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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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Schüco Metal Construction Days 2024

Innovations in sustainable and smart building solutions

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Our man Matthias Rehberger attended the Schüco Metal Construction Days 2024 in Bielefeld. Gathered there were 1200 participants to explore cutting-edge technologies like AI, smart buildings and facade-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). Key highlights included the introduction of Schüco Carbon Control for CO2 minimization and a compelling keynote on the transformative power of artificial intelligence. Dive into the future of metal construction with Schüco's innovative solutions.

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From the Lisec blog

The emerging roles of robots in the glass industry

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As automation progresses, more and more robots are finding their way into the production halls of the flat glass industry. Robot technology is improving both process reliability and the quality of glass products.

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glasstec 2024

Practical cases of digital and AI tools already in use today

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Digital technologies will be one hot topic at this year’s glasstec. Artificial Intelligence plays a prominent role here and is already used at various stages of the (glass) industry. See here some practical examples and also what you can look forward to in Düsseldorf from October 22 to 25.

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Lisec and Press Glass

Press Glass fully automates its Nowogard production site

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Over 30 years, Press Glass has grown from a single facility into a household name among flat glass suppliers. 15 international facilities spread across Poland, Croatia, Italy, the UK and the US produce quality interior and exterior glass for the commercial and residential market.

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Hegla Group

The future is an old friend

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The Hegla Group is an international supplier of machine, automation and software solutions. We asked the company for an assessment of the current situation, recommendations for its customers, and what the production of the future will look like.

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Glass drilling

Schraml presents the latest generation of glass drilling machine

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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:

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Decarbonisation

Schüco Carbon Control – What is it all about?

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With Carbon Control, Schüco offers a modular range with which the decarbonisation of windows, doors and facades can be controlled on a project-specific basis. One specific value is becoming increasingly important: the Global Warming Potential (GWP).

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Forel

Larger stand at glasstec 2022 for larger systems

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For this edition of the glasstec trade fair, Forel, a specialist in vertical glass processing, had once again enlarged its stand. According to Forel, it wanted to present itself as one of the "must-see" exhibitors. A number of innovations focussing on automation in IGU production and operational logistics have been presented.

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Glasstec 2022

Intermac, Diamut, Forvet: Glass technology in action

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The Biesse Group and its subsidiaries Intermac, Diamut and Forvet will be presenting many innovative technologies, software and tools for Industry 4.0 at the trade fair.

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Hegla-Hanic:

GKT Group invests in digital future with new software

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The future of the glass sector is networked and digital. For many years, investment in machine pools and automation promised both competitive and quality advantages, but today software is just as important. See here why that is changing:

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Digitalisation:

Roto increases digital (delivery) speed

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Collaborative robots pack finished hardware parts and are intended to further improve delivery quality for customers at hardware manufacturer Roto. The supplier for the window industry has identified even more areas of digitalisation and is relying on artificial intelligence.

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Neptun:

High-speed glass washing machine for processors

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Neptun offers a range of glass washing machines. Here we give you an overview of what the different models can do and what their applications are:

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Glass processing:

6 answers on digitalisation – future developments and motivations

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Glass processing is becoming increasingly digitalised. Leading figures on where the digitalisation of the glass sector is headed and what drives industry players to adopt it. These insights also apply more generally to the facade manufacturing process.

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A+W:

New COO for A+W Clarity

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At A+W, Dennis Tiegs has taken over the position of Chief Operations Officer (COO) for the A+W Clarity business unit, i.e. the 'Software for Glass' division, with effect from October 1, 2020. At the same time, he becomes a member of the A+W Executive Management Team. Here are the details.

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Siemens: Optimized production thanks to the digital twin

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Digitalization has become a key topic for almost all businesses in the glass industry, and the necessary technologies are now available. But along with progress come new questions: for example, how to start the digitalization process, and where? And what are the benefits to the bottom line? Learning more about digital twins will bring you closer to the answers.