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COO Florian Temper (left) and a machine operator in front of the Jumbo proHD.
XXL glass processing

vandaglas Eckelt: Specialty glass for the wider world

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From London to Tokyo, jumbo glass panels from vandaglas Eckelt GmbH can now be found in very special construction projects all over the world. Find out why the glass finishing company from Steyr (Austria) relies on systron's plant technology for its custom-made glass panels.

Cyber security

Lisec among the first to receive label Cyber Trust Platinum

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Lisec was one of the first companies in Austria to be awarded the new Cyber Trust Platinum label for NIS2 companies. This award highlights Lisec's efforts to achieve high cyber security standards. Here are the details.

Video

Keller minimal windows: The ultimate panorama in the Austrian alps

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The Willy Bogner chalet in the Austrian alps has been converted and extended by a living area with prime panoramic views of the mountains. Here is a short video for your enjoyment.

Flexible PV for garden fences

Sunbooster Vertical transforms fences into solar power plants

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The Austrian manufacturer Sunbooster has developed bifacial solar strips that can be threaded into existing garden fences. Vertical solar allows harvesting power from the sun particularly when homes need it the most: in the mornings and evenings.

arcon sunbelt

Colour-coordinated sun shading glass for Vienna

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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.

glasstec 2024

Sebastian Payrleitner of Lisec: Robotics and logistics solutions on show

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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 Hovamat tilting table used in window construction.
Topic of the Week: Vacuum lifters

Practical helpers for production

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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.

Lisec

Trainees like these are the real doers

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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.

With a busy road outside, noise control becomes a key factor.
Glas Marte

Glazed balconies for better noise and climate control

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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.

Interconnection Consulting

European Facade Summit 2024 in Vienna

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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.

Representative of the founding family Christian Eckelt and vandaglas Eckelt Managing Director Christian Lechner cut the birthday cake together.
Anniversary: 100 years of Eckelt

Glass from Steyr for the rest of the world

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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.

From left: Christian Platzer (adminIQ GmbH), Georg Aigner (Softsolution Quality Manager) and Thomas Schuller (Softsolution CEO) seal their new strategic partnership.
Digitalisation

How Softsolution and adminIQ are digitising factory assurance

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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.

Lisec

7 million euros invested in new Engineering Center

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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.

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:

The vandaglas Group focuses on high-quality glass products for facades and interiors.
Interview with Lukas Himmel

vandaglas going for successful growth and strategic acquisitions

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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.

Managing Director Stefan Barbaric shows how one of the devices can be used.
Barbaric

Vacuum lifting equipment for production and the construction site

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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:

Maximum bird protection with glass: An analysis by the "Collision Laboratories from Austria has proven that the sedak louvre provides highly effective impact protection.
sedak

20 metre long bird protection glass

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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 43 Argos eyes of different sizes and orientated in different directions are distributed over five storeys. The whole is supported by a two-storey glazed plinth.
Isolar

Futuristic glass windows for impossible architecture in Austria

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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.

Invisible conductor paths provide pleasant heat that comes directly from the glass.
Electric heating

Glass as a heating element - How does it work?

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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.

Austria

C.R. Laurence to sponsor AustrianSkills competition team

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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:

Innsbruck, Austria

A glass facade that reflects mountains in all directions

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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.

A lot of energy could be saved by installing new windows in old buildings - and one should always proceed according to the principle: "First renovate the building envelope and then replace the heating system".
Saving money

What financial benefit does window renovation really bring?

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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?

Vienna's new TrIIIple ensemble with its imposing high-rise buildings houses over 1000 flats.
Isolar | Glas Natter

4000 m2 Solarlux solar control glass for Viennese residential towers

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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 Düsseldorf, Lisec will present the KSD-A, its fastest vertical edging and grinding machine. For glass edge processing, the machine uses circumferential discs for hemming and grinding.
Interview with Lisec CEO Gottfried Brunbauer

"We are on the way to the future"

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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.

Sun shading

markilux: Vineyard and tavern in Austria gets a new pergola

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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.