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Elevateing Holmenkollen Ski Museum with precision glass installation

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The ski museum at Holmenkollen in Oslo is a testament to the rich history of skiing. In order to equip the historic building with a modern glass facade, a demanding glass installation was required, which was preceded by precise planning. Under extreme weather conditions and time pressure, a team from Heavydrive then carried out the installation of 40 large, heavy glass elements.

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Installations at lofty heights

Efficient solutions for high-rise glass installation from Heavydrive

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In the construction of high-rise buildings, structural ducts and facade glass often have to be installed under the ‘moving’ scaffolding structure and under building projections. This is often complex. We show which solutions are available to simplify such installations.

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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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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

4.5-million-euro investment into new logistics centre

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With a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony, the starting signal was given for a major investment at Hegla. The company is building a new logistics centre at its site in Beverungen, which will combine the individual warehouses on 3000m².

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Vacuum systems

German company Schmalz expands US subsidiary

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Almost two years after the ground breaking ceremony, Schmalz recently opened the expansion of its US location. The expansion of the branch in Raleigh, North Carolina, has created space for around 60 new jobs.

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Glass transport and lifting

TGT Teupen: Installing heavy components faster

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The TGT Robby 2000, which can lift loads of up to 2000 kg, is a brand new addition to our product range. Equipped with a crane hook, it has a working height of approx. 7.5 metres and a horizontal reach of over 5 metres. With a flyjib it reaches a working height of over 8.4 metres. The TGT Robby 2000 is a pick and carry unit that does not require supports during installation.

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Installation of facade glass

Heavydrive simulates large-scale installation for major construction site

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For the construction site at Frankfurt Airport’s new Terminal 3, Heavydrive has been commissioned to provide the equipment to install the facade glass. To make sure that everything goes smoothly when it counts, the company has now performed a test run in Austria.

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Installation

Heavydrive installs 5400-kilo facade elements at the new Tesla Gigafactory

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At Tesla's new Gigafactory in Austin (USA), four suction systems from Heavydrive LLC (Atlanta, USA) were used for the installation of the 110 oversized facade elements. Here are the details.

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In conversation with Marc-Alexander Stachel from Hegla Fahrzeugbau

5 answers on electric mobility for tradesmen

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Electric vehicles are sometimes discussed very controversially among specialist tradesmen. But new EVs and e-transporters with a longer range as well as increasingly strict exhaust and noise regulations of the cities speak in favour of them. In an interview with Managing Director Marc-Alexander Stachel, we wanted to know about the current demand for electric vans at Hegla Fahrzeugbau. Here are his answers.

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Video

The slightly different transporter from TGT Teupen

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Hauling windows or heavy glass up to 1 ton by hand? That's what the mobile TGT electric transporter TT 1000 does now. But the compact device (working width 80 cm) can do even more than just transport building elements on the construction site and navigate through doors, corridors and narrow spaces. Just watch the video.

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Curved facade glass for Dublin

Heavydrive: Curved glass elements installed for Earlsfort Terrace

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For the new office building of the Irish life insurance and pension company Irish Life in Dublin, Heavydrive took over the installation of the glass facade. Here are the details of the installation.

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Logistics:

Salamander to establish new logistics hub in Włoclawek, Poland

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The systems provider Salamander is building a new logistics hub at its Polish location in Włoclawek, which is the most important production site alongside the German headquarters in Türkheim. The expansion of the site is seen as an important milestone.

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Uplifter:

Upgrade for manoeuvrable and versatile transport aids

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The manoeuvrable and versatile transport aids UPT 150 and UPT 250 have now received an upgrade. Here you can find out what the devices from Uplifter can now do even more.

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Logistics:

A MAN van with caterpillar drive for operating in tough terrain

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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.

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Lifting equipment:

What is behind the new C-Adapter from Heavydrive?

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Different Heavydrive assembly devices were used on the new building of the chamber music hall in Kronberg in Germany. The new Heavydrive C-Adapter was used for installing the outer panes under the eaves. Find out how it was done.

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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: