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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.
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…
SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. , the leading developer of first-of-its-kind transparent electricity-generating coatings for glass and flexible plastics, today announced it has named Patrick Sargent as its Vice President of Product Development and…
Strasbourg Minster (France) was fitted, on the occasion of its 1000th anniversary, with an imposing modern church glazing from Saint-Gobain.
It is only recently that 70 TPedge photovoltaic modules have adorned the external façade of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) laboratory in Freiburg (Germany).
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…
As we move into November I am delighted to report the factory move is going to timescale and so far without any significant disruption to service.
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…
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? 
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.
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…
The markets for glass and construction elements are undergoing fundamental changes. New competitors are trying to make inroads, often with cut-throat prices, which is certainly the wrong way for us to try and keep up.  Innovative business ideas are…
Faster – Higher – Stronger! Bystronic glass is re-interpreting this classic motto originally adopted by Pierre de Coubertin for the Olympic Games, by adding the phase “bigger”.
Robustness, tenacity and elasticity were the properties targeted in the development of the new TROSIFOL EXTRA STRONG PVB film.
Complex innovations and interesting new solutions distinguish Version 7.8. It has already been delivered to new - and SRC- customers.
Mark the Date for “Everlam Laminated Architectural Glass Event” on 22- 23 Sept 2015 in Hamm-Uentrop, Germany.   Everlam is organizing a customer-only event in its manufacturing facility in Germany.
SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. will host a special webcast – SolarWindow™: Power Reinvented – on August 20, 2015.
GlassPrint, Europe’s only dedicated conference and exhibition for glass decoration will return to Düsseldorf, Germany on 25-26 November 2015.      Decoration is a key process in the manufacture of architectural, automotive and hollow glass, and adds…