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CUTTING SOLUTIONS

UK-based glass VILLAGE GLASS MAKE

processor Village

Glass is ready MAJOR IMPACT ON

ARCHITECTURAL
to increase its

production capacity MARKET WITH

to the utmost with

HEGLA MACHINES
machinery from

Hegla. The new

automation and

toughening systems

will enable fully From left to right: Gary Wilton,

Steve Larvin and Daniel Harrendence
automatic cutting,

while assisting in

the redevelopment phisticated, Re-master sub
plate management system,
Gantry Loading System
of production working from Automatic

Concertina Racking Sys-
methods. tems for increased glass
types, Laser Marking, Op-
timax Float Table with Au-
he installation of benchmark for the indus- tomatic X Breakout, Pro-
new, advanced Heg- try, and will help to further Lam combination float/
T la cutting solutions raise production standards laminated cutting table and
at leading glass manufac- thanks to improved ef- a 6m EcoLam for oversize
turers, Village Glass, is ficiency, cost savings and Laminated Glass.
set to make a major im- faster product turnaround. As one of the most well
pact on the architectural STATE-OF-THE-ART known and respected
market. A GBP 4 million INSTALLATION manufacturers in the UK
total investment in new au- it was imperative to the
tomation and toughening The state-of-the-art Hegla senior management team
systems will create a new installation includes a so- that only the highest stand-

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