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Planning for glasstec 2024 is well underway, with Director Lars Wismer sharing insights into the event’s key highlights, networking opportunities, emerging trends and innovations.
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.
The newly launched Semco Kids Day took place on 9 August. A second Kids Day will follow in September. These action days are primarily intended to draw attention to children who need special encouragement or support due to their background as well as physical or mental impairments.
IFTS, part of Vetrotech Saint-Gobain, is a fire resistance laboratory that carries out tests in accordance with all current European and international test standards for building and marine applications. With the new 4 by 4 metre test furnace and a high-tech test environment, 90% of all tests and type tests can be carried out at IFTS.
Situated on the banks of the river, the European Forum on the Rhine exemplifies the strength of cross-border cooperation and cultural exchange. Designed by the Grossmann Group, this multifunctional building serves as a vibrant hub for a variety of activities, promoting unity between France and Germany.
glasstec is the most relevant trade fair of the glass industry. Every two years, exhibitors, visitors, experts and media from around the world meet at glasstec. Here is what is waiting for exhibitors this year.
Flachglas Wernberg has revolutionized its 50-year-old lamination line with Glaston ProL technology, boosting efficiency, automation, and energy savings. Learn about the innovative upgrades that set a new standard in glass lamination.
After several months of cold repairs, the Saint-Gobain plant in Porz fired up the furnace again at the end of May 2024. The first glass production is planned for the end of June.
glasstec, the world's leading trade fair for the glass industry, will open its doors in Düsseldorf from 22 to 25 October 2024 to present new products as well as pioneering technologies and plant engineering relating to the material glass. This year's focus will include digitalisation, the circular economy and decarbonisation. The ticket shop is now open for visitors.
AGC inaugurated a new LSG production facility in Osterweddingen at the end of April 2024. With an annual capacity of 5.5 million square metres, the LSG line will produce high-quality safety glass. The plant is scheduled to officially go into operation in June 2024. Here are the details.
On his travels through the landscape of the US window market, our guest author Markus Brunner has made it to the Deep South. At the end of the road he reflects on the many strengths of windows Made in Germany and some of the challenges that might still need to be overcome to make it big in America.
Viwinco Windows & Doors is a second-generation family-run window and door manufacturer based in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, founded in 1982. The company recently purchased a new IFL laminator from Bürkle and here the two managers talk about their experience with the machine from Germany.
In addition to a line with the systron 6033es1 at its heart, arcon Flach- und Sicherheitsglas GmbH & Co. KG in Feuchtwangen in southern Germany has installed a 6033proHD CNC processing centre. With storage automation and face-to-face positioning of this waterjet system, arcon achieves high processing versatility with minimal resources.
The facade of the new administration building of the A. Müller dairy in Aretsried is as white as milk. The facade owes its clear effect primarily to the 430 sedak gsp facade elements. In combination with offset ribbon windows, an elegant all-glass facade was created for the building, which was realised to the highest efficiency standards.
The AGC Interpane plant in Plattling, southern Germany, produces high-quality semi-finished glass products and insulating glass. The basis is coated glass up to 18 m x 3.21 m. These extra-long glass elements can be provided with various solar control layers or with iplus thermal insulation layers. With the latest IG line from Glaston, even XXL formats can be produced automatically.
NSG Group has announced that the decision to cease the production on a float line at the plant in Weiherhammer, Germany, a year ahead of a scheduled cold repair.
A sharp decline in demand is currently the order of the day in the window industry - it is therefore all the more important now to have the cost situation under control. In an exclusive series in GW, economist Matthias König looks at important topics relating to corporate management.
At the Fensterbau Frontale trade fair in Nuremberg from 19 to 22 March, people are the focus for Hegla and Hegla boraident. The companies will be presenting solutions at their booth that make work easier for employees, provide a high level of safety, and improve efficiency.
Edgetech, providers of the Super Spacer brand of warm edge spacer bars, will be exhibiting at this year’s FENSTERBAU FRONTALE Nuremberg, Germany, 19 to 22 March 2024. More details here:
The largest wooden building in Europe is located in Munich's Olympic Park. In this building with its high wooden beams, high demands were placed on the facade glass, especially the glass in the roof level. Here you can find out which special glass was used there.
This new office building in Stuttgart, Germany, known as OWP 12 referring to its address, was created using the newest planning and building methods in accordance with the Cradle to Cradle principle and it shows what energy-plus architecture can do today thanks to the slimline, high performance facade with BIPV.
Weil am Rhein has a new shopping mall for visitors from Germany, France and Switzerland. The Dreiländergalerie was designed by Chapman Taylor. The Climaplus Cool-Lite Xtreme facade glass from Saint-Gobain Glass was supplied by vandaglas from the ClimaPlusSecurit partner network, and Lamparter Stahl und Glas from Kassel acted as the installer.
Like Munich’s Oktoberfest but not the same: The Cannstatter Wasen is Stuttgart’s big annual beer fest. Where better to celebrate three quarter of a century of GLASWELT Magazine? Here are some impressions from yesterday’s get-together:
In his new Position Christian Bako joins the Executive Committee of Saint-Gobain. He replaces Cordula Gudduschat who becomes General Manager of Isover and Rigips Germany.
Berlin's Alexanderplatz is also home to the "Haus des Berliner Verlages" - today's "Pressehaus am Alexanderplatz". It will be extensively renovated in 2021 and expanded with a new glass building. Solar control glass from AGC Interpane with Super Spacer spacers is installed there.
