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Under the umbrella of the Italian firm Cifin Holding, elumatec AG, an international leader inthe manufacturing of machines for processing aluminium, PVC and steel profiles, is joining the Emmegi Group to create a new heavyweight in the industry.
Here architects, planners and engineers could not only be inspired by the exhibitors and their product innovations, but also by a professional accompanying program of inspiration.
Transparent, as well as grey and white facade elements, determine the appearance of the new Hilton Hotel at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.  The seemingly randomly arranged facade elements allow the striking building with the rounded corners, to…
Two days ago, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mercedes-Benz premiered the new Mercedes-Benz SLC, which will be available in the spring of 2016.
Saint-Gobain is to invest around €135 million over the next two years to develop production capacity at its glass facility near Chennai, India’s largest such facility.
The RF-GLASS program is integrated into the RFEM user interface as an optional add‑on module. RF‑GLASS analyzes deformations and stresses of arbitrary shaped and curved glass surfaces.
The Federal Association of the Glass Industry (Bundesverband Glasindustrie e.V.) has elected Dr. Frank Heinricht, Chairman of the Board at Schott AG, for its new president.  This means he will also take office as president for glasstec 2016.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Edwin J. Berkowitz.     
Wall claddings made of glass were used in the new operating theatre at St. Josef's Hospital in Dortmund.  The choice fell on the highly transparent, extra-white EUROWHITE®NG from Euroglas, which was mounted directly on the walls as 10 mm-thick…
Strasbourg Minster (France) was fitted, on the occasion of its 1000th anniversary, with an imposing modern church glazing from Saint-Gobain.
Switchable smart glass has rapidly gained popularity in recent years, and has been incorporated into well-known residential and commercial projects.
Since smart glass is still a relatively new technology, many terms have been coined to describe it in recent years.
While switchable glass is still a relatively recent development, it has seen an incredible rise in popularity in the last five years.  Residential and commercial buyers alike tend to have quite a few questions about our switchable glass products,…
It's not by accident that people are stopping to gawk at this smart glass display at this year's Greenbuild, in Milpitas, Calif. Smart glass just got a lot bigger, and View, a maker of dynamic glass, wants that fact to be as transparent as…
Glass-faced acrylic windshields available to operators from PPG - PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies group has received Parts Manufacturer Approval for its new-design glass-faced acrylic windshields for Hawker 800 series business…
Smartglass International are pleased to announced that the installation of their switchable glass at the Ernest Park Goodge Street Development went off without a hitch this morning.
Smartglass International is delighted to announce that we will provide Smartglass Privacy Glass panels for the new Sugar Dolls Nail Bar & Beauty Salon, Henry Street, Dublin.   Our bespoke switchable glass panels will be used at the back of the…
Case Study – The Kempinski Resort in Bahrain - A stay in a 5 star luxury hotel should offer a superior experience for guests, offering a chance to experience optimum levels of comfort and relaxation they could never possibly experience at home.
For the academy of Jewish Museum Berlin it was the aim to create a center of information and education which invites to linger in addition to self-studying.    With the extension of the present museum ensemble for German-Jewish history and culture…
Modern day commercial and home design is dominated by the use of glass. The architectural use for glass continues to grow as demand increases for builds which offer an influx of natural light and a minimalistic, clean aesthetic.  In fact, global…
For many years, the ability to control light and heat passing through residential glass windows has always come down to one of two options – curtains or blinds.
The Bauhaus Fachcentrum in Berlin-Halensee scooped one of the four coveted awards at the German Façade Awards for Rear-Ventilated façades on 1 October.  In addition to the three-dimensional aluminium cladding, the all-glass façade facing the road…
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Being the first fully vertically-integrated fire rated glazing USA-manufacturer enables SAFTI FIRST to provide the fastest lead times, most competitive pricesand best coordination  SAFTI FIRST, leading USA-manufacturer of advanced fire rated glass…
profine Group is significantly expanding its production facilities in Pirmasens, Germany. On 13th October 2015, Dr Peter Mrosik, owner and CEO of profine, and Dr Bernhard Matheis, Mayor of Pirmasens, signed a letter of intent with regard to the…