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Strongpoints
                  Problem solving
                  (GTI): What kind of pol-  (GTI): Which are the
                  ishing problems can you   strongpoints of EcoWon-
                  solve?                   derWheel?
                  Luca Moreschi: The main   Luca Moreschi: There are
                  problem that my wheels   two important features to
                  solve is the elimination of   consider: the edging speed
                  most of the lines/ridges   and the polishing quality,
                  on glass edges left by dia-  which are closely connected.   … this is what I really
                  mond wheels – impossible   EcoWonderWheel create a
                  to eliminate completely.   highly polished and brilliant   wanted, to bring even
                  When a ‘normal’ polish-  edge on the glass, eliminat-  more beauty into
                  ing/abrasive wheel is used,   ing most of the lines/ridges,
                  these lines/ridges can be   but the most important fea-  the glass world.
                  felt by passing a finger   ture is that this is possible
                  along the edge of the glass.  with a single passage of the
                  All signs not removed make   wheels, and whit less time.
                  the glass almost ‘dead’, as   Most wheels on today’s
                  it can no longer capture the   market need two passages
                  light; it is not really brilliant   on the glass edges and this
                  and polished because it is   means more time and con-
                  less brilliant.          sumption of the wheels.
                  When I create the EcoWon-  EcoWonderWheel, on the
                  derWheel my aim was that   other hand, need only one
                  of making glass more bril-  passage, using the param-
                  liant, polished and smooth   eters that I recommend,
                  to the touch, enabling it to   giving brilliant glass edges.
                  reflect the light in the best   This means that not only
                  way possible. And this is   do you have highly polished
                  what I have been able to   glass sheets, but with a sin-
                  create – a polishing wheel   gle wheel you can process
                  that makes glass as brilliant   more sheets of glass. This is
                  as crystal.              possible because the wheel
                  Creating a polishing with a   immediately takes the shape
                  peripheral grinding wheel   it needs to polish.
                  that does not distinguish
                  itself from a polishing with   (GTI): Which kind of   Glassworks  sometimes
                                                                                                  MLI  Mole
                  a cup grinding wheel.    glassworks do you work     send me photos of the edg-  MLI-Mole Lucidanti Italiane i
                                           with?                      ing carried out by EcoW-
                                           Luca Moreschi: Our main    onderWheel – and there
                                           target is glassworks that   is nothing more satisfying
                                           focus mainly on polishing   for me than seeing how
                                           quality.                   they have been able to cre-  Via Fonde 21
                                                                                                 40068 S. Lazzaro di Savena (BO)
                                           EcoWonderWheel are also    ate unique processes – also
                   … making glass more                                                           Italy
                                           suitable for more indus-   thanks to Eco.             Tel.: +39 -051 - 6259538
                   brilliant, polished and   trial processing, but it is   I love beauty and in creat-  E-mail: info@mlitalia.eu
                                           with glassworks with a very   ing EcoWondeWheel this   BLOG: www.lucamoreschi.com
                   smooth to the touch …                                                          www.ecowonderwheel.com
                                           demanding customers, at-   is what I really wanted, to
                                           tentive to details that these   bring even more beauty
                                           wheels give the best results.  into the glass world.





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