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ADELIO LATTUADA AND KNITTEL GLASS Some strong points of the ‘Adelio
Lattuada + Knittel Formula’:
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measuring of the glasses
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ing speed according to the glasses
size
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productivity (compared to the
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The most common application is with
two edging machines and one robot
and this year, during Vitrum 2017,
Adelio Lattuada will give you a real
demonstration of this solution (fur-
ther details will be soon on-line).
To achieve the maximum result, cus-
tomized modules and software may
be designed on request.
Robots require machines that are
more fully automatic, so Lattuada
has added some features to the list
of options (others will be introduced
shortly), including:
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the polishing wheels
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adjustment based on the glass
thickness
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phases
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Adelio Lattuada Srl has announced Thanks to Knittel’s strategic part-
the beginning of the cooperation with nership with Kuka for the supply of
the German company Knittel Glass. robots, Adelio Lattuada can now offer
Knittel Glass, founded in 1987, has new, flexible and customized inte-
a longtime experience in the automa- gration solutions with the following ad-
tion for the glass sector and specifi- vantages: increase of automation levels,
cally in the design of specialized auto- flexibility and productivity, production
mation lines for the glass handling. optimization and costs reduction.

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