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SPECIAL EVENTS

Days 2017
Every two years,
SOLUTIONS THAT FIT
LiSEC Germany
organizes the
established
CONTENTS
Technology
Days, which, this
he LiSEC Technology Days 2017 event,
year, were held
held near Hannover on 20 and 21 June,
in Isernhagen
T began with the presentation of the
video ‘Just make it big’, showing the largest
near Hannover
insulating glass plant in the world, a line for
large-size products. The line was specifi cally
developed by LiSEC for sedak GmbH & Co.
20 and 21 June
KG in Gersthofen, Germany and was installed
Clemens Macarei, General Manager of
almost a year ago. In his welcome speech,
LiSEC Germany and initiator of the technology
under the motto
Clemens Macarei, General Manager of LiSEC
days: “The event was a total success. The
attendees showed a lively interest in the topics
Germany and initiator of the Technology
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and exciting discussions evolved
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‘Solutions that
Days, pointed out that the industry needs the
right, tailor-made solution for the respective
articles articles articles articles articles
fit’. Around
Approximately 60 attendees, among them
60 specialists prospects, customers and representatives
of specialist media, attended the third
from the glass LiSEC technology days
industry caught TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS
up on current
45 LiSEC Technology Days 2017 topics and Forvet
trends of glass
processing.
Solutions that fit AND SYNERGIC MACHINES
RESPONDING TO INDUSTRY 4.0
REQUIREMENTS WITH
COMPACT, MULTI-PURPOSE
49 Forvet continuing to innovate and develop vet’s aim was to put into common.
Almost 30 years after the idea
of creating new innovative
n 1988, when the idea
glass processing machines was
of creating new inno-
and the enthusiasm that the
I vative glass processing
born, Forvet shows us that it is
machines came about, For-
entire Forvet Team has in
practice a great project:
And thanks to this passion
a completely automatic
49 layout of only 32m². ery. The secret of this suc- in full synergy.
and enthusiasm, along with
its machines. And when today’s
Responding to Industry 4.0 requirements with Forvet responded by combining its ued to develop important technologies in the same
drilling machine. This was
the experience gained with
Francesca FC 1000, the
the Chiara and Francesca
fi rst completely automatic
numerically
industry requested compactness,
machines, Forvet has, once
thing
controlled
again, developed some-
unique,
drilling machine in the
merging
world. And from then on,
different glass processing
the company has contin-
Chiara and Francesca
compact, multi-purpose and synergic machines machines with a Today, in 2017, after years of only 32m² – Combifl ex.
unit, with an incredible
combination of Chiara and
projects and machines that
are globally unique.
Francesca FC with a layout
COMBIFLEX – A
of research, innovation
and development, Forvet is
MULTI-PURPOSE
considered as an interna-
MACHINE FOR ANY
tional reference for special
GLASS PROCESS
glass processing machin-
Combifl ex is a multi-pur-
cess is certainly the passion
pose machine capable to
execute all glass processes
52 Mappi International Glass-Technology International 4/2017 49
Beyond perfection as a way of working MACHINERY AND TECHNOLOGY
Mappi International,
has been designing and
manufacturing high quality Today’s glass industry and glass applications,
tempering systems for the
glass industry since 1993.
Mappi: 4.0 Industry leader Mappi are forcing glassmakers and glass processors to
with constant innovation develop more advanced technological machinery.
59 Hegla International development for companies in the industry, which is Nancy Mammaro, Mappi
At the same time, the continuous development
of the glass sector leads to growth and further
exactly what Mappi International is doing.
International CEO
Village Glass make major impact on
architectural market with Hegla machines
a material with the unique
ore than 300
around the clock customer
because it is part of an evo-
Beyond perfection
service to our customers
qualities and being able to
machines
have
lutionary process that will
63 Tyrolit as a way of working beside the Italian Plant, lo-52
enhance it, making it the
never cease. The concept of
globally.
M been installed all
evolution is now our mind-
over the globe, represent-
best it can be, and know-
A MOTTO
set, where we set life and
ing constant growth, large
ing that glass is a material
AS A DAILY GOAL
emphasis in research and
work. We never hold our-
that shows its beauty just
development, uncompro-
selves back, and repeat what
“Beyond Glass Perfection
as much as it can show its
mising quality, and atten-
we did the year before.”
sums up our daily goal in
defects” says Nancy Mam-
Going beyond the perfec-
just three words, shared at
maro, Mappi CEO.
tion to specifi c needs of
each customer.
ney without an ending, one
going to be a 4.0 Industry
tional. From the beginning,
Mappi America comes up
leader, a constant never
that is just endless stages
going beyond the perfec-
of getting closer. This is a
stopping work-in-progress,
tion of glass means taking
cated in Florida; allowing all levels in Mappi Interna- “Mappi International is tion of glass is like a jour-
New distribution warehouse for 52 Glass-Technology International 4/2017 Glass-Technology International 4/2017 53
Tyrolit Vincent in the us
CUTTING SOLUTIONS
VILLAGE GLASS MAKE NEW DISTRIBUTION AUTOMOTIVE GLASS
66 A+W Software processors Village MAJOR IMPACT ON WAREHOUSE FOR
UK-based glass
Glass is ready
to increase its ARCHITECTURAL TYROLIT VINCENT IN THE US
MARKET WITH
Flexible automati on concepts at Glasprofi production capacity HEGLA MACHINES
to the utmost with
machinery from
Hegla. The new
automation and
Steve Larvin and Daniel Harrendence
toughening systems From left to right: Gary Wilton,
will enable fully
70 CMS automatic cutting, phisticated, Re-master sub TO BETTER MEET CUSTOMERS DEMANDS.63
plate management system,
Gantry Loading System
while assisting in
working from Automatic
Concertina Racking Sys-
the redevelopment
tems for increased glass
types, Laser Marking, Op-
TYROLIT EXTENTS THE PRESENCE
YROLIT
tomatic X Breakout, Pro-
Lam combination fl oat/
S.R.L. in Thiene,
FOR ITS AUTOMOTIVE GLASS DIVISION
Innovation and flexibility of production T la cutting solutions benchmark for the indus- timax Float Table with Au- DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE IN OSWEGO will extend its distribution Vincent world’s largest producers
methods.
T Italy / Tyrolit North
laminated cutting table and
from the US are companies
try, and will help to further
IN THE US, USING THE EXISTING
a 6m EcoLam for oversize
America Inc. / Radiac
he installation of
raise production standards
of the TYROLIT Group
synergies.
Abrasives, Oswego, USA,
new, advanced Heg-
Laminated Glass.
and now benefi t from these
thanks to improved ef-
July 2017: TYROLIT
As one of the most well
fi ciency, cost savings and
respected
at leading glass manufac-
faster product turnaround.
TYROLIT is one of the
warehouse in the US with
and
turers, Village Glass, is
manufacturers in the UK
known
diamond tools from Italy to
it was imperative to the
set to make a major im-
of innovative solutions in
senior management team
better meet the increased
on show at the Open House 59 STATE-OF-THE-ART Glass-Technology International 4/2017 59 and Tyrolit North America and employs over 4.250
INSTALLATION
grinding, dressing, cutting,
pact on the architectural
demand of the glass auto-
that only the highest stand-
sawing, drilling and polish-
market. A GBP 4 million
The state-of-the-art Hegla
motive industry. All, TY-
ing. The company, found-
total investment in new au-
installation includes a so-
ROLIT Vincent from Italy
tomation and toughening
ed in 1919 and member of
systems will create a new
the Swarovski Group, is
as well as Radiac Abrasives
based in Schwaz, Austria
people, 101 employees are
Glass-Technology International 4/2017
72 Bystronic glass 63
COMPANY EVENTS CMS recently held
an open house to
Setting trends at China Glass 2017 in Beijing give visitors and the
CMS glass sector. 70 ate a highly-productive line,
market an idea of
ture, which include further
while remaining extremely
investments in the product
its true production
versatile for the processing
range aimed at the global
and technological
glass market.
of small batches.
CMS’ vertical machines
THE MACHINERY
are the result of a long path
ON SHOW
capacities, renewing
of development that began
more than 15 years ago -
Protagonists at the event
in the year 2000 - with the
the commitment of
were horizontal work cen-
tres, developed from previ-
ti, the fi rst company in the
ous models produced for
the group to the
stone and marble process-
world to create and con-
ing, and therefore extremely
struct machines like these.
robust and reliable, as well
And today, after 17 years,
as having powerful spindles acquisition of Deltaproget-
they are still the most well-
Automatic storage and sorting Maximum fl exibility during optimization: the A+W Control station for the processing line which enables auto- made in-house. known and reliable ma-
PARTNER TO THE BEST in cutting: correct provision of the Realtime Optimizer can be used until just before cutting matic processing at a single pass. The sheets are identifi ed CMS’ vertical glass proces- chines of their sector.
sors were at the centre of
The synergies between the
and production is i via bar code and all important information
sheets is a prerequisite for secure
begins to make changes, combine or replace items since the
production processes and quick labels are only printed by the printer on the cutting bridge is displayed on the A+W Production Terminal. The machine the showroom, attracting company’s different depart-
production throughput. and placed automatically right before cutting begins. operator has a view of the entire line via video control. the attention of visitors: ments, dedicated to solu-
Profi le, a true work centre
tions for the most diverse
The TG specialist innovation and fl exibility with drilling using double materials: from plastic to
spindles, also able to carry
stone, and from carbon
out high speed grinding,
fi ber to glass, enable to have
Glasprofi is on show at the Open House and Vertec+Mill, a high continuous developments
that have enabled the com-
Germany’s largest chine, which, together, cre- pany to produce the fi rst
speed drill and mill ma-
supplier of premium vertical CNC able to process
shower and glass a single sheet of glass 18 x
3.3 metres, or workcentres
sanitary fittings. HE COMPANY were among the highlights that combine the use of a
spindle with a cutting head
The lion’s share FLACHGLAS GROUP Ttruzione Macchine of the event at CMS’ Show- with water jet.
CMS stands for Cos-
room at its production unit
of all individual A+W Software From skyscrapers in London to local trains Speciali, an important part in the Val Brembana area,
north of Milan, Italy.
of the DNA of this com-
(A-Train) in Texas, from Rail to Water
glass sanitary and internal to external. All from a strong They were in charge of the introduction pany that opened its doors THE OPEN HOUSE CMS Industries
company with 4 different locations and more
to clients from the glass
than 1000 highly motivated employees.
fittings in Germany orders are pulled known to the system at all of A+W Production: Glasprofi EDP sector on 16 and 17 June During his welcoming
Manager Markus Heil and Sandra
speech, CMS’ Managing
2017, putting on show its
comes from this FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION apart, the sheets are times and this informa- Kugler, A+W Sales Central Europe, who production technologies Director Davide Masnada
tion can be provided to
provides customer support for Glasprofi .
steered individually
spoke about the history of
and machines that makes
through production,
company in Luhe- model, for this TG special- and reassembled again in the customer on request. CMS a leader of innova- the company right from Via A. Locatelli 123
All goods are also scanned
the fi rst steps, highlighting
tion and fl exibility.
Wildenau, a member CONCEPTS AT Glasprofi ist in the Upper Palatinate shipping. Here, the con- during loading. On the day AW Software GmbH The company also has a the impressive doubling of 24019 Zogno (BG) - Italy
Tel.: +39 - 0345 - 64111
turnover obtained in the
range of ‘standard’ machin-
tinuous sheet tracing via
produces almost exclu-
before delivery, the cus-
Fax: +39 - 0345 - 64281
of the Flachglas ecently, Glasprofi together with a leading ma- workpiece and all produc- sively small batches. Under production data collection tomer receives a fi le with ery responding to the most last ten years, and giving E-mail: info@cmsindustries.it
www.cmsindustries.it
reigning market condi-
information about which
ensures the greatest pro-
Group. Outstanding R cy and fl exibility even chine manufacturer. tion information. tions, nobody can do this cess reliability. EDP Man- racks will be delivered with makers, and some of these already fi xed for the fu-
common needs of glass-
an idea of the next steps
improved its effi cien-
To maximize A+W real-
ager Markus Heil: “With
which products in which
any longer with manual
product quality, more by replacing an older time optimization in cut- SPECIALIST machine programming and the A+W Production sys- sequence. Thus, Glasprofi ’s
IN INDIVIDUAL
PPS* system with A+W
ting, the labels are printed
most demanding custom-
tem, we manage our com-
production organization.
varied design, Production, the latest pro- from by thermo-transfer printers PRODUCTION MANAGING A plex product mix very fl ex- ers can plan better and save Am Pfahlgraben 4-10 70 Glass-Technology International 4/2017 Glass-Technology International 4/2017 71
on the cutting bridges of
software
and enormous A+W. The company has the cutting tables, shortly machines must be incorpo- COMPLEX PRODUCT lost. And there are almost the increasing competitive 35415 Pohlheim - Germany
valuable time, which given
ibly. No more sheets are
duction
The robots and production
66
Tel: +49 – 6404 – 20510
MIX WITH EASE
Fax: +49 – 6404 – 2051877
worked with A+W Enter-
no complaints. We pro-
rated into production logis-
pressure in the ‘fi nished
before cutting starts. This
delivery capability prise ERP* software in the way, changes to the cutting tics for maximum benefi t. Due to the variety of fi n- duce much greater quan- glass’ sector represents a Email: info@a-w.com
commercial sector for dec-
sequence and the optimi-
At Glasprofi , this has been
www.a-w.com
were achieved ades; this ensures quick or- zation process can be made implemented in exemplary ishing techniques used, tities in the same amount signifi cant competitive ad-
production
vantage.
Glasprofi ’s
of time. In addition, cut-
with a flexible der processing and secure until just before production fashion: intelligent DXF depth is enormous: mod- ting has generally become In particular, after the last Glashandelsgesellschaft h
update of the A+W Pro-
starts, and manual applica-
ern sand blasting technol-
administrative processes.
and CAM-DXF interfaces
more fl exible and yield has
automation concept, Among the company’s tion of labels is not neces- developed by the software ogy, screen printing, etch- increased signifi cantly. The duction software, Glasprofi Profi mbH
ing, and fl uted bevels are
real-time optimization and
provider A+W transmit the
fulfi lls many requirements
state-of-the-art cutting and
sary. Labeling has replaced
whose degree of fi nishing systems are more 90% of production paper data without detours from used to satisfy the most automatic breakage pool posed of an Industry 4.0
than a few that were pro-
technical order entry to
factory
operation/smart
also make a contribution
demanding customer re-
at Glasprofi and includes
implementation is duced individually accord- all information required for the CNC machines, where quirements. Unusual sizes here – poor sheets are re- without having the man-
ing to Glasprofi ’s ideas.
production. This informa-
automatic production can
agement team make a big
and side ratios are also no
made immediately and can
unique among glass Cutting and grinding robots tion can be called up with begin immediately without problem for Glasprofi . frequently still be delivered fuss about this. Managing Nuernberger Strasse 140
replace manual processes
Using A+W Production
Director Achim Haag: “We
92533 Wernberg-Koeblitz
a simple bar-code scanner
any further planning work
with the main order.”
processors and improve throughput. A and displayed on the A+W on-site. control software, the sheets Since the labels are scanned and our customers know Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 96 04 48-0
processing center that can
production monitor. The
our strengths – it’s not our
at each production station,
This real-time transfer of
are pre-sorted in cutting
in Europe. process shaped sheets at a machine operator receives production data is crucial and fed into the respective the location and produc- style to talk about them all E-mail: info@fl achglas.de
Fax: +49 (0) 96 04 48-3 97
a true-to-scale view of the
for Glasprofi ’s business
fi nishing stations. For this,
tion status of each sheet is
the time.”
single pass was developed
www.glasprofi .de
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