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The age of transparency is here, and it’s a major focus of green building standards and codes, said Aaron Smith, director of sustainable building solutions for ASSA ABLOY Door Security Solutions.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) welcomed Ken Gronbach as keynote speaker for the AAMA 2015 National Fall Conference.
Many industries are changing, and they are changing very rapidly. The same thing is happening with the glass industry. We have to choose not to be threatened by it.
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…
Recently, representatives from Unelko Corporation, headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ exhibited at the GlassBuild America show in Atlanta, GA.
Autumn has begun, the days are getting shorter again and the outside temperatures are falling noticeably. Our need for warmth and cosiness at home increases - along with the heating costs, too, in many cases.  The newly developed SILVERSTAR® ZERO NG…
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…
The Uzwil-based Bühler Technology Group is investing in its site in Alzenau, Germany, the headquarters of its thin-film technology leader Bühler Leybold Optics, to build a state-of-the-art logistics center.
Mumbai: Following the recent visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to India, VEKA India, a subsidiary of VEKA AG – the world’s second largest manufacturers of windows and doors systems has reiterated its plans to expand in India by introducing…
How should companies set themselves up in order to be successful glass refiners on today's market? Which software can help with this? And what software will be needed in the future? 
Exhibitors have hailed the latest Glassman exhibition as a resounding success. Overseas companies exhibiting at last week’s Glassman Latin America event in Mexico reported plenty of traffic to their stands.
Latest SolarWindow™ products to turn existing commercial glass on tall towers into electricity generating windows — no replacement required.
Glass Build America is a convention and exhibition for the glass industry and was held last week in Atlanta.
Glass Build America was yet another great event for us in 2015. Like in China Glass we were exited to join forces with Inagas and Quanex Building Products to discuss how to improve performance of energy efficient argon filled glass products.
A new website has been launched for GlassPrint 2015, Europe’s only event dedicated to glass decoration.
The insulbar Finder from Ensinger guides customers quickly to the right insulating profile. Even when they are out and about.    Given the wide-ranging demands made on contemporary metal windows, doors and facades, the development of a new system is…
The addition of almost 10,000 m² of production space marks yet another investment by HEGLA in the Beverungen site.
The upcoming Glassman Latin America conference programme has now been finalised, and features keynote speaker Jose Huerta, Director of the Center of Glass Excellence at Grupo Modelo.
At this year’s GPD Glass Performance Days conference in Tampere, Finland (June 24-26, 2015), Björn Sanden of Kuraray Europe GmbH presented a paper to delegates entitled “Which interlayer for which glazing application?”  After giving the audience a…
Glaston has received a significant order from Yunnan Diankai Energy Saving Science & Technology Co., Ltd. for two Glaston CCS1000™ double chamber glass tempering furnaces.  The deal is worth approximately EUR 2.4 million and also includes…
Special Show "Success through Quality, Safety + Security!"16. – 19.3.2016 in Nuremberg in hall 1.     The global competition also concerns the window and facades industry.
Hegla Corp. will display at GlassBuild America 2015 at stand 3143 the Rapidline Cutting system, a high-performance cutting system featuring linear drives.   The system is available with numerous options that can be customized to the requirements of…
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By Jorma Vitkala - Once again, over 500 glass professionals gathered in Tampere, Finland to celebrate glass.