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Interview<br />
MR. HEMANT KATHURIA,<br />
DIRECTOR, TAITON HARDWARE PVT LTD<br />
Hemant Kathuria leads the operations of Taiton in north and east<br />
India as Director. He has over 17 years of experience in the glass<br />
and architectural hardware industry.<br />
Headquartered in Hyderabad, Taiton has a pan-India presence of<br />
sales partners, sales and service personnel to carer to its clients. It<br />
has a wide product range for airports, hospitality sector, shopping<br />
malls, healthcare industry, retail stores, residences, educational<br />
institutions, automobile showrooms, commercial buildings,<br />
corporate offices and many more.<br />
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Interview• 2<br />
‘Need to focus on<br />
standards, guidelines on<br />
hardware use in buildings’<br />
Taiton’s Hemant Kathuria Tells GB About<br />
Challenges In Hardware Sector In India<br />
Company has acquired 8 acres of land in Hyderabad to<br />
set up a state-of-the-art manufacturing unit which will be<br />
operational in the next couple of years.<br />
Hemant Kathuria, Director of<br />
Taiton operations in north and<br />
east India, speaks to Glass<br />
Bulletin on his experience at the<br />
company, projects he oversaw, latest<br />
trends and challenges in the hardware<br />
sector and the future plans of the<br />
company.<br />
Excerpts from the detailed<br />
interview:<br />
– Tell us about Taiton.<br />
Taiton is a growing brand which<br />
provides the largest and the most<br />
comprehensive product range that<br />
has been intelligently crafted to suit<br />
the modern hi-tech commercial and<br />
residential establishments.<br />
– How has your journey in the<br />
company been?<br />
My journey in the company has been<br />
very exciting, wherein, we have done<br />
research on many products and<br />
combined technology with innovation<br />
to develop the products which are<br />
technologically advanced, ergonomic<br />
and affordable.<br />
– Tell us about your product range<br />
and what sets you apart from<br />
other brands?<br />
We deal in wide range of products<br />
such as glass façade hardware<br />
wherein we have patch fittings,<br />
shower cubicle fittings, spider fittings<br />
and sliding doors, then we have door<br />
control hardware for wooden and<br />
metal doors, automatic sliding, swing<br />
and revolving doors, electronic locks<br />
for hospitality and residential sector,<br />
movable acoustic partitions, smart<br />
switch film, railings. We have also<br />
launched exclusive aluminium profiles<br />
for wardrobes, telescopic slim sliding<br />
and modern office partitions. Our<br />
wide range, quality of the products,<br />
our unbeatable service, our R&D and<br />
our dedication to develop and supply<br />
more beautiful and high-quality<br />
products sets us apart from other<br />
brands.<br />
– What is the latest trend in the<br />
hardware industry?<br />
There was a time when frameless<br />
glass was a trend in the market for<br />
which patch fittings were used to<br />
make fully transparent frameless<br />
façade. After more than two decades,<br />
the trend is now shifting from<br />
frameless towards aluminium framed<br />
with the introduction of slim sections.<br />
There are abundant opportunities to<br />
create beautiful interiors with slim<br />
aluminium sections and glass.<br />
– What are the products you<br />
launched recently? What’s next?<br />
Recently we have launched Luxury<br />
wardrobe and Partition systems under<br />
the Brand name “TAVIC by TAITON”.<br />
Here architects, interior designers<br />
and clients will get various colours<br />
and finishes option for sleek-framed<br />
wardrobes, slim framed telescopic and<br />
bi-parting sliding system (automatic<br />
and manual) and demountable office<br />
partitions. All aluminium sections<br />
provided by us are high quality<br />
anodized with our own branded<br />
hardware.<br />
There are a lot of next-gen products<br />
which are in the pipeline, you may<br />
follow our social media, Youtube and<br />
website to get latest updates about the<br />
new launch products.<br />
– Tell us about some of the most<br />
prestigious projects done by you<br />
We have a pan-India presence with a<br />
network of dealers, distributors, and<br />
sales and service personnel to cater<br />
to the demands of our prestigious<br />
clients. We have done some very<br />
prestigious projects such as IIM-<br />
Ranchi, Honda Bigwing showroom,<br />
Mercedes showroom, Numaligarh<br />
Refinery to name a few.<br />
– What should be the criteria to<br />
select good architecture hardware?<br />
It is a challenging task to select good<br />
architectural hardware as there are<br />
many options available in a wide price<br />
range. It is very important for the<br />
purchaser to have in-depth technical<br />
knowledge to select good architectural<br />
hardware. One should ask for product<br />
certification, cycle test parameter<br />
and material grade test reports while<br />
making a selection. Also, the process<br />
of manufacturing is important to<br />
know as the durability of the product<br />
is ascertained from a planned and<br />
correct process.<br />
– How do you compete with<br />
unbranded hardware available in<br />
the market?<br />
In the Indian market, unbranded<br />
hardware is generally of interior<br />
quality and there is very less chance<br />
of availability in the next lot. We focus<br />
on maintaining the quality of our<br />
products and supply chains. We also<br />
conduct training sessions for dealers<br />
and fabricators to educate them about<br />
the difference in quality of products<br />
available in the market.<br />
– What are the major challenges<br />
to India’s architecture hardware<br />
industry?<br />
Glass and hardware industry has<br />
witnessed tremendous growth in the<br />
past three decades, lots of growth<br />
is yet to happen. Good amount of<br />
work has been done on the usage<br />
of glass in buildings. Standards are<br />
in place. A book titled ‘Guidelines<br />
on use of glass in buildings -Human<br />
Safety’ was published in 2007 with<br />
numerous revisions and reprints.<br />
Unfortunately, negligible work has<br />
been done on the hardware side with<br />
respect to standards, specifications<br />
and guidelines of use of hardware in<br />
buildings. Absence of an architectural<br />
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hardware suppliers association on<br />
the national level makes the situation<br />
confusing.<br />
– You have a smart digital solution<br />
for the hotel industry. Tell us<br />
about it<br />
In Taiton, we always adapt a futuristic<br />
approach while developing and<br />
introducing each and every new<br />
product. We had the smart digital<br />
solution for the hospitality sector<br />
before Covid, whereas other Brands<br />
are still seen struggling with the<br />
Technology part. We offer touchless<br />
check-in and room access solutions<br />
for hotel Industry where the room key<br />
is shared to the smartphone of the<br />
guest, which they can use to unlock<br />
their room.<br />
– What are your company’s<br />
plans to make quality hardware<br />
products in India?<br />
Following the Make in India approach<br />
by the government, we have chalked<br />
out plans to manufacture quality<br />
hardware products in India. We have<br />
already secured 8 acres of land in<br />
Hyderabad to set up a state-of-theart<br />
manufacturing unit which will<br />
be operational in the next couple of<br />
years.<br />
– What is the future of the<br />
architecture hardware industry in<br />
India?<br />
As I have already mentioned that<br />
the architectural hardware Industry<br />
has witnessed splendid growth in<br />
the past decade, credit goes to the<br />
architects and interior designers<br />
to incorporate the hardware in the<br />
designs and then the contractors<br />
for perfect execution. With the<br />
development in all sectors such as<br />
government, private, hospitality,<br />
healthcare etc. strong demand of<br />
architectural hardware has been<br />
created in the market which provided<br />
a window to a lot of regional players<br />
to grow which led to introduction<br />
of a lot of cheap, substandard and<br />
interior quality products in the<br />
market. Thankfully, the customers<br />
are getting more Quality conscious,<br />
and they demand for strong, durable<br />
and robust products. It is also noticed<br />
that product specifications are<br />
getting strict in the Govt. tenders<br />
too. Everything sums up towards the<br />
growth of the organised architectural<br />
hardware market.<br />
– What products are you<br />
exporting?<br />
We are exporting quite a few products<br />
such as digital locks, sliding systems,<br />
glass facade hardware, shower<br />
cubicle fitting, railings etc. to various<br />
international markets.<br />
Website: www.taiton.in<br />
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Event<br />
Glass Bulletin Awards <strong>2023</strong>:<br />
Celebrating excellence in<br />
Indian glass industry<br />
Prestigious Awards Ceremony Returns With Fresh<br />
Concept, Unmatched Energy<br />
The highly anticipated 5th edition of the Glass Bulletin<br />
Awards is set to take centre stage as a concurrent event<br />
alongside glasspro INDIA <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
The Glass Bulletin Awards, now<br />
in its 5th edition, is gearing up<br />
for a momentous celebration<br />
of excellence within the Indian glass<br />
industry. As a concurrent event<br />
alongside glasspro INDIA <strong>2023</strong>,<br />
this prestigious ceremony promises<br />
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acknowledgment of the industry’s<br />
trailblazers to new heights.<br />
Building upon the resounding<br />
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Bulletin Awards has emerged as the<br />
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Since its inception in 2016, Glass<br />
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With the 4th edition of the Glass<br />
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Embracing the aspirations of the<br />
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Bulletin Awards embarks on a new<br />
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chapter with its upcoming edition in<br />
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Notably, this edition takes<br />
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It is a testament to the organisers’<br />
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Previously limited to companies<br />
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Event<br />
Mr Gurmeet Singh,<br />
Chairman of FOSG<br />
Mr P Ganesh,<br />
Director of Glass & Glazing Systems P Ltd<br />
Mr Farhat Kamil,<br />
Director of Kaenat Glass<br />
Mr Sarjit Singh Kang,<br />
Chairman & MD of JK international<br />
FOSG 10th Annual<br />
Processors Conclave <strong>2023</strong><br />
Held In Goa, It Was FOSG’s First-Ever Conclave<br />
With No Sponsors, Media<br />
Only glass processors were in attendance so as to ensure<br />
more time to discuss, deliberate, plan and strategize the<br />
future course of FOSG.<br />
After the 9th FOSG Annual<br />
Processors Conclave at Amritsar<br />
in 2019 and thereafter the lapse<br />
of three years due to Covid Pandemic,<br />
FOSG hosted its 10th Annual<br />
Processors Conclave in Bogmallo<br />
Beach Resort, Goa, which concluded<br />
with grand success on 30th <strong>April</strong><br />
<strong>2023</strong>.<br />
This conclave was the first-ever<br />
conclave with no sponsors, no media,<br />
no outsiders but only and only glass<br />
processors so as to get more time to<br />
discuss, deliberate, plan and strategize<br />
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FOSG• 2<br />
the future course of the Federation Of<br />
Safety Glass (FOSG) in the interest of<br />
its esteemed members.<br />
The conclave marked FOSG’s<br />
largest-ever gathering since it<br />
began its journey in 2010, with total<br />
176 attendees from 86 companies<br />
participating.<br />
FOSG Chairman Mr Gurmeet<br />
Singh, in his presentation, highlighted<br />
the details of the activities done in the<br />
past year. He expressed his delight at<br />
the fact of 28 new processors joining<br />
as members during the year 2022.<br />
Some of the achievements<br />
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Management committee<br />
strength increased from 12<br />
members to 18 members<br />
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Applied for anti-dumping duty<br />
on toughened glass from China<br />
for home appliances through<br />
one of the best law firms in<br />
India<br />
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Provided assistance to<br />
members for getting BIS<br />
certification through appointed<br />
panel consultant Aleph India<br />
QMS<br />
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Meeting organized with<br />
Union Minister for MSME<br />
Nitin Gadkari to address our<br />
concerns on the shortage of<br />
float glass<br />
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Filed submission with DGTR<br />
opposing anti-dumping duties<br />
on float glass from Thailand,<br />
Iran & Bangladesh<br />
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Got QCO on float glass<br />
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from <strong>April</strong> 2021 by providing<br />
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Took necessary steps to ease<br />
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Organized meeting with all<br />
domestic float manufacturers<br />
to request giving preference<br />
of supplies to processors, to<br />
produce more of clear than<br />
tinted glass and to discourage<br />
exports<br />
;;<br />
FOSG participated in the Zak<br />
Glasstech Expo in New Delhi<br />
The conclave also witnessed<br />
several informative panel<br />
discussions, besides presentations<br />
by individual members of the<br />
FOSG.<br />
Mr Sarjit Singh Kang gave<br />
a presentation on ‘How FOSG<br />
benefits its members’, Mr Subhash<br />
Jajoo on ‘Calculation for IGU,<br />
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anchored the conclave and kept the<br />
event alive with their energy, passion<br />
and enthusiasm.<br />
The event saw record-breaking<br />
attendance and immersive<br />
participation by all members. The event<br />
came to a close with the summing up<br />
of the conclave by Mr Ali Kamil and<br />
a vote of thanks by FOSG Chairman<br />
Mr Gurmeet Singh. As a token of<br />
appreciation, a certificate towards<br />
furthering the objectives of FOSG<br />
was presented by the chairman to all<br />
participating member companies.<br />
On May 1, interested members<br />
took a trip to Belgaum to visit the new<br />
plant set up by Gold Plus. The visit<br />
was organized and sponsored by<br />
Gold Plus.<br />
Left to Right: Mrs Alina, Mrs Manpreet Singh Kang and Mr Ali Kamil<br />
processors to mention bite thickness<br />
in PI to customers’, Mr Sharanjit<br />
Singh on ‘Manufacturing and post<br />
manufacturing costs’ and ‘How to<br />
review, reduce and recover’, Mr Ashok<br />
Jain on ‘How to cater to increase<br />
in cost of inputs, rate of interest<br />
and energy etc’, Mr Sahil Singal on<br />
‘Method for calculating cutting waste’,<br />
Mr P Ganesh on ‘Consortiums: A way<br />
of tackling large projects’, and Mr<br />
Gurmeet Singh on ‘What help FOSG<br />
can take from CII for the association<br />
matters’.<br />
Young members Mr Ali Kamil, Mrs<br />
Alina and Mrs Manpreet Singh Kang<br />
–Vinod Tandon,<br />
Secretary, Federation of Safety Glass<br />
Mob: +91 9810176936<br />
Email: vinod.tandon@fosg.in<br />
Website: www.fosg.in<br />
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JINGLASS impressed at<br />
China Glass turnout<br />
Intelligent ‘Vulcan’ Series Proves Major Crowd-<br />
Puller<br />
Presented various products and arranged detailed<br />
explanations of product technology every day at the<br />
exhibition.<br />
JINGLASS participated in 32nd<br />
China International Glass<br />
Industrial Technical Exhibition in<br />
Shanghai in early May. The event saw<br />
the participation of tens of thousands<br />
of domestic and foreign glass industry<br />
manufacturers.<br />
During the exhibition, glass industry<br />
manufacturers from many countries<br />
visited JINGLASS intelligent Glass<br />
Tempering Furnace, known as the<br />
“Vulcan” series.<br />
Many customers also showed great<br />
interest in the iTemper intelligent<br />
control system, which indicates that<br />
more and more glass processing<br />
enterprises pay more attention to<br />
creating high-quality glass.<br />
JINGLASS adheres to the concept<br />
of technology innovation and is always<br />
eager to bring customer service within<br />
reach. In the exhibition, it not only<br />
presented different products but<br />
also arranged detailed explanations<br />
of product technology every day.<br />
JINGLASS always strives to provide<br />
customers with the best quality service.<br />
Email: young@jinglass.com<br />
Website: www.jinglass.com<br />
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LandGlass features<br />
‘intelligent manufacturing’<br />
at China Glass<br />
Presents Unparalleled Feast Of Industry<br />
Innovation For Peers & Clients<br />
Throughout the four-day event in Shanghai, the LandGlass<br />
booth remained bustling, with numerous intelligent<br />
interactions and splendid displays.<br />
On May 9, the 32nd China<br />
Glass concluded at Shanghai<br />
New International Expo<br />
Centre. LandGlass, with the theme<br />
“Customized & Intelligent Solutions,<br />
For Your Next Leap Forward,”<br />
presented an unparalleled feast of<br />
industry innovation for domestic and<br />
international peers and clients.<br />
On the opening day, under the<br />
guidance of Mr Zhao Yan, Chairman<br />
of LandGlass, distinguished guests<br />
such as Yan Xiaofeng, President of the<br />
China Building Materials Federation,<br />
and Jin Zhanping, Vice Chairman of<br />
the Chinese Silicate Society, visited<br />
LandGlass booth.<br />
They delved into the company’s<br />
customized, personalized glass<br />
tempering machine and smart<br />
factory solutions provided for various<br />
industries, including large-scale<br />
architectural curtain walls, new<br />
energy vehicles, and electronic glass.<br />
They also experienced the remarkable<br />
performance and diverse, scenariobased<br />
applications of LandVac<br />
vacuum-insulated glass.<br />
Throughout the four-day event, the<br />
LandGlass booth remained bustling,<br />
with numerous intelligent interactions<br />
and splendid displays. The ingeniously<br />
designed LandVac performance<br />
demonstration cabinets, and<br />
exceptional quality tempered glass<br />
exhibits for various industries not<br />
only showcased LandGlass’ innovative<br />
capabilities to global clients but also<br />
attracted numerous domestic and<br />
foreign customers for consultations,<br />
negotiations, and collaborative<br />
agreements.<br />
Consequently, LandGlass’ domestic<br />
and international sales teams signed<br />
large orders, achieving a recordbreaking<br />
sales volume for the<br />
exhibition.<br />
The successful hosting of the<br />
China Glass dispelled the gloom of<br />
the post-pandemic era, revealing not<br />
only the thriving vitality of China’s<br />
glass industry but also the diligence,<br />
intelligence, resilience, and tenacity<br />
of the Chinese people and the nation’s<br />
economy.<br />
As a leading enterprise among<br />
the SRDI (specialized, refined, and<br />
innovative) “little giants” in China,<br />
LandGlass will continue to collaborate<br />
with domestic and international peers<br />
and partners, converge innovative<br />
momentum, jointly shape industrial<br />
value, and embrace the glorious era of<br />
China’s high-quality development.<br />
Email: marketing@landglass.com<br />
Website: www.landglass.net<br />
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MAC GLASTECH at<br />
China Glass<br />
Features Solutions for Glass Industrial 4.0<br />
MAC provides professional automation solutions for glass<br />
deep processing to customers in more than 90 countries.<br />
MAC Glastech was in the<br />
bustling city of Shanghai in<br />
early May to celebrate the<br />
grand 32nd China International Glass<br />
Industry Technology Exhibition.<br />
Committed to promoting automation<br />
in the glass industry, MAC believes<br />
that with the fast development of glass<br />
processing technology, labour-free glass<br />
factories equipped with intelligent<br />
systems are coming up.<br />
These will take the place of the<br />
traditional heavy and dangerous glass<br />
processing and make it fully automated<br />
and digitised.<br />
Relying on a professional team in<br />
the glass deep processing industry and<br />
years of deep cultivation in overseas<br />
markets, the company has established<br />
a seamless connection between<br />
China’s high-end deep processing<br />
equipment and technology, as well as<br />
international customer needs.<br />
MAC continuously provides<br />
professional automation solutions for<br />
glass deep processing to customers in<br />
more than 90 countries.<br />
Its main products include fully<br />
automated warehousing systems,<br />
cutting systems, edge grinding systems,<br />
drilling and processing centres,<br />
integrated production technology<br />
for cutting, breaking, and grinding,<br />
cleaning machines, wiring, and<br />
automatic online equipment for<br />
loading and unloading.<br />
At the same time, MAC also<br />
provides professional solutions for<br />
customer factories, site layout design,<br />
automation control systems, and more.<br />
Except for these processing<br />
machines, MAC stresses its leading<br />
position on the full system automation<br />
and integration to MES/ERP. Its<br />
customized capacity on automatic<br />
storage, auto loading/unloading, sorting<br />
system, and MACsoft makes glass<br />
industrial 4.0 come true.<br />
MAC is always committed to<br />
supplying the most professional<br />
solutions according to different<br />
customer situations. Its global service<br />
and consultancy system will also make<br />
the communication easy and timely.<br />
MAC provides superior algorithms<br />
for different end-products processing,<br />
including architectural, appliance,<br />
solar and automotive glass processing<br />
solutions, as well as shower door<br />
processing solutions and MACsoft and<br />
MES system.<br />
The company relies on a global<br />
service network and focuses on overall<br />
solutions for pre-processing and deep<br />
processing, committed to providing<br />
more customers with effective highquality<br />
products and solutions.<br />
It provides:<br />
;;<br />
Full glass pre-processing<br />
machinery and solutions with<br />
sustainable quality<br />
;;<br />
Service centres across the globe<br />
to guarantee stable production<br />
;;<br />
Software integrated for<br />
production management,<br />
control, and monitor<br />
–Ms. Lily, Linda<br />
Email: auto@macglastech.com,<br />
global@macglastech.com<br />
Website: www.macglastech.com<br />
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E-mail: asia@hjglass.com.cn • Website: www.hjglass.com.cn<br />
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Interview<br />
Mr. SUHEL KACHWALA,<br />
MD, FG Glass Industries Pvt. Ltd.<br />
“<br />
FG Glass follows strict<br />
quality control measures at<br />
every stage of the production<br />
process and conducts regular<br />
audits and checks to ensure<br />
adherence to required quality<br />
standards and regulations. It<br />
has implemented initiatives to<br />
reduce dependence on fossil<br />
fuels and conventional forms<br />
of energy.<br />
“<br />
FG Glass committed to<br />
promoting innovation,<br />
sustainability<br />
MD Suhel Kachwala Speaks To GB About His<br />
Vision, Plans & Business Practices<br />
A second-generation entrepreneur in the glass industry,<br />
the FG Glass MD credits strong support system within the<br />
family business for growth and success.<br />
In an interview with Glass Bulletin,<br />
Mr Suhel Kachwala, Managing<br />
Director of FG Glass Industries<br />
Pvt Ltd, spoke about his company’s<br />
commitment to delivering high-quality<br />
glass products and services, and the<br />
practices it follows to keep doing that<br />
while staying “ahead of the curve”.<br />
Excerpts from the interaction:<br />
– Tell us about FG Glass India and<br />
its products range<br />
FG is a reputable glass processing<br />
company that has been serving clients<br />
in various industries for the last<br />
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two decades. We are committed to<br />
delivering high-quality glass products<br />
and services, and take pride in our<br />
state-of-the-art production facilities,<br />
advanced technologies, and skilled<br />
workforce. Through continuous<br />
research and development, we stay<br />
ahead of the curve and offer our<br />
clients innovative and cutting-edge<br />
glass solutions. Our product range<br />
covers architectural, security and<br />
fire-rated solutions and each product<br />
is designed and produced to meet the<br />
highest standards of quality and safety<br />
and can be customized.<br />
– What is the vision of your<br />
company?<br />
At FG, we have a clear and ambitious<br />
vision. Our primary focus is to<br />
continue building a strong and<br />
reputable brand in the glass industry.<br />
Over the years we have invested vast<br />
resources to establish a brand image<br />
that is recognized for its quality,<br />
innovation, and customer satisfaction.<br />
As a result, FG is now ranked among<br />
the top glass processing companies in<br />
the country and globally across related<br />
industries.<br />
Our goal is to further expand<br />
our presence in new and emerging<br />
markets, while maintaining our<br />
commitment to delivering superior<br />
glass products and services to our<br />
clients. We want to be recognized as<br />
the leading glass processing company<br />
in the industry, with a reputation for<br />
excellence that is second to none.<br />
– What inspired you to join the<br />
family business and what changes<br />
have you noticed in the industry<br />
compared to the time when your<br />
parents started the company?<br />
I have always had a passion for<br />
business and technology, which led<br />
me to pursue a post-graduate degree<br />
from Boston. After gaining valuable<br />
academic and professional experience<br />
in the US, I made the decision to<br />
return to India and join my family’s<br />
business. I was inspired to take<br />
forward the legacy of our family and<br />
grow our business by leveraging my<br />
skills and expertise.<br />
Joining the family business in the<br />
glass industry presented a unique set<br />
of challenges, particularly in adapting<br />
to the different market dynamics in<br />
India.<br />
Since then, the glass industry<br />
has undergone significant changes,<br />
particularly in terms of technological<br />
advancements and growing demand<br />
for innovative and sustainable<br />
solutions.<br />
– What challenges have you<br />
faced as a second-generation<br />
entrepreneur in the glass industry<br />
and how have you adapted to the<br />
evolving market?<br />
As a second-generation entrepreneur<br />
in the glass industry, I have faced<br />
various challenges, but my confidence<br />
in our family legacy has been a<br />
driving force to overcome them. At<br />
FG Glass, we have a strong support<br />
system within the family business,<br />
which has been instrumental in our<br />
growth and success. We recognize<br />
that our company’s growth has been<br />
a collective effort, and we have been<br />
able to build a loyal customer base<br />
because of our combined efforts.<br />
In terms of adapting to the evolving<br />
market demands and technological<br />
advancements in the industry, we<br />
have remained agile and innovative.<br />
I have played a role in overseeing<br />
the finance of the company, as<br />
well as spearheading new product<br />
development ideas. In 2009, we took<br />
a significant step towards expanding<br />
our business by setting up a base<br />
outside India. Today, we export to over<br />
35 countries, including neighbouring<br />
and developing countries, and have an<br />
export house status.<br />
Our approach to developing<br />
new ideas and products involves<br />
brainstorming, market research, and<br />
a deep understanding of customer<br />
needs.<br />
– What are some of the prestigious<br />
projects you have done at FG?<br />
FG has undertaken several<br />
prestigious projects, covering airports,<br />
commercial and residential towers,<br />
hotels, hospitals, museums and<br />
government buildings. These ventures<br />
showcase FG’s architectural expertise,<br />
innovation, and commitment<br />
to excellence in creating iconic<br />
structures. From historical landmarks<br />
to cutting-edge designs, FG continues<br />
to leave a remarkable impact in the<br />
field of architecture and construction.<br />
– What initiatives have you<br />
taken to promote innovation and<br />
sustainability?<br />
As a responsible corporate citizen,<br />
FG Glass is committed to promoting<br />
innovation and sustainability in our<br />
business operations. We believe that<br />
we have a social responsibility to<br />
contribute towards environmental<br />
protection and sustainable<br />
development. To this end, we have<br />
implemented various initiatives and<br />
programs to promote green practices,<br />
reduce carbon footprint, and improve<br />
energy efficiency in our production<br />
processes.<br />
We are proud to have contributed<br />
to the industry and the environment<br />
by being a part of several projects<br />
and partnerships that promote<br />
sustainability. We regularly exhibit and<br />
promote our initiatives at conferences<br />
and industry events, and educate our<br />
clients and partners on the benefits of<br />
green practices.<br />
At FG we believe that sustainability<br />
is not just a buzzword, but a way of<br />
life. We are constantly exploring new<br />
ideas and technologies to reduce our<br />
environmental impact and promote<br />
sustainable practices.<br />
– How do you ensure compliance<br />
with quality standards and<br />
regulations in the glass industry<br />
in India, and what steps do you<br />
take to maintain consistency in<br />
your products?<br />
FG is proud to be one of the highest<br />
certified glass companies among<br />
processors in India and abroad. We<br />
have received certifications from<br />
IGCC and SGCC, which are American<br />
standards, and ASNZ certification<br />
for Australia and New Zealand.<br />
Additionally, our UAE company is CE<br />
certified. We have also contributed<br />
to the formulation of good practices<br />
for glass usage in sustainable<br />
environments as a part of the National<br />
Building Court.<br />
We have always been a forwardthinking<br />
company with an unwavering<br />
commitment to producing high-quality<br />
products. We never compromise on<br />
the raw materials or processes that<br />
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go into determining a good quality<br />
product. To maintain consistency in<br />
our products, we follow strict quality<br />
control measures at every stage of<br />
the production process. We conduct<br />
regular audits and checks to ensure<br />
that our products meet the required<br />
quality standards and regulations. Our<br />
team is also trained to adhere to the<br />
latest industry standards and trends<br />
to continuously improve our product<br />
offerings.<br />
– Can you discuss some of the<br />
most significant accomplishments<br />
and milestones that your<br />
business has achieved under your<br />
leadership?<br />
One of the key areas I focus on is<br />
building strong relationships with<br />
our customers and partners through<br />
effective public relations. This has<br />
been a major factor in the success<br />
of our business at FG Glass, and has<br />
helped me to generate sales and new<br />
business opportunities throughout my<br />
career. In fact, in the early years of my<br />
leadership, I played a pivotal role in<br />
securing the majority of sales for the<br />
company.<br />
– What is your vision for the<br />
future of the glass industry, and<br />
how do you plan to contribute to<br />
its growth and development?<br />
As a company, we are committed to<br />
staying up-to-date with the latest<br />
developments and certifications in the<br />
glass industry. We actively participate<br />
in conferences, particularly those<br />
related to façade and glass, both in<br />
India and overseas. Through these<br />
events, we are able to showcase<br />
our products and expand our reach<br />
globally.<br />
– What plans do you have for<br />
expanding your business and<br />
reaching new markets in the<br />
future?<br />
To expand our business and reach<br />
new markets in the future, we are<br />
constantly innovating and introducing<br />
new products that address the<br />
evolving needs of the industry.<br />
For example, we have recently<br />
introduced dynamic glasses and birdfriendly<br />
glasses that reduce energy<br />
consumption and mitigate bird<br />
impacts, respectively.<br />
We are exploring new markets and<br />
geographies to expand our reach.<br />
We are investing in marketing and<br />
advertising to increase awareness<br />
of our brand and products among<br />
potential customers in new markets.<br />
We are also looking at strategic<br />
partnerships and collaborations to<br />
enter new markets and reach new<br />
customers.<br />
– How do you balance the<br />
demands of running a business<br />
with maintaining a healthy worklife<br />
balance and what advice<br />
would you give to other secondgeneration<br />
entrepreneurs?<br />
To balance the demands of running<br />
a business with maintaining a<br />
healthy work-life balance, we<br />
prioritize sustainability and creating<br />
innovative products that drive the<br />
movement towards more sustainable<br />
architecture. Our factory has<br />
implemented various initiatives<br />
to reduce dependence on fossil<br />
fuels and conventional forms of<br />
energy, including a comprehensive<br />
water filtration system and zero air<br />
emissions. We also prioritize the<br />
safety and health of our employees,<br />
providing extensive training to ensure<br />
the safe handling of glass.<br />
As for advice to other secondgeneration<br />
entrepreneurs looking<br />
to take over their family business,<br />
I would say that it is important to<br />
prioritize both business success<br />
and personal well-being. Creating<br />
sustainable practices and investing in<br />
innovative products can help ensure<br />
long-term success while also making<br />
a positive impact on the environment.<br />
Taking time for self-care can help<br />
prevent burnout and maintain a<br />
healthy work-life balance.<br />
Website: www.fgglass.com<br />
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Product Hunt<br />
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system from Häfele<br />
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Steel Outline Visible From Outside<br />
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About the company<br />
Häfele India is a wholly owned<br />
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the company to understand the<br />
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hardware, furniture and kitchen<br />
fittings and accessories.<br />
Email: customercare@hafeleindia.com<br />
Website: www.hafeleindia.com<br />
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Event<br />
Red Carpet & Glass<br />
Bulletin host gala dinner<br />
for Indian glass industry<br />
in China<br />
Evening of Networking, Innovation Sets Stage for<br />
Indian Industrialists at China Glass <strong>2023</strong><br />
Red Carpet Tours Private Limited, in collaboration with<br />
Glass Bulletin, continued its commitment to the growth<br />
of the Indian glass industry by leading a delegation of 90<br />
esteemed Indian industrialists to the prestigious China<br />
Glass <strong>2023</strong> event.<br />
In association with Glass Bulletin,<br />
Red Carpet Tours Private Limited<br />
orchestrated a spectacular gala<br />
dinner on May 6 at GOLDEN RIVER<br />
VIEW HOTEL in Shanghai, marking<br />
a significant milestone for the Indian<br />
delegation attending China Glass <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
The dinner witnessed the<br />
convergence of around 150 guests,<br />
including the Indian industrialists<br />
and representatives from Chinese<br />
companies, who showcased their latest<br />
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Gala Dinner• 2<br />
products and technologies.<br />
Red Carpet Tours has been<br />
instrumental in fostering industry<br />
growth by organizing regular visits<br />
of Indian glass industry members<br />
to China Glass. These visits have a<br />
profound impact on the industry,<br />
providing a platform for networking<br />
and the exchange of business ideas and<br />
practices.<br />
With its well-managed itinerary<br />
and impeccable service, Red Carpet<br />
Tours ensures a seamless experience<br />
for over 100 visitors during each tour.<br />
The company’s attention to detail even<br />
extends to serving Indian cuisine to<br />
cater to the delegates’ preferences.<br />
During the gala dinner, esteemed<br />
guests were addressed by Ms Ashley<br />
Quan from Beijing Hanjiang Automatic<br />
Glass Machine Equipment Co. Ltd and<br />
Ms Claire Ho from Guang Dong Lifeng<br />
Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd.<br />
The evening was sponsored by<br />
Beijing Hanjiang Automatic Glass<br />
Machine Equipment Co. Ltd and<br />
Guang Dong Lifeng Intelligent<br />
Technology Co. Ltd, further<br />
emphasizing the collaborative spirit of<br />
the event.<br />
Red Carpet Tours Private Limited<br />
is a leading travel and tourism<br />
management company based in India,<br />
with registered offices in New Delhi<br />
and Mumbai. Known for its exceptional<br />
services, Red Carpet caters to various<br />
domains including trade fairs,<br />
corporate incentive tours, leisure tours<br />
(both domestic and international), as<br />
well as conferences, product launches,<br />
and regional meetings.<br />
The gala dinner organized by Red<br />
Carpet Tours, in association with<br />
Glass Bulletin, provided an enriching<br />
experience for all participants,<br />
fostering meaningful connections<br />
and paving the way for future<br />
collaborations between the Indian and<br />
Chinese glass industries.<br />
Website: www.rctrips.com<br />
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Company News<br />
OFFICIAL PARTNER<br />
Alstone partners with<br />
Royal Challengers<br />
Bangalore<br />
The Partnership Involves Marketing Activations &<br />
Advertising Campaigns<br />
Alstone, the country’s premier metal composite panel<br />
brand, announces collaboration with Royal Challengers<br />
Bangalore as official partner for IPL.<br />
Alstone has been a market leader<br />
in the facade industry since<br />
the last two decades, providing<br />
innovative, sustainable, and nextgeneration<br />
cladding solutions.<br />
The company’s product range<br />
includes Zinc Composite Panels<br />
(ZCP), Aluminium Honeycomb Panel<br />
(Alcomb), Alstone Antiq, Alstone<br />
Stonera, Alstone Louvers, High-<br />
Pressure Laminate (HPL), and Fire<br />
Rated Composite Panels (FRCP).<br />
With a focus on quality and innovative<br />
design, Alstone has become a trusted<br />
brand among architects, facade<br />
consultants, and builders.<br />
Announcing the collaboration<br />
with Indian Premier League (IPL)<br />
franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore<br />
(RCB), Mr Sumit Gupta, Managing<br />
Director of Alstone Manufacturing<br />
Pvt Limited, said, “We are delighted<br />
to partner with RCB, one of the most<br />
dynamic and exciting teams in the<br />
T20 league. This partnership is a<br />
perfect fit for us as we both share<br />
a commitment of serving the best,<br />
always top on our game and always<br />
coming up with innovation. We<br />
are confident that this partnership<br />
will help us strengthen our brand<br />
presence and reach out to a wider<br />
audience.”<br />
The partnership between Alstone<br />
and RCB will involve several<br />
marketing activations and advertising<br />
campaigns that will be carried out<br />
across all touch points, including<br />
outdoor, digital, social media, radio,<br />
and print media.<br />
Speaking on the association, Rajesh<br />
Menon, Head & Vice-President of<br />
Royal Challengers Bangalore, said,<br />
“We are pleased to welcome Alstone<br />
to the RCB family. We always look<br />
for partners who share our values<br />
and vision, and Alstone is a perfect<br />
fit in that regard. We believe this<br />
partnership will provide Alstone a<br />
unique platform to showcase its brand<br />
and products to millions of cricket<br />
fans across the globe.”<br />
About Alstone<br />
Alstone is a leading manufacturer of<br />
cladding solutions since the last two<br />
decades. It has two state-of-the-art<br />
manufacturing in Dehradun, India,<br />
and Dubai, U.A.E.<br />
About Royal Challengers Bangalore<br />
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)<br />
is owned by Royal Challengers Sports<br />
Private Limited, a subsidiary of Diageo<br />
India. It is a franchise cricket team<br />
based in Bangalore that plays in the<br />
IPL.<br />
– Lalit Midha<br />
Email: lalit.midha@alstoneindia.com<br />
Website: www.alstoneindia.com<br />
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Company News<br />
Sisecam Chairman<br />
Ahmet Kirman elected<br />
‘Glass Person of <strong>2023</strong>’<br />
Award Recognises Long-Term, Significant,<br />
Valuable Contributions To Glass Industry<br />
Cavaliere Professor Dr. Ahmet Kirman, Sisecam Chairman<br />
and Executive Member of the Board, awarded ‘The Glass<br />
Person of the Year <strong>2023</strong>’ by the Phoenix Award Committee<br />
for his contributions to the glass industry.<br />
Professor Dr. Ahmet Kirman,<br />
Sisecam Chairman and Executive Member of the Board<br />
Sisecam’s Chairman and Executive<br />
Member of the Board Cavaliere<br />
Professor Dr. Ahmet Kirman<br />
has been honoured for his long-term<br />
valuable contributions to the glass<br />
industry.<br />
The Phoenix Award Committee<br />
has bestowed on Dr Kirman ‘The<br />
Glass Person of the Year <strong>2023</strong>’ award.<br />
Outstanding personalities in the glass<br />
industry have been awarded with the<br />
Phoenix since 1971.<br />
Accepting the award, Dr Kirman<br />
said, “Glass is a miraculous material<br />
that has no substitute. With a history<br />
of 5,000 years, glass has always<br />
been the most valuable material for<br />
civilizations. From this perspective,<br />
serving the glass industry is a great way<br />
of serving humanity.”<br />
“It is the most sustainable solution<br />
for mitigating risks, and it promises a<br />
brighter future. I am very honoured to<br />
be awarded one of the most prestigious<br />
awards of the glass industry,” he added.<br />
Phoenix Award Committee<br />
chairman Lincoln Brown explained<br />
that “it is the purpose of the Phoenix<br />
Award Committee to select, each year,<br />
a person now living, who has been<br />
active in and has made significant<br />
and major contributions to the glass<br />
industry”.<br />
This may be in the field of science,<br />
production or education relating<br />
to glass, and shall include glass<br />
containers, fiber glass, scientific glass,<br />
flat glass, tableware, art glass and<br />
electronic glass, he said further.<br />
Brown added that Dr Kirman<br />
had been elected for his relentless<br />
engagement not only for Sisecam but<br />
furthermore for the International<br />
Committee of Glass (ICG) together<br />
with Professor Alicia Duran,<br />
another strong contributor for the<br />
“International Year of Glass 2022” by<br />
the United Nations.<br />
Early <strong>April</strong>, the chairman of the<br />
Phoenix Award Committee visited the<br />
Sisecam headquarters to announce<br />
that Dr Ahmet Kirman had been<br />
unanimously elected by the committee<br />
to be the award.<br />
Dr Kirman thanked committee<br />
chairman Brown and Dr Diane<br />
Nicklas, who takes care of the<br />
organization of this honourable<br />
ceremony. The award-giving<br />
ceremony will take place in Italy on<br />
29th September <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
Dr Ahmet Kirman, who has<br />
been serving the glass industry<br />
since 2006, has been recognised for<br />
his contributions many times. In<br />
recognition of his outstanding lifetime<br />
contributions to the glass science<br />
and technology, encouraging the<br />
exchange of knowledge and promotion<br />
of domestic and international glass<br />
community, he was honoured with<br />
the “President’s Award” by the<br />
International Commission on Glass<br />
(ICG) in 2019.<br />
ICG is the most reputable and<br />
recognized worldwide organization in<br />
the field of glass with representatives<br />
from thirty-three countries.<br />
Dr Kirman has been awarded the<br />
honour of “Cavaliere” of “the Order<br />
of the Star of Italy,” nominated by<br />
the Minister of Foreign Affairs and<br />
bestowed by the President of the<br />
Italian Republic, for his contributions<br />
to the strengthening of economic<br />
bilateral relations and mutual<br />
investments between Italy and Turkey.<br />
He has also been honoured by the<br />
President of Tatarstan with the “Medal<br />
of Valorous Labor” in recognition<br />
of his valuable contributions to the<br />
development of investments and<br />
economic cooperation with Tatarstan.<br />
Dr Kirman has been honoured with<br />
the “Medal of Appreciation” for<br />
his contributions to the economic<br />
development of the Targovishte region<br />
in Bulgaria.<br />
He was also awarded the “Chairman<br />
of the Year” at the Le Fonti Awards, the<br />
award platform of one of the leading<br />
economics media organizations in Italy.<br />
About the company<br />
Founded in 1935, Sisecam is a major<br />
global player in the fields of glass<br />
and chemicals. It is the only global<br />
company operating in all core areas of<br />
glass production – including flat glass,<br />
glassware, glass packaging and glass<br />
fiber.<br />
Website: www.sisecam.com.tr<br />
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Technical Article<br />
© Edgetech<br />
Innovative glazing<br />
solutions for museums,<br />
art galleries<br />
Super Spacer makes ‘glazing art’ possible<br />
Super Spacer ® can lay claim to some very spectacular<br />
world premieres in facade technology in its list of<br />
references<br />
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Edgetech• 2<br />
Ranging from the “most complex<br />
building in the world”, the<br />
Museum of the Future in<br />
Dubai, to the spiral glass pavilion of<br />
the Audemars Piguet Museum in<br />
Le Brassus – Super Spacer ® can lay<br />
claim to some very spectacular world<br />
premieres in facade technology in its<br />
list of references.<br />
The main reasons for this are the<br />
flexibility of the material during the<br />
production of free-form insulating<br />
glass and the high mechanical loadbearing<br />
capacity of structural glazing.<br />
“Architecture is the canvas for the<br />
stories of our lives,” Bjarke Ingels<br />
once said. He is not only one of the<br />
most famous contemporary architects,<br />
but also a very gifted storyteller. And<br />
he felt the real task of his profession<br />
involves turning dreams into reality.<br />
Whether it’s with the aid of Lego<br />
bricks or the digital version of<br />
‘Minecraft’, people wish to transform<br />
their fantasies into reality. In the real<br />
world, architecture is often, by its very<br />
nature, subject to limitations.<br />
This is why museums, concert halls<br />
and art galleries are so coveted in<br />
the architectural scene, since clients<br />
rarely impose limits on their designs.<br />
“Spectacular cultural buildings are<br />
tourist attractions and can become<br />
modern landmarks,” says Joachim<br />
Stoss, Vice President International<br />
Sales at Edgetech Europe/Quanex.<br />
Via the curved insulating glass of<br />
the Berlin-based company Döring<br />
Glas, which has been operating as<br />
‘vandaglas’ since 2021, the flexible<br />
Super Spacer ® is displayed in various<br />
museums; among other things, in<br />
sensational projects designed by the<br />
BIG Bjarke Ingels Group office such<br />
as the world’s first refugee museum<br />
FLUGT in Denmark and the art<br />
museum “The Twist” not far from<br />
Oslo.<br />
The supreme discipline of glass<br />
bending: Three-dimensionally freeformed<br />
insulating glass<br />
A short distance from Oslo,<br />
masterpieces by Yayoi Kusama,<br />
Fernando Botero or Olafur Eliasson<br />
await you on the grounds of the<br />
Kistefos Art Museum in the middle<br />
of the Norwegian forest landscape.<br />
“The Twist” closes the circular path<br />
through the sculpture park above<br />
the Randselva River. The spectacular<br />
90-degree rotation transforms the<br />
gallery itself into a sculpture.<br />
Döring supplied 10 quadrupleglazed<br />
insulating glass elements with<br />
a glass package that is 55.04 mm thick<br />
for the structural glazing facade. The<br />
free-form units are manufactured<br />
using SGG Climaplus Contour with<br />
Super Spacer ® TriSeal. A PVB film<br />
blocks the UV radiation to shield<br />
the artwork from sunlight. The IG<br />
elements cover a total area of 98<br />
square metres, the largest element<br />
covers an area of 5.2 × 2.5 metres<br />
© Tobias L Torjusen<br />
and weighs an incredible 1.2 tonnes.<br />
One of the largest floating art<br />
installations in the world, the “Salmon<br />
Eye”, which opened in Hardangerford<br />
in September 2022, is also located in<br />
Norway. Initiated by Eide Fjordbruk,<br />
the world’s first salmon producer<br />
to be certified for its CO 2<br />
-neutral<br />
production, exhibitions and events<br />
covering an area of 1,000 square<br />
metres and extending across four<br />
floors are designed to inspire and<br />
inform us about the topic of the<br />
“improved supply of our planet with<br />
sustainable seafood”.<br />
The double-curved, ellipsoidal<br />
shape is modelled on a salmon’s eye,<br />
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Technical Article<br />
the outer skin made of 9,250 stainless<br />
steel plates imitates the shimmering<br />
silvery fish skin. Despite its weight<br />
of 1,256 tonnes, the floating pavilion<br />
designed by Kvorning Design has<br />
an elegant and light appearance.<br />
vandaglas supplied seven curved<br />
double-glazed insulating glass<br />
elements for the exterior panes.<br />
These result in a total arch length of<br />
around 16.6 metres. The laminated<br />
safety glass “CurvePerformProtect”<br />
with Super Spacer ® TriSeal Flex, a<br />
spacer specially developed for curved<br />
glass, was used. As with the Kistefos<br />
facade, the panes are shaped threedimensionally.<br />
The number of glass benders<br />
actually capable of producing such<br />
insulating glazing in Europe is small.<br />
Carsten Kunert, Döring vandaglas’<br />
Site Production Manager, describes<br />
the challenges: “The difficulty with<br />
parametric 3D freeforms is to break<br />
down the 3D file from the BIM<br />
modelling to the neutral chamfer of<br />
the glass. Before actually bending it,<br />
the dimensions of the individual glass<br />
blanks must be determined for each<br />
individual bending plane, while taking<br />
into account the glass structure.<br />
Moreover, we require individual steel<br />
bending moulds for these multi-axis<br />
bends for each glass, which support<br />
the glass packages that weigh several<br />
tonnes at temperatures of up to 650 °C<br />
throughout the entire process. It was<br />
only through the use of state-of-theart<br />
3D drawing programs, direct data<br />
transfer to precision machines for<br />
mould making in addition to digital<br />
3D measuring instruments that such<br />
complex shapes became possible in<br />
the glass construction sector. But<br />
despite highly intelligent simulation<br />
tools, the physical behaviour of the<br />
glass cannot always be precisely<br />
calculated. Spherical freeforms<br />
often require the use of trial-anderror<br />
bending tests as well as a large<br />
amount of experience.”<br />
Facade technology at the outer<br />
edges of what is possible<br />
The Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet<br />
in Brassus, a small town more than<br />
1,000 metres above sea level in the<br />
Swiss Jura Mountains, aims to tell<br />
“the story of talented watchmakers<br />
who, for generations, have continually<br />
pushed the boundaries of their craft”.<br />
A glass double helix, that nestles<br />
in the landscape like a giant watch<br />
spring and is connected to the historic<br />
building where Audemars Piguet was<br />
founded in 1875, forms the heart of<br />
the new museum. Viewed from the<br />
outside, the curved all-glass facade,<br />
the 4<strong>70</strong>-tonne greened steel roof, and<br />
the striking sunshade louvre fashioned<br />
from untreated brass determine its<br />
appearance.<br />
The pavilion takes the concept of<br />
structural glazing to the technological<br />
extreme in an unprecedented<br />
manner. In the absence of additional<br />
supports or stiffeners, the 101 curved,<br />
trapezoidal elements of the glass<br />
facade bear the loads. To achieve<br />
this, the insulating glass units are<br />
bonded at the top and bottom in<br />
specially manufactured steel shoes<br />
using a high-modulus silicone sealant.<br />
Injection mortar prevents the glass<br />
edge and steel from touching.<br />
The realisation of this vision<br />
was preceded by an intensive,<br />
technologically challenging<br />
collaboration between the BIG design<br />
team, the structural engineers from<br />
Lüchinger+Meyer Bauingenieure,<br />
the facade specialists FRENER +<br />
REIFER and the glass manufacturer<br />
SFL Glastechnik as the main<br />
protagonists, as well as countless<br />
load tests – involving loads of up to a<br />
maximum of 80 tonnes - and ageing<br />
tests.<br />
In view of the harsh microclimate<br />
in the Vallée de Joux, snow loads of<br />
more than 5 kN/m 2 and minimum<br />
temperatures of well below minus 20 °C<br />
had to be taken into account in the<br />
construction. In addition, the facade<br />
had to meet the Swiss Minergie<br />
standard for energy efficiency. The<br />
triple glazed insulating glass was<br />
produced to achieve a Ug value of<br />
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Edgetech• 4<br />
0.5 W/(m²K).<br />
The sizes of the insulating glass<br />
units range from 2.4 m x 1.5 m to<br />
2.4 m x 5.5 m. Although only four<br />
different bending radii were required,<br />
each unit is unique due to the<br />
fact that the top and bottom edges<br />
followed the natural course of the<br />
terrain.<br />
The thickness of the laminated<br />
glass structure of the interior walls<br />
increases from the outside to the<br />
centre of the spiral up to 66 mm,<br />
consisting of up to 5 x 12 mm layers<br />
plus SGP film. The glass packages of<br />
the exterior facade are each 96.5 mm<br />
thick. The inner, load-bearing pane<br />
consists of triple laminated 12 mm<br />
solar control glass SunGuard ® SNX<br />
60/28 float glass with a SGP film, the<br />
middle 8 mm pane is unlaminated<br />
and the outer pane is 2 x 8 mm<br />
laminated glass. SFL Glastechnik<br />
chose the Super Spacer ® TriSeal<br />
Flex TM in black as the spacer.<br />
“While it’s true that thick glass<br />
packages only slowly heat up in the<br />
summer, it is intensive nevertheless.<br />
The partial shading of the glass by<br />
trees and other obstacles can lead to<br />
high temperature differences in the<br />
glass and thus to different degrees<br />
of expansion,” explains Christoph<br />
Rubel, European Technical Manager<br />
at Edgetech, and continues: “Due the<br />
fact the thick glass structure is very<br />
stiff, the edge sealant must absorb<br />
any change in pressure in the space<br />
between the panes using spacers and<br />
silicone sealant.”<br />
What’s more, curved glass is in<br />
itself stiffer than flat glass and thus<br />
even higher climatic loads act on the<br />
edge seal in the space between the<br />
panes. Joachim Stoss explains the key<br />
advantage of the main material of a<br />
Super Spacer ® : “The structural foam<br />
made of silicone is flexible, offers 100<br />
percent resilience and can absorb<br />
even the highest mechanical loads.<br />
This ensures the tightness of the edge<br />
seal, which is of course a necessary<br />
property of every IGU. But due to<br />
the enormous value of the glasses<br />
made for this project it was especially<br />
important to prevent moisture from<br />
penetrating into the space between<br />
the glass panes and impairing their<br />
transparency.”<br />
Whether in the Swiss mountains,<br />
in Norway’s arctic climate, or in a<br />
hot desert climate, the edge seal<br />
of structural insulating glass units<br />
must withstand all mechanical forces<br />
caused by temperature changes, wind<br />
and gravity without exception.<br />
The fact that Super Spacer ®<br />
TriSeal withstand even the greatest<br />
loads without any problems has been<br />
proven in a hurricane simulator at<br />
a wind speed of 350 kilometres per<br />
hour subject to positive pressure and<br />
at a wind speed of 395 kilometres per<br />
hour under suction. Christoph Rubel<br />
explains: “Rigid spacers form a sharp<br />
edge in the edge seal when a certain<br />
pressure load has been exceeded, at<br />
which the glass can break. A flexible<br />
spacer also makes the edge seal<br />
flexible and dramatically reduces the<br />
risk of breakage here.”<br />
About Edgetech Europe GmbH,<br />
A Part of Something Bigger<br />
Edgetech Europe GmbH, located<br />
in Heinsberg, Germany, is a fully<br />
owned subsidiary of Quanex Building<br />
Products Corporation, (NYSE: NX) a<br />
global, publicly traded manufacturing<br />
company primarily serving OEMs<br />
in the fenestration, cabinetry, solar,<br />
refrigeration and outdoor products<br />
markets.<br />
Charlotte Hawkes<br />
Email: info@edgetech-europe.com<br />
Website: www.quanex.com<br />
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Technical Article<br />
Glaston committed to set<br />
science-based emission<br />
reduction targets<br />
To Cover Greenhouse Emission Reduction From<br />
Own Operations & Whole Supply Chain<br />
Glaston has delivered a letter of commitment to the<br />
international Science Based Targets (SBTi) initiative and<br />
has started working on near-term company-wide emission<br />
reduction targets in line with the SBTi’s criteria.<br />
The new targets will be submitted<br />
to the SBT climate organization<br />
for validation and they cover the<br />
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions<br />
from both Glaston’s own operations<br />
and the whole supply chain.<br />
One of the focus areas in Glaston’s<br />
strategy is sustainable business.<br />
Last year, the company took a major<br />
step forward in reducing its carbon<br />
footprint by achieving its first emissions<br />
reduction target:<br />
Reducing the CO2 emissions from<br />
Glaston’s own operations by 50% in<br />
relation to net sales compared to the<br />
2020 level.<br />
The company is currently working<br />
on setting the next emissions target<br />
covering the emissions from the<br />
entire value chain. In line with the<br />
SBT initiative, it will be determined<br />
in such a way that it supports the goal<br />
of the Paris Agreement to limit global<br />
warming to 1.5 °C.<br />
By signing the letter of commitment,<br />
Glaston has joined the growing number<br />
of companies that commit to setting<br />
science-based emissions reduction<br />
targets.<br />
Focus on reducing the electricity<br />
consumption of products<br />
Glaston sees the promotion of<br />
sustainable development as an<br />
opportunity, and as a frontrunner in<br />
its industry, the company wants to be<br />
involved in developing energy-efficient<br />
and carbon-neutral societies of the<br />
future.<br />
Glass processed with Glaston’s<br />
machinery are used in the<br />
architectural glass, automotive glass,<br />
solar energy, and display industries.<br />
Most of the glass produced using the<br />
company’s technology is supplied to<br />
the construction industry.<br />
“Glass plays a key role in achieving<br />
the energy efficiency targets for<br />
buildings in both new and renovation<br />
construction, and the technologies<br />
we have developed enable the<br />
production of more energy-efficient<br />
glass structures. In addition, tempered<br />
or heat-strengthened glass is a key<br />
component of solar panels, and thereby<br />
we are enabling the growth of solar<br />
energy and emission-free electricity<br />
production,” Glaston’s CEO Anders<br />
Dahlblom said.<br />
“As glass production processes<br />
consume electricity, commitment to<br />
the SBT initiative challenges us to<br />
develop even more energy-efficient<br />
equipment for our customers.<br />
Emissions in our value chain<br />
are increased particularly by the<br />
growth in the sales volume of the<br />
continuous mode solar glass processing<br />
equipment,” he said.<br />
“On the other hand, it is precisely<br />
the end products of these processes,<br />
solar panels that significantly<br />
contribute to the green transition. We<br />
also want to encourage our customers<br />
and suppliers to set themselves<br />
emissions reduction targets since<br />
working together is the only way<br />
we can achieve decisive results,”<br />
Dahlblom added.<br />
The Science Based Targets initiative<br />
SBTi is a collaboration between the<br />
World Resources Institute (WRI), the<br />
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF),<br />
the United Nations Global Compact,<br />
and the Carbon Disclosure Project<br />
(CDP). Companies committed to the<br />
initiative set science-based emissions<br />
reduction targets for their operations in<br />
accordance with the Paris Agreement,<br />
which support measures to limit global<br />
warming to 1.5 °C.<br />
About Glaston<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 energy, and display<br />
industries.<br />
Email: info@glaston.net<br />
Website: www.glaston.net<br />
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Technical Article<br />
LandGlass double curvature<br />
glass tempering solution<br />
Draws Upon Its Vast Experience In Large,<br />
Complex Curved Glass Tempering<br />
LandGlass tackled the greatest difficulty in fabricating<br />
large tempered double-curved, laminated insulating glass<br />
units in Hong Kong’s future architectural landmark.<br />
As a globally renowned<br />
architectural firm, Zaha<br />
Hadid Architects consistently<br />
create unforgettable, audacious<br />
designs, which embody Zaha Hadid’s<br />
revolutionary explorations of urban<br />
life and architectural aesthetics.<br />
2 Murray Road, Hong Kong’s future<br />
architectural landmark, is designed<br />
by Hadid’s close friend and partner,<br />
Patrik Schumacher. The building’s<br />
elegant, intricate curved façade is one<br />
of its distinguishing features, yet the<br />
production of these large curved glass<br />
façade poses significant challenges for<br />
contractors and suppliers. LandGlass<br />
tackled the greatest difficulty in<br />
fabricating these tempered doublecurved,<br />
laminated insulating glass<br />
units.<br />
These complex, double-curved<br />
glass units consist of four glass panels,<br />
arranged in the following sequence<br />
from the inside out: two ultra-white<br />
SGP laminated panes, air space, and<br />
two double-silver Low-E ultra-white<br />
SGP laminated glass panels.<br />
This posed several questions: How<br />
to accurately obtain the unfolding<br />
dimensions of each curved glass<br />
panel? How to quickly and uniformly<br />
heat the double-silver Low-E glass?<br />
How to choose the best process<br />
to ensure the precise shaping and<br />
tempering of the glass, while ensuring<br />
the consistency of the complex curved<br />
shape? These became the three major<br />
challenges that had to be addressed.<br />
1. Accurately obtaining the<br />
unfolding dimensions of each curved<br />
glass panel<br />
The entire building features over<br />
10,000 large curved glass panels,<br />
each with slight variations in size<br />
and shape depending on its location.<br />
In total, there are hundreds of<br />
different sizes and curvatures. So,<br />
how can one accurately determine<br />
the unfolding dimensions of each<br />
glass panel? Drawing upon years<br />
of experience in large and complex<br />
curved glass tempering, LandGlass<br />
has developed tailored software and<br />
proprietary design plugins to analyse<br />
model dimensions and radii. Through<br />
this process, LandGlass can obtain<br />
unfolding diagrams and dimensions<br />
for glass processing that closely<br />
approximate the actual shape. This is<br />
the crucial first step.<br />
2. Achieving efficient and uniform<br />
heating of double-silver Low-E ultraclear<br />
glass<br />
The double-silver Low-E glass<br />
features a low emissivity rate of<br />
less than 0.05 and a surface area<br />
exceeding 10 square metres, which<br />
poses a significant challenge in<br />
achieving uniform heating, efficiency,<br />
and integrity of the Low-E film after<br />
heating. To overcome this obstacle,<br />
LandGlass employed its forced<br />
convection heating technology, which<br />
has been awarded the National Patent<br />
Gold Award. Supplemented by nonlinear<br />
temperature control and other<br />
patented innovations, the technology<br />
ensures precise, uniform heating of<br />
the glass, laying the foundation for<br />
subsequent bending, shaping, and<br />
tempering processes.<br />
3. Forming the complex doublecurved<br />
surfaces<br />
Tens of thousands of large curved<br />
glass panes, with hundreds of<br />
different dimensions and curvatures,<br />
would require a substantial<br />
expenditure of mould costs, mould<br />
consumables, and labour and material<br />
expenses during the commissioning<br />
process if each piece were to be<br />
formed using conventional moulds.<br />
Given these considerations, the<br />
research and development team opted<br />
for a highly flexible, precise, and easily<br />
controlled soft shaft bending process.<br />
During the shaping process,<br />
inputting the unfolding diagram of<br />
the double-curved glass into the<br />
computer yields the position data for<br />
each glass point, and the automatic<br />
control system drives the soft-axis<br />
motor to achieve the desired shape.<br />
With the successful adjustment of<br />
the curvature, the optimal tempering<br />
process parameters are set, and each<br />
flawless, large double-curved, bent<br />
tempered glass pane, tailored for the<br />
construction of 2 Murray Road, is<br />
meticulously crafted.<br />
As architectural aesthetics and<br />
public taste continue to evolve, the<br />
emergence of technologically-driven<br />
structures and designs, such as<br />
Beijing Daxing International Airport,<br />
Crescent Moon Tower in Dubai,<br />
and Capital Gate in Abu Dhabi,<br />
increasingly encourage producers<br />
in the glass processing industry to<br />
embrace change. LandGlass invites all<br />
to explore the future and challenges<br />
of glass tempering together.<br />
Email: marketing@landglass.com<br />
Website: www.landglass.net<br />
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Technical Article<br />
In Glaston GLASS’WASHER machines, the drying zone will<br />
automatically be switched off as soon as the glass plate<br />
has been dried and left this section.<br />
Strategies to minimize<br />
costs in insulating glass<br />
production<br />
Main Driver In Today’s IG Production Is The Need<br />
To Reduce TCO<br />
Prices for float glass have gone up considerably since<br />
the beginning of the energy crisis due to the high energy<br />
needed to produce it.<br />
As float glass is the main raw<br />
material for insulating glass<br />
(IG), costs of IG production have<br />
increased drastically.<br />
If IG producers want to stay<br />
competitive within their markets, they<br />
need to look for other ways to reduce<br />
costs. Luckily, cutting energy costs is<br />
something that they can achieve today<br />
with the right and modern technology.<br />
The main driver in today’s IG<br />
production is the need to reduce<br />
the total cost of ownership (TCO).<br />
To achieve this, all steps of the<br />
IG production process need to<br />
be optimized. Otherwise, wasted<br />
improvement opportunities will show<br />
up in monthly energy bills. Let’s review<br />
the most important ones here.<br />
Glass washing and drying<br />
Let’s start with the glass washing and<br />
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drying process, one of the most energyintensive<br />
steps in IG production. If<br />
you use the latest and most advanced<br />
washing and drying machine, the<br />
drying zone will automatically be<br />
switched off as soon as the glass plate<br />
has been dried and left this section.<br />
If there is no glass to be washed<br />
or dried, the ventilation flaps of the<br />
blower will be closed. This results<br />
in up to a 25% reduction in washing<br />
machine energy consumption.<br />
The next target is to reduce water<br />
consumption in the glass washing<br />
process. This is achieved by using a<br />
closed water circuit with a disc filter<br />
system, reducing water consumption<br />
by up to 15 times the current rate and<br />
leading to additional energy savings.<br />
Conveyor systems<br />
Roller-driven conveyor systems are<br />
indeed more energy efficient than aircushion<br />
technology. However, if we<br />
include the high risk of scratching the<br />
glass – especially with Low-E coated<br />
glass – during the process, the costs of<br />
roller-driven conveyors are higher due<br />
to frequent glass quality issues.<br />
With Glaston’s modern air-cushion<br />
conveyor technology, glass quality is<br />
not compromised, allowing you to avoid<br />
remakes or reputational risks.<br />
Components<br />
In general, all component motors and<br />
drives should be efficient and stateof-the-art.<br />
Moreover, by using shared<br />
drives in modern IG lines, you can<br />
ensure that the only conveyor units<br />
running are those carrying glass at any<br />
specific moment.<br />
All others will be motionless. This<br />
reduces electrical power consumption<br />
significantly.<br />
During drive deceleration, it is good<br />
practice to convert kinetic energy into<br />
electrical energy and feed it back into<br />
the network. This allows energy savings<br />
of up to 20%.<br />
It is also preferable if the IG<br />
manufacturing equipment uses<br />
hydraulic and electric drives rather<br />
than pneumatic systems. These<br />
consume up to seven times less energy,<br />
meaning the facility can be operated at<br />
a significantly lower cost.<br />
Top-level efficiency with TPS®<br />
technology<br />
When improving the energy efficiency<br />
at your facility, a more radical<br />
technology update might be required.<br />
The most advantageous solution is the<br />
Thermo Plastic Spacer (TPS ® ) system.<br />
Glaston is the inventor of this<br />
technology, launched it in 1995, and<br />
has by far the most and longest-term<br />
experience with this system in the<br />
architectural glass industry.<br />
With TPS ® , IG manufacturers need<br />
only a single machine instead of several<br />
components to produce the IG units.<br />
The solution eliminates the need for<br />
other production machines, including<br />
bending, sawing, connecting, filling<br />
and butyl coating. Together, these<br />
systems need more electrical power<br />
than just one TPS ® ’APPLICATOR.<br />
The TPS ® system synchronizes<br />
several processes into one, making it<br />
possible to complete daily production<br />
earlier because of reduced cycle times.<br />
For example, if a considerable number<br />
of triple IG units can be produced in<br />
six hours instead of the previous eight,<br />
the savings is equal to two hours of<br />
energy consumption.<br />
The new and patented TPS ® drum<br />
pump system with a specially designed<br />
follower plate provides better insulation<br />
with its larger heating surface and<br />
avoids permanent heating up and<br />
down. This further contributes to<br />
remarkable energy savings.<br />
TPS ® ensures energy savings for end<br />
users, too. With its thermally improved<br />
edge seal for each insulating glass unit,<br />
less thermal heat is transferred to the<br />
outside and vice versa. Compared to<br />
IG units with conventional aluminium<br />
spacers, TPS ® units have a 12% lower<br />
U-value and a 60% smaller linear heat<br />
transfer coefficient at the edge zone.<br />
Summary<br />
The increase in government and<br />
private initiatives aimed at energyefficient<br />
buildings creates considerable<br />
growth opportunities for the insulating<br />
glass market – especially for triple<br />
insulating glass units.<br />
Although growing demand sounds<br />
positive for IG manufacturers, it<br />
implies an increase in production<br />
costs, too. Given today’s energy and<br />
raw material prices, even small saving<br />
measures can make a significant<br />
difference.<br />
With simple calculations, including<br />
cycle times, CO 2<br />
footprint, energy<br />
consumption figures and other<br />
parameters, it is easy to see how<br />
much more efficient state-of-the-art<br />
technology is. After all, we are in a<br />
competitive business where profitability<br />
depends on forward-thinking long-term<br />
investments.<br />
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Source: Uwe Risle, Glaston,<br />
https://www.glastory.net/<br />
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Email: info@glaston.net<br />
Website: www.glaston.net<br />
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Technical Article<br />
Holger Brechtelsbauer has been a product manager and<br />
consultant for vacuum lifting equipment for more than 15<br />
years and recommends early and integrated process planning.<br />
Efficiency, automation and<br />
user-friendly processes in<br />
glass industry<br />
Sr HEGLA Executive Shares Insights On Perennial<br />
Topics About The Sector<br />
Improved efficiency, more<br />
automation and user-friendly<br />
processes are perennial topics in<br />
the glass processing industry. In this<br />
connection, Senior Product Manager<br />
for Vacuum Lifting Equipment at<br />
HEGLA Holger Brechtelsbauer<br />
answers a few questions.<br />
– What contribution can vacuum<br />
lifters make? What considerations<br />
do you recommend in advance?<br />
With modern processing equipment,<br />
off-peak times are already optimised<br />
for maximum efficiency and costeffectiveness.<br />
To ensure that the<br />
full potential of the systems can be<br />
exploited, when making an investment<br />
or reorganising it is valuable to take<br />
an early look at the overall processes<br />
and dependencies, including during<br />
handling. The approach is similar to<br />
those in other industries.<br />
Together with the customer, we<br />
start considering what a system can<br />
achieve under the best conditions.<br />
For handling, we then consider which<br />
pane formats need be processed<br />
and what the resulting weights are.<br />
Experience shows that some operating<br />
companies are reluctant to deviate<br />
from the maximum sizes and are<br />
inclined to cover the entire spectrum<br />
with large and therefore, oversized,<br />
vacuum lifting equipment.<br />
Evaluations indicate, however, that<br />
in everyday operations, small glass<br />
units generally dominate. The aim<br />
should thus be to rapidly move exactly<br />
this 85 to 90 per cent of panes onto<br />
the system or back onto the glass rack.<br />
Lifting devices can then be chosen<br />
to carefully match this requirement,<br />
ensuring they are ergonomically and<br />
optimally integrated for these tasks<br />
and are not oversized.<br />
Combined with a suitable<br />
lightweight craneway, for example,<br />
this lays the foundation for meeting<br />
the possible cycle times of systems.<br />
The remaining 5 to 10 per cent of<br />
large panes are not ignored in this<br />
design either. There is often an indoor<br />
crane which can be linked up with an<br />
additional lifting device for the heavier<br />
units.<br />
Alternatively, lightweight craneways<br />
can be designed with multiple crane<br />
bridges. In any event, it always pays to<br />
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A lifting device should never be oversized. Instead, it should<br />
be chosen to handle the smaller panes that make up 85 to 90<br />
per cent of everyday operations in a way that is user friendly<br />
and offers maximum operating convenience, freedom of<br />
movement and ergonomic support.<br />
Pillar-guided lifting devices provide maximum stability of<br />
movement, safety and ergonomics thanks to user-friendly<br />
load control.<br />
Chain-guided lifting devices, which may be mounted to a<br />
slewing crane or lightweight craneway to make them suitable<br />
for use in handling, offer additional flexibility.<br />
supplement a processing system with<br />
adapted vacuum lifting technology.<br />
– The glass processing industry<br />
has to handle increasingly heavy<br />
and large panes, which is often a<br />
challenge to machine operators.<br />
What needs to be considered<br />
when choosing a handling device<br />
when it comes to safety and user<br />
friendliness?<br />
Operator safety is obviously the first<br />
thing you need to consider when<br />
choosing a vacuum lifter. It’s also nonnegotiable.<br />
On top of that, ergonomic<br />
functionality should confirm at<br />
all times to employees that they<br />
are entirely safe and flexible when<br />
working with the handling device.<br />
The German load handling<br />
directive implementation law states<br />
that heavy panes start at a weight of<br />
15 to 20 kg. The handling devices for<br />
these weights can usually be moved<br />
manually in a lightweight craneway<br />
and provide support. The load control<br />
of the suction device has a key<br />
influence on both ergonomics and<br />
operator convenience.<br />
The current trend is towards pillarguided<br />
vacuum lifting equipment,<br />
where a torsion-resistant aluminium<br />
pillar ensures high motion stability,<br />
"Traditional handling equipment<br />
and operators will continue to<br />
have their place in increasingly<br />
digital and automated production<br />
processes. There will certainly be an<br />
increasing number of applications<br />
in which robots could be used as an<br />
alternative. However, glass weights<br />
and formats are increasing and<br />
becoming more varied at the same<br />
time, so there are limits."<br />
load control, positioning accuracy and<br />
maximum employee protection.<br />
– Where do you think the future<br />
demands on handling equipment<br />
with respect to increasingly<br />
digital automated production are<br />
heading?<br />
First things first – traditional<br />
handling equipment and operators<br />
will continue to have their place in<br />
increasingly digital and automated<br />
production processes. There will<br />
certainly be an increasing number<br />
of applications in which robots could<br />
be used as an alternative in order to<br />
further boost automation.<br />
However, glass weights and formats<br />
are increasing and becoming more<br />
varied at the same time, so there<br />
are limits. We are also seeing more<br />
transfer stations with shuttles and<br />
self-driving systems between different<br />
processing stations. But in existing<br />
buildings, this is often unfeasible<br />
due to space limitations. With this<br />
in mind, I can foresee intermediate<br />
steps of digitalisation. By scanning<br />
laser markings or labels, the individual<br />
panes and racks can be registered.<br />
The handling device will then be<br />
integrated into the communication<br />
flow as a direct and decisive link,<br />
contributing to an integrated overview<br />
and dynamic, flexibly adaptable overall<br />
processes.<br />
–Carsten Koch<br />
Email: carsten.koch@hegla.de<br />
Website: www.hegla.com<br />
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Technical Article<br />
Decarbonisation in glass machinery<br />
manufacturing<br />
How To Reduce CO2 Footprint As A Manufacturing Company<br />
Industry working group Research & Technology conveys various approaches that can be<br />
implemented in glass machinery manufacturing.<br />
The European Green Deal -<br />
climate neutrality by 2050 - has<br />
a massive impact on society<br />
and industry. European regulation,<br />
financial and capital markets, market<br />
perspectives as well as product<br />
branding and the handling of resources<br />
and nature are topics that companies<br />
have to deal with when it comes to<br />
their future competitiveness.<br />
There is no way around measures<br />
that serve to improve one’s own<br />
environmental balance. This is<br />
primarily a matter of reducing and<br />
avoiding carbon dioxide, not so much<br />
of compensating for it.<br />
According to the Greenhouse Gas<br />
Protocol - a recognised international<br />
standard for accounting and reporting<br />
greenhouse gas emissions - reporting<br />
for companies distinguishes between<br />
direct emissions from own combustion<br />
(Scope 1), indirect emissions from<br />
the purchase of grid-bound energy<br />
(Scope2) and other indirect emissions<br />
from processes and products caused<br />
directly or indirectly by the company<br />
(Scope 3).<br />
More transparency via software<br />
Not only the company’s own<br />
production, but also the climate<br />
footprint of its suppliers plays a<br />
decisive role (Scope 3) - especially with<br />
regard to the European Supply Chain<br />
Act. Siemens AG, a global corporation<br />
with 66,000 suppliers in 145 countries,<br />
is mastering this challenge with a<br />
software tool that Siemens developed<br />
together with the company ctrl+s.<br />
Suppliers go through an assessment<br />
that influences the company’s<br />
purchasing decision. By 2030, Siemens<br />
wants to reduce its upstream CO2<br />
footprint (Scope 3) by 20 per cent and<br />
be climate neutral by 2050. The aim<br />
is not only to evaluate primary data<br />
supplied by suppliers, but also to make<br />
suggestions to the supplying business<br />
partners as to what steps they can take<br />
to improve their own CO2 footprint.<br />
Two years ago, Siemens launched<br />
the carbon-reduction@suppliers<br />
programme. With the help of the<br />
Carbon Web Assessment Tool - now<br />
renamed “supplier+s” - Siemens<br />
asks its suppliers about categories<br />
ranging from energy efficiency, green<br />
electricity, economic options for lowcarbon<br />
electricity and low-carbon<br />
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heating and cooling, energy-efficient<br />
processes, logistics and the use of<br />
recycled products to business travel.<br />
Suppliers can enter both current<br />
values and target values for subsequent<br />
years.<br />
The system calculates an overall<br />
rating in percent from the individual<br />
entries and shows the deviation from<br />
the industry average. Since not every<br />
supplier already knows his processes<br />
so well that he could provide detailed<br />
information on them, the tool allows<br />
adjustments and updates at any time.<br />
The system uses model graphics, for<br />
example, to illustrate where further<br />
optimisation possibilities exist are<br />
and provides suggestions. In this way,<br />
it helps companies to continuously<br />
improve their carbon footprint and<br />
develop a Net Zero strategy. Siemens<br />
makes the assessment tool available to<br />
its suppliers free of charge.<br />
To enable other companies to<br />
manage emissions in their own supply<br />
chain, Siemens transferred the rights<br />
to the company ctrl+s at the beginning<br />
of <strong>2023</strong>, which now offers “supplier+s”<br />
on the market.<br />
Reduce the power consumption of<br />
machine tools<br />
In the production of parts with<br />
machine tools - also in glass<br />
machine manufacturing - the focus<br />
is increasingly on electrical energy<br />
consumption according to Siemens<br />
Digital Industries. Not only because<br />
the associated CO2 emissions have a<br />
negative impact on the manufactured<br />
components.<br />
The rising costs of electrical energy<br />
are also making the production process<br />
more expensive. Reason enough<br />
to take a closer look at the savings<br />
potential here. The focus here is on<br />
the auxiliary units of the machines.<br />
According to a study by the<br />
Technical University of Darmstadt,<br />
these account for 80 per cent of the<br />
energy consumption over the life<br />
cycle of the machine. Therefore, the<br />
automatic shutdown of the auxiliary<br />
units during breaks already brings<br />
noticeable energy savings. Adjusting<br />
the speed of the auxiliary units to<br />
the respective machining situation<br />
by means of a frequency converter<br />
is another important lever. Finally,<br />
all measures to avoid “non-cutting”<br />
times of the machines - in addition<br />
to maximising productivity - also<br />
automatically lead to minimising the<br />
consumption of electrical energy.<br />
Digital twins for the “offline” creation<br />
of CNC programmes or features<br />
for quick machine set-up are thus<br />
further adjusting screws. The decisive<br />
prerequisite for taking concrete<br />
measures is not least the visualisation<br />
of energy consumption.<br />
With direct current to climate<br />
neutrality<br />
Making production plants more<br />
energy-efficient and CO2-neutral is<br />
another building block for a successful<br />
energy transition. DC grids enable a<br />
technological leap towards climate<br />
neutrality, resource conservation and<br />
grid stability.<br />
The latter is essential to ensure<br />
a reliable energy supply, even when<br />
using renewable energies. Factoryinternal<br />
DC grids can compensate for<br />
their fluctuations, absorb peak loads<br />
and make energy generated in-house<br />
from renewable sources available with<br />
a time delay.<br />
Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co.<br />
KG was a partner in a cooperation<br />
project with 35 companies that<br />
looked at the possibilities of using<br />
DC technologies. The company<br />
offers system specifications as well<br />
as components and solutions for the<br />
construction and operation of DC<br />
networks.<br />
So, what does it mean to set up such<br />
a grid? The energy supplier continues<br />
to supply the company with energy<br />
in AC technology, which is converted<br />
into DC at the transfer point in the<br />
production plant. Adjustments are<br />
necessary for feeding in the energy,<br />
for switchgear technologies and<br />
protection concepts as well as some<br />
other components. Then an energy<br />
bus routes the transformed energy on<br />
to the consumers such as machines,<br />
vehicles or the technical equipment in<br />
the building.<br />
For years, some machines, for<br />
example injection moulding machines,<br />
have already been operating internally<br />
with DC technology. Furthermore, inhouse<br />
systems for energy generation<br />
and storage can be integrated more<br />
easily (for example photovoltaic<br />
systems or battery storage). This<br />
automatically reduces the power that<br />
has to be fed into the grid from the<br />
energy supply company for production.<br />
Other advantages are that valuable<br />
copper is saved, and the cross-section<br />
of the cables is reduced. Since the<br />
company can decouple itself from the<br />
disposal company, the internal network<br />
is much more robust and stable,<br />
storage systems provide the balance<br />
and dealing with EMC becomes easier.<br />
VDMA guideline as a practical guide<br />
The VDMA supports companies on<br />
their way to climate neutrality. The<br />
practical guide “Climate-neutral<br />
production - recommendations for<br />
action for mechanical and plant<br />
engineering” is available from the<br />
association (available in German<br />
language). It describes in eight steps<br />
how companies can basically achieve<br />
climate neutrality. The starting point<br />
is first the Corporate Carbon Footprint<br />
(CCF), which illuminates the current<br />
situation.<br />
Based on this, planning and<br />
adjustment of future emissions takes<br />
place by investing in more energyefficient<br />
production facilities. At the<br />
same time, a switch in supply from<br />
renewable energy sources can take<br />
place. In the long term, it is important<br />
to map the transparency of the CO2<br />
footprint in the entire supply and value<br />
chain (Scope3 - emissions). In the<br />
future, the digital product passport<br />
will store all information on the life<br />
cycle of a product so that customers<br />
and end consumers can retrieve and<br />
understand the production conditions.<br />
The VDMA has developed a guideline<br />
for determining the PCF, which is<br />
currently in the consultation phase.<br />
Email: gesine.bergmann@vdma.org<br />
Website: www.vdma.org<br />
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Technical Article<br />
WACKER expands silicone<br />
sealant production at<br />
Nünchritz site<br />
New Filling Line Will Fill Up To Additional 30<br />
Million Cartridges Each Year<br />
€20 million has been budgeted for the new manufacturing<br />
lines, which are scheduled to begin production in the fall<br />
of 2024.<br />
In response to growing demand,<br />
the WACKER chemical group is<br />
expanding its production and cartridge<br />
filling capacities for silicone<br />
sealants at its Nünchritz site.<br />
The expansion will increase<br />
the company’s capability to supply<br />
customers, who contract WACKER<br />
to produce ready-to-use silicone<br />
sealants for their direct sales. Some<br />
€20 million has been budgeted for the<br />
new manufacturing lines, which are<br />
scheduled to begin production in the<br />
fall of 2024.<br />
Construction is expected to start<br />
before the end of this year, subject<br />
to approval from the regulatory<br />
authorities involved. The expansion<br />
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WACKER• 2<br />
project will create additional new jobs<br />
at the site.<br />
Construction silicones are in high<br />
demand. Silicone sealants provide<br />
fast, reliable, long-term sealing of<br />
doors, windows, kitchens, bathrooms<br />
and walls. And they do more<br />
than simply protect critical building<br />
components from water, dust and<br />
moisture ingress.<br />
In times of climbing energy costs<br />
and continually increasing demands<br />
for energy efficiency, silicone sealing<br />
compounds are the product of choice<br />
in buildings to ensure comfortable<br />
interior surroundings and to minimize<br />
heat loss.<br />
In recent years, development has<br />
been particularly dynamic for alkoxy<br />
silicones. These one-component<br />
neutral-cure silicone sealing<br />
compounds release alcohol upon<br />
crosslinking which renders them safe<br />
to use. They can also be applied on<br />
sensitive construction materials such<br />
as natural stone or metal.<br />
Alkoxy silicones are therefore<br />
versatile sealants for interior and<br />
exterior applications. Significant<br />
growth rates are anticipated in the<br />
coming years.<br />
“WACKER is among the leading<br />
manufacturers of consumerfriendly<br />
silicone sealing compounds.<br />
Expanding production in Nünchritz<br />
will allow us to tap into new markets<br />
and strengthen our position as a key<br />
sealants manufacturer in Europe,”<br />
said WACKER Executive Board<br />
member Auguste Willems.<br />
The investment affirms the<br />
company’s commitment to products<br />
contributing to sustainable, innovative<br />
applications and solutions. “We’ve<br />
made it our goal to more actively<br />
promote products that support<br />
energy efficient, climate-friendly and<br />
sustainable construction methods.<br />
Our alkoxy silicones play an important<br />
role here,” Willems pointed out.<br />
The project plan at the Nünchritz<br />
site sees construction of a fully<br />
continuous compounding plant for<br />
silicone sealing products including<br />
expansion of the cartridge filling<br />
facility. The new production lines will<br />
be built next to the existing plants.<br />
“We will integrate the plants into<br />
our production process fully utilizing<br />
existing on-site filling capacities<br />
and logistics,” said Nünchritz Site<br />
Manager Jutta Matreux.<br />
The expansion project will<br />
significantly increase WACKER’s<br />
production capacity for silicone<br />
sealing compounds and cartridges in<br />
Nünchritz. Depending on the grade,<br />
the new filling line will be capable of<br />
filling up to an additional 30 million<br />
cartridges each year. Start-up for the<br />
new plants is planned for the fall of<br />
next year, pend-ing timely approval<br />
from regulatory authorities. The<br />
expansion will create several new jobs<br />
at the site, to be filled preferably by<br />
skilled workers from the region.<br />
The investment affirms<br />
the company’s commitment<br />
to products contributing<br />
to sustainable, innovative<br />
applications and solutions.<br />
“We’ve made it our goal to<br />
more actively promote products<br />
that support energy efficient,<br />
climate-friendly and sustainable<br />
construction methods. Our<br />
alkoxy silicones play an<br />
important role here,” WACKER<br />
Executive Board member<br />
Auguste Willems said.<br />
Silicone Sealants<br />
Thanks to their outstanding<br />
properties, room-temperature-curing<br />
silicone sealants can target a wide<br />
variety of sealing, bonding and coating<br />
applications.<br />
Construction silicones, for instance,<br />
are used for sealing bathroom<br />
facilities, windows and doors, masonry<br />
and natural stone joints and in<br />
aquarium assembly. Silicone sealants<br />
consist of polydimethylsiloxane, as<br />
well as a curing agent, fillers and<br />
additives. After the sealant has been<br />
applied, crosslinking starts. Depending<br />
on the nature of the crosslinker,<br />
byproducts produced during the<br />
curing process are small quantities<br />
of an amine or acetic acid or – in the<br />
case of neutral compounds – alcohol<br />
or oximes. As neutral cure sealing<br />
compounds, alkoxy silicones release<br />
alcohol upon curing.<br />
In 2020, WACKER began offering<br />
biomethanol-based silicone sealing<br />
compounds under the brand name<br />
ELASTOSIL ® eco. These pro-ducts<br />
differ from classic grades merely due<br />
to the source of the raw materials<br />
used. All other product properties are<br />
otherwise identical.<br />
ELASTOSIL ® eco sealants are<br />
certified to the REDcert2 standard,<br />
which ensures that renewable raw<br />
materials can be traced through-out<br />
the manufacturing process, from the<br />
production of important pre-cursors<br />
up to the completion of ready-mixed<br />
silicone sealing com-pounds.<br />
The fossil raw materials needed for<br />
production are replaced by biomass<br />
certified as sustainable. This makes<br />
ELASTOSIL ® eco the first generation<br />
of sealant manufactured without<br />
petrochemical derivatives.<br />
Email: florian.degenhart@wacker.com<br />
Website: www.wacker.com<br />
Glass Bulletin | <strong>April</strong> - <strong>June</strong>, <strong>2023</strong> 105
Technical Article<br />
High impact strength with negligible in plane deflection after fracture and adhesion test<br />
(IS: 2553 (Part 1): 1990)<br />
Fractured Laminated Glass Specimens (plate model) after three-point bending loading; crack<br />
propagation view through targeted side of the specimen with 1.5 mm Aneeb “RKSMT-GCF”<br />
interlayer. [Flexural strength (N/mm2): 56.80]<br />
RKSMT-GCF Glass<br />
Solution by Aneeb<br />
Chemicals<br />
Photo Cross Linked Interlayer Based On UV<br />
Curing Technology<br />
Offers safe breakage and fragment retention, is durable<br />
and cost-efficient and the process saves energy and time.<br />
Aneeb “RKSMT-GCF” Glass<br />
Solution is a photo cross<br />
linked interlayer based on UV<br />
curing technology developed by the<br />
Department of Chemistry, Chaudhary<br />
Charan Singh University, Meerut,<br />
and the Department of Science &<br />
Technology, Government of India,<br />
under the ‘Make in India’ initiative.<br />
Aneeb Chemicals Private Limited<br />
has been granted a patent for the<br />
technology for the term of 20 years<br />
from March 7, 2017 in accordance<br />
with the provisions of the Patents<br />
Act,19<strong>70</strong>.<br />
This technology is environmentfriendly<br />
and offers several advantages<br />
over conventional curing methods.<br />
Aneeb “RKSMT-GCF” interlayer offers<br />
safe breakage and fragment retention,<br />
is durable and cost-efficient and the<br />
process saves energy and time.<br />
Aneeb “RKSMT-GCF” confirms<br />
to IS standard and is tested by<br />
government-approved test labs.<br />
;;<br />
No volatile emissions<br />
;;<br />
Room temperature operations<br />
;;<br />
Rapid curing<br />
;;<br />
Reduced waste<br />
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Aneeb Chemicals• 2<br />
UV-Visible absorption spectra of ordinary glass and 1 mm thick “RKSMT-GCF” interlayer glass laminates with reference to air, showing<br />
enhancement of UV absorption in the laminated assembly (UV cut off wavelength 380nm).<br />
Laminated glass (8 mm x 1 mm x 6 mm) passed Lead shot<br />
bag traction test as per standard ASTM E 2353-06 for<br />
architectural applications.<br />
Properties/Interlayers SGP PVB RKSMT-GCF Standard<br />
Density (g/cm3) 0.95 1.07~1.08 ~1.18 ASTM D-792<br />
Tensile strength (Mpa) 34.5 20 51 ASTM D-638<br />
UV cut off wavelength (nm) 310 380 380 UV-Visible spectrophotometry<br />
Glass Transition ( 0 C) ~60 - 45 Differentiated Scanning Calorimetry<br />
Decomposition Temp. ( 0 C) No Data available No Data available More Than 300 TGA Analysis<br />
Fracture & adhesion Test No Data available No Data available Passed IS:2533(Part 1) :1990<br />
Lead Shot bag traction Test No Data available No Data available Passed ASTM E 2353 -06<br />
Visible Light Transmission (400-800<br />
nm) %<br />
do do 98-99.9 UV-Visible spectrophotometry<br />
Adhesion (Boiling Water Test) No Data available No Data available Passed (no effect even after 72<br />
hours)<br />
IS:2533(Part 1) :1990<br />
Aneeb “RKSMT-GCF” interlayer<br />
is compatible with annealed as well<br />
as toughened glass and can be casted<br />
with variable thicknesses ranging from<br />
0.5 mm to 2.5 mm<br />
Aneeb “RKSMT-GCF” interlayer<br />
is Government of India approved<br />
technology and has many more<br />
benefits such as easy availability, cost<br />
efficiency, reduced production cycle<br />
time, energy saving during conversion<br />
process etc…<br />
Aneeb Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. have<br />
been able to carve out a niche for<br />
itself in this field and is considered<br />
a reputed entity. With diligence and<br />
trustworthiness, the company works<br />
with the aim to serve clients in<br />
construction, chemical, mining and<br />
many more industries.<br />
Its complete product range<br />
includes gypsum bonding and internal<br />
plastering solution, construction<br />
chemicals, concreate repairing<br />
solutions & tile fixing adhesives.<br />
The company has a team of highly<br />
experienced professionals and is<br />
equipped with advanced warehousing,<br />
transportation, and quality testing<br />
facilities.<br />
Email: info@aneebchemicals.in<br />
Website: www.aneebchemicals.in<br />
Glass Bulletin | <strong>April</strong> - <strong>June</strong>, <strong>2023</strong> 107
Product Hunt<br />
New LiSEC technology<br />
for perfect glass cutting<br />
Direct Cutting Technology Enables Rapid Cuts<br />
With High Precision<br />
The latest LiSEC float cutting technology went into<br />
operation at Arbonia Glassysteme GmbH in Deggendorf in<br />
February <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
Experts from LiSEC product<br />
development, cutting foremen<br />
and operators from Arbonia<br />
together with cutting wheel consultant<br />
Peter Pokoern met in a one-day<br />
workshop to fine-tune the DSC<br />
cutting system.<br />
Arbonia Deggendorf - Quality under a<br />
new name<br />
Arbonia Glassysteme GmbH was<br />
founded in Munich in 1977, moved<br />
to the Deggendorf site in 1988 and<br />
in 2021 changed from Saint Gobain<br />
to the Arbonia Group - a focused<br />
building supplier for indoor climate<br />
and interior doors produced from<br />
wood and glass.<br />
Today, 160 employees in<br />
Deggendorf mainly produce shower<br />
glazing and laminated safety glass<br />
from processed toughened glass. An<br />
expansion of the product range to<br />
include doors is also in planning. In its<br />
main operations in southern Germany,<br />
Arbonia Deggendorf impresses with<br />
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LiSEC• 2<br />
batch sizes from 1, customised<br />
products, special sheets and rapid<br />
delivery times. All of which resulted in<br />
the site generating 22.4 million euros<br />
in 2022.<br />
Using LiSEC cutting technology for 30<br />
years<br />
LiSEC machines have been used in<br />
production since 1990, whereby these<br />
were initially in operation in glass<br />
cutting. Today, in addition to the edge<br />
processing solution and an automatic<br />
feed, 3 LiSEC cutting tables are in<br />
operation - one of which that dates<br />
back to the 1990s. “The Deutsches<br />
Museum has already enquired about<br />
it,” jokes Matthias Baumgartner,<br />
Technical Operations Manager. “But<br />
the machine is still running and the<br />
service is spot on.” A further cutting<br />
table was replaced this year with the<br />
latest LiSEC cutting technology.<br />
First DSC-generation glass cutting<br />
table in Germany<br />
Arbonia aims to achieve three goals<br />
with the new glass cutting table: Fast<br />
cutting, top quality glass<br />
cutting results and high<br />
system availability. Precision<br />
cutting results require a<br />
lower grind addition, which<br />
reduces processing costs.<br />
High edge quality means<br />
less spontaneous breakage<br />
- and as such in lower aftersales<br />
costs.<br />
The “DSC - Dynamic<br />
Speed Cut” cutting system<br />
is the optimal solution for<br />
attaining these objectives.<br />
LiSEC “Direct Cutting<br />
Technology” enables rapid<br />
cuts with high precision,<br />
thanks to the direct contact<br />
of the cutting wheel with<br />
the glass combined with<br />
the high positioning speed.<br />
Constant oil level control of<br />
the cutting oil and runtime<br />
monitoring of the cutting wheels<br />
improve system availability.<br />
The perfect cut - and not just from a<br />
physics perspective<br />
Scoring the glass surface with the<br />
cutting wheel creates concentrated<br />
tension that reaches deep into the<br />
glass. If pressure is exerted on the<br />
glass edges, this tension leads to a<br />
smooth break along the scribed line.<br />
Applying cutting oil prevents the<br />
tension concentration from decreasing<br />
too quickly.<br />
Cutting pressure, cutting speed,<br />
cutting wheel angle and cutting<br />
oil quantity have been analysed in<br />
the workshop using a standardised<br />
test process. Polarised light made<br />
the tension distribution in the glass<br />
visible. A pressure gauge was also<br />
used to check the breakout force<br />
required to break the glass. This<br />
enabled optimisation of the cutting<br />
parameters for all glass thicknesses<br />
commonly used at Arbonia.<br />
Why is Arbonia Deggendorf keen to<br />
choose LiSEC?<br />
In the words of Mr Matthias<br />
Baumgartner, Technical Operations<br />
Manager: “Because the system works,<br />
because it is a system that has been<br />
tried and tested on the market, and<br />
because we have the advantage of<br />
close regional proximity.<br />
“The service response time is really<br />
good. If we report a problem in the<br />
morning, we often have a technician<br />
out the same day to assist us. And<br />
we also appreciate the reliability of<br />
the spare parts. LiSEC makes every<br />
effort to organise the parts - even<br />
when it comes to our oldest system<br />
- and to date they have always been<br />
successful.”<br />
“There is a machine for every<br />
processing step in the LiSEC range,<br />
and the company’s reputation is<br />
good. Reliability, user-friendliness and<br />
general system availability are spot on<br />
in all areas where we use LiSEC. And<br />
the company has also resolved the<br />
matter of standardisation; if you have<br />
had a LiSEC machine before, the<br />
menu navigation remains pretty much<br />
identical, which makes things more<br />
straightforward for the operators.<br />
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Product Hunt<br />
“An innovative approach was one<br />
of the most persuasive arguments<br />
when we opted for the new feed from<br />
LiSEC. For example, no one else has<br />
the flyover crane in their programme.<br />
We feel we are in good hands with<br />
LiSEC,” he added.<br />
Future-proof thanks to specialisation<br />
and flexibility<br />
Mr Baumgartner’s thoughts on the<br />
current situation and Arbonia’s<br />
strategy for the future: “The new<br />
energy prices have resulted in major<br />
changes to the market, making<br />
the production site more complex.<br />
Customers and product requirements<br />
are becoming significantly more<br />
complex, which makes it all the more<br />
important to respond as efficiently<br />
and flexibly as possible to new market<br />
situations with the latest system<br />
technology. The topic of automation<br />
and energy efficiency will be the focus<br />
of our strategy in the future.”<br />
About LiSEC<br />
With headquarters in Seitenstetten/<br />
Amstetten, Austria, LiSEC is a<br />
worldwide group of companies that<br />
has for more than 60 years provided<br />
individual and comprehensive<br />
solutions in flat glass processing and<br />
refining.<br />
CREATING VISIONS, PROVIDING SOLUTIONS.<br />
– Claudia GUSCHLBAUER<br />
Email: claudia.guschlbauer@lisec.com<br />
Website: www.lisec.com<br />
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Event<br />
glasspro & glasspex INDIA<br />
poised for spectacular<br />
comeback in September<br />
Industry Stakeholders Predict Resounding<br />
Success, Anticipation Reaches Fever Pitch<br />
Messe Düsseldorf India and Glass Bulletin are gearing up<br />
for the fourth edition of India’s premier exhibition on glass<br />
products and technology, glasspro INDIA <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
The glass industry is abuzz with<br />
excitement as Messe Düsseldorf<br />
India and Glass Bulletin gear up<br />
to host the highly anticipated fourth<br />
edition of glasspro INDIA <strong>2023</strong>, the<br />
country’s premier exhibition on glass<br />
products and technology. Set to take<br />
place from September 14-16, <strong>2023</strong><br />
at the prestigious Bombay Exhibition<br />
Centre in Mumbai, this year’s event<br />
promises to be a remarkable spectacle<br />
that showcases the latest trends and<br />
innovations in flat and processed glass.<br />
With the unwavering support of<br />
glasstec Düsseldorf, the world’s leading<br />
exhibition for the glass industry,<br />
glasspro INDIA and its concurrent<br />
counterpart, glasspex INDIA, will<br />
provide an integrated platform<br />
for domestic and international<br />
participants to present cutting-edge<br />
glass processing solutions, tools,<br />
auxiliary products, and services. This<br />
collaborative effort aims to set the<br />
stage for a transformative dialogue<br />
surrounding sustainable building<br />
technologies and the future of energyefficient<br />
designs.<br />
The past editions of these shows<br />
have witnessed exponential growth in<br />
terms of participation from industry<br />
players, and this year is expected to<br />
be no exception. The enthusiasm and<br />
interest among industry stakeholders<br />
are at an all-time high, solidifying the<br />
anticipation for a resounding success.<br />
Architects, interior designers,<br />
façade consultants, builders and<br />
developers, construction engineers,<br />
dealers and distributors, as well as<br />
glass manufacturers, processors,<br />
and fabricators, will converge at this<br />
extraordinary event, representing the<br />
vibrant and expansive glass community<br />
of India.<br />
Moreover, glasspro INDIA will<br />
introduce fenestrationpro INDIA,<br />
a dedicated showcase for the door,<br />
window, and façade segments, which<br />
will be held concurrently with glasspro<br />
INDIA <strong>2023</strong> and glasspex INDIA <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
This addition will attract a diverse<br />
range of visitors, including architects,<br />
fabricators, developers, façade<br />
consultants, engineers, policymakers,<br />
and industry stakeholders, who will<br />
explore the evolving landscape of these<br />
segments and contribute to valuable<br />
discussions.<br />
Thomas Schlitt, the Managing<br />
Director of Messe Düsseldorf<br />
India, expressed his delight at the<br />
overwhelming response from the<br />
industry for the upcoming edition of<br />
glasspro INDIA, glasspex INDIA, and<br />
fenestrationpro INDIA. He emphasized<br />
that this edition will spotlight the<br />
modern and innovative facets of<br />
the glass, façade, door, and window<br />
industry, further establishing the<br />
Indian market as a global leader. With<br />
an impressive lineup of innovative<br />
and sustainable products on display,<br />
the event promises to be a catalyst for<br />
discussions and insights into upcoming<br />
design trends.<br />
Supported by prominent<br />
associations and media outlets in the<br />
industry, these shows have set the<br />
stage for a promising and unforgettable<br />
event in September <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
As the countdown begins, industry<br />
stakeholders eagerly await the<br />
unveiling of the latest innovations,<br />
products, and trends that will shape<br />
the future of the glass industry. With<br />
the stage set for a resounding success,<br />
glasspro INDIA, glasspex INDIA, and<br />
fenestrationpro INDIA are primed to<br />
captivate attendees and redefine the<br />
boundaries of excellence in the realm<br />
of glass and its related sectors.<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 />
About Glass Bulletin<br />
Glass Bulletin is the fastest growing<br />
top-notch quarterly journal of India<br />
for the global glass industry. It is the<br />
ideal platform, in print and online, for<br />
publication of news, reports, products<br />
details and exhibition information<br />
related to glass industry.<br />
Website: www.glassproindia.com,<br />
www.glasspexindia.com<br />
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MEDIA PARTNERS<br />
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