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Interview<br />
MR. MUKESH SHARMA,<br />
GENERAL MANAGER OF SISECAM INDIA<br />
Şişecam India: Pioneering<br />
sustainable glass solutions<br />
& social impact<br />
GM Mukesh Sharma Tells GB About Şişecam’s<br />
Commitment to Quality, Innovation & Community<br />
Development<br />
In this interview with GB, the Şişecam India General<br />
Manager sheds light on the company’s journey as a global<br />
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Indian communities through various<br />
CSR initiatives.<br />
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Interview• 2<br />
Mr Sharma shares insights into<br />
Şişecam's production capacity,<br />
investment plans, challenges in the<br />
Indian market, and their vision as a<br />
leader in the glass industry. Excerpts:<br />
– Please tell us about Şişecam<br />
Şişecam was founded in 1935 to<br />
establish the Turkish glass industry<br />
in line with the vision of the global<br />
leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Today,<br />
Şişecam is a strong global player in<br />
the fields of glass and chemicals. It<br />
is the only global company operating<br />
in all core areas of glass production<br />
– including flat glass, glassware, glass<br />
packaging, and glass fiber. Currently,<br />
Şişecam ranks among the world’s<br />
top two manufacturers of glassware<br />
and the top five producers of glass<br />
packaging and flat glass.<br />
With 88 years of experience and<br />
more than 24,000 employees, Şişecam<br />
conducts production activities in 14<br />
countries on four continents and<br />
operates a worldwide sales network<br />
extended to more than 150 countries.<br />
The company takes responsibility for<br />
protecting the planet, empowering<br />
society, and transforming life with<br />
its CareforNext strategy, which is<br />
compliant with and centred around<br />
the United Nations Sustainable<br />
Development Goals.<br />
– What is Şişecam’s production<br />
capacity in India? Tell us more<br />
about your products and how you<br />
make them in the country.<br />
Şişecam offers Indian consumers<br />
a variety of products from highperformance<br />
glasses to ultra-clear<br />
glass, from its production bases<br />
across the globe. In India, we have<br />
a manufacturing plant in Gujarat’s<br />
Halol, where we manufacture clear<br />
float glass, mirrors (in ultra-clear,<br />
bronze, and grey variants) and<br />
frosted glass. We have a per-month<br />
production capacity of around 18,000<br />
metric tonnes for clear float glass,<br />
200,000 square metres per month<br />
for mirrors and 500 metric tonnes for<br />
frosted glass.<br />
Our Halol facility deploys the latest<br />
technology, automated processes,<br />
and quality control systems. We have<br />
stringent quality control norms.<br />
Apart from continuous online<br />
inspection, glass output is manually<br />
checked every two hours based on<br />
all major functional and technical<br />
specifications.<br />
We are committed to offering our<br />
customers the highest quality possible.<br />
To accomplish this, we follow the EN<br />
standards for thickness, which have<br />
a lower tolerance when compared to<br />
IS standards and which are generally<br />
followed in the Indian market.<br />
We also believe in an ecofriendly<br />
production approach while<br />
manufacturing mirrors. Şişecam<br />
Mirror Flotal E is produced without<br />
using any substances harmful to<br />
nature such as copper and lead.<br />
– How is Şişecam’s investment<br />
appetite for the Indian market?<br />
We have been actively investing in<br />
India over the past few years. Şişecam<br />
entered India as an investor in 2013<br />
through a JV intending to meet<br />
Indian consumer requirements and<br />
understand the market better. As part<br />
of our investment strategies, we have<br />
built our state-of-the-art facility in<br />
Halol.<br />
In 2018, Şişecam gained a 100%<br />
equity stake to grow faster. Since<br />
then, we have spent a lot of time and<br />
resources in understanding Indian<br />
customers and their preferences.<br />
We have plans to make additional<br />
investments in the country in the<br />
pursuit of upgrading the existing float<br />
line through the cold repair process.<br />
We are also constantly and thoroughly<br />
evaluating the opportunities to<br />
increase our product variety to better<br />
serve our customers in the region.<br />
– What are the main challenges<br />
for Şişecam in the Indian market?<br />
For starters, India has a unique<br />
culture and way of doing business<br />
that can be challenging. Building<br />
relationships and understanding local<br />
customs and region-specific norms is<br />
important for success in this market.<br />
Additionally, the Indian market is<br />
highly competitive, with a large<br />
number of local and international<br />
players in competition. The Indian<br />
economy can be volatile and currency<br />
exchange rates can impact business<br />
operations. We believe in the<br />
government’s focus on easing the<br />
complex regulatory environment and<br />
improving overall infrastructure.<br />
– How do you contribute to Indian<br />
exports with production based in<br />
the country?<br />
As a global company with a strong<br />
presence in India, we contribute<br />
to Indian exports through our<br />
high-quality glass that meets<br />
global standards. Our products<br />
manufactured in India are exported to<br />
various countries.<br />
A present, we export clear glass<br />
and mirrors to Sri Lanka, Qatar,<br />
and Nepal. We have also exported to<br />
New Zealand, the USA, and other<br />
Southeast Asian countries.<br />
By leveraging the latest innovations<br />
and technologies in production<br />
facilities, Şişecam aims to strengthen<br />
its position as a key player in the<br />
global glass industry while increasing<br />
its contribution to India's exports.<br />
Additionally, we are actively<br />
collaborating with local suppliers and<br />
partners to enhance the value chain<br />
and support the growth of the Indian<br />
economy.<br />
– What is Şişecam’s vision as a<br />
leader in the glass industry?<br />
Our vision can be epitomized by the<br />
‘think global, act local’ philosophy.<br />
Şişecam's vision as a leader in the<br />
glass industry is to continue to<br />
innovate and develop new products<br />
and solutions that meet the changing<br />
needs of its customers and the<br />
industry. We aim to strengthen our<br />
global leader position in the glass<br />
industry by focusing on sustainability,<br />
research and development and<br />
operational excellence.<br />
As a leading flat glass producer, we<br />
are not just powered by a wide product<br />
range and production capacities,<br />
but also by a strong and long-term<br />
relationship-based approach with our<br />
business partners. We also aim to<br />
provide the right glass solutions for all<br />
parts of the value chain and decisionmakers.<br />
When we say partnering<br />
with customers, we mean working<br />
together to generate demand, engage<br />
through transparent trade policies,<br />
increase the quality of the products<br />
and services we offer, and last but not<br />
least, maintain good relationships.<br />
In addition to product innovation,<br />
Şişecam is also committed to<br />
sustainability and responsible business<br />
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practices.<br />
– What do you think about the<br />
value-added glass/performance<br />
glass industry in India?<br />
India has a rapidly growing appetite<br />
for value-added glass and performance<br />
glass products. Respective demand is<br />
driven by several factors, including the<br />
increasing focus on energy efficiency,<br />
the growth of the construction<br />
industry and the rising demand for<br />
high-quality building materials.<br />
Also, the Indian government has<br />
recognised the importance of energyefficient<br />
buildings and has launched<br />
initiatives such as the Energy<br />
Conservation Building Code (ECBC)<br />
and the Green Building Movement<br />
to promote sustainable building<br />
practices. These initiatives are<br />
expected to trigger the use of valueadded<br />
and performance glass further<br />
by the construction industry. The<br />
focus on renewable energy is expected<br />
to boost the demand for solar glass.<br />
Overall, the government's focus<br />
on sustainable development and<br />
promotion of domestic manufacturing<br />
is expected to provide significant<br />
growth opportunities for the valueadded<br />
glass/performance glass space<br />
in India.<br />
– Being a late entrant, how do you<br />
plan to keep up with other big<br />
glass players in India?<br />
As a global glass manufacturer,<br />
Şişecam has significant expertise<br />
and experience in the industry. We<br />
leverage this and our network of<br />
manufacturing facilities and supply<br />
chain capabilities to compete with<br />
other players in the Indian market.<br />
Şişecam Flat Glass India keeps<br />
exploring opportunities for strategic<br />
partnerships and collaborations with<br />
local companies to optimize operations<br />
and increase efficiency.<br />
We follow EN standards that are<br />
stricter compared to IS standards.<br />
Moreover, the focus on continuous<br />
improvement of processes and<br />
operations enhances productivity<br />
while refining product quality. In line<br />
with our objective of covering current<br />
and future expectations of the market,<br />
our R&D policy focuses on highly<br />
innovative, environment-friendly,<br />
competitive products and production<br />
technologies, free from harmful<br />
compounds.<br />
Our global R&D centre (Şişecam<br />
Research Development and Design<br />
Center) is one of the most advanced<br />
and among the leading research<br />
facilities of its kind in Europe. We<br />
also have 5 regional and 9 overseas<br />
labs. We invest up to 1% of our global<br />
turnover in R&D.<br />
Overall, our product quality,<br />
innovations, differentiated service,<br />
demand generation activities for our<br />
channel partners and relationshipdriven<br />
engagement with them are<br />
what gives us an edge over other<br />
players.<br />
– What do you think is Şişecam’s<br />
biggest brand strength or value<br />
proposition?<br />
Şişecam is a diversified industrial<br />
group operating in a wide range of<br />
sectors. We believe that Şişecam's<br />
biggest brand strength and value<br />
proposition lie in its long-standing<br />
expertise in glass production and its<br />
commitment to sustainability and<br />
efforts to create sustainable value<br />
for customers, employees, and other<br />
stakeholders.<br />
Our products are widely recognized<br />
for their quality, durability and design,<br />
which have helped establish Şişecam<br />
as a leading brand in the global glass<br />
industry.<br />
In addition, we are committed to<br />
sustainable development. We aim to<br />
reduce environmental impact through<br />
initiatives such as waste management<br />
programs, energy-efficient glass<br />
product development and renewable<br />
energy investments.<br />
– What initiatives have you taken<br />
to ensure environment-friendly<br />
processes in manufacturing your<br />
products in India?<br />
At Şişecam, we aim to leave future<br />
generations a livable planet. As<br />
mentioned previously, Şişecam Mirror<br />
Flotal E, produced at our Halol<br />
facility, does not contain materials<br />
toxic to nature like copper and lead.<br />
It is manufactured using the latest<br />
technology, automated processes, and<br />
quality control systems. At the global<br />
level, we have implemented many Six<br />
Sigma Projects to improve productivity<br />
and quality, reduce waste, etc.<br />
We have made further investments<br />
to produce highly reflective solar<br />
control glass in India which can<br />
help improve the energy efficiency<br />
of a building, as it keeps solar heat<br />
out and reduces the need for air<br />
conditioning. It is perfectly suitable<br />
for tropical climates like India because<br />
its solar control properties provide<br />
a comfortable environment in any<br />
residential and commercial space<br />
by radiating and reflecting away a<br />
large proportion of the solar heat<br />
while allowing optimum sunlight<br />
to pass through a window. Also, the<br />
increase in natural lighting reduces<br />
the dependence on artificial lighting<br />
further enhancing its efficiency.<br />
– Do you plan on having more<br />
regional offices in India?<br />
We have offices in Mumbai, Delhi and<br />
Halol (Baroda) at present. We plan<br />
on expanding into the southern and<br />
eastern cities too. Currently, our sales<br />
team is operating across the country –<br />
from Ludhiana to Bangalore and from<br />
Ahmedabad to Kolkata.<br />
– What are the CSR initiatives<br />
Şişecam conducts in India?<br />
As part of our vision of improving<br />
the lives of the communities around<br />
which we operate, we have partnered<br />
with the Deepak Foundation for a host<br />
of initiatives.<br />
Starting with developing the<br />
livelihoods of those dependent on<br />
agriculture and related activities, we<br />
train farmers in the best practices to<br />
develop and diversify high-value cash<br />
crops to generate income. We also<br />
offer vaccines for cattle and livestock.<br />
The recent pandemic has put a<br />
spotlight on health and wellness. Our<br />
Mobile Health Units (MHUs) and the<br />
Anaemic Adolescent Girls Programme<br />
cater to the disadvantaged across<br />
villages. With the help of the Deepak<br />
Foundation, we have even encouraged<br />
women's empowerment through<br />
self-help groups formed to improve<br />
Menstrual Hygiene Management<br />
(MHM).<br />
Last but not least, to pave the path<br />
to a brighter future, we are improving<br />
the educational infrastructure in<br />
places that need it the most.<br />
Website: www.sisecam.com.tr<br />
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Glass Bulletin Awards <strong>2023</strong>:<br />
Recognising talent, innovation<br />
in Indian glass industry<br />
CELEBRATING<br />
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Prestigious 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> in <strong>September</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 />
to elevate the recognition and<br />
acknowledgment of the industry’s<br />
trailblazers to new heights.<br />
Building upon the resounding<br />
success of its past editions, Glass<br />
Bulletin Awards has emerged as the<br />
definitive platform for all stakeholders<br />
in the Indian glass industry to<br />
congregate, exchange ideas, and vie<br />
for the coveted accolades that mark<br />
the beginning of a journey towards<br />
unparalleled recognition.<br />
Since its inception in 2016, Glass<br />
Bulletin Awards, brought to you by<br />
India’s premier journal for the global<br />
glass industry Glass Bulletin, has<br />
been instrumental in celebrating,<br />
acknowledging, and honouring the<br />
exceptional contributions made by<br />
individuals and organizations in various<br />
realms of the glass industry.<br />
With the 4th edition of the Glass<br />
Bulletin Awards held in Mumbai in<br />
October 2019, the event witnessed<br />
an overwhelming response, uniting<br />
patrons of the Indian glass under<br />
one roof. More than 850 esteemed<br />
guests graced the occasion, adding to<br />
the grandeur and significance of this<br />
illustrious gathering.<br />
Embracing the aspirations of the<br />
glass industry and fuelled by immense<br />
support and high expectations, Glass<br />
Bulletin Awards embarks on a new<br />
chapter with its upcoming edition in<br />
<strong>2023</strong>. Drawing inspiration from the<br />
successes of the past, this edition<br />
promises to deliver an electrifying<br />
experience like never before, breathing<br />
fresh life into the awards ceremony.<br />
With an unwavering commitment<br />
to transparency and fairness, Glass<br />
Bulletin Awards takes pride in<br />
presenting a just platform for the<br />
recognition of talent within the glass<br />
industry.<br />
Building on its already sterling<br />
reputation, Glass Bulletin Awards<br />
<strong>2023</strong> is set to redefine the industry’s<br />
benchmarks by introducing innovative<br />
concepts and invigorating energy.<br />
Notably, this edition takes<br />
public opinion to the next level by<br />
incorporating nominations from the<br />
industry’s very own stakeholders.<br />
It is a testament to the organisers’<br />
commitment to engaging the<br />
wider community and ensuring<br />
that all deserving individuals and<br />
organizations receive their rightful<br />
acknowledgement.<br />
Scheduled to take place on the 14th<br />
of <strong>September</strong> <strong>2023</strong>, from 6 pm to 9<br />
pm, at the Bombay Exhibition Centre<br />
in Goregaon (East), Mumbai, the<br />
Glass Bulletin Awards <strong>2023</strong> promises<br />
to attract a distinguished gathering of<br />
national and international guests.<br />
As an exclusive invitation-only<br />
event, it will gather the crème<br />
de la crème of the glass industry,<br />
fostering meaningful connections,<br />
and celebrating the exceptional<br />
achievements that have propelled the<br />
industry to new heights.<br />
Join us as we embark on this<br />
extraordinary journey to recognize and<br />
honour the outstanding contributions<br />
within the Indian glass industry. Be<br />
a part of the movement that is Glass<br />
Bulletin Awards <strong>2023</strong> by becoming a<br />
sponsor and witnessing first-hand the<br />
transformational power of appreciation<br />
and recognition.<br />
Website: www.glassbulletinawards.com<br />
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Event<br />
Alstone’s gala event in<br />
Azerbaijan to felicitate<br />
channel partners<br />
Celebrates Outstanding Performance, Shows<br />
Gratitude For Trust Bestowed In Its Brand<br />
Idea exchange & time off work were major highlights but<br />
the reward and recognition ceremony presided by MD<br />
Sumit Gupta was the focus of the Alstone Utsav 2.0 event.<br />
Alstone, a market leader in metal<br />
composite panels, recently<br />
flew to Baku, Azerbaijan, with<br />
its channel pan-India partners to<br />
felicitate their achievements and<br />
valuable contributions.<br />
The event, Alstone Utsav 2.0, was<br />
aimed at celebrating with Alstone’s<br />
channel partners for their outstanding<br />
performance and showing gratitude<br />
towards the trust and love they have<br />
for the brand.<br />
The trip was full of adventures and<br />
activities and the time spent outside<br />
of work further strengthened the<br />
professional bonds. The trip lasted<br />
four days and channel partners<br />
engaged in sharing and learning good<br />
business practices.<br />
Discussions on better business<br />
prospects in the cladding industry<br />
along with fun and frolic were held<br />
but the spotlight was on the reward<br />
and recognition ceremony presided by<br />
Alstone Managing Director Mr Sumit<br />
Gupta, who presented certificates and<br />
awards to all channel partners.<br />
Mr Gupta noted that the consistent<br />
hard work and dedication of the<br />
channel partners played a pivotal role<br />
in establishing Alstone as a trusted<br />
brand and made a significant impact.<br />
“We want to express our sincere<br />
appreciation for the partnership<br />
we have developed. We value your<br />
commitment towards Alstone. We<br />
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firmly believe that great partnerships<br />
are built on trust, shared values, and a<br />
shared vision,” he said.<br />
Alstone’s National Sales Head<br />
Mr Pankaj Malhotra presented<br />
the highlights of FY 22-23 and the<br />
strategic way forward on how Alstone<br />
would revolutionise the cladding<br />
market with innovative products<br />
and better customer and consumer<br />
connect, along with marketing<br />
activities as well as plans for FY 23-24.<br />
“Our journey to success begins with<br />
a sincere commitment to continuous<br />
learning and improvement, and to<br />
achieve the same, let us embrace<br />
challenges and turn them into<br />
opportunities for growth and<br />
innovation,” he said.<br />
Channel partners also shared their<br />
points of view on various aspects of<br />
business and prospects.<br />
The four-day gala extravaganza<br />
ended with a lot of new action plans to<br />
take Alstone, its channel partners and<br />
the cladding industry to newer heights<br />
and serve consumers better, along<br />
with everlasting memories during the<br />
excursion.<br />
About the company<br />
Alstone is a renowned brand trusted<br />
by architects, builders, façade<br />
consultants and fabricators. It has<br />
wide a range of products like Alstone<br />
Zinc powered by VMZINC France,<br />
Alstone Alcomb, Alstone Antiq,<br />
Alstone Stonera, Alstone Louvers,<br />
Alstone HPL, Alstone FR (ACP) and<br />
Alstone Fuel Pro.<br />
– Lalit Midha<br />
Email: lalit.midha@alstoneindia.com<br />
Website: www.alstoneindia.com<br />
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Event<br />
VITRUM <strong>2023</strong> – Glaston<br />
shaping sustainable<br />
future of glass<br />
Glimpse Into What The Globally Renowned Glass<br />
Processing Technology Company Is Bringing To Milan<br />
For Glaston, it is time to focus on energy efficiency, quality<br />
and automation with every piece of glass processed<br />
Below are just some of Glaston’s<br />
latest developments that will be<br />
showcased at VITRUM <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
In flat glass tempering – AI and<br />
automation<br />
Glaston is developing advanced heating<br />
and cooling technologies for the best<br />
glass quality, outstanding energy<br />
efficiency and reliable automation. Its<br />
tempering lines with advanced heating<br />
control make it possible to increase<br />
loading efficiency and decrease energy<br />
consumption without sacrificing<br />
quality. With the latest technology<br />
solutions, quenching energy can even<br />
be optimized.<br />
Glaston FC Series EVO, the<br />
newest addition to the FC Series<br />
family, represents a smart, energyefficient<br />
and flexible solution for<br />
today’s developing glass market. FC<br />
Series features the most advanced<br />
circulated-air convection technology to<br />
process any glass type with the highest<br />
energy efficiency on the market.<br />
The flat glass tempering line also<br />
includes state-of-the-art automation<br />
that ensures reliable and flexible<br />
production.<br />
Glaston Autopilot reduces the<br />
need for operator input and offers<br />
process control without parameters.<br />
The tempering process autopilot<br />
automatically sets all necessary<br />
parameters based on the glass sheet<br />
placement on the line. Minimizing<br />
operator input to just selecting the<br />
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correct thickness and glass type<br />
significantly decreases the probability<br />
of human error, time spent on training<br />
and overall costs.<br />
The online stress calculation<br />
solution is one of Glaston’s latest<br />
innovations to automate flat tempering.<br />
It uses measured process data to<br />
calculate temperature and stress<br />
distribution in the quenching part of<br />
the tempering process.<br />
The White Haze Scanner is the<br />
first AI-based solution to provide a<br />
high-quality visual indication of white<br />
haze on processed glass. The unique<br />
system instantly notifies users of an<br />
issue, allowing glass processors to react<br />
immediately when an unacceptable<br />
haze is detected.<br />
In flat glass laminating<br />
The Glaston ProL flat glass lamination<br />
line provides unprecedented flexibility<br />
for mixed production. The ProL<br />
convection heating chamber makes<br />
switching between glass types and<br />
different glass sandwiches easier than<br />
ever. The whole line – from glass<br />
handling to the latest PVB cutting<br />
technology – has been designed for<br />
flexible operations.<br />
The most recent trend in flat<br />
lamination is the growing use of<br />
structural interlayers. To process this<br />
type of glass, Glaston has introduced<br />
new convection control technology that<br />
offers a significantly wider operating<br />
window, even with complex laminates.<br />
A higher degree of automation is<br />
also on the agenda for the laminating<br />
process. With our lamination process<br />
autopilot, the furnace learns to achieve<br />
the most optimal way to run, instead<br />
of having operators make adjustments<br />
manually.<br />
The easiest way to save energy when<br />
laminating glass is to upgrade from<br />
a traditional infrared heater furnace<br />
to full convection technology. Energy<br />
losses are minimized, as the same air<br />
is recirculated inside the furnace. The<br />
right amount of energy stabilizes the<br />
furnace temperature. Processors often<br />
report energy savings of at least 50%<br />
after a heating technology upgrade.<br />
In insulating glass manufacturing<br />
Glaston‘s new automatic sealing<br />
robot ACTIVE‘SEALER is an<br />
ideal entry-level solution for the<br />
automated sealing process. Thanks<br />
to the advanced gear pump dosing<br />
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technology, ACTIVE‘SEALER offers<br />
high material dosing accuracy. This<br />
volume-controlled dosing function<br />
precisely determines the sealing depth<br />
and width and then applies the exact<br />
amount of sealing material required,<br />
ensuring excellent sealing quality.<br />
Targeting the mid-range market<br />
segment, the new ACTIVE’SEALER<br />
processes double and triple glass units.<br />
The sealing robot features air cushions<br />
and a new conveyor system, consisting<br />
of individual belts with integrated and<br />
easily exchangeable support bars for<br />
safe and clean glass transport.<br />
Glaston MULTI’ARRISSER is a<br />
3-in-1 solution for the highest quality,<br />
economical glass edge arrissing, flat<br />
edge arrissing and corner dubbing.<br />
These benefits come with the proven<br />
Glaston cup wheel technology that<br />
uses only one worn part. Glaston<br />
MULTI’ARRISSER is the fastest<br />
single-head machine in the world with<br />
a maximum arrissing speed of 60 m/<br />
min.<br />
TPS ® is not just a machine. It<br />
is an ingenious system solution<br />
for highly efficient insulating glass<br />
manufacturing. Glaston is the inventor<br />
of this technology with more than 150<br />
installations worldwide. With TPS ® ,<br />
production is significantly simplified,<br />
since the Thermo Plastic Spacer<br />
material can be applied directly onto<br />
the glass plate. This eliminates the<br />
need to stock different spacer profiles<br />
and connectors.<br />
In automotive and display glass<br />
processing<br />
Glaston CHAMP EVO represents<br />
the latest evolution in the CHAMP<br />
automotive glass preprocessing line.<br />
The newest CHAMP EVO generation<br />
includes high-precision features in a<br />
grinding machine. Maintenance costs,<br />
wear and tear have been reduced<br />
considerably with energy-saving,<br />
state-of-the-art linear drives that<br />
are accurately adjustable. A freely<br />
moveable glass holding system shortens<br />
changeover times. The optimized cell<br />
also features lighter-weight moving<br />
parts, such as the cutting bridge<br />
and grinding table, plus many other<br />
technological advancements.<br />
The new Glaston MATRIX EVO<br />
automatic bending furnace is now<br />
available to revolutionize the way<br />
automotive windshields and sunroofs<br />
are bent to perfection. The line is<br />
specifically designed to meet the most<br />
challenging requirements in today’s<br />
automotive industry. It offers the<br />
best optical quality even for the most<br />
complex shapes and applications,<br />
including advanced driver assistance<br />
systems (ADAS), heads-up displays and<br />
coated glasses.<br />
Boost energy with upgrades<br />
In services, Glaston’s latest<br />
developments include new upgrade<br />
possibilities for glass heat treatment,<br />
insulating glass manufacturing along<br />
with automotive and display glass<br />
processing.<br />
Upgrading an existing glass<br />
processing line with the latest<br />
technology leads to significant energy<br />
improvements without investing in an<br />
entirely new line. Most of our latest<br />
technology is available as an upgrade.<br />
This makes it quick and efficient to<br />
increase capacity, reach better output<br />
quality and yield, reduce maintenance<br />
and improve uptime.<br />
Email: info@glaston.net<br />
Website: www.glaston.net<br />
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Event<br />
glasstec 2024: Dedicated<br />
to innovation and<br />
transformation<br />
World’s Leading Trade Fair For Glass To Be Held<br />
At Düsseldorf In Oct<br />
Companies from glass machinery building, glass industry<br />
and the glazier trade can now apply for participation in<br />
glasstec 2024.<br />
The world’s leading trade fair<br />
for the glass sector will be<br />
held at Düsseldorf Exhibition<br />
Centre from 22 to 25 October 2024.<br />
At glasstec, experts from around the<br />
world can experience an unparalleled<br />
line-up of products and solutions<br />
along the entire value chain around<br />
the material that is glass.<br />
With its claim “WE ARE GLASS”<br />
glasstec underlines its pole position as<br />
the glass sector’s leading event – as a<br />
comprehensive information platform<br />
for investment decisions it focuses<br />
on Hot Topics such as the Circular<br />
Economy, Digital Technologies and<br />
Decarbonisation in conferences,<br />
forums and meetings.<br />
Exhibitor applications possible with<br />
immediate effect<br />
At glasstec exhibitors from the<br />
segments of machine building,<br />
industry and skilled crafts meet with<br />
an international expert audience<br />
comprising 80 per cent decisionmakers<br />
and benefit from the high<br />
international reach of what is the<br />
largest and most relevant trade fair in<br />
the glass industry.<br />
The preparations for glasstec<br />
2024 are already in full swing, and<br />
companies can as of now apply for<br />
participation as exhibitors at www.<br />
glasstec.de/Anmeldung.<br />
The new glasstec claim “WE ARE<br />
GLASS”<br />
WE ARE GLASS stands for the<br />
international glass sector with all<br />
its innovative power and versatility<br />
and for the relevance of glass in<br />
our present time. The claim is also<br />
synonymous with the relevance of<br />
the glass industry as part of society<br />
that is facing up to its responsibility:<br />
decarbonisation and resource savings<br />
are among today’s most relevant<br />
topics, which also keep the energyintensive<br />
glass industry busy.<br />
For over 25 years now the<br />
glass industry has gathered at the<br />
world-leading trade fair glasstec<br />
in Düsseldorf. In a two-year cycle,<br />
exhibitors and visitors from around<br />
the globe come together to build<br />
business relations, win over new<br />
customers, and maintain existing<br />
contacts.<br />
glasstec is the centre of attraction,<br />
marketplace, trendsetter, innovation<br />
and information platform for the<br />
global glass sector and underscores<br />
its leading relevance to the glass<br />
community with its claim WE ARE<br />
GLASS.<br />
Hot topics of the glass sector<br />
anchored in the line-up of side<br />
events<br />
Circular economy, digital technologies<br />
and decarbonisation. At glasstec the<br />
hot topics of the industry are placed<br />
in focus and additionally addressed in<br />
accompanying conferences, forums<br />
and meetings. Leading industry<br />
representatives will deliver numerous<br />
top-level talks flagging up new<br />
approaches from research, science<br />
and industry.<br />
Alongside the wide ranges displayed<br />
by exhibitors on the themes of glass<br />
production/production technology,<br />
glass treatment and finishing, skilled<br />
crafts as well as the numerous glass<br />
products and applications, glasstec<br />
2024 will again offer a unique and<br />
extensive line-up of side events<br />
from science and practice with high<br />
international attendance.<br />
Lars Wismer, Director of glasstec,<br />
looks to the coming trade fair<br />
with anticipation: “Planning for a<br />
comprehensive event programme is<br />
already under way. We will further<br />
strengthen and expand the successful<br />
glasstec conference format and the<br />
innovation showcase glass technology<br />
live (gtl).”<br />
“Especially gtl is a unique platform<br />
for experiencing latest developments<br />
and innovations in the glass industry<br />
in one place. glasstec stands out<br />
with the fact that visitors here<br />
can experience the performance<br />
potential and diversity of glass handson<br />
and especially the diversity in<br />
each segment of the glass industry.<br />
This includes architecture, facade<br />
design, crafts, automotive glass, glass<br />
processing and production as well as<br />
solar technology and smart glass,”<br />
Wismer said.<br />
Angela Meier-Buntenbroich<br />
Email: MeierA@messe-duesseldorf.de<br />
Website: www.glasstec.de<br />
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Hegla, partner companies set to<br />
return to Vitrum <strong>2023</strong><br />
To Exhibit Wide Range Of Solutions In Milan To Engage Visitors<br />
“Create added value” is the focus of the trade fair stand where HEGLA, HEGLA-HANIC and<br />
HEGLA boraident are returning to Vitrum after the break due to Covid.<br />
Equipped with the patented laser diode heating system, the ProLam LSR increases productivity by twenty per cent in terms of pane<br />
throughput, while also improving edge quality.<br />
The ProLam LSR laminated<br />
glass cutting system will<br />
be present as an exhibit<br />
to show the patented laser diode<br />
heating system, which has become<br />
a successful innovation of HEGLA<br />
Maschinenbau.<br />
“Focused heat application to the<br />
cutting contour accelerates the<br />
cutting process by twenty per cent and<br />
more for even higher productivity,”<br />
remarked HEGLA Managing Director<br />
Bernhard Hötger.<br />
“The surrounding edge<br />
remains cold, such that the risk<br />
of delamination is systematically<br />
reduced and the next cuts can<br />
be made without waiting,” added<br />
Bernhard Hötger.<br />
Nowadays, almost half of all<br />
ProLam systems are shipped with<br />
optional diode heating. The new<br />
technology is primarily used for line<br />
solutions with two cutting systems<br />
and a higher level of automation. It<br />
taps the full potential of several linked<br />
cutting tables with improved cycle<br />
time. With its short boot-up time, the<br />
laser diode is a proven energy-saver<br />
and, with an operating life of at least<br />
20,000 hours, it is more sustainable<br />
than classic heaters.<br />
Post-installation glass<br />
functionalisation<br />
With its new solution for the postinstallation<br />
functionalisation of<br />
facades and windows, HEGLA<br />
boraident plans to attract attention at<br />
this year’s Vitrum.<br />
“Some property owners don’t pay<br />
attention to the problem of bird strikes<br />
on panes or limited RF transparency<br />
until the panes have already been<br />
installed,” said Dr Thomas Rainer,<br />
Authorised Signatory and Head of<br />
Development at HEGLA boraident.<br />
The CELLFree Mobile and<br />
BIRDFriend Mobile laser solutions<br />
can be implemented to functionalise<br />
facades on site, even after they have<br />
been in place for years. To reduce<br />
mobile radio loss, the metallic<br />
functional coatings of Low-E, for<br />
example, are transformed with ultrathin<br />
lines to enable high-frequency<br />
communication waves to pass through<br />
the pane without attenuation.<br />
For bird protection glass, small<br />
dots are applied 5 cm apart with a<br />
laser transfer printing process. This<br />
has a triple effect: first, the semitransparent<br />
dots are printed so close<br />
together that birds perceive them as<br />
impossible to fly through.<br />
Second, the pattern breaks up any<br />
realistic reflections that mirror the<br />
bushes or trees in the environment,<br />
which would normally attract birds.<br />
The third effect is the way in which<br />
the pattern changes UV reflections,<br />
sending out another warning signal to<br />
birds.<br />
“The American Bird Conservancy<br />
has confirmed the high efficacy of<br />
our bird protection glass on its allimportant<br />
first page. The quality of<br />
the glass is not impacted by printing<br />
the surface texture on it, and the<br />
texture still fulfils its function after 20<br />
years,” explained Dr Rainer.<br />
User-friendly and future-orientated<br />
ERP for glass processing<br />
A high level of automation and<br />
added value with glass are the core<br />
competencies of HEGLA and HEGLA<br />
boraident. HEGLA-HANIC from<br />
Bochum, Germany, is passionate<br />
about the big picture and merging<br />
individual areas.<br />
The development of a completely<br />
new ERP system is one of the most<br />
recent major projects of the software<br />
specialist, and the system is now being<br />
rolled out at the first customer sites.<br />
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Hegla• 2<br />
HEGLA boraident offers a solution involving post-installation laser functionalisation to create RF-transparent or bird protection glass<br />
on existing facades, windows or glazing.<br />
“Four years ago, we decided to<br />
take this major step as we wanted<br />
to further develop the strengths of<br />
our software and use cutting-edge<br />
programming as a springboard,” said<br />
Dr Jan Schäpers, Managing Director<br />
of HEGLA-HANIC.<br />
Based on Microsoft Dynamics, it<br />
offers usability that users are familiar<br />
with from their everyday life and can<br />
use intuitively. Operators also have<br />
access to numerous add-ons and<br />
defined interfaces, and the system<br />
can be used on almost any end device<br />
without any adjustments.<br />
“The new structure gives us<br />
the freedom to perfectly adapt<br />
processes for order entry, warehouse<br />
management, material ordering or<br />
even billing to the glass-processing<br />
industry,” explained Jan Schäpers.<br />
“Thanks to the even more effective<br />
integration of the processes, we have<br />
improved our shop-floor mapping<br />
and, in conjunction with the MES,<br />
can implement further workflow<br />
improvements in ongoing operation<br />
and actively support employees.”<br />
Thanks to a continuous live status<br />
check of the processes on the ISO<br />
and processing lines, cutting plans<br />
are adjusted to generate a temporally<br />
coordinated production flow. When<br />
data is acquired in ongoing operation,<br />
the operation can be adjusted to<br />
prevent a standstill or delay.<br />
“We are looking forward to<br />
seeing you again in Milan,” said<br />
Bernhard Hötger. “With both<br />
individual measures and overarching<br />
concepts, we will exhibit a range<br />
of solutions and anticipate having<br />
many conversations with visitors and<br />
gaining interesting insights.”<br />
The HEGLA partner companies<br />
will be exhibiting in Hall 7P at<br />
Stand K22.<br />
–Carsten Koch<br />
Email: carsten.koch@hegla.de<br />
Website: www.hegla.com<br />
HEGLA-HANIC is currently rolling out a completely redeveloped ERP system on customer sites, whose intuitive design is based on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 development platform. The new ERP can integrate<br />
numerous processes from digital order collection, storage and individual machines to delivery at the construction site.<br />
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Event<br />
Saugaat Inc to showcase<br />
its portfolio of products in<br />
glasspro INDIA<br />
India’s Premier Event For Glass Products & Tech<br />
Coming To Mumbai On Sep 14-16<br />
Saugaat Inc works in tandem with Kuraray & H.B.<br />
Fuller|Kommerling on product development and resolution<br />
for technical issues related to glass.<br />
Saugaat Inc, which has emerged<br />
as the broadest portfolio of<br />
innovative and advanced<br />
glass-laminating solutions providing<br />
safety, security, sound insulation, UV<br />
protection and decorative applications,<br />
is coming to glasspro INDIA this<br />
<strong>September</strong>.<br />
Saugaat Inc will be bringing<br />
its latest primary sealant for<br />
insulating glass to the show. Its<br />
sealants contribute to enhancing<br />
the performance and value of glass<br />
solutions by improving insulation<br />
properties.<br />
It aims to provide comprehensive<br />
solutions and excellent customer<br />
service in the field of glass processing<br />
materials, leveraging partnerships<br />
with leading companies and<br />
continuously developing revolutionary<br />
products to meet the needs of its<br />
clients.<br />
Saugaat Inc works closely<br />
with Kuraray and H.B. Fuller |<br />
Kommerling, collaborating on the<br />
development of various products and<br />
addressing technical issues related to<br />
glass.<br />
The products which will be<br />
in focus at Saugaat’s booth are<br />
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Saugaat• 2<br />
Kuarray Trosifol ® UltraClear PVB<br />
Interlayer, Kuraray Trosifol ® Extra<br />
Stiff Structural Interlayer, Kuraray<br />
SentryGlas ® Structural Interlayer,<br />
HB Fuller | Kommerling ® GD 115<br />
Primary Butyl Sealant.<br />
As the west India distributor<br />
for Kuraray, the manufacturer of<br />
chemicals, fibres and other materials<br />
from Japan, Saugaat Inc provides its<br />
customers with high-quality products.<br />
Kuraray’s advanced interlayer<br />
portfolio, including Trosifol® PVB<br />
and SentryGlas ® ionoplast interlayers,<br />
has had a profound impact on<br />
the aesthetics, structural design,<br />
fabrication, and installation in<br />
the architectural and automotive/<br />
transportation sectors.<br />
Kuraray provides an unmatched<br />
array of innovative interlayers for<br />
glass lamination solutions, including<br />
an impressive portfolio featuring<br />
SentryGlas ® , SentryGlas ® XtraTM,<br />
BirdSecure ® Pro, Trosifol ® Clear,<br />
Trosifol ® UltraClear, Trosifol ® XT<br />
UltraClear, Trosifol ® Extra Stiff,<br />
Trosifol ® Tints, Trosifol ® The Wedge,<br />
and Trosifol ® Spallshield ® CPET.<br />
Trosifol ® Extra Stiff PVB film<br />
exhibits product properties that<br />
exceed those of standard Trosifol ®<br />
films. Strength, toughness, elasticity<br />
and greatly improved post-glassbreakage<br />
properties make it<br />
an excellent choice for special<br />
applications such as glass floors and<br />
stairs, curtain walls, and parapet<br />
glazing.<br />
H.B. Fuller | Kommerling<br />
specializes in providing primary and<br />
secondary sealants used in insulated<br />
glass (IG) processing. The features<br />
offered by the sealants make them<br />
versatile and suitable for use in<br />
numerous commercial markets and<br />
applications:<br />
;;<br />
High flexibility at low<br />
temperatures: The sealants<br />
maintain flexibility even in<br />
cold environments. This<br />
characteristic allows for proper<br />
sealing performance, even in<br />
extreme weather conditions.<br />
;;<br />
Excellent chemical &<br />
weathering resistance: The<br />
sealants are formulated to<br />
withstand exposure to various<br />
chemicals and weathering<br />
elements. This ensures longlasting<br />
performance and helps<br />
protect the sealed components<br />
from degradation.<br />
;;<br />
Excellent adhesion: The<br />
sealants are known for their<br />
strong adhesive properties.<br />
They adhere effectively to<br />
a wide range of substrates,<br />
ensuring a secure and durable<br />
bond.<br />
;;<br />
High reliability: The sealants<br />
undergo extensive industry<br />
testing and have a proven track<br />
record of reliable performance.<br />
This reliability makes them<br />
suitable for various applications<br />
across different industries,<br />
such as automotive, electric<br />
vehicles, rail, appliances,<br />
HVAC, transportation, marine,<br />
and industrial assembly.<br />
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Saugaat at Glasspro INDIA Show<br />
<strong>2023</strong>: Stand 2E06<br />
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Email: saugaatinc@gmail.com<br />
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Event<br />
Hanjiang to bring advanced<br />
sealing robot structure to<br />
glasspro INDIA<br />
India’s Premier Exhibition On Glass Products &<br />
Tech Coming To Mumbai On Sep 14-16<br />
Hanjiang firmly believes glasspro INDIA will promote<br />
development in areas such as technological research,<br />
production processes and quality management.<br />
Hanjiang will exhibit its<br />
most advanced sealing<br />
robot structure at glasspro<br />
INDIA <strong>2023</strong>. Its ratio matching is<br />
totally controlled by servo motors,<br />
which breaks the typical manner of<br />
controlling the ratio via a hydraulic<br />
system. In addition, a new design of<br />
butyl extruder will be presented at the<br />
exhibition.<br />
Hanjiang plans to supply numerous<br />
beneficial tools for IGU production to<br />
its royal customers’ support.<br />
The company firmly believes that<br />
glasspro INDIA <strong>2023</strong> will greatly<br />
promote its continuous development<br />
in areas such as technological<br />
research and development, production<br />
processes, and quality management.<br />
At China Glass <strong>2023</strong>, Hanjiang<br />
showcased its intelligent<br />
manufacturing and customized R&D<br />
capabilities, demonstrating the latest<br />
technological achievements in fullautomatic<br />
deep processing solutions<br />
for insulating glass.<br />
During the exhibition, it undertook<br />
in-depth exchanges with many<br />
domestic and foreign enterprises.<br />
Going forward, Hanjiang will continue<br />
to increase its technological research<br />
and development capabilities, with<br />
customer demand as its guide,<br />
focusing particularly on intelligent<br />
production processes where<br />
automation replaces traditional<br />
manual labour, such as electronic<br />
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Hanjiang• 2<br />
INTELLIGENT UNIT OF<br />
AUTOMATIC INSULATING GLASS PRODUCTION<br />
proportioning, continuous supply<br />
of sealant machines, super spacer<br />
applicator, visual inspection systems,<br />
HJ Industrial Cloud, and other links,<br />
continuing efforts to further optimize<br />
these processes.<br />
The company will continue to<br />
leverage its advanced processing<br />
technologies to deliver high-quality<br />
automated equipment to customer<br />
factories, achieving efficient<br />
production of insulating glass<br />
intelligent units.<br />
Hanjiang in India<br />
The Hanjiang India team has<br />
completed several significant projects<br />
during the first and second quarters.<br />
;;<br />
Five full automatic line<br />
2500*3600mm/3000*3600m<br />
m/2500*4000mm including<br />
Argon gas filling line and<br />
sealing robot in Lucknow,<br />
Surat, Pune, Ahmedabad<br />
;;<br />
Jumbo IG line 2500*5000mm<br />
Argon gas filling line in<br />
Hyderabad<br />
;;<br />
Upgraded IG line to increase<br />
productivity and added sealing<br />
robot in Trichy<br />
;;<br />
Aluminum bending machine,<br />
Low E edge deletion machines<br />
etc in Coimbatore, Bangalore,<br />
Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai<br />
In the coming months, Hanjiang<br />
will engage in more projects in<br />
India.<br />
;;<br />
Four full automatic lines<br />
2500*4000mm/2500*3600mm,<br />
including Argon gas filling line,<br />
Low E edge deletion machine<br />
and sealing robot, in Punjab<br />
and Uttar Pradesh<br />
;;<br />
Full automatic line<br />
2800*5000mm, including<br />
automatic glass loading, Argon<br />
gas filling line, Low E edge<br />
deletion machine and sealing<br />
robot, in Mumbai<br />
;;<br />
Six classic IG line in Madhya<br />
Pradesh, Maharashtra,<br />
Kolkata, Punjab and Kerala<br />
;;<br />
Upgrade of standard sealing<br />
robot 2500*36000 mm to<br />
jumbo robot 2500*6000 mm in<br />
Madhya Pradesh<br />
Hanjiang also looks forward to<br />
making more contributions to the<br />
development and innovation of the<br />
glass industry with the support of its<br />
Indian customers in the future.<br />
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Hanjiang at Glasspro INDIA Show<br />
<strong>2023</strong>: Stand 2D16<br />
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– Ms. Ashley Quan<br />
Email: Asia@hjglass.com.cn<br />
Website: www.hjglass.com.cn<br />
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Event<br />
‘Inside Biesse <strong>2023</strong>’<br />
wraps up with<br />
resounding success<br />
Offered Unparalleled Opportunity To Explore<br />
Latest Innovations & Technologies<br />
The event saw a footfall of more than 400 attendees<br />
consisting of 120 leading manufacturing players, industry<br />
experts, partner associates and students.<br />
Biesse, a renowned global leader<br />
in advanced machinery and<br />
software solutions for the<br />
woodworking, glass, and materials<br />
industries, wrapped up the three-day<br />
‘Inside Biesse India <strong>2023</strong>’, with a<br />
resounding success.<br />
Held at the Biesse showroom in<br />
Bengaluru, the event offered industry<br />
professionals and woodworking<br />
enthusiasts an unparalleled<br />
opportunity to explore the latest<br />
innovations and technologies in the<br />
field.<br />
The event kicked off with an<br />
inaugural ceremony in the presence of<br />
Sayeed Ahmed, CEO, of Biesse India,<br />
Priyanka Singh, Deputy Secretary<br />
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Biesse• 2<br />
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Event<br />
General, Indo-Italian Chamber of<br />
Commerce & other senior officials<br />
from Biesse India and Italy.<br />
This was followed by an inaugural<br />
speech by Stefano Botene, Sales<br />
Director, Biesse, India, and Vichi<br />
Ettore, EMEA Region Director, Biesse.<br />
The first day commenced with<br />
an enlightening session led by<br />
Giuseppe Morando from Atelier<br />
Lampugnale Morando, Italy. He<br />
provided valuable insights and shared<br />
his hands-on experience regarding<br />
the dynamic nature of products in<br />
the manufacturing industry. The<br />
day concluded with an exclusive<br />
factory tour, where participants<br />
witnessed Biesse’s state-of-the-art<br />
manufacturing setup providing a<br />
comprehensive understanding of<br />
Biesse’s operational excellence.<br />
“We are overwhelmed with the<br />
heartening response and success of<br />
‘Inside Biesse India <strong>2023</strong>’,” stated Mr<br />
Sayeed Ahmed. “This event reaffirms<br />
our commitment to providing techcentric<br />
futuristic solutions and<br />
efficiency in the woodworking, glass,<br />
and materials industries. We extend<br />
our gratitude to all participants for<br />
joining us and experiencing the future<br />
of manufacturing firsthand,” he said.<br />
Held during <strong>July</strong> 27-29, the event<br />
offered an immersive experience,<br />
presenting over 10 cutting-edge<br />
technologies on display that<br />
showcased a wide range of solutions in<br />
wood, glass, and advanced materials.<br />
Attendees had the opportunity to<br />
witness live machine and software<br />
demonstrations, attend insightful tech<br />
talks by guest speakers, and engage<br />
in meaningful meetings with industry<br />
partners. The informative factory<br />
tours provided first-hand experiences<br />
of Biesse’s revolutionary machinery<br />
and software solutions, which are<br />
at the forefront of transforming the<br />
woodworking, glass, and materials<br />
industries.<br />
On <strong>July</strong> 28th, Mr Gopal Dwivedi<br />
from Livspace discussed the<br />
importance of maintaining a balance<br />
between quality and quantity in the<br />
manufacturing process. Meanwhile,<br />
Mr Rahul Mehta from Furniture &<br />
Fittings Skill Council highlighted the<br />
significance of upskilling to overcome<br />
workforce limitations and drive<br />
business growth.<br />
The event concluded on <strong>July</strong><br />
29 with insightful sessions by<br />
Raghavendra NK from Pensare,<br />
providing actionable insights for the<br />
attendees.<br />
The Inside Biesse event proved to<br />
be a great platform for insightful idea<br />
exchange, networking opportunities<br />
and excellent business possibilities for<br />
attendees and associate partners.<br />
About the company<br />
Biesse Group is a multinational leader<br />
in technology for processing wood,<br />
glass, stone, plastic and metal. Biesse<br />
India is a direct subsidiary of Biesse<br />
Group and also the only production<br />
site of the Biesse Group outside Italy.<br />
Website: www.biesse.com<br />
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Company News<br />
LiSEC & Shandong Yaohua: Close customer<br />
relationship leads to mutual success<br />
‘Lisec Is Always Promptly Available To Deal With Any Concerns’<br />
Shandong Yaohua relies on Austrian quality to satisfy the highest insulating glass<br />
standards.<br />
Shandong Yaohua was founded<br />
in 1985 and is an international<br />
high-tech company in the field<br />
of glass processing. It has been one of<br />
the top 30 glass processing companies<br />
in China for many years and is an<br />
intelligent manufacturer and supplier<br />
of high quality construction glass.<br />
The Chinese manufacturer, which<br />
has a workforce of 350 employees,<br />
exports Yaohua glass to more than 100<br />
countries worldwide and pays special<br />
attention to the very highest quality,<br />
both in glass processing machines<br />
and end products, in order to remain<br />
competitive on the Chinese market.<br />
The company relies on Austrian<br />
quality to satisfy the highest insulating<br />
glass standards. The rising export rate<br />
led to new investments, such as a<br />
LiSEC TPA line.<br />
Shandong Yaohua generates<br />
an annual turnover of around 60<br />
million dollars and the company's<br />
core business comprises three main<br />
product categories: safety glass,<br />
double- and triple-layer insulating<br />
glass, which delivers low radiation<br />
and energy savings. Furthermore,<br />
Shandong Yaohua manufactures a<br />
variety of laminated and toughened<br />
glass for export as well as jumbo-size<br />
glass in thicknesses of 15 and 19<br />
mm, which consists of multi-layer<br />
laminated glass. The manufacturer<br />
also offers a wide range of deep-<br />
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Company News<br />
processed glass, including fireproof<br />
glass, screen-printed glass, heatresistant<br />
glass, bullet-proof glass and<br />
CNC glass.<br />
Shandong Yaohua impresses with<br />
a daily production capacity of 20,000<br />
square metres thanks to automated<br />
processes. The total production<br />
capacity during a year breaks down<br />
as follows: 1.2 million square metres<br />
of insulating glass, 1.5 million square<br />
metres of laminated glass and 4<br />
million square metres of tempered<br />
glass.<br />
The company's product quality<br />
has reached top international levels<br />
and it is proud to boast numerous<br />
certifications including ISO 9001<br />
certification, national safety glass<br />
certification (3C certification)<br />
and certification for energy-saving<br />
products. In addition, the Australian<br />
Standard Certification, the European<br />
Union Standard Certification, the<br />
SGCC Certification of the United<br />
States and IGCC Certification<br />
for North America are of major<br />
importance for the company's exports.<br />
Shandong Yaohua & LiSEC: A close<br />
customer relationship leads to<br />
mutual success<br />
For Managing Director Chenglun<br />
Lin, LiSEC is the ideal partner who<br />
is always promptly available to deal<br />
with any concerns and impresses<br />
with machines and software of the<br />
highest quality. As a globally active<br />
company, LiSEC is familiar with the<br />
various requirements of the individual<br />
countries and supplies products that<br />
precisely correspond to specific needs.<br />
Furthermore, LiSEC possesses<br />
extensive knowledge of the glass<br />
processing industry. Chenglun Lin<br />
regularly talks in particular with Qiao<br />
Chi (LiSEC Head of Hub Region<br />
COS) about trends and quality<br />
aspects in the insulating glass sector<br />
and discusses possible solutions.<br />
The managing director is also a<br />
member of the Chinese Architectural<br />
and Industrial Glass Association,<br />
in which LiSEC is recognised as<br />
a top insulating glass equipment<br />
manufacturer.<br />
The extensive trust that the<br />
Chinese company has in LiSEC was<br />
also evident at the China Glass trade<br />
fair in Shanghai. Shandong Yaohua<br />
Glass proudly presented special types<br />
of insulating glass units at the trade<br />
fair stand, which were produced with<br />
LiSEC machines.<br />
"The quality of our products is our<br />
top priority. To deliver top quality, you<br />
also need top machines - and we have<br />
these from LiSEC, the number one<br />
in the field of machines for insulating<br />
glass production," enthuses Chenglun<br />
Lin from Shandong Yaohua Glass.<br />
Only last year, Shandong Yaohua<br />
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LiSEC• 3<br />
Glass invested in a new LiSEC TPA<br />
line. The CEO was particularly<br />
impressed by the speed of the LiSEC<br />
assembly team; thanks to the efficient<br />
work, the line delivered in December<br />
could go into operation in March.<br />
First-class shapes thanks to LiSEC<br />
TPA line in use at Shandong Yaohua<br />
After visiting a reference customer<br />
and conducting internal research on<br />
insulating glass lines on the market,<br />
Shandong Yaohua Glass quickly<br />
decided in favour of a LiSEC TPA<br />
line from Austria due to the technical<br />
details and the extensive possibilities<br />
for shape production.<br />
The LiSEC TPA-Line, which is<br />
now in use at the production site in<br />
Jinan, is used to produce insulating<br />
glass units up to 4 x 3 m in size. The<br />
line consists of various components<br />
that enable efficient insulating<br />
glass production: The AKL-A30<br />
edge deletion system has automatic<br />
coating detection to ensure precise<br />
edge processing. The VHW-F30/<br />
V6 automatic washing and drying<br />
machine ensures that the glass sheets<br />
are thoroughly cleaned before further<br />
processing. The RSVN-35/30S frame<br />
mounting station with inspection<br />
station makes it possible to check<br />
The company’s product quality<br />
has reached top international<br />
levels and it boasts numerous<br />
certifications including ISO 9001<br />
certification, national safety glass<br />
certification (3C certification) and<br />
certification for energy-saving<br />
products. In addition, the Australian<br />
Standard Certification, the European<br />
Union Standard Certification, the<br />
SGCC Certification of the US and<br />
IGCC Certification for North America<br />
are of major importance for the<br />
company’s exports.<br />
the glass for impurities and glass<br />
defects to ensure that only flawless<br />
high-quality insulating glass units are<br />
assembled.<br />
The LiSEC TPA-A33 stepless width<br />
adjustment makes it possible to switch<br />
between different thermoplastic<br />
spacer widths without any waiting<br />
time, thereby saving valuable time.<br />
The high-end gas filling press<br />
AGP-A40/30 is suitable for a wide<br />
range of applications - such as rigid,<br />
flexible and thermoplastic spacers -<br />
thanks to its individual configuration<br />
options, and impresses with the<br />
highest precision.<br />
The VFL-1F40/30 ensures a<br />
perfect insulating glass unit seal and<br />
impresses with unbeatable corner<br />
quality, even for insulating glass units<br />
with a high weight. Thanks to the<br />
efficient data management of the line,<br />
the precise sensor technology and the<br />
high-quality mechanical parts, the<br />
LiSEC systems are particularly well<br />
suited for processing shapes. Another<br />
important aspect is the optimum glass<br />
transport along the entire line, which<br />
contributes to the ideal processing of<br />
shapes.<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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Company Report<br />
Yinrui’s software and<br />
hardware integrated<br />
system solutions<br />
Intelligent Solutions For Glass Industry To<br />
Aid In Its Development<br />
With over 500 employees, Yinrui has businesses in<br />
more than 60 countries and regions, serving more<br />
than 8,000 customers.<br />
Founded in 2005, Yinrui Intelligent is a software and hardware<br />
integrated system supplier for glass deep processing industrial<br />
machinery automation and intelligent overall solutions.<br />
Based in Huaiyuan, China, Yinrui is committed to providing<br />
intelligent solutions for the glass industry, driving industry<br />
development and revitalising the industry.<br />
Yinrui Intelligent centres on high-speed cutting systems, and<br />
integrates intelligent connection line control technology, sensor<br />
technology, intelligent identification technology, conveyor belt speed<br />
and glass tracking technology to achieve effective connection and<br />
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Yinrui• 2<br />
combination of hardware and software for nearby equipment<br />
and production line transmission system.<br />
Its subsidiary Sanda Information Technology Co Ltd is a<br />
technology-based enterprise focusing on the research and<br />
development of enterprise informatisation and intelligent<br />
systems.<br />
It mainly provides overall solutions for smart factories in<br />
the glass processing industry, regulates factory management<br />
through informatisation and digital technology, and uses big<br />
data and smart algorithms to guide enterprise operation,<br />
making the overall management of the enterprise simple and<br />
efficient.<br />
Its current software products cover industrial cloud<br />
platforms, ERP, MES, equipment control software and<br />
underlying data acquisition systems among others, providing<br />
system support for enterprise management in a multidimensional<br />
and comprehensive manner.<br />
At present, Yinrui Intelligent has about 500 employees and<br />
businesses in more than 60 countries and regions, serving more<br />
than 8,000 customers.<br />
Yinrui Intelligence relies on its customers and partners<br />
externally to create value for customers through innovative<br />
products. Internally, it relies on hard-working employees and<br />
strives to give contributors a reasonable return.<br />
Please visit us<br />
Hall No.2 | Stall No.E-57<br />
<strong>September</strong> 14-16, <strong>2023</strong><br />
MUMBAI, INDIA<br />
– Ms. Miffy Liu<br />
Email: miffyliu@yrglass.cn<br />
Website: www.yrglass.com<br />
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Company Report<br />
RangKala: Best customised<br />
glass options with 100%<br />
accuracy<br />
Offers Vast Range Of Products Made Using State-<br />
Of-The-Art Precision, European Tech<br />
It prides itself as a glass company where one can witness<br />
an amalgamation of Rang (colour) and Kala (art).<br />
Based in Gujarat’s Surat, Shree<br />
RangKala Glass Design has<br />
carved out a space for itself in<br />
the Indian market as well as abroad.<br />
Its vast range of glass products<br />
manufactured with state-of-the-art<br />
precision and European technology at<br />
its 21,000 square-foot manufacturing<br />
unit has made it competent enough<br />
to cater to the needs of its clientele in<br />
India, the Middle East, the USA, the<br />
UK and Australia.<br />
RangKala also owes its success to<br />
its skilled and experienced workers<br />
and artists who made it possible for<br />
the company to fulfil its commitments<br />
towards its clientele.<br />
“Because we realise what you<br />
conceptualise”<br />
Shree RangKala brings its clients<br />
the best customized glass with 100%<br />
accuracy. The company’s highlights<br />
since 2021 have been<br />
• CNC Cutting Line<br />
• Edge Polishing<br />
• Bevelled Edges<br />
• Bend Glass<br />
• Lamination (PVB, EVA,<br />
Sentry)<br />
• Metal Mesh and Fabric<br />
Laminated<br />
• Bend Lamination<br />
• Digital Printing<br />
• Engraving (V.U.W)<br />
The company takes pride in<br />
manufacturing exemplar glass using<br />
European technology and state-of-theart<br />
methods and materials.<br />
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Shree RangKala Glass• 2<br />
Among the most challenging<br />
projects executed by Shree RangKala<br />
is the one of the Dramcity Gate<br />
Skydeck in Surat. The project involved<br />
double bending 11,500 square feet of<br />
glass with lamination for safety as well<br />
as noise and heat resistance.<br />
Among RangKala’s product range is<br />
the metal mesh of high-tech stainless<br />
steel and nickel or copper created for<br />
use in interior or exterior designs with<br />
various colours, coating and density. It<br />
provides 29% to 50% transparency to<br />
open area. This metal mesh provides<br />
safety and security with aesthetic<br />
looks.<br />
It also provides bent glass with<br />
lamination for safety and security<br />
purpose. The company offers V U L S<br />
bend with lamination.<br />
Further, with advanced UV<br />
technologies, Shree RangKala digital<br />
printing options on various materials<br />
such as glass, canvas, paper, metal,<br />
wood and leather etc. It successfully<br />
prints imaginative designs or paintings<br />
as per client requirements.<br />
RangKala also offers V grooving,<br />
a process of engraving on glass or<br />
mirror in any shape or design such as<br />
geometrical, freehand and abstract.<br />
It can execute profiles such as V U W<br />
with various width ranging from 4mm<br />
to 19mm.<br />
RangKala’s journey began in 2002<br />
when Mr Prashant Bhagat, a Fine Arts<br />
student and passionate artist, decided<br />
to start his own glass processing<br />
company named ‘Rangguru’. The<br />
company dealt in design work on<br />
glass, keeping pace with the change<br />
in product material and range in the<br />
architectural and interior designing<br />
sector.<br />
In 2011, Rangguru was renamed<br />
as RangKala. Six years later, in 2017<br />
the proprietary firm was established<br />
as a private limited company -- Shree<br />
RANGKALA Glass Design. It was<br />
established as a glass company where<br />
one can witness an amalgamation of<br />
Rang (colour) and Kala (art).<br />
Email: amit@rangkalaglass.com<br />
Website: www.rangkalaglass.com<br />
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Company Report<br />
Bottero’s solutions for all challenges<br />
glass makers face<br />
Brings Wide Range Of Processing Machines, From Cutting Tables To Double<br />
Edgers & CNC<br />
To keep pace, raise productivity and stay competitive, companies must invest in new<br />
equipment, but re-shape the workshop production flow.<br />
The glass industry has undergone<br />
a global transformation in<br />
recent times. Glassworks are<br />
facing a much more variable request<br />
from the market: dimensions and<br />
order size are difficult to predict,<br />
while delivery times are becoming<br />
shorter and shorter.<br />
The new challenge for glass makers<br />
is to keep pace, raise productivity and<br />
stay competitive. This means investing<br />
in new equipment, but mainly reshape<br />
the workshop production flow<br />
following lean principles.<br />
Bottero S.p.A. has solutions ready<br />
to go for all these challenges, based on<br />
three main pillars:<br />
;;<br />
Modular machines and<br />
platform concept.<br />
;;<br />
Integrated systems tailor-made<br />
to customer needs.<br />
;;<br />
Bottero 4.0: a comprehensive<br />
suite for machine learning and<br />
artificial intelligence.<br />
For more than 60 years, Bottero has<br />
been leading the flat glass industry in<br />
float and laminated glass with a wide<br />
range of processing machines, from<br />
cutting tables to double edgers and<br />
CNC machines.<br />
With more than 200 glass<br />
production equipment items and more<br />
than 50,000 processing machines<br />
installed around the world for any<br />
type of glass, Bottero is an unmissable<br />
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Bottero• 2<br />
partner for everyone who wants to cut<br />
a piece of glass.<br />
Its product range in cutting (BKM,<br />
BCS and EVO) is the widest and<br />
most in-depth available today in<br />
both stand-alone and dual-line with<br />
a laminated glass cutting table, or<br />
within an integrated line with stock<br />
management systems such as crane<br />
loaders or shuttle systems.<br />
Thanks to their modular design,<br />
Bottero’s customers can choose<br />
several options for their cutting tables,<br />
such as the Easy Deletion system<br />
with baffle grinding wheel, low-E/<br />
TPF removal with peripheral grinding<br />
wheel, PPL labelling printer and CO2<br />
laser marking, just to name a few.<br />
Every Bottero cutting table<br />
gathers more than six decades of<br />
experience and know-how in the<br />
glass sector, ensuring not only perfect<br />
cutting quality and a user-friendly<br />
approach but also remote support and<br />
preventive maintenance tools.<br />
Bottero offers a wide range<br />
of solutions for laminated glass<br />
processing scalable in terms of<br />
modularity and automation level,<br />
suitable to process laminated<br />
glass with PVB (acoustic and/or<br />
refrigerated), EVA and special antihurricane<br />
interlayers.<br />
Its R&D department is continuously<br />
working to innovate its laminated<br />
glass product range to ensure that<br />
the company remains the undisputed<br />
leader in this field.<br />
The company’s most advanced<br />
equipment is the 548LAM, a fully<br />
automated table that can process<br />
different laminated glass types with<br />
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Company Report<br />
reduced cycle time and energy<br />
consumption.<br />
Thanks to a great number of<br />
patents, Bottero’s PVB heating system<br />
focuses energy on the PVB without<br />
heating the glass, thus reducing cycle<br />
time by 30%, saving up to 40% of<br />
energy costs and reducing the number<br />
of glass breakages.<br />
Operator manual intervention is<br />
eliminated thanks to the patented<br />
squaring device for glass positioning<br />
and rotating, as well as by means<br />
of automatic loading and unloading<br />
arms.<br />
With regards to laminated glass<br />
production, Bottero is currently a<br />
market leader in the assembly line<br />
segment with a full range of solutions<br />
ranging from entry-level, with manual<br />
loading and unloading, up to fully<br />
automated with automatic PVB<br />
unwinding and trimming with an<br />
output cycle time of 38s per JS plate<br />
of up to 6,000 x 3,300 mm.<br />
Bottero Flex Lamilines can manage<br />
shaped glass from 200 x 200 mm up<br />
to XJS glass of 12,000 x 3,300 mm<br />
in multiple layers of up to 100 mm<br />
thickness.<br />
Thanks to a great number of<br />
patents and more than 25 years of<br />
experience worldwide, Bottero offers<br />
state-of-the-art nip rolls and furnace<br />
areas for laminated glass production,<br />
suitable for a huge variety of glass<br />
sizes and dimensions.<br />
Modularity and scalability are also<br />
applied to Bottero’s wide range of<br />
horizontal double edgers and vertical<br />
edgers.<br />
While double edgers represent the<br />
best solution when high grinding and<br />
polishing quality is required, vertical<br />
edgers are more flexible and can<br />
be easily integrated with robots for<br />
loading, unloading and glass rotation.<br />
Of course, double edgers ensure<br />
perfect parallelism, squareness and<br />
multiple profile finishing, including<br />
arrises, engraving and polished radius<br />
corners. With Bottero’s new Flex<br />
Edge, customers can really customise<br />
their machines with up to 17 spindles<br />
per side, with an unlimited range of<br />
dimensions up to 12,000 mm opening<br />
width.<br />
Remote service, cloud connection<br />
and preventive maintenance tools are<br />
the basic tool set of Bottero edgers.<br />
Bottero is and has been since 1957,<br />
customer-centric<br />
The company’s Pre-Sales and Sales<br />
Department pay special attention to<br />
understanding customer expectations<br />
and limitations to develop the best<br />
proposal fitting customer needs and<br />
reducing Total Cost of Ownership<br />
(TCO).<br />
Fewer manual operations and<br />
more automation have allowed many<br />
of its customers around the world to<br />
improve their competitiveness and<br />
market leadership.<br />
– Marco Bellino<br />
Email: marco.bellino@bottero.com<br />
Website: www.bottero.com<br />
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Event<br />
Kunal Enterprise & Cugher<br />
to bring latest products to<br />
glasspro INDIA<br />
India’s Premier Event For Glass Products & Tech<br />
Coming To Mumbai On Sep 14-16<br />
Cugher provides machine solutions for automotive glass,<br />
architectural glass, home appliances and solar glass<br />
modules. Its products are brought to the Indian market by<br />
Kunal Enterprise.<br />
Kunal Enterprise, a leading<br />
solution provider in industrial<br />
printing, specifically in the<br />
screen printing genre in India since<br />
2001, is coming to glasspro INDIA<br />
<strong>2023</strong> this <strong>September</strong>.<br />
Kunal Enterprise serves customers<br />
all over India with best-in-class<br />
products and technology from all<br />
across the globe. It is a renowned<br />
brand for providing the world’s best<br />
automatic (cylinder/flatbed/roll-toroll)<br />
and semi-automatic screen<br />
printing machines, industrial dryers,<br />
pre-press equipment, screen printing<br />
inks and accessories for segments<br />
such as automotive, textile & ceramic<br />
transfers, membrane switches,<br />
value addition packaging & point of<br />
purchase jobs, plastic cards & security<br />
printing, flexible electronics and solar<br />
& fuel cells.<br />
The company has experienced<br />
professionals for after-sales<br />
service and managers for business<br />
development and marketing. The<br />
mission at Kunal Enterprise is to<br />
purvey state-of-the-art technology to<br />
the Indian printing industry.<br />
Kunal Enterprise and Cugher share<br />
the goal to serve the Indian market<br />
with the most performing solutions for<br />
screen printing on float glass.<br />
Being the pioneers of float glass<br />
printing, Cugher provides the best<br />
solutions for automotive glass like<br />
windshield and backlight, home<br />
appliances like electrical stove and<br />
front panel of microwave oven glass,<br />
architectural glass like shower cubicle,<br />
decorative glass and cooling glass;<br />
and in solar glass printing for Bifacial<br />
panels. With its handling, printing,<br />
drying and vision system in place,<br />
Cugher gives the best-desired results<br />
in glass printing.<br />
Through its continuous innovation<br />
in the development of automated<br />
machines, Cugher has perfected over<br />
the years the technique of screen<br />
printing on float glass.<br />
Cugher is evolving its practices to<br />
contribute towards limiting its impact<br />
on the environment for a greener<br />
future. The company is aware that the<br />
production of machinery such as silk<br />
screen-printing machines, dryers and<br />
handling for float glass has impacts on<br />
the environment.<br />
Kunal at Glasspro INDIA Show<br />
<strong>2023</strong>: Stand 2D75<br />
– Uday Chitre<br />
Email: uday@kunalenalenterprise.com<br />
Website: www.kunalenterprise.com<br />
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Technical Article<br />
Internal glass engraving: visible laser radiation in the<br />
green wavelength range<br />
cericom – Leading<br />
expert in glass laser<br />
processing technology<br />
Offers Solutions For All Glass Processing Needs,<br />
Ensures Optimal Performance<br />
cericom machines are equipped with the latest in laser<br />
technology which allows users to decorate and drill glass<br />
easily and precisely.<br />
cericom Laser, a renowned<br />
name in the field of glass laser<br />
processing, proudly presents<br />
its cutting-edge solutions. With<br />
a firm commitment to delivering<br />
high-performance technology, the<br />
company has established itself in the<br />
industry. Its expertise and dedication<br />
to precision engineering have<br />
made cericom the go-to choice for<br />
businesses worldwide.<br />
When it comes to processing glass,<br />
cericom’s specialised laser processing<br />
machines are the perfect partner.<br />
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cericom GmbH• 2<br />
They offer the ideal solutions for all<br />
glass processing needs, ensuring not<br />
just optimal performance, but also a<br />
valuable investment for your business.<br />
As the demand for glass processing<br />
continues to rise, cericom Laser<br />
offers a comprehensive range<br />
of solutions tailored to meet the<br />
unique needs of various industries.<br />
Whether you want to frost the<br />
surface of the glass, structure it<br />
three-dimensionally on the inside,<br />
or drill into complex shapes without<br />
touching it, with cericom’s glass laser<br />
processing solutions, you can realize<br />
sophisticated projects in architecture<br />
and design and offer customers<br />
something new and revolutionary.<br />
cericom machines are equipped<br />
with the latest laser technology and<br />
allow users to decorate and drill glass<br />
easily and precisely.<br />
cericom Laser has been<br />
consistently developing its technology<br />
for years, combining glass and light<br />
in unimagined ways and offering its<br />
customers unparalleled performance<br />
and reliability. The Germany-based<br />
company offers a range of machine<br />
models to choose from to ensure<br />
customers get the equipment that best<br />
fits their needs and budget.<br />
c-vertica, the space saver<br />
Wherever horizontal alignment of<br />
the glass is not required, this system<br />
provides a powerful laser machine for<br />
glass processing.<br />
c-mark | Marking Module<br />
The c-mark module can be used<br />
wherever high-quality markings are<br />
required or copyright is an issue.<br />
c-cut 300/300 | Laser Glass Drilling /<br />
Milling Machine<br />
This machine is designed for laser<br />
cutting, drilling and milling of<br />
optically transparent brittle materials,<br />
primarily for laser processing of glass.<br />
With cericom’s commitment to<br />
global delivery, businesses around the<br />
world can benefit from its specialized<br />
laser processing machines. Be it in<br />
Europe, North America, Asia, or any<br />
other corner of the globe, cericom<br />
ensures that its state-of-the-art<br />
Drilling, cutting and 3-dimensional structuring of glass surfaces.<br />
solutions are always accessible.<br />
About the company<br />
Since 2002, cericom (formerly known<br />
as cerion) has been developing,<br />
manufacturing, and distributing<br />
laser machines for glass processing<br />
worldwide.<br />
Email: info@cericom.de<br />
Website: www.cericom.de<br />
c-cut 300/300: The machine’s compact design allows<br />
for easy integration even in tight spaces.<br />
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Technical Article<br />
Flexible spacers by Edgetech<br />
Europe GmbH<br />
More Efficiency In Manufacture Of Insulating Glass<br />
Super Spacer ® can be applied in various widths via a double-head applicator<br />
without interruption.<br />
The Warm Edge insulating glass<br />
is a technically mature product<br />
for a highly competitive market<br />
that is characterised by low margins, a<br />
shortage of skilled workers and cheap<br />
imports, and also currently by supply<br />
bottlenecks and rising material costs.<br />
Christoph Rubel, European<br />
Technical Manager at Heinsberg’s<br />
Edgetech Europe GmbH, explains<br />
which levers the processor and<br />
manufacturer of insulating glass has<br />
got in order to increase efficiency<br />
and product quality in this volatile<br />
environment, using the Super Spacer ®<br />
flexible insulating glass spacer system<br />
as an example.<br />
The Scandinavian countries<br />
pioneered triple glazing and the<br />
rest of Europe has followed suit. In<br />
Switzerland and Austria, high-quality<br />
energy-saving windows have now<br />
more or less become the norm and<br />
in Germany, according to current<br />
information provided by the industry<br />
associations, around three quarters of<br />
window units in new residential and<br />
non-residential buildings are designed<br />
with triple glazing.<br />
There is a similar proportion<br />
of thermally optimised spacers.<br />
They prevent the formation of<br />
thermal shortcuts at the edges of<br />
the insulating glass through which<br />
valuable energy is lost.<br />
Anyone who decides in favour of<br />
a warm edge with a passive house<br />
certificate - whether as a processor,<br />
architect, builder or building owner<br />
- is opting for a mature, future-proof<br />
product, and to a large extent no<br />
longer has to compare the PSI values<br />
at the third digit after the decimal<br />
point.<br />
All these products make a<br />
significant contribution towards low<br />
U-values and thus lower heating<br />
and cooling costs as well as an<br />
improved indoor climate. In addition,<br />
condensation and mould formation<br />
at the edge of the glass virtually no<br />
longer occur.<br />
Lever 1: The structure of the edge<br />
seal<br />
The expression, “the whole is more<br />
than the sum of its parts” also applies<br />
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Edgetech Europe GmbH• 2<br />
to the edge seal. The spacer and its<br />
desiccant capacity, in combination<br />
with primary seal and secondary<br />
sealant, are an essential element<br />
in ensuring the water vapour and<br />
gas impermeability and energy<br />
performance of the insulating glass<br />
unit throughout its entire product life,<br />
which is widely believed to be at least<br />
25 years.<br />
The various spacer technologies<br />
on the market can be roughly broken<br />
down into two categories, which,<br />
entail considerable differences where<br />
the manufacture of the insulating<br />
glass is concerned: rigid hollow<br />
Mr. Christoph Rubel,<br />
Technical Manager,<br />
Edgetech Europe GmbH<br />
profiles that are filled with desiccant<br />
and assembled to form spacer frames,<br />
as well as flexible systems that already<br />
contain a desiccant.<br />
Flexible thermoplastic spacers<br />
made of Polyisobutylene are extruded<br />
from a barrel onto the glass pane<br />
while still hot; spacers made of<br />
silicone structural foam come<br />
prefabricated from the roll and are<br />
also applied automatically along<br />
the edge of the glass. Therefore,<br />
when using flexible spacers, the<br />
production steps of cutting, bending<br />
and assembling as well as desiccant<br />
filling and separate butyl application<br />
outside the insulating glass line are<br />
eliminated.<br />
Spacers must be resistant to wind<br />
and climate loads, UV radiation,<br />
temperature as well as mechanical<br />
stress and form a permanent bond<br />
with the respective sealants such<br />
as Polyurethanes, hot-melt butyl or<br />
silicone. Gas must not be allowed to<br />
escape from the interior, nor must<br />
moisture be allowed to penetrate<br />
through the edge seal to the inside of<br />
the insulating glass, and last but not<br />
least, the edge seal is also responsible<br />
for ensuring the structural integrity of<br />
glass constructions in the facade.<br />
Super Spacer ® structural silicone<br />
foam design makes the edge seal<br />
flexible, cushions the pressure on it<br />
so to speak and the risk of breakage<br />
for the glass is significantly reduced.<br />
Less stress in the edge seal results<br />
in an improved seal tightness and<br />
durability of the glass units. The full<br />
or partial offsetting of the loads acting<br />
on the edge seal is an advantage<br />
that especially desiccant integrated<br />
pre-formed flexible spacers, such as<br />
Edgetech Super Spacer ® TriSeal TM<br />
can claim to possess by comparison<br />
with rigid spacers.<br />
The manufacturer proves the<br />
material properties by means of<br />
corresponding tests. We at Edgetech/<br />
Quanex have, for instance, tested<br />
the shear load capacity. An insulating<br />
glass unit measuring about 6 x 3<br />
metres wide and 6 mm each thick,<br />
was only bonded by means of the<br />
integrated primary, high-strength<br />
acrylic adhesive. The unit was lifted<br />
on one supported glass lite using<br />
vacuum cups and the spacer did<br />
not give a single millimetre during<br />
the 30 minutes test phase. The<br />
test demonstrates: The additional<br />
adhesive layer reduces the stress<br />
on the primary PIB seal, which<br />
thus functions exclusively as a<br />
water vapour and gas barrier to the<br />
secondary seal.<br />
In the so-called Dade Country<br />
Hurricane Test (an US based test),<br />
the units withstood wind speeds<br />
of 350 km/h where a positive wind<br />
pressure was present and of almost<br />
400 km/h where a suction effect was<br />
evident. The test did not end in a unit<br />
failure, but was stopped as the test<br />
stand was not able to produce higher<br />
wind loads.<br />
Lever 2: Variability and flexibility<br />
A mix of series production and<br />
customised production as well as<br />
automation and manual activities,<br />
for instance for the handling and<br />
assembly of panes and spacers,<br />
characterises the situation in many<br />
European insulating glass companies.<br />
The trend towards large panoramic<br />
window panes as well as free-form and<br />
curved glazing further increases the<br />
complexity of the variant production<br />
that is typical for the industry. This<br />
traditionally meant that a large<br />
number of different spacer systems<br />
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had to be kept in stock: ranging from<br />
inexpensive stainless-steel profiles to<br />
rigid hollow plastic profiles on one side<br />
and flexible spacers on the other side,<br />
which reveal their benefits especially<br />
in the field of automated production.<br />
Edgetech/Quanex has always<br />
embraced a philosophy of “one for<br />
all”. Super Spacer ® flexible foam<br />
spacers are suitable for manual<br />
application in custom-made products,<br />
automatic processing in the edge seal<br />
of classic windows with and without<br />
internal or externally applied muntinand<br />
glazing bars, insulating glass<br />
units in structural glazing facades and<br />
also for hot and cold formed curved<br />
insulating glass sections.<br />
Furthermore, the structural foam is<br />
compatible with all common sealants<br />
such as hot melt butyl, Polyurethanes,<br />
silicone and polysulphide. Last,<br />
but not least, insulating glass<br />
units with Super Spacer ® can be<br />
handled, packed and stored outdoors<br />
immediately after they have been<br />
processed, as the integrated desiccant<br />
dries down the interpane cavities very<br />
rapidly.<br />
The additional price for Super<br />
Spacer ® is just a few cents per<br />
running metre. Therefore, Edgetech<br />
recommends that any investment<br />
decision should take account of the<br />
considerable potential for savings<br />
elsewhere. Differences in energy<br />
consumption levels brought about by<br />
the various spacer technologies are<br />
also becoming increasingly important<br />
at a time of rising energy prices.<br />
Lever 3: Automation<br />
Since the era of Henry Ford, the idea<br />
of “economies of scale” has become<br />
second nature for the company. It<br />
reduces unit costs through greater<br />
output. According to this maxim,<br />
automation to increase efficiency is<br />
only worthwhile for larger production<br />
volumes.<br />
However, digitisation is now making<br />
precisely the opposite possible for the<br />
production of insulating glass: The<br />
company makes use of economies<br />
of scope. Costs are reduced by<br />
optimising the production landscape,<br />
processes and infrastructure so that it<br />
can use them to manufacture related<br />
products all the way down to a batch<br />
size of 1.<br />
Producing more quickly, more<br />
efficiently and in a more customised<br />
manner is also becoming a decisive<br />
competitive advantage for SMEs. In<br />
the best case, the insulating glass line<br />
does not care whether a rectangular<br />
pane is followed by a trapezoidal<br />
one, or a triple insulating glass unit<br />
follows a double insulating glass<br />
unit, the ERP system provides all the<br />
necessary information and takes care<br />
of the digital organisation of the order<br />
processing, work preparation, material<br />
provision, handling and logistics. This<br />
variety is theoretically unlimited and<br />
forces us to reduce complexity as far<br />
as possible.<br />
Broken down in terms of the topic<br />
of spacers, flexible spacers also offer<br />
the greatest potential here. Fewer<br />
machines and the elimination of<br />
space-consuming magazines for<br />
the provision of the different sixmeter-long<br />
spacer profiles and the<br />
elimination of handling steps reduce<br />
the need for machinery, space<br />
requirements, storage requirements<br />
and personnel requirements<br />
compared to the processing of rigid<br />
spacers.<br />
Flexible spacers are applied directly<br />
in the insulating glass line. Super<br />
Spacer ® can be applied in various<br />
widths via a double-head applicator<br />
without interruption and, above all,<br />
down to the last millimetre and with<br />
no hand touching the glass between<br />
the start section of the washing<br />
machine and the pick off section<br />
behind the sealing robot. Due to<br />
the fact they are already factoryequipped<br />
with desiccant, barrier film<br />
and structural acrylic adhesive, they<br />
support automated processes and<br />
ensure high levels of manufacturing<br />
precision and quality, especially for<br />
large-format triple-glazed insulating<br />
glass units.<br />
About the company<br />
Edgetech Europe GmbH, located<br />
in Heinsberg, Germany, is a fully<br />
owned subsidiary of Quanex Building<br />
Products Corporation, a global,<br />
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.superspacer.com<br />
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Event<br />
Edgetech to participate<br />
in glasspro INDIA <strong>2023</strong><br />
Will Be Showcasing Its Entire Super Spacer ®<br />
Family<br />
India’s premier exhibition on glass products and<br />
technology, glasspro India, will be held in Mumbai from<br />
Sep 14-16.<br />
Under the motto “A spacer<br />
for all solutions”, Edgetech<br />
will present its entire Super<br />
Spacer ® family from <strong>September</strong> 14th<br />
to <strong>September</strong> 16th <strong>2023</strong> in Mumbai.<br />
In 1989, Edgetech was the first<br />
manufacturer worldwide to introduce<br />
flexible, foam-based warm edge spacer<br />
systems, according to Joachim Stoss,<br />
Vice President of International Sales.<br />
“Since then, we have seen an<br />
incredible amount of innovation in<br />
window and facade technology. Today,<br />
our Super Spacer ® can show its full<br />
potential in many domains.<br />
“Whether it is in the areas of<br />
energy efficiency, room comfort,<br />
automated insulating glass production,<br />
or the aesthetics of the edge seal,”<br />
Stoss added.<br />
In addition to the tried-and-tested<br />
Super Spacer ® variants for robotassisted<br />
and manual application, the<br />
structure of Super Spacer ® T-Spacer<br />
SG was specially developed to meet<br />
the requirements of the structural<br />
glazing and XXL glazing market.<br />
Parallelism and low tolerances<br />
of the spacers in large multi-pane<br />
insulating glass units have become<br />
even more precise and the overall<br />
system ever so robust.<br />
In addition, Edgetech will show a<br />
selection of new colour variants and<br />
samples in ruby and green. They<br />
complement the standard colours of<br />
light grey, grey, white and black and<br />
demonstrate the company’s versatility.<br />
However, the key argument for a<br />
flexible warm edge spacer remains its<br />
Psi value of up to 0.028* W/mK. This<br />
makes Super Spacer ® one of the best<br />
energy-efficient spacers on the market<br />
and makes a significant contribution<br />
to the thermal optimisation of<br />
insulating glass and thus to the<br />
reduction of the CO2 footprint.<br />
About the company<br />
Edgetech Europe GmbH, located<br />
in Heinsberg, Germany, is a fully<br />
owned subsidiary of Quanex Building<br />
Products Corporation, a global,<br />
publicly traded manufacturing<br />
company primarily serving OEMs<br />
in the fenestration, cabinetry, solar,<br />
refrigeration and outdoor products<br />
markets.<br />
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Edgetech at Glasspro INDIA Show<br />
<strong>2023</strong>: Stand 2D57<br />
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Charlotte Hawkes<br />
Email: info@edgetech-europe.com<br />
Website: www.superspacer.com<br />
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Product Hunt<br />
Profin range of aluminium<br />
profiles by Häfele<br />
A Combination Of Advanced Technology And<br />
Meticulous Precision<br />
Profin range comes in four different categories – Gola<br />
Profiles, Stack Modular Shelving, Rail Door Profiles and<br />
Strike Shelving System.<br />
Häfele presents Profin – a<br />
comprehensive range of<br />
state-of-the-art aluminium<br />
profiles that consists of four different<br />
categories – Gola Profiles, Stack<br />
Modular Shelving, Rail Door Profiles<br />
and Strike Shelving Systems.<br />
These categories exploit an<br />
individual’s sense of sophistication by<br />
proposing exciting design potentials<br />
and flawless integration.<br />
The Profin range of aluminium<br />
profiles and their accessories,<br />
across categories, are available in<br />
five contemporary finishes – silver,<br />
graphite, gold, rose gold and dark<br />
bronze.<br />
Whether one opts for a dark<br />
kitchen or follows the recent trend of<br />
adapting metallic hues, the versatile<br />
range of profiles blends in perfectly<br />
with all colour schemes. When<br />
used in contrast, they stand out like<br />
jewelled embellishments that radiate<br />
across the kitchen.<br />
These profiles are manufactured<br />
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Hafele India• 2<br />
using advanced technology with a<br />
meticulous precision that augments<br />
user-friendliness and ensures utmost<br />
ease of installation.<br />
Stack Modular Shelving – for<br />
decorative open shelving system<br />
A new design concept of open shelving<br />
or cabinet systems is emerging. More<br />
and more enclosed storage areas in<br />
the kitchen seem to be fading into this<br />
new design concept.<br />
The open spaces are increasingly<br />
being used as platforms to showcase<br />
kitchenware, curated statement<br />
pieces of art or accessories.<br />
Häfele’s Profin range of stack<br />
modular shelving profiles shapes<br />
the entire furniture aesthetics while<br />
silently delivering strength, stability<br />
and function to the units. These<br />
profiles and their accessories enable<br />
the construction of open shelves with<br />
glass or wood and emanate elegance<br />
with their sleek and faultless build<br />
and finish.<br />
Strike Shelving System – for<br />
decorative shelves<br />
What’s on the inside is as important<br />
as what lies on the outside. Häfele’s<br />
Profin Range of strike aluminium<br />
profiles for shelves inside cabinets and<br />
tall units. These profiles are a brilliant<br />
way to complete the look of interiors<br />
and add ambience, functionality and<br />
style to furniture.<br />
The front profile, designed with<br />
modularity in concept, includes a<br />
groove to include LED strip lights<br />
which help illuminate the insides<br />
of the cabinet with indicative and<br />
directional lighting. These lights can<br />
be combined with drivers and sensors<br />
so that every time the shutter opens,<br />
the light inside switches on.<br />
Email: customercare@hafeleindia.com<br />
Website: www.hafeleindia.com<br />
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