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B SOLUTION

SPEED EDGE: VERTICAL

COMPACT SYSTEM

STAND 470 PAVILHÃO 2
09/12 MAIO 2018
SÃO PAULO EXPO

B Solution has 30 years of experi-
ence in glass processing machinery
for the home appliance industry, automotive industry,
structural industry and furniture sector, has developed
a complete range of products suitable for small and large
companies responding to the most modern production
requirements.
The company is pushing commercially to maximize stra-
tegic investments in a short time in countries identified as The compact system integrates the loading and unloading
priority, among which Brazil that is giving good results. of spare reduction into a single machine, ideal for series
and to be coupled to drilling lines or stand-alone working.
VERTICAL NEEDS
Speed Edge features include: hardy structure – limited
Speed Edge is B Solution’s automatic vertical compact overall space – max. work speed – high productively –
grinder with high productively suitable for processing max. process precision - best tools performance – load-
rough or polish grinding, flat or round edge, arrissing ing of new sheet during the cycle – adaption of wheel on
and coat removing of low-E glass sheets. arrissing.
The innovative follow-glass system is a grinding head which Available in four versions: VES 2.0.3 – VES 2.5.4 – VES
follows the glass sheets anchored by means of suction cups, 3.2.5 – VES 3.2.6 for grinding – drilling – automatic
guaranteeing maximum performance without vibrations. loading/unloading.

Sisecam Group, a global actor in SISECAM GROUP lion in 2017. “Our goal is to further
business fields including all main strengthen our financial structure to
areas of the glass industry – flat glass, FY 2017 RESULTS maintain the continuity of the Group’s
glassware, glass packaging and glass steady growth line and to support our
fiber – as well as soda and chromium of our international sales represent- growth in the upcoming periods. While
chemicals increased its total consoli- ing the total amount of exports from continuing to increase the speed of
dated net sales revenue increased by Turkey and sales from overseas produc- our efforts to optimize our production
32% year-over-year in 2017, reaching tion is 60% in our consolidated sales. facilities, we will continue to optimize
TL 11.3 billion. The Group reported During the same period, international our costs using all efficient methods,
a net profit of TL 1.7 billion for the sales volume reached TL 6.8 billion. including increased use of automated
same period. Thanks to ongoing efforts to optimize systems. We are constantly realizing
In 2017, Sisecam, a group with manu- the cost structure and the geographical our evaluations of policies to be fol-
facturing activities in 13 countries in distribution of production activities, lowed in the direction of our objectives
three continents and sales in all over consolidated EBITDA reached TL 3.1 of sustainable prof-
the world, produced 4.8 million tons of billion in the same period,” Prof. Ahmet itable growth and
glass, 2.3 million tons of soda and 4.2 Kirman, Vice Chairman and Chief operational excel-
million tons of industrial raw materials. Executive Officer, said. lence, taking into
The share of international sales Sisecam Group reported total invest- consideration the
reaches 60%. ments of TL 1 billion and continued conditions of the
“In 2017, our consolidated net sales to support the national economy with global economy,”
have reached TL 11.3 billion. The share an export volume of USD 748 mil- Kirman noted.

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