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COMPANY UPDATE AND DEVELOPMENTS

over the past few years, and
each time a client comes to
us – both from the auto
glass sector or another sec-
tor, this contact is, in fact
a request for the innova-
tion and technological pro-
cesses that can be obtained
thanks to Iocco’s team.

GTI: At Vitrum last year,
Iocco was one of the four
companies – each present-
ed by a key woman – work-
ing together for Industry
4.0. What can you tell us
about this project?
Iocco: Last year at Vitrum
was an important and won-
derful initiative that gave DE-AIRING BAG FURNACE
clients the possibility of
managing and monitoring FOR OEM AUTOMOTIVE GLASS
production results with In-
dustry 4.0. The De-airing Bag Furnace is able to perform the De-Airing process (before the autoclave) faster than
ever with the unique characteristic of processing different asymmetric shapes of glass without the need for
GTI: In this respect, more production stops for changeovers, while also providing production data regarding the tracking of each
piece of glass. These innovations enable automotive glassmakers to be precursors of the glass industry also
recently, IOCCO became
with regards to quality aspects developed taking into account a number of critical points:
official system partner of
s THE GLASS IS SUBJECTED TO HEATING ONLY AFTER A SUFlCIENT COLD VACUUM PERIOD IN ORDER TO AVOID BUBBLE
KUKA robots for 2018.
defects due to premature edge sealing causing extensive air trapping between the laminates;
What are the goals of this s THE CORRECT HEATING TIME IN THE DE AIRING PHASE ENSURES SMOOTH AND UNIFORM HEATING
collaboration and what can s AFTER THE GLASS HAS PASSED THE HEATING SECTION IT IS COOLED DOWN BEFORE ITS REMOVAL FROM THE BAG
we expect to see in the near s ONCE EMPTY THE BAGS ARE FURTHER COOLED DOWN DURING THE RETURN MOVEMENT TO THE LOADING POSITION
future and at glasstec? s THE AUTOMATIC LOADING UNLOADING SYSTEMS DEVELOPED BY THE COMPANY S ENGINEERS ARE ABLE TO SUSTAIN HIGH
Iocco: In 2018, Iocco was performing cycle times guaranteeing, at the same time, the best quality lamination process;
confirmed as Official Sys- s AFTER THE DE AIRING PROCESS BEFORE THE AUTOCLAVE THE GLASS IS ALMOST TRANSPARENT
tem Partner of KUKA. The Modular De-airing Bag Furnace for windshields and sidelites is designed to improve cycle times, also
upgrading the furnace during a second step by means of an additional module.