‘We are committed to introducing innovative new technologies to the glass industry and are pleased to support Miru with our expertise in glass processing on their journey to develop electrochromic glass,’ said Sasu Koivumäki, Chief Sales Officer of Glaston. ‘We see great potential in Miru's new solution to achieve a more cost-efficient and profitable production of switchable tinted glass than previous approaches.’
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Miru eWindow technology uses electricity to control the tint level of the glass, automatically adjusting to let in natural light while controlling heat gain and glare. The eWindows aim to reduce the use of air conditioning to lower greenhouse gas emissions while increasing the energy efficiency of buildings by up to 20 per cent.
Glaston
‘We are excited to work with Glaston to scale Miru's next generation of energy efficient glass and windows,’ said Curtis Berlinguette, Chief Executive Officer at Miru. ‘Miru eWindows offer versatile shapes for a variety of market segments. With Glaston's support and expertise in scaling and technology industrialisation, we plan to advance our go-to-market strategies, leveraging Glaston's process expertise in engineering and manufacturing.’
How will Glaston and Miru continue to work together?
Glaston and Miru are currently working on further developing their respective technologies to expand Miru eWindows' production capacity. The Miru solution is being developed and tested at Glaston's R&D facility in Tampere, Finland.
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This will combine Miru's processes and materials with Glaston's technologies and expertise in glass pre-processing, bending, heat treatment and lamination.
