
Grenzebach took its first step into<br />
India in 1996 with the installation of<br />
stacking systems at the cold end of<br />
an existing float glass line. In 2006,<br />
10 years later, the company, with its<br />
headquarters in Bavaria, opened its<br />
own subsidiary in Poona, around 90<br />
kilometres from Mumbai. From there,<br />
Grenzebach employees maintain<br />
plants throughout India and also<br />
neighbouring countries.<br />
“The glass industry in India and<br />
in our neighbouring countries has<br />
gained great momentum since the<br />
Grenzebach team started a quarter<br />
of a century ago. Solving day-to-day<br />
issues together with our customers<br />
and also strategically supporting the<br />
companies is a great pleasure,” says<br />
Prasanna Hedge, Managing Director<br />
at Grenzebach Machinery (India) Pvt.<br />
Ltd in Poona.<br />
In 2009, the drawing glass<br />
line premiere in India took place<br />
together with Borosil Glass Works<br />
Ltd., in 2019, the second line was<br />
commissioned, and in 2022, two more<br />
drawing glass lines for patterned glass<br />
will be installed for the newly founded<br />
company Borosil Renewables Ltd.<br />
Today, a total of six float glass lines<br />
from Grenzebach are in operation in<br />
India, with a daily capacity of almost<br />
3,800 tons. With the two new plants<br />
at Borosil, four drawing glass lines<br />
will then produce up to 1,000 tons of<br />
patterned glass per day.<br />
Further fine-tuning the technology<br />
for drawing glass production<br />
Improving the quality of air and<br />
thereby the quality of life for the<br />
people living in India, protecting the<br />
environment, making a significant<br />
contribution to the international<br />
efforts for climate protection: In order<br />
to reduce CO2 emissions and drive<br />
the energy transition forwards, the<br />
government is relying in particular on<br />
the power of the sun.<br />
Grenzebach is well prepared for<br />
the additional installation of drawing<br />
glass lines which are specifically<br />
designed for the production of<br />
glass for photovoltaic modules. To<br />
meet the increasing demand for<br />
solar glass, which is currently also<br />
centred in China, Grenzebach<br />
experts comprehensively revised<br />
the portfolio for drawing glass and<br />
added new technologies, a state-ofthe-art<br />
product line. Why drawing<br />
glass? Photovoltaic applications<br />
require ultra-clear glass with high<br />
light transmission, a light-focusing<br />
structure and low light reflection.<br />
Drawing glass, also called patterned<br />
glass, meets these requirements.<br />
Borosil: Dedicated and flexible<br />
during the energy transition<br />
Borosil realised the great demand for<br />
solar modules as early as 2009 and<br />
put the first drawing glass line into<br />
operation with a daily output of 180<br />
tons per day. Another drawing glass<br />
line, commissioned in 2019, generates<br />
additional 240 tons per day.<br />
Borosil continues to expand to meet<br />
the increasing demand for drawing<br />
glass for PV modules as a result of<br />
the international energy transition.<br />
In 2022, another two patterned glass<br />
lines will be installed, each with a<br />
daily output of 275 tons. They will be<br />
located in Bharuch in Gujarat. The<br />
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Indian premiere for Grenzebach: A stacking system for float glass was installed at an already existing conveyor technology in 1996.<br />
Source: Grenzebach<br />
port city, with a population of around<br />
170,000, is located in the western of<br />
India at the estuary of the Narmada<br />
River in the Gulf of Khambhat.<br />
Bharuch is a trading town rich in<br />
tradition and history and is mentioned<br />
in the most famous Indian epic, the<br />
Mahabharata.<br />
From history to Borosil’s investment<br />
in two state-of-the-art drawing glass<br />
lines. Borosil Renewables Ltd., part<br />
of the international Borosil Group,<br />
doubles its capacity in India for<br />
patterned glass for 5 gigawatts of<br />
photovoltaic modules daily with the<br />
expansion in Bharuch. The company<br />
now meets about 40 per cent of the<br />
demand for drawing glass on the<br />
domestic market. The remainder is<br />
imported from China and Malaysia.<br />
“Investing in green power<br />
technology early on has proven to<br />
be the absolutely right strategy.<br />
We knew that drawing glass for<br />
solar modules would be of great<br />
importance on the Indian market.<br />
We will resolutely continue going<br />
on this path. The investment in<br />
the two additional drawing glass<br />
lines is an important step so<br />
that we can meet the increasing<br />
demand and in addition expand this<br />
strategically important business,” says<br />
Ramaswami Velayudhanpillai from the<br />
management of Borosil Renewable<br />
Ltd.<br />
The company is also heavily<br />
exporting. Borosil Renewables exports<br />
about 20 per cent of the produced<br />
patterned glass to the USA and<br />
Europe, in particular to Germany,<br />
Spain, Portugal, Turkey and Russia.<br />
Back to the new site of Borosil in<br />
Bharuch. Borosil places particular<br />
importance on enormous flexibility<br />
in production: Drawing glass for solar<br />
modules has a thickness of 1.6 to 4<br />
millimetres. The formats of the glass<br />
sheets depend on the order but range<br />
within the frame of 1 on 2 metres.<br />
“In the area of photovoltaic, bigger<br />
glass formats are on the rise. Borosil<br />
anticipated that already and the line<br />
is designed to allow maximum gross<br />
widths. This promotes flexibility,” says<br />
Jan Lukassek from Grenzebach.<br />
The maximum glass width is<br />
defined by the length of the structure<br />
roller. The two new lines have three<br />
robots each to stack the glass sheets<br />
at the line. Flexibility is also an<br />
important aspect of this: Two single<br />
sheets can be picked simultaneously<br />
(double pick) or individually (single<br />
pick).<br />
The cold end is supplied by<br />
Grenzebach, the annealing lehr by<br />
CNUD EFCO GFT. Following the<br />
motto “from hot to cold”, Borosil uses<br />
integrated solutions from a single<br />
source. Grenzebach and CNUD<br />
EFCO GFT have immense application<br />
knowledge with 300 systems installed<br />
worldwide. Both companies have been<br />
innovators in the field of technology<br />
in the industry since the 1990s.<br />
Together, they cover a large part of the<br />
subsections of a glass line and their<br />
customers benefit from their joint<br />
expertise in the hot and cold areas.<br />
Borosil, with its additional<br />
expansion, is one of the drivers of<br />
India’s growing importance in the<br />
global energy transition. India has<br />
potential and is likely to become an<br />
important hub for the enormous<br />
international demand for photovoltaic<br />
technology.<br />
Although the Indian economy<br />
was hit by a slump as a result of the<br />
COVID-19 pandemic, and although<br />
India will have to struggle with the<br />
effects of the pandemic for a long<br />
time, the country could become<br />
one of the top three economies in<br />
the world by 2030. The boom in<br />
renewable energies and the boom<br />
in glass production are significantly<br />
contributing to this.<br />
About the company<br />
Grenzebach is a leading automation<br />
solution provider for the global glass,<br />
building material and intralogistics<br />
market.<br />
Email: glasshandling@grenzebach.com<br />
Website: www.grenzebach.com<br />
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Market Scan<br />
Uncertainty in Indian glass sector over<br />
historical shortage of clear float<br />
Demand-Supply Gap Soars, Prices Hit All-Time Highs; Processors Wary As<br />
No Solution In Sight<br />
India’s glass industry is going through a very difficult time as the country looks to come<br />
out of the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />
Amid a number of uncertainties,<br />
the glass industry of India also<br />
faces a historical shortage of flat<br />
glass in the market, especially clear<br />
float glass.<br />
Glass Bulletin conducted a survey<br />
on this current situation of glass<br />
shortage among glass manufacturers,<br />
dealers, glass processors, wholesalers<br />
and retailers to understand what they<br />
think about it and also sought their<br />
feedback and suggestions to overcome<br />
the same.<br />
During the lockdown last year, glass<br />
companies were breaking glass and<br />
recycling it to keep their furnaces<br />
running and also avoid surplus stock<br />
in their warehouses. But after the<br />
lockdown was eased, demand of<br />
glasses in various segments have<br />
increased tremendously.<br />
But since the production capacity<br />
remained unchanged, the gap between<br />
demand and supply widened. This<br />
gap of glass in the market meant<br />
manufacturers were unable to meet<br />
the demand. But it also meant prices<br />
soared to all-time highs.<br />
There has been no new float line set<br />
up in the last two years (after 2019).<br />
And setting up one from scratch takes<br />
at least two years before production<br />
can begin. Hence, while demand will<br />
rise, supply won’t, which essentially<br />
means the gap will persist.<br />
Import of glass has fallen<br />
significantly after COVID-19 and<br />
freight has become three to four times<br />
higher than usual. So, even importing<br />
glass makes less sense now as costs<br />
will rise. The Indian government has<br />
imposed anti-dumping on the import<br />
of glass. This means prices are bound<br />
to go higher in case of imports.<br />
The gap has grown to an extent<br />
that big and established processors<br />
are unable to get raw materials. This,<br />
in turn, is preventing new processors<br />
from entering the segment.<br />
New glass processors who were still<br />
willing to come and start processing<br />
units are definitely the most affected.<br />
The situation is more problematic for<br />
new entrants as they find themselves<br />
staring at no supply of raw materials<br />
to keep their units running as glass is<br />
"<br />
As production capacity<br />
has remained unchanged,<br />
gap between demand<br />
and supply has widened,<br />
pushing prices to all-time<br />
highs.<br />
the basic raw material to run a glass<br />
processing unit.<br />
With the demand climbing,<br />
processors find themselves in a<br />
situation where they are unable to<br />
fulfil orders. Many are even refunding<br />
advances received for orders as<br />
they are not able to procure the raw<br />
materials required for it.<br />
Prices of raw materials fluctuating<br />
so rapidly that processors are unsure<br />
how the change in the raw material<br />
cost will affect production cost. As<br />
a result of this, processors are also<br />
reluctant to take orders.<br />
Manufacturers on the other hand<br />
have kept up exports. Many processors<br />
GB spoke to wanted government<br />
intervention to temporarily pause<br />
exports so that domestic market can<br />
recover from the historic shortage of<br />
raw materials.<br />
Several companies were also of the<br />
opinion that manufacturers should<br />
understand the seriousness of the<br />
situation and make efforts to back<br />
domestic processors.<br />
Float companies, however, said<br />
they were giving raw materials to their<br />
customers who have stood by through<br />
difficult times. Local home appliances<br />
manufacturers have approached them<br />
for glass as they are unable to procure<br />
it from China and other countries like<br />
they used to earlier due to high prices.<br />
Float companies also said they<br />
understand the current scenario of<br />
shortage. All such companies GB<br />
spoke to assured that they are more<br />
focused on manufacturing clear float<br />
glass and are also planning capacity<br />
expansion to minimise the shortage.<br />
These companies said they are<br />
increasing prices due to rates of raw<br />
material and fuel being at all-time<br />
highs.<br />
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Market Scan<br />
Exhibition sector charts way out of<br />
COVID-19 slump<br />
Forced To Go Virtual By Pandemic, It Has Seen Rapid Dip In Business<br />
Generation<br />
Having suffered a massive setback since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and<br />
subsequent lockdowns, the exhibition industry has its hopes pinned on 2022.<br />
"<br />
Industry experts believe<br />
that from 2022, things<br />
would start turning for<br />
the glass industry and the<br />
exhibition sector. Domestic<br />
air travel restrictions have<br />
been lifted entirely, and<br />
with a fully vaccinated<br />
adult population, curbs<br />
imposed on international<br />
travel will surely be eased<br />
further.<br />
Restrictions on travel and the<br />
risks involved because of<br />
the coronavirus have forced<br />
meetings and conferences to move<br />
online. The economic cost of the<br />
lockdown has led to budget constraints<br />
which, in turn, resulted in further<br />
reduction in expenditures.<br />
Conferences, seminars and<br />
exhibitions slowly moved to the digital<br />
space, which proved cost-effective<br />
but they never could see the kind of<br />
business these events brought when<br />
held in physical mode.<br />
Physical meetings and face-toface<br />
interactions were what brought<br />
business for companies participating in<br />
exhibitions. Though participation did<br />
not take much of a hit as exhibitions<br />
moved to the virtual space, financial<br />
transactions surely did.<br />
This was partly because of<br />
international travel restrictions and<br />
also for the fact that most decision<br />
makers prefer watching a live demo<br />
with their own eyes before deciding to<br />
invest.<br />
This, coupled with other reasons like<br />
vaccination and restrictions induced by<br />
the pandemic, led to the cancellation of<br />
several major international exhibitions.<br />
The trend was seen in India as well.<br />
Restrictions on international flight<br />
operations, vaccine and quarantine<br />
regulations and COVID-19 protocols<br />
have caused many exhibition<br />
participants and visitors to withdraw<br />
their plans.<br />
However, the crisis is expected<br />
to tide over by the year-end. With<br />
India rapidly vaccinating its adult<br />
population, the restrictions are being<br />
eased gradually. The country expects<br />
to vaccinate 100 per cent of its adult<br />
population by the end of <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
So, industry experts believe<br />
that from 2022, things would start<br />
turning for the glass industry and<br />
the exhibition sector. Domestic air<br />
travel restrictions have been lifted<br />
entirely, and with a fully vaccinated<br />
adult population, curbs imposed on<br />
international travel will surely be eased<br />
further.<br />
And that would mean exhibitions<br />
can be held physically like before,<br />
bringing back visitors and participants<br />
from within the country and abroad.<br />
And as the shortage of raw materials<br />
is expected to be over, established<br />
businesses as well as new entrants<br />
would be back to the market, bringing<br />
their business with them. So it does<br />
look bright and shiny for the sector<br />
from the beginning of next year.<br />
The current year saw organizers of<br />
major exhibitions worldwide schedule<br />
and then reschedule. Dates of events<br />
like China Glass, Vitrum, glasspro<br />
India, glasspex India, ZAK Glass<br />
Technology and glasstec Germany were<br />
changed more than once.<br />
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Company News<br />
Ozone announces setting up of new<br />
facility in Rajasthan<br />
R&D Centre, Testing Lab On The Cards; Will Make Furniture Hardware, Other<br />
Architectural Products<br />
The leading manufacturer of architectural hardware will set up the new industrial cluster<br />
in the Ghiloth Industrial Region of the state to cater to the domestic and the international<br />
market.<br />
Ozone, a leading brand in<br />
architectural hardware with<br />
high-quality products, has<br />
announced the setting up of its<br />
manufacturing facility in the Ghiloth<br />
Industrial Region, Rajasthan. The<br />
company plans to manufacture under<br />
the government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat<br />
initiative and cater to the rising global<br />
demand. The facility laid out over<br />
13 acres will also have a world-class<br />
research and development centre.<br />
The company manufactures<br />
specialised digital door locks, glass<br />
fittings, automatic doors, electronic<br />
safes, demountable partition systems,<br />
and framed shower sliding systems, etc.<br />
While the company has aligned<br />
its production capacity as per the<br />
requirements of the ‘Make in India’<br />
campaign, its vision is to ‘Make for the<br />
World’ to cater to the global demand<br />
and serve across 40 countries. The<br />
company’s portfolio has over 5000<br />
products.<br />
Currently, it has four manufacturing<br />
units located at Kala Amb, Himachal<br />
Pradesh for manufacturing digital<br />
safes, railings and glass fittings. The<br />
facilities boast of state-of-the-art<br />
technology imported from the best<br />
brands around the world.<br />
Commenting on the launch of the<br />
Ghiloth facility, Mr Alok Aggarwal,<br />
Managing Director, Ozone Group said:<br />
“Ozone is a trusted name when it<br />
comes to architectural hardware and<br />
security solutions. We have a longstanding<br />
tradition of delivering quality<br />
products that match international<br />
standards and norms. With a rapid<br />
rise in urbanisation and commercial<br />
activities worldwide, the demand<br />
for these solutions in recent years<br />
has grown multi-fold. And it is an<br />
opportune time for Ozone to contribute<br />
to the country’s ‘Make in India’<br />
campaign. This facility will add to our<br />
growth and help us in meeting the<br />
growth plans.”<br />
Recently, the company has launched<br />
a range of digital door locks. It has<br />
been aggressively marketing the range<br />
of digital locks with its Guchcha Singh<br />
Campaign through Above-the-line<br />
Mr. Alok Aggarwal, Managing Director, Ozone Group<br />
(ATL) marketing.<br />
From the Ghiloth facility, the<br />
company will be manufacturing<br />
furniture hardware, door hardware<br />
and other architectural products. The<br />
facility will have an R&D centre and<br />
certified testing lab. The company<br />
also said that it had assigned a CAPEX<br />
outlay of approximately Rs 200 crores<br />
for the next three years.<br />
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Product Hunt<br />
High performing Legend Casement &<br />
Legend Sliding systems<br />
Make Way For The Future Of Thermal And Acoustic Insulation From<br />
Deceuninck<br />
Deceuninck, one of the leading producers of uPVC profiles for doors and windows,<br />
designs systems to be more than an attractive portal to the outside world.<br />
One of the features that attract<br />
many towards Deceuninck<br />
uPVC door and window profiles<br />
is thermal insulation. The experience<br />
of living in a comfortable temperature<br />
irrespective of whatever the weather<br />
is outside certainly makes the inner<br />
environment more appealing.<br />
During summers, when you enter<br />
a room with Deceuninck door and<br />
window profiles, you no longer have<br />
to worry about the wrenching heat<br />
or the discomfort it causes. Similarly,<br />
during winters, you’ll no longer have<br />
to carry heavy clothes even when you<br />
are inside.<br />
The high-level thermal insulation<br />
performance creates a perfect room<br />
temperature for one to relax or choose<br />
to focus on work without the weather<br />
troubles. Additionally, due to the<br />
thermally insulated door and window<br />
profiles, spending on energy will also<br />
drop, thereby resulting in energy cost<br />
savings.<br />
If you are looking for such<br />
exceptional thermal insulation<br />
performance, then the 80 series<br />
Legend Casement and 149mm Sliding<br />
Frame with 76mm Sash Legend Shiftand-Slide<br />
(sliding) system are perfect<br />
options. They are strong, secure,<br />
long-lasting, thermal, and acoustic<br />
insulated — a complete set of features<br />
that will considerably enhance your<br />
experience of living.<br />
To understand more about what<br />
each of the above two Legend<br />
products can do, let’s discuss each<br />
one in detail.<br />
1. Legend Casement: The<br />
Legend system is perfectly designed<br />
with state-of-the-art 6 chambers<br />
technology. The profile comes with<br />
80mm depth which provides excellent<br />
thermal insulation performance<br />
which substantially reduce heating<br />
costs compared to standard windows.<br />
The Legend casement comes with<br />
harmonized design and premium<br />
features that satisfy all the highest<br />
requirements.<br />
The Uf value of the legend<br />
casement system is measured to be<br />
0.92W/m2k. With an 80mm profile<br />
depth, it can accommodate glass<br />
thickness up to 52mm which is the<br />
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Deceuninck• 2<br />
Used materials for the calculation<br />
Description Material<br />
Thermal<br />
conductivity<br />
(WmK)<br />
PVC Hart PVC 0.17<br />
Steel Baustahl 50<br />
Sealing material TPE 0.25<br />
Glass 1 Glas 1<br />
Glass 2 Glas 1<br />
Glass 3 Glas 1<br />
Wall Klinker 0.96<br />
Wall plaster<br />
outside<br />
Anhydritmörtel 0.7<br />
Wall plaster inside Dünnbettmörtel 1<br />
Report of isothermal calculation<br />
Limiting conditions<br />
Assumed outside temperature: 45°C<br />
Assumed inside temperature: 23°C<br />
Presented isothermals<br />
45° to 23° in 1° - steps<br />
10° - Isotherm blue; 13° - Isotherm red<br />
Calculated temperatures / factors<br />
Minimal surface temperature Pi: 28.032 °C<br />
Temperature factor fRsi: 0.771<br />
2. Legend Sliding System – The<br />
all new Shift & Slide System: If you<br />
are looking for something more than<br />
an aesthetic door, then this option is<br />
perfectly suited for you. Guaranteed<br />
to perform for years to come, the<br />
Legend Shift-and-Slide system adds a<br />
notch of strength and security to your<br />
doors.<br />
The system has solid hinges with<br />
a multi-point locking system, making<br />
your door a strong barrier for any<br />
burglar. With a 6 chamber design<br />
the Legend Slide system establishes<br />
the perfect balance between energy<br />
efficiency and comfortable living as<br />
it provides excellent thermal and<br />
acoustic insulation. You also get an<br />
easy-to-use locking system made from<br />
an effectively secured lock technology.<br />
Its Uf value is 1.4W/m2k as it<br />
can accommodate glass thickness<br />
up to 52mm, with a noise reduction<br />
measurement of up to 32dB.<br />
The Legend Slide is tested for air<br />
permeability as per BS EN 12207 for<br />
600 pascals and for water tightness as<br />
per BS EN 12208 up to 450 pascals<br />
ie, Class 8A. Its high water and air<br />
tightness makes it ideal for coastal<br />
areas which experience heavy rainfall.<br />
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa<br />
and West Bengal experience cyclones<br />
every year with wind speeds exceeding<br />
180Kms/hr.<br />
Scan now to<br />
visit virtual showroom<br />
ideal choice for Passive Housing. In<br />
this way, the thermal conductivity of<br />
the window, combined with profile<br />
section and glass, creates a superior U<br />
window value of less than 1W/m2k.<br />
Along with high-level thermal<br />
performance, you will also get<br />
excellent noise reduction of upto<br />
49dB. The air permeability of the<br />
system as per BS EN 12207 Class<br />
4, and water tightness as per BS EN<br />
12208 - Class E1350. In addition,<br />
the windows & doors are designed<br />
with reference to wind resistance as<br />
per IS 875 - Part III. Lastly, another<br />
premium aspect of the system are its<br />
aesthetics. The system is available<br />
in white colour along with a variety<br />
of solid and wooden finishes and<br />
is suitable for doors, shop fronts,<br />
inside opening as well as Tilt & Turn<br />
Windows.<br />
Email: info@deceuninck.in<br />
Website: www.deceuninck.in,<br />
www. 123windows.in<br />
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