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Yorkshire-based glass manufacturer Specialist Glass Products has invested £1.2 million into new equipment to further enhance efficiency after receiving £840,000 in funding from Lombard. The company is reported to be the first in the UK to acquire this machine at a jumbo size, allowing for larger-scale production without compromising on quality and value. At Specialist Glass Products’ glass processing factory in Huddersfield, the...
Forel UK & Ireland will exhibit for the first time at FIT Show 2025. The company, which won the G24 Award for Machinery Innovation for its work on ‘skinny triple’ sealed units, will showcase its latest advancements in machine technology, designed to produce the highest quality products in the most efficient way possible and deliver a significant competitive edge for...
GS-MR Robotics latest PRO:Load installations are set to become the principal automated process loading onto two of Lisec’s latest specification automated IG manufacturing lines at Press Glass UK’s new high-tech manufacturing site in Port Talbot, south Wales. GS-MR’s ‘Industrial Innovation’ award winning PRO:Load has recently been further developed to specifically accommodate the increased demand within the domestic IGU market. GS-MR’s...
Avantek Machinery is a finalist in the G22 Awards for the newly introduced Machinery Supplier of the Year category. Avantek’s entry, which focused on the service and installation provided to Scotland’s Window Supply Company, is said to have caught the attention of judges for demonstrating not only fenestration machinery expertise but best-in-class customer service. Jamie Munday, Avantek sales director, commented:...
Mackenzie Glass has installed a new cutting line at its base in Bristol, which will enhance the glass merchanting business’s storage options, improve cutting times, and future-proof the business for the next decade. The complex installation required multiple engineers collaborating over a two-week project over Easter, but such an investment is vital as demand for specialist glass products continues to...
Toughened glass specialist, TuffX, has installed a new glass furnace at its Knowsley premises. The Glaston FC500 furnace, which replaces an older model, was purchased as part of an ongoing £3 million staggered investment plan announced to the trade at the start of this year. This plan also includes a 30,000ft2 extension to TuffX’s production space, which is due to...
HS Trade, operating under the Made By Sedgebrook brand, has doubled its dedicated Residence Collection manufacturing facility and invested in a second TimberWeld Urban welder and additional Urban milling machinery. According to HS Trade, the new machinery will help take current lead times down from nine weeks to under six, whilst still maintaining the very best in terms of product...
Mackenzie Glass has added a new automatic Boterro cutting line and table to its cut-to-size product capacity, representing a six-figure investment. The set-up includes a new Bottero 630CBM-R automatic loading machine, a Bottero 343BCS-R automatic float glass cutting table, and Bottero 103BBM-R air floatation breakout table. “Supply pressure and exponential growth in demand has meant float glass manufacturers have moved...
Bohle is offering a free 60-90-day trial of its sedimentor, which eliminates wastewater, extends tool life, and reduces energy costs. Suitable for a wide range of grinding, drilling and sawing glass equipment, sedimentors use a multi-stage process to remove contaminants from coolants and water. Dave Broxton, managing director of Bohle, said: “Using clean water, especially when it is combined with...
Dundee-based Ravensby Glass has installed a new automated Forel line for applying Edgetech’s Super Spacer TriSeal. With the installation of the new TriSeal line, the firm saif it has significantly increased its ability to provide high-performing IGUs for commercial clients. Managing director Gordon Dickson said: “We use TriSeal because we know it guarantees the kind of long-lasting, top quality IGUs...
CRL provides a comprehensive range of products and solutions so that glass can always be handled with care. Highlights of the range include the CRL S338 Sure-Grip Vacuum Lifter, which features a ‘press and pump’ attachment feature that gives a secure grip even when used one-handed, and has a lifting capacity of 68kg. The 203mm diameter pad on CRL’s Wood’s...
Bohle’s new LiftMaster Quadro automatic vacuum lifter has been awarded a GS Mark, the first battery-powered lifting system to meet the safety accreditation’s strict requirements. The GS Mark is recognised throughout Europe and is designed to minimise a manufacturer’s risk of liability as well as to provide the confidence that products have been produced to the highest quality. Capable of...
Glass processors could almost instantly increase capacity by as much as 15%, according to Bohle. Time lost to cleaning machinery, water tanks and replacement of tooling, can significantly reduce manufacturing capacity, adding up to £tens-of-thousands each year to overheads in downtime. This, according to Bohle, can be eliminated overnight with the addition of a sedimentor to their lines. “That’s an...
Bohle has introduced a new, aluminium, lever-operated Veribor manual suction lifter. Available with a choice of two or three suction cups, the aluminium Veribor suction lifter has been designed to deliver a combination of safety, user comfort and durability. The new lifter is subjected to rigorous quality and safety checks by Bohle, including a ‘tearing test’ in which it must...
Promac has installed a Forel High Tec IGU line at Ravensby Glass – the first of its kind in the UK. With the rising trend for larger glazed areas to meet architectural trends, the automated IGU line now enables Ravensby to manufacture glass panes of up to 5m long by 2.8m high, using several machines including the newly acquired Forel...
Bohle has warned that glass processors run the risk of major fines by failing to stay on top of legislation governing the disposal of wastewater. Water and coolant used in glass processing are defined as trade effluent. As such IGU manufacturers and glass processors must get prior consent from water companies under Section 118 [5] of the Water Industry Act,...
ES-GuardS, the advanced laser marking system from Hegla boraident, makes non-destructive, permanent marks on glass without influencing the material’s properties. If the marking is made in the form of a QR or data matrix code, the pane will be uniquely identifiable at all times. And if the marking process is fully automated and carried out prior to cutting, later mix-ups...
Carey Glass recently bought an Easy-Lifter handling device from Glaston, which is the 2,500th sold by the company. The foundation for this success was laid by the former Armatec company and then continued under the former Bystronic glass brand, and finally under Glaston, the company said. With a 1,000,000ft2 production facility that boasts 12 insulating glass (IG) lines and 12...
Faster, safer and more accurate Bohle has launched VetroLevel, a suction-mounted device that allows installers to align glass more efficiently, with greater accuracy and with improved safety. Incorporating a 90mm suction pad, the BO5140450 VetroLevel combines the technology of Bohle’s Veribor lever-activated suction lifters, with three independent spirit levels. Once secured to a glass sheet, VetroLevel allows users to work...
Tyrolit’s Reverse wheel for grinding laminated glass, keeps the work area free of plastic waste. Laminated glass grinding is a widespread application in the construction of architectural and structural facades. The need to regularly stop grinding machines to remove the built-up plastic waste during the processing of laminated glass can, however, present a problem, the company said. To solve these...