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Tuffx has bought a second Bovone ELB 12 HS straight line edging machine, a £200,000 investment that marks a key stage of development, the company said. Tuffx already has an identical Bovone SLE machine at its factory in Knowsley, Merseyside, which was installed in August last year; a 12-wheel straight line edger that is designed to produce flat and arris...
Flat Glass Solutions has launched the Tenon Fast Horizontal Seaming (arrissing) Machine. As a result of extensive studies and market research, coupled with the vast experience in glass edge treatment, Tenon developed an automatic horizontal seaming machine (model TWM) with cup grinding wheels. This design is in response to the needs and demands of the market, which experiences difficulties with...
London-based insulated glass manufacturer Crystal Units recently invested in a Pujol 6,000mm x 3,000mm combination heat soak test and glass laminating oven. The oven will play a major role in the production of the ultra-thermally efficient CUIN insulating glass with suspended film technology, recently released by Crystal Units. “Our product innovation for the glazing industry needs technical support that is...
Peterlee Glass Company was having a real problem with waste water from its many glass processing machines – especially the straight line edgers – which was remedied with the installation of a centrifuge water treatment system. As a result of poor previous factory design before Peterlee moved in, waste water was channelled straight to utility water drains. Being an environmentally...
Clayton Glass of Stanley, Co. Durham, recently took delivery of its second Neptun horizontal washer supplied by Flat Glass Solutions. This new addition has been installed to complement the horizontal arrissing table in the toughening department, and was fitted and commissioned in less than two days. When considering the options to replace the old washer, managing director Ryan Green asked...
Mackenzie Glass has invested in a new Bottero 515LAMe laminated glass cutting table, shortening turn-around times on cut-to-size laminates. Delivered in July with an accompanying loading table, its new laminate cutting table also gives Mackenzie Glass the capacity to handle super-sized 4.5m x 3.2m laminated sheets. Mark Herbert, joint managing director, said that the investment has already allowed Mackenzie Glass...
ABC Glass Processing recently had a Bottero fully automatic storage, loading and cutting line installed at its factory in Portsmouth. Bottero was chosen as supplier after meeting a number of criteria specified by ABC. The line is capable of handling 4,500mm x 3,210mm stock sheets in addition to the standard 3,210mm x 2,550mm. It is a compact warehouse system with...
Capacity to manufacture on an increasingly large scale is one of the defining trends at this year’s Glasstec, according to machinery specialist Promac Group. Promac Group managing director Joe Hague said: “The requirement to manufacture large scale products – units around the 4m2 mark, so 2,000mm x 2,000mm and up – has increased significantly in the last year. Mirroring growth...
Indeglas, the Cumbernauld-based supplier of interior glass solutions, is taking the heavy lifting out of interior installations with new robot Oscar 600, a familiar sight on the DTI (Data Technology Institute) build at the University of Edinburgh. The purpose-built Optimum Strength Compact Articulated Robot With can lift as much as 20 people and fit through gaps of less than 1m....
By Glaston. As our industry has started to embrace digital technology to improve performance, Glaston is helping customers put the power of the data to work for them. Those glass processors who have taken the leap already are realing tremendous gains. It’s actually easier than you think: by being connected and getting better information from your machinery, you can improve...
Spectrum Glass in Port Talbot recently invested in a new Cooltemper furnace, which was installed by Unilam at its facility in June this year. The company, which operates out of a 26,000ft2 facility on the Baglan Energy Park, produces a variety of architectural products, including toughened laminate, splashbacks, solar control IGUs and oversize units. Director Sian Beetlestone told Glass Times that the furnace was chosen after...
Intermac will focus on the shift to Industry 4.0 at Glasstec, and will demonstrate its technology that places particular emphasis on automation and integration. A company that intends to face the challenges of digital transformation must evolve towards an entirely new dimension, transforming itself into a smart factory, the company said. “In this new context, Intermac supports this evolutionary process...
Lisec’s 2,300m2 stand will feature black and white photos showing the 150 employees who build the company’s machines. “In 2016, we were able to greet 7,000 visitors to our booth; this year, we clearly raised the bar and increased our goal for the number of visitors and qualified leads,” Filip Miermans, head of marketing and corporate communications at Lisec, said....
The latest Roweldo XL frame welder from Rottler and Rüdiger now makes a Swisspacer warm edge frame in less than 25 seconds with a new robotic speed-up kit. The Roweldo XL is a high-performance fully-automated welding machine designed for large-scale sealed unit makers. It has cut production cycle times by 17% for Italian sealed unit manufacturer Predari Vetri. The new...
Forel recently launched its new IG line – No Limits 9000 – at a recent ‘open house’. The new line is designed for large size formats, and can process insulating glass panels up to 9m x 3.30m. More than 250 guests from more than 30 countries attended the three-day event, which had a special focus on the processing of large...
Sparklike has launched Sparklike Laser Online that allows non-destructive and automated measurement of gas concentration for triple and double glazed insulating glass units, which also works with coated and laminated glass. Sparklike Laser Online device was developed for companies wanting to conduct automated quality control, the company said. The online version is a custom-made solution, where Sparklike delivers measuring components that are integrated directly...
“With growing demands in our market, we needed to bring our older Glaston furnace up to modern standards,” Sanjay Meghani, director at Super Sealed Units in Dunstable, said. “Thanks to the installation done over the Christmas break, we were able to save time – to get up and running quickly at the start of the year. “Today, we are able...
Glaston is involved in Finland’s Midas project, which focuses on artificial intelligence, and is Finland’s first machine learning project in industry. Glaston’s research topic is focused on tempering machine artificial intelligence, aimed at a fully automated tempering furnace. The Midas project continues Glaston’s work in using the opportunities created by digitalisation. Last year, digitalisation was supported by the glass industry...
Promac Group has said it saw high levels of interest and brisk business at this year’s Fensterbau Frontale, which reported record numbers of exhibitors and visitors, including a large UK contingent. Joe Hague, managing director ofPromac Group, said this was reflected in high levels of interest the machinery specialist saw in the latest innovations in machinery platforms on show from...
A Lisec automatic cutting line with loading system was recently installed at Glass 360, a newly formed glass processing company in Queensland, Australia. CEO Phil Norman explains why Lisec was chosen. Glass 360 was conceived to cater for small to medium sized glaziers, requiring a fast and reliable turnaround service. I was aiming to reinvest in our industry and gain...