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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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
On June 14–16, 2023, another edition of the Glass Performance Days (GPD) conference will be held in Tampere, Finland. The upcoming conference will address the new challenges shaping our lives and businesses as we move forward with our growth strategies.
Coming soon on German TV: Boris Becker recommends "Don't throw your money out the window". With this, he draws attention to new windows that save a lot of money through high energy efficiency. Behind the advertising deal is the online platform fensterversand.com or Neuffer Fenster, which also wants to score points in the offline world.
Changes are part of everyday planning. This is precisely where parametric solutions for metal construction and facade technology such as Apollon from CAD-Plan come into their own compared to conventional CAD programs.
Investing in more digitalisation, structural glazing for performing arts centre in Liverpool, a next-generation skylight from Velux and water-based and more environmentally friendly mirror coatings. Here are the top stories of this week:
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:
A renovated float line in Russia, an introduction to switchable glass, collaborative robots that help to cut delivery times and the ins and outs of burglary-resistant windows. Here are the top stories of the week:
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.
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.
Digitalization is the big issue for glass processors. But there are many questions that companies (must) ask themselves. We have interviewed important players in the industry and asked them "5 questions" about where the glass industry will probably stand in terms of digitalisation in five years' time. Here are the answers from Markus Fischer, Head of Sales Software/Automation at Lisec.
Digitisation has transformed architecture. Buildings and facades are created that would not have been possible without 3D design and computer-aided algorithms. By virtue of its malleability, it is possible for the flexible Super Spacer spacer system made of structural foam to be installed in some of the most exposed, free-form glass facades of the past decade.
