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On reaching the age of 68 the director and managing partner Mr. Hans Ebersp„cher is retiring. He has been at the head of the com-pany since 1965.
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the company founder Otto Schott (1851 – 1935) the international technology concern Schott (headquartered in Mainz) organized a scientific colloquium at the Friedrich Schiller University in…
Modern architecture, with its increasing dependence on glass, is stimulating the development of newer and safer glazing that is designed to meet tighter requirements of impending European CEN standards for bullet and blast-resistant screens.
The founder of the modern science of glass and glass technology was one of the most important scientists, technologists and industrialists of his day.
Standardised safety glass will soon be compulsory for all vehicles, either made locally or imported, to ensure the safety of motorists by minimising the impact of broken windscreens.
Schott increased its sales in the 2000/2001 fiscal year (to September 30) by 6 percent to more than 2 billion euros (1999/2000: 1.9 billion euros).
Also for diamond countersinks the requirements are clearly defined: Producing sinkings for mounting screws of fittings as well as the manufacturing of visible bores on furniture glass demand an absolutely clean and chip-free edge.
As designing with white and neutral colors becomes increasingly popular in today's architectural and interior designs, Solutia Inc. introduces "Cool Mist" interlayer for laminated glass -- the company's newest Vanceva(TM) Color…
SPD Inc. announced that in addition to delivering suspended particle device light-control film, it expects to begin producing SPD glass incorporating this film in January of 2002.
Solutia Inc. today announced new strategic initiatives for the North American automotive market. The following is a quote from Richard J.
Suppliers, representatives of the authorities and members of the Corporate Management Committee attended the official opening of a further 1230 square meters of production space at Schott Guinchard in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.
A major glassworks in Central Asia in the town of Chuy-Tokmak (in the northern Kyrgyz Chuy Region) will be launched soon.
Dr. Leopold von Heimendahl, Chairman of the Board of Management of Schott Glas, Mainz, has been elected to serve for a further two years as President of the Bundesverband der Glasindustrie, known as BV Glas for short or Federal Glass Industry…
The new international terminal building in Istanbul's Ataturk Airport uses 39,000 m2 of laminated safety glass incorporating DuPont™ Butacite© PVB.
Experts from German companies and universities delivered papers at a one-day conference held at Mainz in mid-November and attended by some 160 delegates on the subject of 'Surface engineering – New areas of application for optical functional…
The acquisition of America’s Applied Power Corporation provides Schott with a ticket to a market with good long-term growth potential.The goals are ambitious.
A new project by the technology concern Schott at its Mainz base is to develop the basis for the manufacture of high grade, innovative lighting elements based on what are known as “Organic Light Emitting Diodes” (OLEDs).
At the international biotechnology trade fair "Biotechnica" from the 9th to the 11th of October, 2001 in Hanover, Schott-Ger„te, Mainz, will be presenting their new generation of "SteamLine" electrodes to the public.
The LiteSentry™ on-line visual inspection system measures optical distortion in heat-treated and laminated glass. Roll distortion data is provided for every lite.
Interglas Technologies AG, the German glass and carbon fibre manufacturer, is feeling the effects of the slump in the construction industry.
Solutia Inc. launched Vanceva(TM) Secure at Equip Auto in France. Vanceva(TM) Secure provides at least two minutes of intrusion resistance to protect a vehicle and its contents from theft.
In October 2001 a high precision measuring instrument, the world's largest and most precise ring laser gyroscope, officially came into service.
Schott has won the prestigious R&D Award 2001 in the United States for its development of a continuous manufacturing process for laser glass.
Reflecting the new sales units structure in the Schott Group and the cooperation of Schott sales offices in Denmark and Sweden, Schott Danmark A/S has changed name to Schott Scandinavia A/S.