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/ make Bovone’s bevellers and edgers the
most reliable on the market. The stability
Elettromeccanica Bovone, a ‘historical’ name given by cast iron allows a precision that
among glass machinery manufacturers nobody else can reach.
The company founded in 1954 by Luigi Bovone started its hi- The product range includes two series of
story with the galvanic coppering process to protect the silver bevellers and a wide range of edgers: for
layer of mirrors, soon followed by further improvements, finally the processing of flat edges to 45° arris,
leading to the production of whole lines for mirror production. with or without liquid cerium.
In 1974 Bovone introduced a revolutionary straight beveller, Moreover, the machines can be customized for high loads up
able to work at twice the speed of machines of the most skilled to 2,250 kilos.
competitors! In the following years, Bovone enlarged its pro-
duction range, with straight line edging machines and lines Robotic lines
for laminated and bullet-resistant glass. Following the market and the requests of
The company is currently one of the world leaders for straight more and more automation either for an
bevelling and edging machines: since 1974, more than increase in production or for security
4,000 machines have been sold. reasons due to the handling of big
In the meantime, company organization has never stopped sheets of glass, Elettromeccanica
developing, and, in 2000, the company was awarded ISO Bovone has expanded its range of
9001 certification. products offering Robotic Systems.
Elettromeccanica Bovone s.r.l. is present worldwide, thanks Robots can be supplied as stand-alo-
to a consolidated network of qualified agents that often also ne, applied to existing edgers or as
provide technical service and spare parts. Moreover, Bovone customized islands with two machines
experienced technicians are always on call. and two robots to satisfy customers’ production needs.
Bovone has always stood for excellence and lasting quality:
to maintain this recognition is the chief aim for anyone who Laminating glass lines
works in the company. Bovone offers various types of laminating glass lines:
Its commitment towards quality and constant innovation has Glass width from 1,600 to 3,300mm, automatic or manual
been known ever since its founding, and continues now and PVB laying, straight or ‘U’ shaped configuration.
in the future, facing ever renewing challenges. Lines can also be upgraded in the future to meet changing
market demands as follows:
Straight line bevellers and edgers From the first level manual line LLB to upgrading to a LLS
The body and other parts of its machines made of cast iron, semi-automatic line, which can then be upgraded to a larger
LGL automatic line in the future.
Mirror lines
Msl, modular mirror lines, produced for glass sheets with
widths of 2,250, 2,600 and 3,300mm, with a production
speed of a 8 m/min: made in 12 different sections: auto-
matic loading, scrubbers, chemical sections, pre-painting
oven, curtain coaters, intermediate oven, final oven, cooling
section and automatic unloading.
These lines can be supplied with traditional copper/silvering
processes or copper free, with electrical ovens or with new
gas ovens for energy saving.
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