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Kubik brings demountable 

partition systems – costeffective 

solutions for 

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Compatible with a number of different door types, Kubik 

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to suit various market requirements and are available from 

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along with execution, Kubik is now 

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functions. 

For building management 

companies, young start-ups and firms 

looking at expanding or changing 

layouts frequently, these adaptable 

demountable partition systems allow 

modification or remodelling of office 

layouts cost-effectively. 

Since the partitions are easy to 

install and remove, existing interiors 

aren’t damaged. The process does not 

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Kubik• 2 

Alok Aggarwal, 

Managing Director of Ozone Overseas 

and Ozone Secutech 

require the knocking down of walls 

or even relocation, unlike traditional 

sealed glass or dry wall partitions 

which can be expensive and take time 

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Accommodation of needs is 

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Interview 

MR. SUMIT GUPTA, MD, ALSTONE GROUP 

Emerge Glass working on 

big expansion into solar 

Emerge Glass (Alstone Group) MD Sumit Gupta 

Speaks To GB About His Vision & Future Plans 

As Emerge Glass bets big on its new division Emerge 

Renewable, Mr Gupta says solar is talk of the town, market 

will see a rapid rise in demand in the upcoming days. 


Interview• 2 

From his dealer and 

distribution network 

in the country to his 

vision for the company and 

from the team that propels it 

towards the path of growth 

to his newest venture into 

solar glass, Emerge Glass MD 

Mr Sumit Gupta shows Glass 

Bulletin a trailer of what is yet 

to come from India’s leading 

brand in aluminum composite 

panels and thin flat glass. 

Excerpts from the interview: 

– Your career path is a success 

story. Walk us through the path 

you took to reach where you are 

today and what inspired you 

along the way? 

I set up my business in 2004, right 

after my post-graduation. It was my 

goal to be able to make it successful. 

My father was my role model and 

inspiration because I had seen him 

run his own business. Other than 

him, the renowned business houses of 

India such as Reliance and Tata were 

my business role models. 

– What according to you are 

the biggest strengths of your 

companies? 

For both our business verticals, 

Alstone and Emerge, the biggest 

strength, I would say, is our vision. 

This is because without vision, no 

company can grow. It is the vision of 

a company that propels its growth. 

In addition to our vision, our most 

important strength is our team. 

Without a good team, it is very 

challenging for any organization to be 

successful. 

– Tell us about your management 

style. 

The practical day-to-day experiences I 

have had while running this business 

has taught me a lot. One aspect of 

successful businesses that I follow is 

delegation of work. When you trust 

your team, give them responsibilities 

and hold them accountable for those 

responsibilities, the company works 

better. 

– Your dealer & distribution 

network in India is very strong. 

Tell us about it? 

Our dealer and distribution networks 

for Alstone and Emerge Glass are 

parallel. Pan-India we have more 

than 600 dealers in total. We have 

16 branch offices across India where 

we also keep our stock and provide 

instant service to our dealers. So our 

network, which is like a backbone to 

our company, works efficiently to help 

our dealers generate more business on 

a daily level. 

– What motivates you to come to 

work every day? 

My motivation is “What’s next”. 

The possibility that tomorrow holds, 

what we can do tomorrow, what new 

change we can bring tomorrow or 

what new innovative product we can 

work on tomorrow – this motivates me 

to come to work every day. 

– Emerge is a leading name in 

flat glass, so what is next for the 

company? Any new product range 

or new division in production? 

We are the leaders in flat glass and 

two years ago, we entered container 

glass as well. Under this division, we 

are making glass bottles and it is going 

really well. And this year, we have 

already started our project work for 

solar glass. This is a big expansion 

within our group and we are going to 

expand to solar aggressively. 

The Emerge Renewable plant we 

are setting up in Rajasthan will be 

the first plant in north India for solar 

glass. The land on which the plant 

is being set up is about 35 acres and 

we are making such a provision that 

we can plan a second furnace there 

immediately after the first furnace 

is operational. Our plan for solar is 

aggressive and we see potential in 

solar industry. 

– What was the idea behind 

Emerge Renewable? 

Like I said I always believe in “what’s 

next”. As our two verticals are doing 

well, we decided that we needed to 

expand to something new. And I think 

solar now is a global topic to talk 

about. Every country is talking about 

green energy. Our Prime Minister 

Mr Narendra Modi has committed 

to installing 500 GW of renewal 

energy by 2030. I think this is a very 

optimistic approach and to get to this 

number there will be a requirement of 

a large quantity of solar modules and 

solar glass. And since this government 

is focused on ‘Make in India’, we think 

there will be a huge requirement for 

solar glass in the country.

Interview 

– So what is the production 

capacity of your plant and who is 

your technological partner in this 

venture? 

We are setting up this plant in the 

vicinity of our existing thin flat 

glass and container glass plant, and 

we have already started work on 

our project site. Our aim is to start 

production by October 2024. The 

capacity of the plant we are setting 

up will be 300 tons per day. And for 

this venture, we have entered into a 

tie-up with CTIEC (China Triumph 

International Engineering Co., Ltd), a 

state-owned company in China which 

is a top name in the world of solar 

glass. Approximately, this project will 

need an investment of around Rs 360 

crore. 

– Given the government’s vision 

of 500 GW of renewal energy 

by 2030, where do you think we 

stand now and how will we reach 

that goal? 

At present, the installed capacity can 

produce solar panels of around 15-18 

GW in a year. And since the target of 

the government is 500 GW of renewal 

energy in the next seven years, the 

installed capacity needs rapid growth 

or else we will not be able to reach it. 

So we foresee the installed capacity to 

grow to the level where solar panels of 

around 50 GW can be produced in a 

year to reach the target. In our notice, 

about 5-6 companies have given their 

commitments in solar glass, but even 

if these 5-6 manufacturers begin 

producing solar glass then also there 

will be adequate requirement in the 

market to be met as we are looking at 

a production capacity of around 50 

GW in a year. So, more solar panel 

plants are expected to come up as 

Indian manufacturers are going to 

support the government in this vision. 

– How you are going to manage 

your distribution network for 

Emerge Renewable? Are you 

planning something new or going 

to utilize the existing dealer 

network? 

The plant we are setting up for solar 

glass will have a glass processing 

facility as well. The glass coming out 

of our factory will be a ready-to-use 

product for a solar module factory. 

Companies manufacturing solar 

modules will buy glass from us and 

place them directly on the module 

and there will be no need for any kind 

of processing of the glass. So it will be 

a B2B product which will go from our 

factory to another and will be directly 

put to use. But in the future, as the 

market matures, our existing network 

of dealers will be able to procure solar 

glass from us and supply them to 

processors involved in the production 

of solar modules on a smaller scale. 

– Can you walk us through the 

thickness of solar glass in the 

current scenario and also what we 

can expect in the near future? 

Within solar glass, the thickness that 

we have in India today in general 

is 3.2 mm and now, some quantity 

has also started at 2.8 mm. We are 

in the very initial stages and if we 

compare the thickness we have to that 

in China, we will notice that China 

has mostly gone to 2 mm. So, I think 

gradually in India too this thickness 

will go down to 2 mm but it will take 

some time. But the important thing 

to note here is that the agreement we 


Interview• 4 

have signed with CTI will enable us to 

make and process 1.8mm thickness as 

well. So we have already incorporated 

the future requirement into our 

planning. If the demand arises, we 

will be able to make solar glass of 

lower thickness. My opinion is solar 

glass will gradually reduce from 3.2 to 

2 mm in the coming days. 

– Coming back to glass 

manufacturing, we all are 

aware that once a furnace starts 

production, it cannot be stopped. 

How does Emerge Glass deal with 

this challenge? 

We may consider it as a challenge 

to be in a continuous industry, but 

my own opinion is that this is not 

a challenge, it is a feature of the 

industry. Initially when we had set up 

our sheet glass plant, there was a big 

fear in our minds on how to handle 

the work in a continuous industry. 

But I think that fear was there till our 

first furnace only, and after that once 

you accept this feature, it becomes 

routine. We are going to install our 

third furnace now, for solar glass, and 

keeping in mind the demand for solar 

glass, keeping in mind the growth, I 

think being in a continuous industry is 

challenging, but it has its advantages 

as we will be able to meet the demand 

that is going to come. 

– Tell us about your most 

successful business strategies. 

The strategies that we just discussed 

are what we have adopted in the 

organization. The most important 

thing in the market is commitment 

and if any company is fulfilling its 

commitment timely, it stands apart 

and will come out on top of the game. 

– Where do you see your company 

in the next 5 years? 

Our vision for the next 5 years is 

that we have to take ourselves to the 

point that we can make our company 

a public limited entity. Our Alstone 

brand, which is in cladding vertical, 

and Emerge Glass, which is in glass 

vertical, should continue to grow 

stronger in the next few years. 

– We learnt a lot about your 

vision for Emerge, can you tell 

us more about your plans for the 

Alstone vertical? 

Since we started Alstone back in 

2004, we have always been on the 

path of growth. Alstone has always 

brought new products to the market 

and especially in the last two years, we 

brought a lot of innovative products 

to the market and have also offered 

backward integration. We installed our 

own coating line. Now we can provide 

customized colors or shades hasslefree 

and fast, while also keeping the 

timeline in mind. 

Recently, we have brought two very 

innovative products. One of them is 

our Aluminium Honeycomb Panel, 

Alstone ALCOMB, which has been 

getting very positive responses from 

architects and facade consultants. 

We have also tied up with French 

company VMZINC. Under this 

collaboration, we will make Zinc 

Composite Panels, Alstone ZINC, in 

India and market it. VMZINC is a 

185-year-old company which has a 

presence in India for 10 years now. 

We are very proud of this association 

and I think we will see good growth in 

Alstone by the next financial year. 

– Lalit Midha 

Email: lalit.midha@alstoneindia.com 

Website: www.alstoneindia.com 

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Company News 

'At Jain Glass Solutions, we know 

that why and how we do 

something is just as important as 

what we do. Making toughened 

glass is our job, but our passion is to 

create value.' 

Mr Dilip Kumar Bachhawat 

Founder 

‘Earlier usage of glass was 

considered risky and dangerous, but 

with the advancement of technology 

and education regarding Safety 

Glass, glass usage is no longer 

considered risky, which is why it 

is fast replacing other building 

materials and has become an 

essential component’ 

Mr Tejkaran Bachhawat 

Founder 

'From Privacy to Safety, from 

Thermal Comfort to Acoustic 

Insulation, our glass solutions offer 

the right blend of aesthetics 

and functionality' 

Mr Bhikamchand Bachhawat 

Director 

'Glass is architectural. Its 

transparency, masking, 

fabrication ability, adaptability 

and specialization highlight its 

suitability for structures. Glass really 

became useful when it was thought 

of as something to look through.' 

Mr Ravi Bachhawat 

Director 

Jain Glass Solutions sets 

up second processing 

facility in Surat 

Brings In Latest European Technology, State-Of- 

The-Art Machinery 

Jain Glass started its business operations in Surat as a 

glass trading and glass designing company in 1993. 

With an increased demand for 

safety glass in the market, 

Jain Glass Solutions has 

set up its second glass processing 

facility by the name of JGS GLASS 

INDUSTRIES. The unit is equipped 

with the latest European processing 

technology and state-of-the-art 

machinery. 

The unit has a well-planned layout 

and is equipped with world-class 

fully automated machinery. It also 

houses all kinds of modern equipment 

required for testing of glass. The new 

facility has one of the finest flat glass 

tempering lines from the UK-based 

Cooltemper. 

JGS Glass Industries can now 

process all kinds of high performance 

glass with emissivity of 0.01 and sizes 

up to 2440 x 4880. 

With a built-up area of over 75,000 

sq ft, the plant has been established 

with a vision of further expansion, 


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In the year 

2017, Jain Glass 

Solutions received 

an Appreciation 

Certificate from 

the office of 

Central Excise, 

Customs and 

Service Tax for 

being the Highest 

Excise Payer in 

Second Category 

with a few advanced machines lined 

up for future growth. 

JGS Glass Industries processes all 

kinds of safety glass – tempered glass, 

heat strengthened glass, insulated 

glass and laminated glass, and 

decorative glass. 

“We have planned the facility 

in such a way that minimizes the 

handling of glass and processes 

high performance coater glass 

with perfection” said Mr Bhikam 

Bachhawat, MD of JGS Glass 

Industries. 

“From privacy to safety and 

from thermal comfort to acoustic 

insulation, our glass solutions offer 


Company News 

the right blend of aesthetics and 

functionality,” said Mr Tejkaran 

Bachhawat, founder of JGS Glass 

Industries. 

Machinery in JGS Glass Industries’ 

arsenal include, 

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Tempering line from 

Cooltemper 

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Lamination line with autoclave 

from Handong, China 

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IGU line from Hanjiang, China 

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Heat soak furnace 

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Automatic four edger from 

Hiseng, China 

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Seaming machine from Han 

Glasstech, China 

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Cutting line from Intermac, 

Italy. 

Jain Glass, a renowned glass retail 

outlet in Surat, was established in 

1993. It started operations as a glass 

trading and glass designing company. 

It introduced advanced glass designing 

machineries in 1995. 

In 2010, Jain Glass Solutions set up 

Surat’s first tempering plant. It was 

also the first glass processing plant in 

the city to bring in an insulated glass 

unit. 

Email: info@jgs.co.in 

Website: www.jgs.co.in 


Event 

Madras Glass & Plywood 

Merchants’ Association 

holds 86 th AGM 

Detailed Annual Report, Audited Accounts Report 

Presented & Approved 

MGPMA members held discussions on various topics such 

as issues faced in handling of glass and mirror oxidation 

problem among others. 

The Madras Glass & Plywood 

Merchants’ Association 

(MGPMA), a renowned 

association of glass and plywood 

merchants in Chennai, held its 86th 

Annual General Meeting at Hotel 

Radisson Blu, Egmore, Chennai, 

on December 18, 2022 under the 

chairmanship of its President Mr P N 

Shanmuganandam. 

MGPMA Secretary Mr Chaitanya 

Madan read out the annual report, 

while Treasurer Mr Kailash Jain 

presented the audited accounts of the 

association. 

The help and guidance rendered by 

all association members, particularly 

all five vice presidents, Joint 

Secretary Mr Manoj Kumar and Joint 

Treasurer Mr T G Parthasarathy, were 

appreciated. 

The meeting was graced by special 

invitees Mr Lakhan Singh of Glass 

Bulletin, Mr T Krishnan, ex-Saint 

Gobain, Mr K Bharat and Mr R 

Rakesh of Dorma Kaba India Ltd, 

Mr Gyana Prakash of Green Panel 

Industries, Mr Charles of Merino 

Industries Ltd, and Mr R Gopi 

Krishnan and Mr Arul Kumar of AIS 

India Ltd, who lauded the activities of 

the association. 

Members had a healthy discussion 

on various subjects, including issues 

faced in regards to the safety and 

handling of glass, mirror oxidation 

problem and its do’s and don’ts for 

proper installations. 

The association honoured its senior 

members Mr A M Abdul Malik of SVM 

Mohamed Jamaludeen & Co, and Mr 

C Ravindra of Sri Vijayalakshmi & Co. 

The MGPMA honoured its principal 

sponsors Saint Gobain India Ltd 

and Aica Laminates India Pvt Ltd. 

Other sponsors, including Gold Plus 

Industries Ltd and Guardian Glass 

Pvt Ltd also displayed their latest 

range of products and also briefed the 

members of the association on their 

products and their plans for future 

developments. 

Saint Gobain (Hardware Solution), 

Kotak Life and Sakthi Sai Glass 

Traders shared their views and 

appreciated the services of the 

association to its members. 

With the vote of thanks by Vice 

President Mr Ganesh Balakrishnan, 

the meeting concluded. 

The meeting saw excellent 

attendance and was much beneficial 

to its members. Most float glass and 

plywood manufacturers displayed 

their products. 

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Company News 

Pujol acquires glass division 

of Italy’s Teknokilns 

Acquisition Part Of Plan To Expand Portfolio, Enter 

Tempered Glass Sector 

Agreement contemplates incorporation of entire client 

portfolio, as well as services, know-how and engineering 

of Italian firm. 

Hornos Industriales Pujol 

announces the acquisition 

of the glass division of the 

Italian company Teknokilns, which 

completely ceases its activity. 

The agreement contemplates the 

incorporation of the entire client 

portfolio, as well as the services, 

know-how and engineering for the 

manufacture and development of 

thermal tempering furnaces of the 

Italian company. 

These will now be manufactured 

entirely in the production plant of 

Pujol in Barcelona, Spain. 

The agreement is part of the 

company’s expansion plan and 

strengthens Pujol’s position in all 

transformation processes associated 

with the concept of safety glass. With 

this new movement, the Spanish 

company remains faithful to its DNA, 

which bases its growth on the offer 

of services and products with high 

technological added value and which 

to date has allowed it to be present in 

more than 100 countries. 

This same philosophy has remained 


Pujol• 2 

unchanged since the beginning of the 

company more than 110 years ago and 

after four generations at the helm of 

its management. 

This important movement also 

means covering a gap in its product 

portfolio with a new offer that to date 

had no proposal in its portfolio, and 

will allow Pujol to position itself as a 

preferred partner in the market in 

the manufacture of transformation 

solutions of safety glass, both for 

laminated glass and tempered glass, 

with which all customers can count 

on Pujol as an integral partner to 

cover their production needs. 

The new “Temper Flex” tempering 

furnaces will be based on an offer 

of furnaces equipped with various 

innovative technological solutions of 

unique convection heating systems, 

with single or double heating 

chamber, and will be fully suitable for 

layer and selective glass tempering 

and low emissivity. 

Highlighting in all models its low 

energy consumption (kw/m2) in all 

processed products, its high final 

optical quality due to low planimetry 

distortion, all accompanied by great 

flexibility and adaptability of its 

operation, with low maintenance and 

above all with a little installed power 

necessary for its commissioning. 

In the case of models with a single 

chamber, heating will be carried 

out by means of preheated air 

circulating inside the oven, this will 

lead to significant savings in operating 

costs, in addition to provide better 

performance, greater temperature 

uniformity and higher optical quality 

of the end product. 

The new oven will have 3 basic 

measurements between 3,600 x 

1,500 / 4,500 x 2,500 / 6,000 x 3,200 

metres. 

Jorge Pujol, CEO of Pujol, affirms, 

“This new acquisition, together with 

Pujol’s centuries-old tradition and 

experience in the development of 

ovens, reinforces our commitment 

as a company to our customers to 

offer them a reliable and advanced 

product. We are following our ‘Road 

Book 2020’ which we were forced to 

pause and review due to the COVID 

pandemic, but now we are back 

to cruising speed that has always 

differentiated us as a leading and 

innovative company.” 

For his part, Joaquín Pujol, 

commercial director of PUJOL 

remarked, “We are fully satisfied 

to close a new circle, which surely 

will not be the last within our plan. 

Our customers will benefit from a 

product and a global offer with a high 

technological value that will allow 

them to gain in competitiveness and 

service.” 

Email: hipujol@hornospujol.com 

Website: www.hornospujol.com 


Company News 

LiSEC RSV-MHS-B makes 

frame mounting easier at 

Glas Kühnel 

Increases Productivity, Enhances Operator 

Ergonomics 

LiSEC mounting station for spacer frames with assembly 

aid simplifies the entire process. It is no longer necessary 

for operators to climb a ladder and place the frame on the 

upper edge. 

Glas Kühnel, based in 

Germany’s Gangkofen, is one 

of the leading insulating glass 

manufacturers in southern Bavaria 

and employs around 40 people. The 

company impresses with its wide 

range of products, high flexibility, 

short delivery times and outstanding 

quality. 

In 2021, Glas Kühnel invested 

in a LiSEC insulating glass line 

including a frame mounting station 

with assembly aid. This increases 

productivity in production and 

enhances operator ergonomics. 

Gerhard Kühnel, the grandfather 

of today’s managing directors Florian 

and Stefan Kühnel, established Glas 


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Kühnel in 1950, as a small glazier’s 

shop in Gangkofen. In 1992, the 

company headquarters moved to the 

industrial estate and insulating glass 

production began - with a LiSEC line. 

2008 saw the addition of a second 

LiSEC insulating glass line. Glas 

Kühnel’s operating area was doubled 

in 2012. A LiSEC insulating glass line 

including line management followed 

in 2021. 

Glas Kühnel produces double 

and triple insulating glass as well as 

stepped glass, glass lites sheets for 

sound insulation, thermal insulation 

and solar protection. LSG glass lites 

sheets in sizes from 6 to 16 mm 

is stored in the large glass storage 

facility. Since 2021, the company 

has been able to seal the sheets with 

silicone. 

The company stands out thanks to 

its impressive flexibility and its ability 

to tailor its products to individual 

customer wishes. Glas Kühnel is also 

able to offer very short delivery times, 

and can usually produce the order on 

the day it is placed by the customer. 

Insulating glass production by LiSEC 

Glas Kühnel was so satisfied with the 

existing insulating glass lines that 

it stood to reason that the company 

would once again opt for LiSEC when 

ordering a new insulating glass line. 

“The units and products are 

becoming bigger and heavier. 

This meant a LiSEC line that was 

incapable of processing such units 

had to be replaced. It is getting on 

in years, but remains in very wellmaintained 

and good condition,” says 

Managing Director Florian Kühnel. 

The old LiSEC line was taken back 

and dismantled by Glastronic. 

The new LiSEC insulating 

glass line enables Glas Kühnel to 

build particularly large and thick 

sheets - with the company now able 

to produce sizes of up to 5x3 m. 

The new line is impressive: “We 

appreciate the high quality of the 

LiSEC machines. They are clearly 

well designed and contain many 

innovations. A lot has changed in 

comparison to the old machine,” says 

Mr Kühnel. 

LiSEC RSV-MHS-B makes frame 

mounting easier 

Mounting the frame is a challenge, 

especially with large sheets. The 

LiSEC mounting station for spacer 

frames with assembly aid simplifies 

this process and enhances operator 

ergonomics. It is no longer necessary 

for operators to climb a ladder and 

place the frame on the upper edge. 

The assembly aid bar descends and 

the frame is placed on the stops, 

after which the frame is aligned to 

the centre from both sides using the 

clamps. Finally, the bar moves to the 

required height and presses the frame 

against the glass at the upper edge. 

The height-adjustable roller beams 

automatically adjust themselves to 

the height of the glass edge. Four 

side steps are possible with the RSV- 

MHS-B. Adjustment of the stops is 

automatic. Shapes are no problem 


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either. Opening roller shutters for 

large glass sheets and installed LED 

lighting enable inspection of the glass 

sheets. 

Looking ahead to the future 

Mr Kühnel sees a positive future 

ahead: “Material availability is 

currently very good. The end of 2021 

was pretty tough. In the future, we 

want to further expand our customer 

base and remain a reliable supplier 

for our customers. Furthermore, 

focussing on the latest technology 

is important to us - we want to stay 

continuously up-to-date.” 

About the company 

With headquarters in Seitenstetten/ 

Amstetten, Austria, LiSEC is a 

worldwide group of companies that 

has for more than 60 years provided 

individual and comprehensive 

solutions in flat glass processing and 

refining. 

CREATING VISIONS, PROVIDING SOLUTIONS. 

– Claudia GUSCHLBAUER 

Email: claudia.guschlbauer@lisec.com 

Website: www.lisec.com 


Company News 

Guardian Glass wins major 

certification in Europe 

Float, Coated & Laminated Glass Products Attain 

Bronze C2C Certification 

Guardian Glass now one of the first float glass companies 

to meet some of the more stringent requirements of C2C 

Bronze level version 4.0. 

Guardian Glass is pleased to 

announce that it has attained 

Bronze level Cradle to Cradle 

re-certification for its float, coated 

and laminated glass product ranges 

manufactured at its European plants. 

The initial Cradle to Cradle (C2C) 

Bronze level Certification version 3.1 

for the three European product ranges 

was attained in December 2019. 

Not only are these products now recertified 

overall to C2C Bronze level 

version 3.1, but Guardian Glass is also 

one of the first float glass companies 

to meet some of the more stringent 

requirements of C2C Bronze level 

version 4.0. 

The three product ranges achieved 

at least a C2C Bronze level version 

4.0 in three out of five performance 

categories (Material Health, Product 

Circularity and Water & Soil 

Stewardship). 

For Guardian float glass 

manufactured in Europe, C2C Gold 

level version 4.0 was achieved in the 

Material Health category. 

Cradle to Cradle Certified is a 

global standard for products that 

are considered safe, circular and 

responsibly made. For more than a 

decade, Cradle to Cradle Certified has 

been helping companies to innovate 

and optimize materials and products 

according to advanced science-based 

measures. 

The standard encourages 

continuous improvement over time by 

awarding certification on the basis of 

ascending levels of achievement. Each 

certification level (Basic, Bronze, 

Silver, Gold and Platinum) represents 

increasingly rigorous achievement 

across five categories of performance: 

• Material Health 

• Product Circularity 

• Renewable Energy & Carbon 

Management 

• Social Fairness 

• Water & Soil Stewardship 

Benefits of building with C2C 

products 

The Cradle to Cradle Building Charter 

encourages architects and designers 

to create, from the very beginning 

of the project, environmentally 

responsible buildings and have a 

positive impact on the communities 

where they are built. 

A growing number of brands, 

organizations and building 

sustainability standards such 

as LEED, BREEAM and WELL 

recognize the Cradle to Cradle 

Certified Product Standard as a 

preferred product designation for 

making more responsible purchasing 

decisions. 

Jonathan Brunette, ESG & 

Certification Manager at Guardian 

Industries, comments: “This is a 

great achievement by Guardian Glass 

teams. We are particularly pleased 

to attain Bronze level version 4.0 

in three performance categories 

for our European float, coated and 

laminated glass products. Compared 

to version 3.1, version 4.0 features 

new enhanced requirements, 

including new frameworks for Product 

Circularity, expanded requirements 

in Water and Soil Stewardship and 

improved alignment of Material 

Health requirements with leading 

chemical regulations and other 

standards. The re-certification 

demonstrates Guardian Glass’ 

commitment and investment in 

continuous improvement of its 

processes, producing more sustainable 

glass products for the European 

market.” 

Website: www.guardianglass.com/cradle-to-cradle 


Company News 

ÍSPAN – technological edge to five 

decades of quality leadership in Iceland 

LiSEC Solutions Help Íspan Take 1st Place In Icelandic Flat Glass Industry 

Íspan bet on technological advantages early and became LiSEC’s first customer near the 

Arctic Circle. 

Based in Kópavogur, a district 

of Reykjavík, Europe’s 

northernmost capital, on the 

west coast of Iceland, Íspan has been 

producing insulating glass for the 

entire country and refining flat glass 

into unique objects since 1969. 

The company has grown and 

developed since its founding. Then 

a small glazier’s workshop, Íspan bet 

on technological advantages early and 

became LiSEC’s first customer near 

the Arctic Circle. 

In 1970, the company invested 

in a GFL desiccant filling system 

from LiSEC that allowed it to fill 

spacers with desiccant faster and 

more reliably, and thus to improve 

the production and quality of the 

insulating glass they made. 

With the company’s takeover by 

Guðmundur Grímsson, his brothers 

and his sister — the children of 

the founder — Íspan managed a 

successful generational change to its 

upper management and continued 

its successful development. In 2017, 

the company came into the hands of 

new owners, the family of Ingibjörg 

Björnsdóttir. At this point, the 

company’s daily operations are run 

by Einar Þór Harðarson and his wife 

Auður Kristín Árnadóttir. 

Íspan has always placed the 

highest confidence in its employees 

and continuously invests in new 

technologies. Thus, the company 

was able to decisively influence 

the Icelandic market for insulating 

glass, and Íspan has successfully 

opened new markets for its specially 

developed indoor and outdoor 


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products. 

Facts and figures 

The growth of the Icelandic quality 

leader, which now employs about 

50 people, has followed a steep 

trajectory since 2017. In the past 

five years, revenue has grown from 

about €4 million to over €9 million. 

Sales are approximately 50 per cent 

insulating glass and 50 per cent other 

interior and exterior glass products, 

which points to considerable growth 

potential for the company. 

In one-shift operation at its site, 

Íspan produces up to 400 insulating 

glass units per day, most of which 

are double units with aluminium 

spacers. Potential customers can 

view the various glass products at the 

company’s own showroom. 

The professional sales team 

plans more than 100 customerspecific 

orders every day. Íspan 

offers its customers an especially 

comprehensive range of products. 

With more than 70 different types 

of glass in stock and an extensive 

network of partners, the high-quality 

products range from insulating 

glass units for new buildings and 

conversions to glass partitions, 

balustrades and railings with various 

point or clamp fastenings, shower 

and kitchen partitions to special 

lighting objects such as mirrors with 

integrated LED illumination. 

Due to Iceland’s isolated location 

away from the European mainland 

and the consequent need to be 

somewhat self-sufficient, Íspan has 

achieved an excellent reputation as a 

highly qualified, reliable partner. 

“In an emergency, we can produce 

customer orders the same day, which 

builds a lot of trust and strengthens 

our brand,” explains Einar Þór 

Harðarson. The Íspan maintenance 

team, along with the service team 

from LiSEC and its partner Per 

Mordt A/S, from Norway, ensures 

high system availability, which Íspan 

especially values in its collaboration 

with LiSEC. 

The secret to success 

“The glass sheets we need are 

delivered in special 20-foot containers 

from Germany and usually take three 

weeks after order issuance. With 

LiSEC’s modern Enterprise Resource 

Planning (ERP) system gps.prod, 

which has an integrated database 

with orders from past decades, we 

could optimize our procurement. This 

has very positively affected current 

availability and delivery times,” says 

Einar Þór Harðarson. 

The various flat glass units, which 

are ordered and delivered as 5.1 x 

3.21 m panes or as split-sized glass 

sheets in crates, are stored in several 

slot racks. Those are coupled with a 

modern LiSEC support system, which 

delivers the raw glass sheets of the 

new float glass cutting system GFB- 

60/33 with an edge deletion module. 

A new fully automatic insulating glass 

line with VHW washing machine, FPS 

gas filling press and VL-1N sealing 

robot produces up to 400 units per 

shift. The entire production plan 

is done with gps.prod. Data for the 

appropriate systems are provided 

electronically, and each process step 

in production is transparently visible 

and can be recorded. 


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A significant portion of the 

processed glass sheets now consist 

of laminated glass. Four years ago, 

Íspan therefore invested in a modern 

laminated glass cutting bridge, the 

LAM-37 base series from LiSEC. 

Moreover, a new automatically 

topDRILL glass drilling machine from 

Schraml was purchased to provide the 

growing portion of special products 

with appropriate holding and fastening 

solutions. Additionally, a horizontal 

3-axis grinding and polishing machine 

and vertical one-sided multiple 

polishing machine is used for edge 

processing, while ÍSPAN uses 

horizontal laser decoating for surface 

processing, especially for the designer 

mirrors with LED lighting. 

“The interfaces of the LiSEC 

software solution for data transfer 

from all these systems makes our 

work immensely easier. Use of LiSEC 

software has significantly increased 

the flexibility and efficiency of our 

production. It has allowed us to almost 

double our production, even though 

our production space has barely 

changed, and at the same time we 

could ensure and maintain quality,” 

says Einar Þór Harðarson. 

In addition to a modern machine 

fleet and first-class software systems, 

which ensure optimal use of the 

complex production facilities, 

service and maintenance also play 

an important role in high system 

availability. Routine maintenance and 

service are done as a collaboration 

between LiSEC and highly motivated 

Íspan employees. Meanwhile, when 

necessary, LiSEC provides replacement 

parts and service support through its 

strong, reliable partner Per Mordt A/S 

from Norway. 

Blazing new trails 

In Iceland, where there’s daylight 

almost round the clock in summer, 

and darkness in winter except for 

a short twilight, for more than six 

years, Íspan has supplied lighting 

units with Scandinavian design 

and unique mirrors. With these 

products, the company has expanded 

its product range and offers its 

customer something very special. 

Íspan develops these and other special 

products internally with the help of 

its own experienced employee, and 

thus distinguishes itself from the 

competition. “New products and 

processes call for modern system 

and software solutions for the 

control system. In LiSEC, we have 

a competent, innovative partner 

that backs our intentions and grows 

along with us,” Einar Þór Harðarson 

explains. 

The future and security 

“With its exposed position, the 

Icelandic market offers security, 

but not without limits. Quality and 

the trust of our customers are what 

drives us, and in the future we want 

to grow and strengthen, both in the 

collaboration with LiSEC and also in 

actively shaping the market, of course,” 

says Einar Þór Harðarson. The market 

share for special products and safety 

glass is continuously growing, which 

requires Íspan to determine its future 

focus and processes to ease further 

growth and build on the strong market 

position. Moreover, Íspan will be able to 

gain further market share thanks to its 

outstanding location and equipment. 

Business success through integrated 

solutions 

In internal technological development, 

Íspan places special value on solutions 

where hardware and software 

take an integrated approach. The 

synergy of machine and software is 

especially important for using the 

available resources optimally and 

efficiently. Another important factor is 

simple, intuitive usability of software 

solutions, because only software 

that users can operate happily and 

successfully delivers the appropriate 

results. “Thanks to LiSEC’s all-in-one 

solutions, we’ve taken first place in the 

Icelandic flat glass industry, and we’re 

proud of the machines and software 

that support us in that,” Einar Þór 

Harðarson raves. 

About LiSEC 

With headquarters in Seitenstetten/ 

Amstetten, Austria, LiSEC is a 

worldwide group of companies that 

has for more than 60 years provided 

individual and comprehensive 

solutions in flat glass processing and 

refining. 

CREATING VISIONS, PROVIDING SOLUTIONS. 

– Claudia GUSCHLBAUER 

Email: claudia.guschlbauer@lisec.com 

Website: www.lisec.com 


Product Hunt 

Digital Glass Door Lock – Intelligent 

security solution by Ozone Overseas 

Makes Your Life Smarter With Technology! 

Digital glass door locks are an upgrade on existing locks to modernize them with 

technological advancements 

Digital glass door locks are 

modern locks that are 

specifically designed to be used 

on glass doors. They typically consist 

of a lock mechanism that is mounted 

on the door frame. A latch that 

extends through the door handle and 

into the lock mechanism when the 

door is closed. 

Ozone Overseas uses a variety 

of technologies to secure the 

door, including sensors, keypads, 

fingerprint, and RFID (radiofrequency 

identification) readers. 

To unlock the door, one would need 

to enter a code or use a keycard or 

smartphone app or your fingerprint. 

One can also access the door lock 

through the OzoLife Mobile App. 

Digital glass door locks are an 

upgraded version of existing locks 

modernized with technological 

advancements. These locks have 

complete records of who has entered 

or left the premises. 

Digital glass door locks can be 

used in a variety of settings, including 

residential homes, commercial 

buildings, and public spaces. These 

locks can provide a high level of 

security for businesses, as well as 

convenience for employees and 

customers. Some selected models 

can be programmed to allow access 

for authorized individuals only. These 

glass door locks are aesthetically 

pleasing and go well with any interior. 

The smart features of the Digital 

Lock are - 

99 

Doorbell - The lock has an icon 

used to ring the doorbell 

99 

Auto secure feature - You 

will be notified if you type 

the wrong password 5 times, 

fingerprint or RFID card 

99 

Low battery alarm - The alarm 

will start to beep when the 

battery is low and about to die 

99 

USB for power battery backup 

- You can use a power supply 

of 5 volt in case of battery 

depletion 

99 

Cut-out free installation - No 

glass is required to be cut in 

order to install the lock 

99 

Auto and manual lock - The 

auto locking feature locks the 

door itself whereas the manual 

fingerprints. 

feature does 

not close 

the door 

automatically 

9Fingerprint 

9 

mode - The 

lock has a 

user capacity 

of 600 users 

and you 

can save 

up to 200 

Providing innovative solutions 

to Indian consumers, the glass 

door locks rely on technological 

advancements for safety. This lock is 

completely controlled through one’s 

phone, securing who enters and exits 

their house. 

Email: customercare@ozone-india.com 

Website: www.ozone-india.com 


Product Hunt 

Kuraray performs LCA to make 

product sustainability more 

transparent 

Independent Life Cycle Assessments For Kuraray Poval, PVB, PVB film & 

SentryGlas 

Aim of the assessment, based on cradle-to-gate approach, is to evaluate the 

sustainability of Kuraray products and identify potential for improvement. 

Global speciality chemicals 

company Kuraray has had a 

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) 

carried out by product sustainability 

consultancy Sphera Solutions for four 

of its products that are manufactured 

in Europe: Kuraray Poval (polyvinyl 

alcohol, PVOH), polyvinyl butyral 

(PVB), polyvinyl butyral film and 

SentryGlas. 

The aim of this assessment, 

which is based on the cradleto-gate 

approach, is to evaluate 

the sustainability of Kuraray’s 

products and identify potential for 

improvement. Sphera Solutions’ 

findings: the “total climate change” 

value calculated for 1 kg Kuraray 

Poval is 2.47 kg CO equivalent. 

This means that the carbon 

footprint of Kuraray Poval is 30% 

lower than the average given for 

PVOH in a renowned database. At the 

same time, these figures show that the 

carbon footprint of Kuraray’s oil-based 

PVOH is many times lower than that 

of coal-based PVOH variants on the 

market. 

Sustainability is increasingly 

important 

Sustainability concerns the whole 

of society. More consumers are 

examining about the sustainability of 

their actions, and more companies 

are considering how sustainable their 

supply chain is and where there is 

further potential for improvement. 

“We know that as a chemical 

The LCA provides transparent, independently collected data on 

thesustainability of Kuraray’s polyvinyl alcohol: Kuraray Poval. 

(Source:Kuraray) 


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Sphera Solutions assessed the sustainability of Kuraray products using the cradle-to-gate approach. (Source: Image by Freepik) 

company we have a relevant carbon 

footprint,” says Jörg Schappel, head 

of QHSE & Product Stewardship. 

“We want to use LCAs and public 

transparency to show how determined 

we are to exploit the potential to 

improve sustainability. Sphera 

Solutions’ results show that we are 

more successful in this regard than 

many of our competitors.” 

Cradle-to-gate: From raw material 

to product 

A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) 

is a systematic analysis of the 

environmental impact of products 

over their life cycle. There are 

basically two approaches: cradleto-grave 

and cradle-to-gate. The 

cradle-to-grave approach tracks 

products from the extraction of the 

raw materials to the end of their 

life cycle, usually until disposal or 

recycling. However, Kuraray supplies 

its chemical products to customers 

for further processing, and has no 

data on what happens to customers’ 

products at the end of their life cycles. 

That is why Kuraray uses the cradleto-gate 

method. Here, the LCA of a 

product extends from the extraction 

of the raw materials to a certain point 

known as the gate. Therefore, the life 

cycle of the four Kuraray products 

was assessed from the extraction of 

the raw materials to the end of the 

chemical production process. 

LCAs for further products: Cradle-tograve 

approach 

The LCAs for Kuraray Poval, 

polyvinyl butyral, PVB film and 

SentryGlas are only the first step: 

Kuraray intends to gradually perform 

LCAs of all of its products as the 

basis for continually improving their 

sustainability. There are also plans to 

extend the LCA to the cradle-to-grave 

approach. The company is currently 

discussing this with its raw material 

suppliers and customers. Using the 

cradle-to-grave process, in the near 

future it will be possible to track 

the sustainability of an end-product 

along the entire value chain, right 

up to disposal or recycling – and to 

show where there is still potential for 

improvement. 

Process4Sustainability: Working 

together to enhance sustainability 

Kuraray’s commitment to 

sustainability goes beyond LCAs. For 

example, it is a founding member of 

the Process4Sustainability cluster at 

Höchst Industrial Park. This cluster 

is a network of industrial companies, 

research institutes and innovation 

alliances. The common goal is to 

develop innovative solutions that save 

energy and resources to help Germany 

achieve its target of becoming carbonneutral 

by2045. 

About Kuraray 

Established in 1991, Kuraray Europe 

GmbH based in Hattersheim, near 

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is a 

global speciality chemicals company 

and one of the largest suppliers of 

industrial polymers and synthetic 

microfibres for many sectors of 

industry. 

– Dr. Bettina Plaumann 

Email: Bettina.Plaumann@kuraray.com 

Website: www.kuraray.eu 


Product Hunt 

Ozone Overseas launches 

new product range 

Reinforces Commitment To Introduce Innovative 

Products To The Market 

Fourteen new products and solutions launched in glass 

hardware and security space that will provide a premium 

experience to consumers to transform their spaces into 

smarter and safer homes. 

Ozone Overseas, a leading 

Indian name in the 

architectural hardware 

and security solutions space has 

introduced a new range of solutions 

for Indian consumers. Fourteen new 

products and solutions have been 

launched in the glass hardware and 

security space that will provide a 

premium experience to its consumers 

to transform their spaces into smarter 

and safer homes. 

Consumers today want things 

that will make their homes seem 

more beautiful and lavish while also 

providing them with the guarantee of 

safety and reliability. The new range 

of products in Ozone’s portfolio, 

including Lateral Sleek Design 

Shower Hinges, Super Patch-Sleeker 


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Slimmer Smarter, and Kubik-Luxury 

Partitioning Systems, is a perfect 

blend of modern aesthetics and 

innovative designs that are a key 

component in the brand’s offerings. 

Commenting on the launch of the 

new ranges at Zak Glass Technology 

Expo that was held in New Delhi 

recently, Mr Alok Aggarwal, Managing 

Director- Ozone Overseas, said, 

“For Ozone, our customers are the 

primary focus, and we have been 

constantly evolving as per their 

preferences. We take pride in the 

wide range of product categories that 

we have built over the years. As a 

global innovator in the architectural 

hardware industry and electronic 

security segment, we’re constantly 

studying consumer behaviour across 

global markets and understanding 

the importance of tapping into the 

latest trends. Ozone has always 

strived to be the trendsetter, and with 

our newly launched products, which 

includes Smart showers and HANA 

demountable partitioning systems, we 

expect to be the most preferred brand 

for our consumers.” 

Ozone Overseas has evolved 

over the previous two decades 

from a mission to produce actual, 

practical solutions for customers 

and high-value goods that supply 

Indian and worldwide markets. With 

the emerging era of automation, 

innovation and development are the 

company’s main 

focus and it aims 

to keep evolving 

and advancing its 

products with the 

latest technology. 

Some of the 

products and 

solutions that were 

launched are: 

;; 

Outliner 

Sleek 

Profile 

Range for 

Shower 

Enclosures, 

Patch Fitting Doors, Sliding 

Folding, Automatic Sliding 

Doors 

;; 

Range of Kubik Partitioning 

Systems 

;; 

Super Patch - Slimmer, Sleeker 

and Smarter - First of its own 

kind product in the Indian 

Market 

;; 

Hydraulic Door Rail 

;; 

Central Pivot Hinge with 

360-degree rotation 

;; 

Pocket Sliding Systems 

;; 

Lateral Hinge 

;; 

Narrow Style Fingerprint Lock 

;; 

Fingerprint Lock for Sliding 

Doors 

;; 

Slimmer Type Door Closer 

Contributing to the Make in India 

movement with its homegrown 

solutions, Ozone Group has brought 

consistency in development to major 

cities across the nation. As part of the 

next phase, the organization is now 

focusing on expanding its base to tier 

2 and 3 cities by providing end-to-end 

residential and commercial solutions 

that strengthen India’s national stance 

in the global market. 

Email: customercare@ozone-india.com 

Website: www.ozone-india.com 


Product Hunt 

The bird protection texture can be subtle as in the lower section or used as a design element as in the upper section. Both a full-coverage 

laser print and the application of dots or geometric patterns are possible. 

HEGLA: Bird protection glass with 

intelligent laser printing 

Collision With Glass Biggest Unnatural Cause Of Bird Deaths Although It Is 

Preventable 

Up to 100 million birds die in Europe each year because they fail to detect glass facades, 

bus stops, balcony glazing, greenhouses and windows as obstacles in time. 

Collisions with glass are the 

biggest unnatural cause of bird 

deaths – despite the fact that 

bird strikes can be prevented. HEGLA 

boraident from Halle offers laser 

printing as a method for preventing 

bird strikes, and its effectiveness has 

now been certified. 

The easiest way to minimise the 

risk factor for birds would be to 

stop cleaning the glass. Birds are 

able to recognise dirty glass panes 

as insurmountable objects and they 

simply fly around them. Furthermore, 

dirty glass does not reflect light as 

effectively and birds do not perceive 

the mirror images of bushes, trees and 

the sky as being natural. 

Protective function with minimal 

influence on the visual impression 

The visually more elegant alternative 

to dirty glass is to rely on laser 

printing technology, whose two 

fundamental characteristics cover the 

range of possibilities. If aesthetics are 

the top priority and the bird protection 

finishing treatment must be subtle, 

The bird protection texture minimally reduces the glass’s 

reflection, making bushes or trees lose their attractiveness to 

birds. Transparent, subtle laser printing is usually added in the 

form of dots, which are arranged in such a way that birds would 

no longer fit between them. 


HEGLA• 2 

From standard product to smart glass: With Laserbird laser technology, glass can be upgraded with a bird protection function by adding 

a texture, transforming the coating or laser printing. A laser finishing treatment can also be used to make RF-transparent glass. 

tiny dots or even geometric shapes 

can be applied to the surface. 

The resulting pattern is almost 

imperceptible to humans. The printed 

pattern’s high level of transparency 

does not affect the overall visual 

impression. If a more obvious pattern 

is desired or the bird protection finish 

is to be integrated into the facade 

design, then logos, complex designs 

and symbols can be printed to be 

highly visible. 

Wingspan as a measure for the 

pattern 

“The key to bird protection finishes 

is arranging the individual elements 

so that a bird cannot pass through 

them with its wingspan,” explained Dr 

Thomas Rainer, authorised signatory 

and Head of Development at HEGLA 

boraident. “Black bird stickers used 

to be a popular, but they are not the 

scientific solution,” continued Dr 

Rainer. 

Birds would keep their distance 

from the stickers at the beginning, 

but would quickly try to fly past them. 

When producing anti-bird strike glass, 

this makes it even more important to 

add a protective texture to the entire 

surface in order to avoid tempting the 

animals to fly into it at night, when 

light’s power of attraction is at its 

highest, for example. 

Effectiveness proven in the USA 

The effectiveness of the HEGLA 

boraident laser method was 

scientifically proven in the USA at the 

beginning of the year. The American 

Bird Conservancy conducted trials 

with glass that had been lasertextured 

for bird protection. 

After scientific tests at the beginning of this year, the bird protection glass finished with laser printing was certified and approved for 

the American market, among others. 

Hand in hand with its certification 

by the association, the panes finished 

with laser printing are now approved 

for the American market. In the 

USA, Canada and Finland, there are 

regulatory stipulations that require 

such tests. Germany is in the initial 

stage of considering the enforcement 

of bird protection glass for buildings 

in future, based on the Nature 

Conservation Act. 

“Until a few years ago, panes like 

these were still a niche market,” 

commented Dr Rainer. “As glass 

facades have become bigger and the 

awareness of nature conservation 

has grown, demand from government 

buildings and publicly available 

construction projects has significantly 

increased.” 

Permanent protection with pristine 

glass surfaces 

The surface of the pane is not 

impacted by the laser printing 

method. The elements, dots or designs 

are applied by a laser in conjunction 

with nanoparticle tape. It is not 

necessary to post-process or heat the 

glass. The generated print cannot 

be felt and is wafer-thin, colourfast, 

lightproof, smudge-proof, and scratchresistant. 

Its protective properties include the 

print’s slight reflection, whose broad 

diffusion of light makes obstacles 

perceptible. The printing ink used is 

very subtle for humans, but to birds’ 

eyes, it points out an obstacle. The 

finishing treatment is implemented on 

the outside to negatively impact the 

mirroring of trees and plants in such 

a way that birds do not attempt to fly 

through them. 

The laser print can be made with 

the Laserbird, Laserbird smart and 

even on a horizontal processing table. 

The processing point can be freely 

selected before or after cutting, and 

even after an ISO unit is finished. 

Email: info@boraident.de 

Website: www.boraident.de 


Technical Article 

Glasses with dimensions of up to 3.2m x 15m are produced 

in a highly automated process on the insulating glass line by 

glass processor sedak. 

Flexible, foam-based 

Super Spacer for largeformat 

insulating 

glass units 

Flexible Spacers Are Applied Robotically, But 

Edgetech Offers Special Hand Application Tool As 

Well 

Desiccant is already included in the spacer material, which 

eliminates the time-consuming filling of spacer frames. 

Alongside curved multi-pane 

insulating glass, large-format 

units are a specialist discipline 

in insulating glass production. In this 

article, Christoph Rubel, Technical 

Manager at Edgetech Europe in 

Heinsberg, Germany, discusses the 

importance of flexible, foam-based 

Super Spacer ® spacers for the quality 

of large-format insulating glass units. 

Insulating glass lines which are 

more than 100m and capable of 

processing oversize pane formats 

(including washing glass, applying 

spacer bar, pressing, filling with gas 

and sealing) are making ever larger 

and more complex insulating glass 

and therefore, applications such as 


Edgetech• 2 

structural glazing facades technically 

and economically feasible. 

The sedak world record from 

2020, in which insulating glass 

units measuring 3.04m x 19.21m 

and covering an area of 117m 2 were 

delivered, is a proof of that. But 

further development of automatically 

processable insulating glass spacers 

as well as application machines has 

contributed significantly to the XXXL 

trend. 

The tolerances for the parallelism 

of the spacer placement to the straight 

glass edge are specified in DIN 

1279:1 006/2019. According to this, 

a deviation of 4mm is permissible up 

to an edge length of 3.5m; for longer 

edge lengths, the maximum deviation 

is 6mm. Setting up the spacer 

therefore requires precise work for 

optical as well as normative reasons. 

For window sizes exceeding the 

standard 3210mm × 6000mm band 

size, assembled rigid spacer frames 

are difficult to handle due to their 

lack of stability and their tendency 

to deflect. The spacer frame must be 

applied to the first pane in such a way 

that, on the one hand, it is straight 

and squarely connected to the glass 

and, on the other hand, it does not 

touch it before the final position is 

found, otherwise the critical PIB 

edge seal, as well as the sightline 

aesthetics will be compromised. The 

range of application for rigid systems 

is therefore limited by practicality to 

certain glass sizes. 

Flexible spacers are applied 

robotically from the roll on partially 

or fully automated lines at XXXL 

specialists such as sedak and 

Interpane. For manual processing, 

Edgetech offers a specially designed 

hand application tool for Super 

Spacer ® which enables the same 

precise placement. Since the 

desiccant is already included in the 

spacer material, the time-consuming 

filling of spacer frames is also 

eliminated. And last, but not least, 

there is no longer any risk of PIB 

residue, stains or fingerprints getting 

into the unit. 

Shear strength of the insulating 

glass unit 

The shear strength, i.e. the integrity 

of the entire insulating glass unit, 

is ensured during production by 

the interaction of several factors: 

a sufficiently dimensioned sealant 

depth, the adhesive force of the 

spacer and PIB seal on the glass, and 

the compression during gas filling of 

the cavity. 

The excellent adhesive force of 

Super Spacer ® , even with largeformat 

panes, was demonstrated 

in a shear load test. A 6300mm by 

3300 mm insulating glass unit with 

Examples of deviations of the spacer from the tolerances according to DIN 1279:1, Annex F. 



two 6mm thick float glass panes was 

tested without a secondary seal and 

therefore held together only by the 

acrylic adhesive applied to the side of 

the Super Spacer ® TriSeal Premium 

Plus and the pre-applied PIB. 

During the 30-minute holding test, 

in which one pane was lifted with the 

help of vacuum cups, the complete 

unit remained intact without slipping 

even 1mm. 

Elasticity of the flexible material 

supports durability of the edge seal 

The physical phenomenon of thermal 

linear expansion has a significance 

that should not be underestimated for 

the choice of spacer material for large, 

thermally broken insulating glass 

formats. 

The coefficient of linear expansion 

for float glass made of soda-lime-silica 

glass is 9 x 10 e-6 1/K, while that 

for aluminum is 23 x 10 e-6 1/K, i.e. 

about 2.7 times. Therefore, at a length 

of 20m and a temperature increase 

of 50 Kelvin, glass expands by 9mm, 

while a 20m long piece of aluminum 

expands by 23mm. In the case of 

plastics, the thermal expansion is 

significantly higher again, depending 

on the material composition. 

Since the expansion force 

acts on the entire length of rigid 

spacers, this quickly adds up to one 

Super Spacer® is not only flexible, but 100% recoverable. 


Edgetech• 4 

centimetre or more per edge length 

for large formats. Under certain 

circumstances, this results in the 

spacer profile loosening from its 

position over time due to the stresses 

and protruding into the visible area 

of the insulating glass unit. Super 

Spacer ® however, due to its flexible 

foam-based material accommodates 

these movements countless times 

thanks to its 100% resilience. 

If thermally separated composite 

profiles or structural glazing 

constructions are heated on one side 

on the outside due to solar radiation, 

the thermal linear expansion leads to 

permanent differential movements 

and thus a shear stress between the 

two panes. Frame material made 

of metal further intensifies this socalled 

‘bimetallic effect’ derived from 

electronics. 

Rigid conventional spacers cannot 

compensate for the resulting loads. 

For this reason, almost the entire 

shear load here rests on a very thin 

PIB layer (butyl primary sealant) 

and on the spacer’s adhesion to the 

outer sealant, which, as mentioned 

above, can cause it to move into the 

visible area. A flexible spacer is able 

to absorb this mechanical stress by 

dividing the forces among many local 

forces. The adhesive forces on the 

back of the spacer, the primary seal, 

and the additional acrylic adhesive 

applied to the sides of the spacer hold 

it in position and prevent the edge 

seal from being damaged and avoid 

all the familiar consequences such as 

gas loss, condensation, clouding, and 

ultimately a shortened service life. 


Edgetech Europe GmbH, located 

in Heinsberg, Germany, is a fully 

owned subsidiary of Quanex Building 

Products Corporation, a global, 

publicly traded manufacturing 

company primarily serving OEMs 

in the fenestration, cabinetry, solar, 

refrigeration and outdoor products 

markets. 

– Charlotte Hawkes 

Email: info@edgetech-europe.com 

Website: www.quanex.com 



3 ways to reduce energy consumption 

in glass tempering 

There Are Multiple Ways To Make Our Operations More Efficient And 

Sustainable – For Years To Come 

The energy consumption of production equipment has always been an important topic. 

For glass processors, this topic has become even more urgent over the past year due to 

rising energy prices. 

Tempering is one of the most 

important processes in a glass 

processing factory – glass is 

tempered to increase safety, strength 

and durability of the end product. In 

order to create the many advantages 

that tempered glass provides, glass 

needs to be heated to over 600 °C 

and cooled rapidly back to handling 

temperature. 

When looking for ways to save 

energy in a glass processing factory, a 

tempering line often offers significant 

potential for improving energy 

efficiency. And modern technological 

solutions offer effective solutions to 

increase the energy efficiency of the 

tempering process – whether it’s by 

investing in a completely new line or 

upgrading part or parts of the line. 

Let’s focus on some practical 

tips to help you save energy in the 

tempering process. In many cases, you 

can also do a lot to use your existing 

equipment more efficiently. 

1. Increase loading efficiency 

Increasing loading efficiency is an 

easy way to decrease the needed 

energy per square meter processed. 

Mainly the benefit comes from the 

quenchig side. Traditionally as a rule 

of thumb, quenching a small piece of 

glass takes roughly the same amount 

of energy as quenching a full bedload 

of glass. Therefore, loading more 


glaston• 2 

glass in each bed is an efficient way to 

decrease energy consumption. With 

recent technologial solutions, it is 

also possible to decrease the needed 

quenching energy consumption when 

running smaller than full loadings, but 

this would of course require hardware 

changes to the line as well. 

Especially with older tempering 

lines, the tradeoff of increasing 

loading efficiency can be a possible 

decline in end product quality. This is 

because different types of glass need 

different processing parameters, and 

older-generation lines provide no 

way to achieve targeted temperature 

control. 

Modern tempering lines with 

advanced heating control are the 

easiest way to increase loading 

efficiency without sacrificing quality. 

Alternatively, modernizing an older 

line can help achieve significant 

improvements without investing in a 

completely new tempering line. And 

with recent technological solutions it 

is also possible to optimize quenching 

energy. 

And if you’re able to optimize your 

process to achieve higher loading 

efficiency, you’re gaining extra 

capacity as an additional benefit. 

2. Optimize your tempering level 

Making sure your tempering process 

is optimized is an easy step to more 

energy-efficient operations. 

Check the glass fragmentation 

level. Typically, the required 

fragmentation is 40 cullets in a 5 x 5 

cm glass area. In practice, many glass 

processors have more than double this 

amount. This means the glass is either 

heated or cooled too much during 

tempering, which leads to wasted 

energy during the process. 

Note that it is very important to still 

ensure a sufficient level of tempering. 

After all, glass stress level – the 

basis for fragmentation – is the most 

important safety factor in tempered 

glass. But having a 30% buffer instead 

of a 100% one can save a significant 

amount of energy. 

3. Modernize your existing line – 

gain many of the benefits of 

today’s technology 

If you already have a tempering 

line that runs well but is not very 

energy efficient, it may make sense to 

consider upgrading. 

This approach extends the 

lifetime of your line, reduces energy 

consumption and increases processing 

capabilities in general. Some 

modernizations that help save energy 

are: 

;; 

Installing inverters. If your 

quenching blowers don’t 

have inverters, make sure 

to have them installed. This 

investment pays back in a very 

short time. 

;; 

Blower and quenching 

technology. Latest-generation 

blower and quenching 

technology save significant 

amounts of energy, especially 

with thin glass production. 

;; 

Furnace modernization. 

This can help you achieve 

higher loading efficiency 

as well as reduce energy 

losses during the process. 

Furnace modernizations are 

available for any tempering 

line, regardless of the original 

manufacturer. 

;; 

Automation. Process 

automation upgrades can 

help achieve better overall 

efficiency, quality and output. 

It’s also a good way to ensure 

that your tempering process 

is as efficient as possible with 

your current line. 

;; 

Measurement. Measuring for 

example the glass temperature 

with a thermal scanner and 

automatic estimation of the 

achieved glass stress and 

fragmentation level provide 

excellent tools for optimizing 

energy consumption. 

4. Invest in a completely new 

tempering line - ensure that your 

energy efficiency is on the highest 

level possible 

If you are looking for a completely 

new tempering line, you are in a great 

position to ensure that you are taking 

full advantage of the possibilities 

enabled by modern technology. 

;; 

Optimized for your needs. 

;; 

Choose the most optimal 

heating technology for your 

production needs 

;; 

Optimize your cooling 

technology based on the needs 

set by your production mix 

;; 

Cutting-edgege automation. 

;; 

Leave process control in 

the hands of automation - 

energy consumption, quality 

and capacity will always be 

automatically optimized based 

on the production situation at 

hand 

;; 

A modern line will help you to 

understand all the factors of 

your production automatically 

- for example glass stress 

levels, fragmentation, energy 

consumption and quality 

Summary 

This past year’s events have 

accelerated the need for more rational 

energy usage and provided a new 

opportunity to transfer to more ecoresponsible 

production. 

Especially when it comes to energyintensive 

industrial processes, even 

a minor improvement can result in 

considerable energy savings. 

We don’t know how long the latest 

energy crisis will be with us. But we 

know that there are multiple ways to 

make our operations more efficient 

– and also sustainable – for years to 

come. 

------------------------------------------------- 

Author: Taneli Ylinen, Glaston 

https://glastory.net 

------------------------------------------------- 

Email: info@glaston.net 

Website: www.glaston.net 



With company bicycles, sedak contributes to 

reducing CO2 emissions in factory traffic. 

Picture: sedak 

Green energy push: New 

PV installation underway 

at sedak 

To Provide Additional 1,400,000 Kwh Per Year Of 

Solar Power 

Glass is a resource-saving building material, but the 

energy balance of its manufacture leaves a lot of room for 

improvement. 

sedak, the specialists for oversized 

glass, has set for itself a number of 

targets for 2023 in order to take steps 

towards even more environmentally 

friendly production. 

In 2022, the company already 

enlarged its existing PV installation on 

the roof of the main factory. 

“With the extension of our PV 

system, we are now able to cover 

around 80 per cent of our electricity 

requirement using regenerative 

energy,” said Kevin Berni, head of 

Sales and Marketing. 

With its recycling quota of 

more than 90 per cent, glass is a 

particularly resource-saving building 

material. But the energy balance of its 


sedak• 2 

sedak headquarters in Gersthofen, Germany 

Picture: sedak 

manufacture leaves a lot of room for 

improvement as it is energy intensive. 

Already since 2021, the 

photovoltaic system has been 

supplying the company’s location in 

Gersthofen with almost 260,000 kWh 

annually. The new installation will 

provide an additional 1,400,000 kWh 

per year of solar power. 

“In total there are more than 4,000 

modules with an area of 8,010 square 

meters,” said Berni. In addition to 

the PV extension, sedak supports a 

range of measures from free use of 

bicycles for employees to economical 

energy management in the offices and 

consistent recycling: up to 94 per cent 

of the total waste materials are sorted 

and recycled. 

Around 95 per cent of the waste 

from PVB and SG interlayers, for 

example, goes back to the supplier. 

– Jan Birkenfeld 

Email: j.birkenfeld@pr-neu.de 

Website: www.sedak.com 

sedak has extended the photovoltaic installation on the 

roof of its production halls. The annual yield is now around 

1.7 million kWh. 


Company Report 

LIFENG: Pioneer in fine grinding of 

supersize glass processing 

Brings 16m Supersize Glass Double Edging Machine With 30 Spindles, Full 

Servo Control & Low-E Film Removing Function 

Includes intelligent detection and L-shape transfer tables which ensure processing 

accuracy, high-speed opening and closing speed of the machine is stable at 25m/min. 

In modern society, with the desire 

for architectural aesthetics 

becoming higher and higher, 

people are no longer satisfied with 

traditional bricks, tiles and normal 

glass-sized buildings. 

Architectural curtain walls are 

gradually being recognized and used 

by more and more builders, and 

this is a growing trend. Supersized 

glass curtain walls have come into 

being at the proper time, and are 

becoming more and more popular in 

construction projects. 

Conventional large glass panels 

normally are only 6m high, so several 

6m high glass panels need to be 

spliced together to build a super large 

curtain wall. However, the modern 

aesthetics architecture has the 

ultimate pursuit of perfect details, 

and the splicing structure also has 

potential safety hazards. Based on this 

situation, glass producers started the 

research on the processing technology 

of supersize glass. 

As the pioneer of intelligent 

and high-speed edge grinding 

machines, LIFENG had the idea of 

producing a double edging machine 

for super large glass fine grinding. 

The company had the foresight of 

supersize curtain wall glass building 

projects, and it stemmed from the 

fact that precision and efficiency of 

end-grinding processing could not 

be guaranteed because of the speed 

and inconvenience of supersize CNC 

working centers. 

One of LIFENG’s major customers, 

who cooperated with it for many 

years, pre-ordered the 16-meter 

double edging machine. After 

repeated research and modeling by 

more than 10 technical engineers, 

the company finally overcame the 

processing difficulty of the huge 

machine bed, the assembly accuracy 

of the high-speed size-opening guide 

rails, the synchronization of multiple 

power transmissions of a single double 


LIFENG• 2 

edge grinding machine, the guide rail 

interruption of transportation and the 

accuracy of on-site installation issues, 

etc. 

The company has created the first 

super large double edging machine 

with 30 motors, full servo control and 

film deletion function. It includes 

an intelligent detection table and 

L-shape transfer table which not 

only ensures processing accuracy, 

but also the high-speed opening and 

closing speed of the machine is stable 

at 25m/min. The maximum edging 

speed is 25m/min. These data have 

already occupied the leading position 

in the field of glass double edging, 

also breaking the traditional edging 

technology. 

After the double edger ran for 

production, the customer lauded the 

company for the technical capability 

and the processing accuracy of the 

machine. When the maximum glass 

size is 3300x16000mm with the glass 

thickness 10-19mm, the glass finally 

reaches dimensional accuracy±0.5mm, 

diagonal accuracy can be±0.5mm/m. 

The super large size, processing 

precision and perfect polishing quality 

of the product are all pioneers in the 

glass pre-processing field. 

The market is equal to every 

participant. When the market 

generally uses low-speed double 

edging machines for edging, LIFENG 

began to provide high-speed double 

edge grinding machines with a 

grinding speed of 17-30 m/min for 

those customers who are at the top of 

the competition pyramid. 

When every customer was 

still troubled by the continuous 

adjustment of more than 20 spindles 

grinding amount every day, LIFENG 

began to provide automatic edge 

grinding machines to some top glass 

deep-processing customers in 2016. 

LIFENG’s fully automatic 

intelligent double edging machines 

have been provided to more than 

30 intelligent factories across the 

country. By connecting ERP and MES 

systems, without any labor adjustment 

and just through LIFENG’s 

automatic comparison system, the 

intelligent proportioning of grinding 

amount, automatic grinding wheel 

compensation technology, the 

company has changed edging from 

the dirtiest and most manpowerintensive 

process to a clean, exquisite, 

and accurate product processing 

procedure. 

All the good results are not 

accidental. LIFENG began to invest 

in high-speed intelligent edging 

machines in 2010. In the few years 

before the market upgrade, LIFENG 

continued to invest in research and 

development and waited for the 

market to bloom. 

In the past 5 years, the company 

has become the number 1 brand in 

edging technology. Its factory area 

has grown from 5,000m 2 in 2016 

to 50,000m 2 . Now the monthly 

production capacity reaches 30 pcs 

double edging lines. 

LIFENG is looking forward to 

more cooperation and discussions 

with global glass deep-processing 

enterprises to help them upgrade 

the quality and quantity of glass 

processing. 

– Ms. Claire Ho 

Email: export@lifeng-machinery.com 

Website: www.lifeng-machinery.com 

Website 

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Saugaat Inc: Leading 

architectural glass 

solutions provider 

Saugaat Works In Tandem With Kuraray & H.B. 

Fuller 

Founded in 2016, Saugaat Inc is involved in diverse 

business activities, glass processing materials being the 

core source of business. 

Saugaat Inc has emerged as the 

broadest portfolio of innovative 

advanced Glass-Laminating 

Solutions providing safety, security, 

sound insulation, UV protection & 

decorative applications across India. 

Further adding on it has recently 

introduced primary and secondary 

sealants for insulating glass improving 

the values of glass solutions. 

Headquartered in Nashik, 

Maharashtra, the company has a 

warehouse in Bhiwandi near Mumbai 

to cater to all the customers with ontime 

deliveries. 

Saugaat Inc works in tandem with 

Kuraray & H.B. Fuller|Kommerling. 

The company is also involved in 

developing various Kuraray & H.B. 

Fuller | Kommerling products and 

resolving technical issues related to 

glass. 

As the west India distributor 

for Kuraray, the brand provides its 

customers with high-quality products. 

Kuraray Co., Ltd is a Japanese 


Saugaat Inc• 2 

manufacturer of chemicals, fibres, 

and other materials. 

Being a 96-year-old company, 

Kuraray Group has a 14% share in the 

world market for the development, 

manufacture, and sale of interlayer 

films for laminated safety glass and 

is a leading company in construction 

industry applications, particularly in 

Europe. 

PVB film is derived from PVA resin, 

which the company became the 

first in the world to manufacture in 

1958. Kuraray’s advanced interlayer 

solutions have superior adhesive 

properties, excellent transparent 

qualities, and high pliability giving rise 

to special features. 

When used as an interlayer 

film in laminated safety glass, PVB 

film makes glass shatter resistant 

and is designed to prevent flying 

fragments in the event of a heavy 

impact. It is widely used for advanced 

architectural, ballistic resistant and 

automotive applications. 

Kuraray products are marketed and 

sold in west India by the company’s 

authorised distributor Saugaat Inc. 

Trosifol® and SentryGlas® being the 

major products. 

Saugaat is the only distributor 

of H.B. Fuller in India. H.B. Fuller 

Company is a major American 

adhesives manufacturing company 

supplying industrial adhesives 

worldwide. Founded in 1887, it is a 

135-year-old company acquiring other 

adhesive companies around the world. 

Headquartered in St. Paul, MN, 

USA, it provides 10K adhesive 

solutions generating revenue of nearly 

$3.40 billion with more than 13k 

employees, 73 manufacturing facilities 

& customers in 125 countries. 

Kommerling insulated glass sealant 

business became a part of royal 

adhesive in 2013 & together with H.B. 

Fuller in 2017 making it one of the top 

2 adhesive companies. 

Saugaat Inc. has partnered with 

H.B Fuller for Primary and Secondary 

sealants used in IG processing. 

Email: saugaatinc@gmail.com 



Stron: Leading name in 

glass cutting equipment 

Over 700 Units Operational Worldwide, Has 

Presence In Over 40 Countries 

Stron offers complete solution of loading machine, cutting 

machine and breakout machine under a single roof 

MR PRADEEP KUMAR, 

Sales Head, India 

Stron Glass Machinery, CHINA 

He holds a BE degree in Electronics 

and Communication and an MBA 

in Marketing and HR. He joined 

Stron in 2019 with rich experience 

in the float glass industry. Having 

roots in the Indian Army, Mr 

Kumar follows a very disciplined 

and focused work ethic. 


Stron Glass Machinery• 2 

Stron Glass Machinery, a leading 

glass cutting equipment 

company, is a brand that made 

quite the name of itself in a very 

short span of time. Set up in 2008, 

it now has presence in more than 

40 countries and has over 700 units 

operational worldwide. 

Stron’s CNC glass cutting machine 

is extremely popular in the market. 

It comes with laser printing, low e 

cutting, sticker printing and shape 

cutting options with high performance 

and accuracy. 

Stron machines are the best for 

cutting architectural glass, hollow 

glass, appliance glass, solar glass and 

other glass varieties. Its employees 

work hard to provide “excellent quality 

and 100% service” to its customers in 

the glass industry. 

The company has more than 40 

units in India. It also has a dedicated 

marketing, sales and after-sale 

service teams in India. Stron also 

has dedicated spares store in India. 

Stron’s Sales team in India is led by 

Mr Pradeep Kumar. 

Stron provides complete glass 

cutting solution (loader + cutting 

+ breakout) under one roof. It has 

machines available in various sizes 

MR DYLAN LI, 

Sales Director, 

Stron Glass Machinery, CHINA 



starting from 2500x2000mm to 

6100x3300mm. 

As it has its own production 

facility, Stron can make customised 

orders as per customer requirement. 

The company prides itself for not 

producing separate models for the 

Asian market and the rest of the 

world. It follows the ‘One Model 

FEW ESTEEMED CLIENTS 

• Bagrecha Enterprises, 

Coimbatore 

• Balaji Building Technology, 

Bangalore 

• Enviro Safety, Bangalore 

• Flair International, 

Jalandhar 

• Manchu Toughened Glass, 

Chennai 

• Masss Glass India Private 

Limited, Chennai 

• Nanda Glass Industries, 

Noida 

• Shiv Shakti Float Glass, 

Roorkee, 

• Umiya Safety, Vadodara 

and many more. 

Globally’ policy. 

Spares parts used in Stron 

machines are all from top brands 

like Schneider, Omron, Delta and 

Yasakawa. The company uses original 

licensed Optima full version glass 

cutting Software. 

The company is present in over 40 

countries worldwide and participates 

in all major exhibitions in China, 

Germany and India. 


Stron Glass Machinery Co., Ltd. is a 

company technologically specialized 

in R&D, production, marketing and 

service for glass cutting equipment. 

Email: pradeep@stronglass.cn, 

stron@stronglass.cn 

Website: www.stronglass.cn 



Glaston achieves first 

emissions reduction target 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Company 

Operations Down By 43% Year-On-Year 

In order to reach the goal, Glaston invested in energy 

efficiency and increased its use of renewable electricity. 

In line with the company’s strategic 

focus areas, Glaston stressed on 

reducing its carbon footprint in 

2022. Greenhouse gas emissions from 

Glaston’s own operations decreased 

by 43% year-on-year. The result was 

mainly achieved by shifting to the use 

of renewable electricity at Glaston’s 

production facilities in Finland and 

Germany and investing in a new heat 

distribution system in Switzerland. 

In order to promote sustainable 

business practices, Glaston’s strategy 

for 2021–2025 sets as one of the nonfinancial 

targets reducing the direct 

and indirect emissions from its own 

operations (Scope 1 and 2 emissions) 

in relation to net sales by 50% from 

the level of 2020 by 2025. 

In order to reach the goal, Glaston 

made investments in energy efficiency 

and increased the use of renewable 

electricity last year. As a result of 

these measures, greenhouse gas 

emissions (Scope 1 and 2) decreased 

by 43% compared to 2021, totalling 

1,491 tonnes. 

Greenhouse gas emissions in 

relation to net sales decreased by 57% 

compared to the baseline (year 2020) 

and the strategic objective of 50 per 

cent was achieved. 

The result was achieved by shifting 

to the use of renewable electricity at 

the production facilities in Finland 

and Germany in early 2022. In 

addition, the heat distribution 

system of the Switzerland unit was 

renewed, considerably decreasing gas 

consumption. 

The Switzerland production facility, 

which has been using renewable 

electricity for a long time already, 

invested further in reducing electricity 

consumption by installing close to 

400 solar panels with a total capacity 

of over 150 kWp on the roof of the 

production unit. 

The solar panels have been 

producing energy for the factory’s 

own use since November 2022, and 

from the beginning of December some 

electricity has also been fed into the 

grid. The number of solar panels will 

be increased further this year. 

“Sustainable business is one of the 

focus areas of our strategy. We took 

a significant step forward in 2022by 

reaching our emissions reduction 

target of 50% already early into the 

strategy period. Even though our 

emissions have decreased significantly, 

we will continue our work to reduce 

our emissions. Moreover, considering 

the nature of our business, the 

majority of the emissions relating to 

our operations are generated in our 

value chain. We have calculated the 

upstream and downstream climate 

impact of our value chains for 2021, 

and the results will be the foundation 

of our future work. Our next objective, 

covering the emissions of the value 

chain as a whole, is already underway. 

We want to be a frontrunner in 

this area and also encourage our 

customers and suppliers to include 

emissions reduction in their own 

agendas,” says Glaston’s CEO Anders 

Dahlblom. 


Glaston is the glass processing 

industry’s innovative technology 

leader supplying equipment, services 

and solutions to the architectural, 

automotive, solar and display 

industries. 

Email: info@glaston.net 

Website: www.glaston.net 


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