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TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS

The machine executes au- RESPONDING Forvet had the idea to im-
tomatic loading, grinding, TO INDUSTRY 4.0 plement the Industry 4.0
polishing, drilling, notching, principle not only to data
countersinking, water jet The new need in the glass flow, but also to glass prod-
cutting, round corners pol- industry is to follow the im- ucts, and limit the space
ishing, engraving, mitring, plementation of all produc- needed to a minimum area.
washing, drying, automatic tive information through all Being concentrated on de-
unloading on flat glass even the processes, in order to veloping a new concept of
out of square or shaped. have a better control of the machine, Forvet also ana-
Combiflex underlines the product flows, minimize the lyzed other aspects of glass
exceptional application of material handling and re- processing aspects: space
all the Forvet new ideas duce the costs. Technocrats and soft coated products.
and technologies, and is have defined this as Indus- And Combiflex was de-
made up of: try 4.0, where a single origin veloped as a small 32m²
t "VUPNBUJD MPBEJOH GSPN data is distributed to all re- working area where mul-
racks; lated processes automatical- tiple processes are carried
t $IJBSB GPS HSJOEJOH BOE ly. Even if this seems to be out without intermediate
polishing; a very effective advantage, glass handling, also capa-
t .$ $/$ XPSLJOH TUB- the real problem is the au- ble of working with soft
tion; tomatic connection among coated glass products.
t 'SBODFTDB GPS ESJMMJOH so many different processes This machine is Forvet’s
and milling; requested by the final glass, answer to Industry 4.0 re-
t 8BTIJOH BOE ESZJOH i.e. the glass panels travel- quirements, as with a single
t "VUPNBUJD VOMPBEJOH ling thought the factory bar code label on the glass,
onto racks. from process to process. all machine processes are

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