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glasstec 2024

Glaston to present new solutions for optimised glass processing

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At glasstec 2024, Glaston will showcase ways to enhance glass processing efficiency without sacrificing quality. The company will highlight its ability to tailor solutions to individual business goals, helping manufacturers achieve higher productivity and operational excellence.

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Expertise in Glass made in Germany

Interpane from Hildesheim: How can one processing line do the work of three?

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Interpane Sicherheitsglas GmbH produces more than just standard laminated safety glass and toughened safety glass products. Such as interior and exterior glass with complex shapes. Find out here how the AGC subsidiary managed to stay at the cutting edge:

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British Isles

Diamut and Stonegate: Joining forces in the UK and Ireland

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Diamut and Stonegate, who have long been partners in the stone sector, have recently announced they will be working together in the glass sector as well. Here you find out what benefits that will have for the region:

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Bovone:

An automated machine for edge processing

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With the new ELB 11/45, the Italian glass processing machine manufacturer Bovone has launched a system for fully automatic edge processing. Here are the details of the new machine.

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Lisec:

A new vertical edge processing machine for ground or seamed edges

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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.

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Glossary

Edge Processing

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In most cases, the cut edges of glass panes are finished by grinding and polishing. Nowadays, this is usually done mechanically with automatic edge grinding machines. The abrasives used are mostly corundum or diamond.

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Glossary

Glass Cutting

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Glass is usually cut with a hardened cutting wheel or a diamond in a straight cut. Here, a crack is made in the glass surface with the cutting tool which is then broken directly over an edge.

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H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling:

Liquid lamination without edge seal

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H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling now offer for the first time a system solution for Loca glass elements with Clear Edge technology. Here you can find out what is behind the new process, which enables liquid lamination of laminated glass without a visible edge seal.