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The partnership between Pilkington Automotive and General Motors (GM) - still going strong after more than 70 years - will continue with two important new programmes.
Shanghai Yaohua Pilkington Glass Co Ltd said its Board of Directors approved a proposal to invest in a joint venture which will produce automobile glass.
At its newly designed booth at GLASSTEC 2002, Bystronic - Lenhardt will present the following new and advanced developments under production conditions:New Bystronic automotive glass processing system with glass loading robot, shape cutting,…
The water-jet cutting market is booming with annual growth rates of 15%! One of the reasons for this brisk growth lies undoubtedly in the almost unlimited number of materials suitable for water-jet cutting.
For the new building of the ALTANA in Bad Homburg, Germany, the company Schindler GmbH & Co. Fenster – Fassaden – Innenausbau KG had the task to put in safely and efficiently completely pre-assembled and glazed wooden facade elements with a size…
Hall 15Stand A31 + A35The company Pannkoke Flachglastechnik GmbH is one of the oldest producers of devices for glass processing and since the beginning of glasstec, an exhibitor in Duesseldorf.
Hall : 12Stand : 12C19Range of products : Heat-resistant separation materialBEKITHERM (R) products, knitted, woven, braided or needle-punched, are used during the production of complex glass forms (car windows, bottles, ...) as separation cloth…
In tune with an international presence, bagpipes signaled the ribbon cutting ceremony for Bystronic's new North American headquarters on May 16.
Central Glass Co. of Japan is tying up with Compagnie de Saint-Gobain of France to strengthen its global business of making glass for Japanese automakers.
AMJ Logistics announced today that it has finalized the development of eDirectGlass based on Microsoft's .Net Framework, a move that solidifies AMJ's position as the leader in providing e-commerce solutions for the automotive glass…
Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc. announced today that net sales for the year ended December 31, 2001 increased $17.4 million, or 9.5%, to $201.4 million as compared to $184.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2000.
Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries has announced that executive vice president of glass and chemicals, Frank A. Archinaco, will retire July 1.
Solutia Inc., the manufacturer of the Vanceva(TM) brand of advanced interlayer products for automotive glass, recently introduced a new Web-based tool that allows automotive designers to visualize Vanceva(TM) Color as part of their next concept or…
Karl Lenhardt has resigned his responsibilities as managing director of Lenhardt Maschinenbau GmbH in Neuhausen-Hamberg (Germany), a division of the Bystronic Group.
With savvy consumers demanding greener automobiles and government agencies raising the fuel-economy bar, Guardian Industries' SilverGuard(TM) infrared reflective glass is engineered to help meet today's tough vehicle standards.
As of December 31, 2001 Mr. Karl Lenhardt has resigned his responsibilities as Managing Director of Lenhardt Maschinenbau GmbH in Neuhausen-Hamberg.
Glaverbel SA said it expects a contraction in its net result during 2002 because of the economic slowdown and said it will cut its production capacity.
The trend of using colored auto glass as a design element continued with the unveiling of two of GM's latest concept vehicles at the Chicago Auto Show on February 5th and 6th.
Glasstech, Inc., the Perrysburg Township firm that has claimed to be the world's leading maker of equipment for tempering and bending glass for the automotive industry, filed for bankruptcy for the second time in 10 years.
World demand for flat glass is forecast to rise more than 4 percent per year to nearly 4 billion square meters in 2004, with a market value of over $40 billion.
Demand for flat glass in the United States is forecast to rise three percent per year to almost seven billion square feet in 2005, valued at $9.1 billion.
Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc. announces the appointments of Norman Harris as Chief Executive Officer and Michael Sumsky as President.
While dark glass on today's vehicles provides passenger privacy and symbolizes status, tomorrow's automotive designers see glass tops, spanning from the windshield across the roof to the back window, on luxury vehicles so that occupants…
Taylor Made Systems will preview its new self-cleaning glass technology for the marine industry."This is a major breakthrough in marine glass technology," said Mike Oathout, vice president, sales and marketing, for Taylor Made Systems.
One of the most anticipated events in the automotive year is the unveiling of concept vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.