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Italy's glass-manufacturing industry experienced a slight recovery in 2005, glass manufacturers professional association ANFAO announced in an official statement issued today.
Solutia Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SOLUQ), the world leader in the production and sale of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers, announced it has completed its purchase of Vitro Plan, S.
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Solutia Inc., a leading manufacturer and provider of interlayers for laminated glass, aftermarket window films, specialty chemicals and an integrated family of nylon products, today announced it has hired Kent Davies as senior vice president of…
After nearly a year in design/build/test, the first TLC Summit Gen-5® High-Accuracy Mechanical Glass Cutter will ship later this month.
Emirates Float Glass (EFG) LLC, founded by Dubai Investments PJSC has announced that the ground breaking ceremony of its 320,000 square meters plot at Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD 2), will be held on February 14, 2006.
Saudi Guardian International Float Glass Co., Ltd. (GulfGuard), along with its joint venture partners, Guardian Industries Corp., National Company for Glass Industries Ltd. ("Zoujaj") and Al Zamil Group will hold a groundbreaking ceremony…
After only a six month construction phase Bystronic-Lenhardt Technology has has officially opened a new Training Centre in the southern German town of Neuhausen-Hamberg.
Jeffrey Rioux of Saint-Gobain Crystals will present a report on advances in the design and ballistic performance of the company's Sapphire Transparent Armor System at the upcoming 30th Annual International Conference and Exposition on Advanced…
More than 40 production and concept vehicles on display at the 2006 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) tout laminated glass in side and rear windows, as well as roof applications, as reported by the Enhanced Protective Glass Automotive…
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Bold use of color dominated the entries in this year’s seventh annual 2005 Solutia International Design Awards, which honor excellence in designing with laminated glass.
TruSeal Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of warm edge spacer systems for insulating glass (IG), and Besten Equipment, Inc., a manufacturer of IG equipment, have designed an enhanced version of the Totally Automated Production Equipment (…
Be they colour films, screen or digitally printed glass products: coloured glass sets new accents as an architectural design element.
To support the rapidly growing regional construction industry, and provide an improved offering for its customers, Al Abbar Architectural Glass has announced multi-million dollar investment plans to expand its UAE-based operation.
On May 20th 2005, the Board of Directors of Sekisui Chemical in Osaka approved plans for the construction of a new plant in the Netherlands to produce the raw material for interlayer film.
The public's phenomenal response at Vitrum in Milan is testimony to Edgetech's success since its launch three years ago in the greater European economic area: in EMEA, Edgetech is growing at a rapid rate.
Sevasa, amongst the leading companies of high quality satined and engraved glass, has presented its new design CriSamar® ICE at the glass’ international exposition Vitrum 2005, held in Milan this past October.
Over 8,000 m2 of Stopray glass was used in the Montevideo apartment complex in Rotterdam and over 6,000 m2 in the Westpoint apartment block in Tilburg.Glaverbel's Stopray glass combines a high light transmission rate with a low solar factor.
With the rise of shaped glass sheets in the architectural and automotive glass market, there is a decrease of glass sheets being produced in batches.
At Vitrum: Hall 15-I, Stand J04Perfect Rack – Rack Management software, integrated with Perfect Cut, reduces operative time about 1-2 hours a day, and with a waste increase of only 0,5%.
From several years on glass market, the company FORZA G ITALIA S.r.l., producer of CENTRIFUGAL SOLID/LIQUID SEPARATOR SYSTEMS, displays at its Vitrum booth H2O Global Systems that means SYSTEM OF MICRIFILTRATION that procede part of the grinding…
At Vitrum: Hall 15/2 Stand B 68LEMA Srl is the first Company in the world, manufacturer of ovens for application of glass chemical tempering process, starting in the 1972 manufacturing equipment for tempering optical and sunglasses lenses.
Hall 15/I - Booth B25Bystronic is the global supplier of total solutions for the economical, application-engineered manufacture of architectural and automotive glass.