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Flat glass is one of the most technically demanding materials to move across long distances. It requires precision handling, minimal vibration and robust safety measures – all while accommodating increasingly large glass pane sizes. A brief history of the glass inloader and how the Lannutti Group have just agreed to add a large haul of them to their fleet.
Lansing Unitra GmbH has added a new crane trailer to its range, which has been specially developed for the safe and efficient transport of glass and windows. The payload is up to 2 tons.
A spectacular solar facade was planned and erected for a multi-storey car park in Schkeuditz near Leipzig, Germany. It wasn't just about the look. Many factors played a role, and the right people came together.
TGT Teupen will be presenting innovative lifting solutions at BAU 2025. Highlights include the emission-free Robby Ecoline series, the Robby 2000 with a 2000 kg lifting capacity – and much more.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
