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ATS J is Mappi International’s new large furnace intro- to invest, Mappi International went against the trend and the
duced for the first time during Vitrum 2015. This furnace has false idea that it is impossible to think about the future during
excellent characteristics, and is one of the bigger products a crisis period.
in the market. It can temper glass sheets of up to 2,700 x Mappi International showed that it is not only possible to
6,000mm and guarantees energy saving thanks to its most think about the future but also that the market – changing
important characteristic – temperature control. continuously and requiring quality products and solutions –
Nancy Mammaro, Mappi International CEO & Founder says: requires this.
“ATS J was a bet that committed us for more than one year. LAMINA 3 P 1800 3200 is a laminating furnace for use with
We wanted to create a product considered unique in the mar- EVA film, consisting of a heating chamber for a one-level or
ket, with excellent functions but, above all, that responds to multi-storey system for increased production.
market demands.” The glass loading and unloading system works by extracting
The building sector demands ever-larger sizes of glass to be the level of an outer rail or through the use of a hydraulic
tempered, and ATS J was created in response to these de- platform for the multi-storey system.
mands, while obtaining complete products in a single pro- An integral part of the system is an oil vacuum pump, con-
duction cycle. nected to the silicone bag, by means of high temperature re-
In a historical moment in which few companies were deciding sistant silicone tubing and related attachments to obtain the
vacuum required for the lamina-
tion of glass.
Inside the heating chamber,
the thermal cycle takes place
by means of a hot air convec-
tion system which distributes
the heat evenly throughout the
chamber and across the surface
of the glass.
The Fox series is designed to
satisfy the demands of small- to
medium-sized glassworks inte-
rested in integrating a compact
tempering plant but are limited
by available space. The Fox
series maintains high quality
standards while remaining af-
fordable.

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