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BYSTRONIC GLASS AGC

ONE OF THE MASS PRODUCTION OF 3D CURVED

LARGEST ORDERS COVER GLASS FOR CAR-MOUNTED

OF AUTOMOTIVE DISPLAYS BEGINS

GLASS PRE- AGC has announced that it has
started mass production of 3D curved
PROCESSING cover glass for car-mounted displays
at its Keihin Plant (Yokohama, order to meet overwhelming demand
EQUIPMENT Kanagawa prefecture) for the first for the product.
time in the world. This new curved cover glass is
OF ALL TIMES The company also decided to boost surface-treated using AGC Group’s
production capacity to respond to proprietary technology, a process
At Bystronic glass – in Buetzberg increasing demand for its product. that includes chemical strengthening
(Switzerland) in particular – there is AGC Group’s car-mounted display treatment, optical thin-film coating,
much delight. The specialist in auto- cover glass accentuates the sense of and surface printing. The finished
motive glass pre-processing equip- luxury and design of car interiors. Its product brings vehicle interiors to
ment is thrilled to have won recently anti-reflective surface treatment offers a new level of sophistication. The
one of the largest orders ever for a number of benefits that include trend of in-vehicle displays that
champ’speed automotive glass cells. improved visibility and operability, offer larger and curved surfaces is
A considerable number of Bystronic which has led to its increasing expected to continue in years to
glass champ’speed cells will be adoption as the choice material come. In response to this, AGC’s
delivered during 2017 and 2018 to for car navigation systems and Keihin Plant will boost its production
several production plants of a world- information panels. AGC’s subsidiary, capacity of curved cover glass for car-
renowned automotive glass manu- AGC Display Glass Yonezawa Co., mounted displays. The AGC Group is
facturer. The champ’speed enables Ltd. (ADY), began production of the committed to solidifying its position
quick and precise cutting, breaking, flat-surfaced version of the product as the leading manufacturer of car-
grinding and drilling of automotive in 2013 on a dedicated production mounted display cover glass by swiftly
windshields, side lites and back lites. line, and was prompted to increase setting up a supply system capable of
As well as very short cycle times the production capacity in April 2016 in meeting ever-diversifying needs.
champ’speed cells are distinguished
by their high reliability during 24/7
operations. NSG
Bystronic glass is a global market
leader in automotive glass pre- COLD REPAIR OF FLOAT GLASS
processing. For more than 50 years
Bystronic glass has designed, devel- FURNACE IN THE US
oped and manufactured system solu-
tions for automatic cutting, breaking, The NSG Group has announced its decision to repair the float glass furnace at
grinding and drilling of automotive the Ottawa plant in Illinois, US. The repair, which was originally planned for
glass, appliance glass, display glass FY2020, will be carried out in FY2018.
and solar glass at the Buetzberg loca- As previously announced, parts of the buildings and other properties at the
tion in Switzerland. Ottawa plant where the furnace is located were damaged by the tornado on 1
March 2017 (Japan time). The furnace itself was intact and has been kept on
hot hold. After considering options, it was determined that expediting the cold
repair in parallel with the repair of the storm damages was the best approach.
During the repair, products will be shipped from the inventory at Ottawa or
from other Group plants. The repair is expected to take longer than usual and
the furnace is planned to resume production in December 2017. The financial
Because we care impact of the cold repair on net profit is considered immaterial.

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