All articles of topic Austria

The Rock is a striking building on the banks of the Danube Canal in Vienna's 2nd District. The award-winning facade of the RED hotel consists of a large number of folded aluminium elements. The facade uses sunbelt solar control glass from arcon, which also reduces the facade's carbon footprint.

At this year's glasstec in Düsseldorf, Lisec will be presenting solutions including unloading systems based on robotics. In this interview, Sebastian Payrleitner, Head of Product Management Logistics at Lisec, discusses developments in the field of logistics and reveals more about the robot solution that visitors to glasstec can expect to see.

As a full-range supplier, Hova from Austria not only offers vacuum lifters and individual lifting devices, but also much more: aluminium rail systems and aluminium slewing cranes in smooth-running design are also part of the extensive portfolio. Here you can find out what the supplier will be showing at Fensterbau in Nuremberg starting tomorrow.

Three young makers at Lisec, Florian Buchberger, Severin Gassner and Lukas Schuller, were recently able to put their expertise into practice. In cooperation with MakerSpace[A], they were involved in the installation of a glass front. Here are the details.

At Kai100 in Vienna, one side of the building was fitted with balconies protected by glass sliding elements as a noise protection measure. They opted for the GM Toproll top-hung sliding system from Glas Marte, partly because the system can easily compensate for higher tolerances.

The European Facade Summit (EFS) will take place in Vienna from 29 February to 1 March 2024. The event location is the Hotel Meliá Vienna in the DC Tower. The congress will focus on intelligent and sustainable facade solutions in the context of climate change.

Since it was founded by August Eckelt on 21 November 1923, the Austrian glass refiner Eckelt based in Steyr has always been a trendsetter with its innovative strength. Under new management and new ownership, vandaglas Eckelt is now in its 101st year of existence and is once again transforming and positioning itself for the future.

Softsolution and adminIQ recently announced their strategic partnership aimed at providing innovative solutions in the field of "digitisation of forms for factory production control". Here are the details.

The new Engineering Center was opened at the Lisec site in Seitenstetten on 3 November 2023. Around 140 additional workstations are located on four floors and 2000 square metres of space. The new building was duly celebrated together with all those involved and guests. Here are the details.

Schraml Glastechnik GmbH, an Austrian supplier of vertical glass processing machines, has launched the newest version of its topDRILL glass drilling machine. See here for all the details on what’s new:

The vandaglas Group has acquired a number of glass processors in the DACH region in recent years, in addition to acquisitions in the Netherlands and the UK. in this exclusive interview with GW-News in Berlin, Lukas Himmel, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of vandaglas, spoke about the group's goals, acquisitions of glass companies and the results of this strategy.

The Austrian manufacturer of vacuum lifting and handling equipment offers a versatile range of devices that is individually designed and adapted for the customer’s needs. Here are more details:

With the innovative sedak printing grid, a proportion of less than two per cent of the glass surface is already sufficient to largely exclude bird impact, according to sedak. This ensures maximum transparency and optimum bird protection for almost any glass, up to a size of 3.60 × 20 m. The high effectiveness is confirmed by the "Collision Laboratories" institute in Austria.

The architect Zaha Hadid set new standards in design and form with her futuristic architecture. For a long time, her dynamic buildings were considered unfeasible in terms of construction technology, but then came the breakthrough. One of her last works is the Argos design house in Graz. Facade glass from Isolar is installed there.

Using windows as a heating element: Specialised machines enable the cost-effective production of heating glass that can be easily integrated into an electric heating system.

C.R. Laurence is now the main sponsor of the AustrianSkills Team for Glass Construction Technology. In this competition of trades, young skilled professionals compete against each other in front of an audience. Here is an interview with representatives of the event organisers:

Near Innsbruck's main railway station, a total of 173 residential units were built as part of the Pema 2. The facade architecture of the 50-metre-high building is unique. Depending on how the light falls in, it quotes the surrounding mountain formations.

In view of high energy prices, window replacement is an efficient way to reduce costs. But how much money can it really save in the long run? And why is it better to replace windows first rather than installing a heat pump?

In Vienna's 3rd district, on the site of the old customs office, three imposing high-rise buildings have been built, the TrIIIple. These not only combine living and working under one roof. The silhouette of the over 100 m high towers with their striking glass facades are an eye-catcher in the Danube metropolis.

In the run-up to glasstec 2022, Lisec CEO Gottfried Brunbauer met with GLASWELT editor Matthias Rehberger to talk about how the group of companies is developing, what it will focus on in the future and what the focus of the trade fair appearance in Düsseldorf will be. Here are his answers.

Around 50 kilometres south of Graz in Austria, a tavern connected to a vineyard has fitted its outdoor terrace with a modern shading system from markilux. The system will make for a more pleasurable outdoors stay.

Window installation at 2,244 metres also places particularly high demands on the products. Several superlatives apply to the mountain station of the Karwendel cable car, and the window installation was also particularly challenging - but with illbruck sealing components, the elements could be installed quickly.

The Festival Hall in Erl in Tyrol (Austria) features a facade unique in shape and appearance. Hueck window, door and fire protection systems are an integral part of this striking design.

MAN Truck & Bus has presented a van with caterpillar drive. Here we show how the van can be fitted with its caterpillar tracks to master even snow-covered slopes and muddy mountain meadows.

Glasmetall Günter Temmel GmbH in Styria in the east of Austria offers a broad portfolio: Glass, metal and aluminium construction. To match this, they have recently invested in a proHD glass processing machine from Systron.