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NEWS

COMPANY UPDATE
The announcement of Glaston’s
Glaston
acquisition of Bystronic glass
articles articles articles articles shows how this company is STRATEGY REVIEW
continuing along its route to
become a leading player in
heat treatment technologies
and insulating glass as well
AND FINANCIAL
technologies. This article
takes us through the steps that
35 Glaston as in cutting and grinding TARGETS UPDATES
Glaston will now be making to
ensure this goal is reached.
Bystronic glass & Glaston teams in Russia
celebrating day one at MirStekla
strategy review and financial targets updates ton as well as leveraging the
know-how Bystronic glass
adds will allow Glaston to
build a strong machinery
and services offering as
well as the ability to capture
new growth opportunities.
Implementing a joint op-
erating model will support
the company in reaching
realizing the full potential
40 FOREL CASE STUDY 35 its strategic goals and in
of combining Glaston and
quality and high
Bystronic glass.
Glaston’s overall strategic
goal remains unchanged:
their ambition is to be the
industry’s innovative tech-
performance for
nology leader, realizing its
customers’ highest ambi-
seek growth in their core
tions in glass.
business and to profi t in the
Vetrodomus with the
build a better tomorrow
talization. The strengths of
of Bystronic glass.
has
Bystronic glass and Glas-
The foundation of the strat-
viewed its strat-
laston
quality and high performance for Vetrodomus FOREL G egy and updated re- as a result of its acquisition services fi eld through digi- Glaston’s purpose is to 35
egy remains unchanged;
Glaston will continue to
‘No Limits’ line
its fi nancial targets for the
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strategy period 2018–2021
with the ‘No Limits’ line
48 Turomas
TFS, advanced planimetry system 40 The need to increase productivity while ensuring the quality of finished products are
50 RCN and RIVA 40 Glass-Technology International 3/2019 two main requirements for today’s glass processors. In this article, we take a look 41
at how Vetrodomus has achieved these requirements with a Forel ‘No Limits’ line.
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when chemical tempering expertise reaches out to
CUTTING TABLE TECHNOLOGY
major global glassmakers
This way, stability and wards the surface of the
precision are guaranteed, table, since the porosity of
something which is essen- the wood is what causes the
tial with thinner glass. loss of air fl ow.
The phenolic component is The advanced TFS plani-
also highly resistant to wa- metry system, together
with the patented 4-Tool
58 LiSEC and is not highly vulner- peccable cutting from 2 to
ter, humidity, high levels
of steam, many chemicals
cutting tool, has led to im-
25 millimetres, as well as
able to damage caused by
machinery that is durable
impacts and bending.
over time and resistant to
IMPECCABLE
external conditions. “No
CUTTING
The combination of alu-
market has implemented a
process like this,” says Ál-
minium material and phe- other manufacturer in the
nolic panel has two more varo Tomas, Vice President
advantages. On the one of Turomas.
hand, simplicity when it
working with crystal safetyì glass with reliability, comes to replacing one Turomas
carpet with another.
Turomas
On the other hand,
the im-mediacy of
the air outlet to-
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the glass that its machinery
TFS, advanced the structure. A phenolic 48
processes, Turomas presents
our readers with its most
planimetry system
60 Cugher Glass he surface of Turo- ing material that changes the best possible cutting of of glass with exceptional representative features. covering along the way to
aluminium. This measure
mas cutting tables,
above all, humid, the de-
It achieves a complete fl at-
signing of tables: the wood
T like that of other
ness tolerance with a per-
formation that it suffers
was completely removed
manufacturers, historically when it is cold, hot, and glass. TABLE REDESIGNING quality motivated the rede- gives greater stability to get rid of any unevenness.
covering is applied on the
has been made of wood. when it absorbs moisture The concern and inces- from the support area of aluminium surface. The fect parallel between the
And since wood is a liv- is detrimental to achieving sant search for the cutting the glass and replaced by cutting bridge rectifi es this table and the cutting tool.
DLE – double glass printing technology: 48 Glass-Technology International 3/2019 Glass-Technology International 3/2019 49
high productivity for automotive industry requirements
CHEMICAL TEMPERING
65 Intermac RCN AND RIVA Gianfranco Rivaroli glass sizes have now been THE EVOLUTION
approved by RINA – a body
that controls the standards
OF TEMPERED GLASS
for glass used in nautical
applications – is an impor-
tant step forward. Chemical tempering is moving forward, gaining more and more
Roberta Cometti This means that we are appreciation and demand, thus extending its application to several
industries: aeronautic, aerospace, naval, military, automotive, electronic,
We recently went continuing to propose our optical and in all those projects demanding special curves and reduced
plants in diverse sectors
glass thicknesses.
an exclusive event dedicated to glass to speak at some portant global groups to Chemical tempering, especially important for the curved glass, is the par
and companies – from im-
excellence and defi nitive answer to the compromise between thicknesses
small companies, because
of the top people
and shapes, achieving perfect fl atness, mainly for glass thicknesses lower
our plants can temper both
than 2mm., allowing chemical tempered glass to be perfectly coupled
at RCN, who not Alessandro Rivaroli small sizes and large glass and laminated accordingly.
sheets.
The process
only discussed how only for special glass types Roberta Cometti, RCN: Let’s Chemically tempered glass is a glass which has been strengthened by an
say that we are working on
ion exchange process, occurring at a temperature of about 450°C.
machinery specialists chemical tempering or standard sizes, but now creating and increasing the After pre-heating, the glass is immersed in a fused potassium salt bath
‘idea’ of chemical temper-
also customized.
thus starting the chemical process. During this time, the glass is exposed to
an ion exchange between sodium (Na+), contained into the molecular
ing in sectors in which up
is continuing to
structure of the glass, and potassium (K+), the chemical element the salt
Gianfranco Rivaroli, RIVA:
en into consideration for
Thanks to the collabora- to now it has not been tak- is made of.
gain market share,
This process takes place thanks to the difference of the electro-chemical
diverse reasons.
tion between RCN and
GLASSMAKERS 50
potentials of the ions themselves.
As we all know, chemi-
RIVA, we are moving for-
but also how its
cal tempering is not a new
ward in the development
How does it work?
of chemical tempering, to
process, but its use has
The process provokes a space reduction between the glass particles that
machines are now
tant’ sizes, used for archi-
widespread. This was due
complex system of stress and tension on the glass surface, increasing the
73 GCV Glass WHEN CHEMICAL glassmakers looking have furnaces of ‘impor- never been, until now, so are compressed by the bigger size of the potassium ions. It results in a
mechanical stress resistance three times more than thermally tempered
reaching out to
tectural, automotive and
to the fact that the bene-
glass, thus granting an excellent quality standard.
naval glass – so large glass
fi ts of chemical tempering
were not so well-known
sizes. And the fact that
What are the advantages?
important global
chemically tempered large
compared to thermal tem-
Chemically tempered glass has no visual surface imperfections in
comparison to thermally tempered glass. Thus, curved glass can also be
chemically tempered.
for ways to reduce
In addition, the results of chemical tempering create perfect coupling
in the case of later lamination with EVA or PVB, with results free from
TEMPERING EXPERTISE glass thicknesses. Thin glass can be tempered without the risk of breakage or distortion.
visual defects, with a great difference from the most recurrent defects of
thermal tempering.
growth and development for higher REACHES OUT TO oberta Cometti, RCN: Scope
• Tempering of glass thickness lower than 2.5mm;
• Complex glass curves and big sizes that cannot be thermally tempered;
• For all applications demanding resistance to high stress and impact
How to have glass
(boats; aeronautic, military, aerospace industry, etc.)
MAJOR GLOBAL Rthat is strong but with • In all applications where, in addition to the mechanical properties of
reduced thickness and de-
the process, high quality glass is also required: transparency and fl at
forming? Chemical tem-
surface (no distortion caused by the contact of the glass with the rolls).
pering, of course, a pro-
production and versatility 50 Glass-Technology International 3/2019 cess that is no longer used Glass-Technology International 3/2019 51
88 Satinal CASE HISTORY
selecting raw materials without compromise; LiSEC In the fast- trading company in 1992. 58
laysia. The market has
agement decided to solve
problems step by step. In
become very demanding:
2014 they bought a LiSEC
on-time delivery, quality,
growing and
automatic cutting line and
reliability and cost com-
petitiveness are the con-
PKL crane system.
changing
Before that employees at
stant values. With LiSEC
Malaysian glass
carrying out these pro-
customers’ satisfaction at
providing top quality products WORKING WITH market, Crystal Crystal Safety Glass were technologies we ensure our
cesses manually. After the
all time. We are still look-
ing for innovative ways to
installation, cutting and
loading operations became
improve our processes and
effi ciency by using automa-
simple and fast. The to-
Safety Glass made
unloading was reduced to
that we can cut down de-
CRYSTAL SAFETY an important tal glass breakage during tion and machinery. With
nearly zero. At the same
pendence on labour work-
force and minimize human
time, the working environ-
GLASS WITH decision of During the Asian Financial laysia, but a lot of products ment was also improved. error during operations.
Cooperation with LiSEC
are exported to Singapore,
Before the LiSEC loading
has provided us with the
choosing product
system was installed, there
Crisis in 1997 one of his
Thailand, Cambodia, Viet-
breakthrough solution to
nam and Indonesia.
customers who owed him
were four to fi ve physical
94 glass technology live INNOVATION AND quantity. To money asked to offset his Crystal Safety Glass is still injuries every quarter, now realize our glass processing
RELIABILITY, quality over
a family business run by
business value.”
debt with two containers
there are nearly none.
“Simple operation con-
of glass. Tan knew about
Frank and his sister Yi Shin,
the possibilities of glass as
trolled by software ensure
who both joined the compa-
that there are no errors in
a construction material.
ny in 2000. Their father had
AUTOMATION obtain this, the Seeing the opportunity, been preparing his children glass selection and cutting
for business since they were
Tan changed his business
dimension. The software
company decided
young. Both of them put a
optimisation ensures the
from trading glassware
lot of efforts in bringing the
to trading glass. In 1998
precision of our output. The
to invest in he borrowed money from company to the next level. high reliability of LiSEC ma- LiSEC Group
LiSEC Group
friends, moved into a rent-
chines sostituire con:
They found that product
transparent visions machinery and lot and hired three people expectations have increased tions smooth and effi cient.”
ed 3,000-square-foot shop
has made our overall opera-
quality is vital as consumers’
for his new glass operation.
Thanks to the highly au-
over the years. They de-
tomated loading system,
cided to move from selling
automation from
CONTINUOUS
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cheap price and invested in
able to cut down the man-
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quality, productivity and a
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RISIS AND OPPORTUNITY Since its foundation the The solution to reach this helps the company in www.lisec.com
company has been on a
terms of investment return
level was offered by LiSEC
ALWAYS COME HAND IN HAND
C The Chinese word for ‘crisis’ is com- continuous uptrend. Tan in 2013. in the long run. Besides
now employs 300 people that, workforce was trans-
posed of two characters respectively mean- and the plant’s size has SOLVING PROBLEMS formed from low skilled to
ing ‘danger’ and ’chance, good timing’. grown to 300,000 square STEP BY STEP higher skilled workers.
Crystal Safety Glass faced such a situation feet, with another factory The investment budget has
21 years ago. of 400,000 square feet always been a major fac- FAST-CHANGING
Crystal Safety Glass is located in Kuala which opened at the end of tor in making business de- MARKET
Lumpur, Malaysia, and is managed by Tan 2018. The main sales mar- cisions at Crystal Safety “The glass industry is
Seng Huat, who opened it as glassware ket is domestic around Ma- Glass, that is why the man- changing very fast in Ma-
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