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Daniel Mund / GLASWELT

The German window market will grow by 2.3 % to 15.8 million window units in 2021 - caused by strong residential construction. The study presented by the industry associations on 19 October, also included additional information about the type of hardware.


Lisec

With its new KSD-A vertical edge processing machine, Lisec pays special attention to the glass edge. Depending on the end product and the follow-up process in glass finishing, the glass must have a ground (KMG) or seamed (KGS) glass edge. The new KSD-A, with its patent-pending LiTEC slider processing tool goes a further step toward increased efficiency, especially for challenging glass sheets.


euroTech

When glass panes are used in the glass and window industry, vacuum cups are usually used. It is not uncommon for everything to seem fine at first after the glass has been installed, but when the glass pane condenses, suction marks become visible that cannot be easily removed. To avoid this, euroTech has developed a suction plate cover. GW-News wanted to know from Head of Sales, Michael Renger, how this works.


Fineo

With "Fineo Hybrid" there is now an insulating glass in a 2-pane construction with one pane of it made of vacuum glass. The IG unit surpasses even triple glazing in thermal insulation and sound insulation and can be glazed into well-preserved window frames within a few minutes. The glass replacement is also subsidised by BAFA with up to 15,000 euros. Here are the details.