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The leading manufacturer of machines and plants for the insulating glass and glass processing industry, LISEC AUSTRIA, boasts a complete overview of integrated software controlled fully automatic i.g. production, including cutting and spacer bending…
Curvet has made its name as one of the foremost companies in this sector. Thanks both to its continuous work of research into ever new and avant-guard technical solutions, and to the commitment of specialised personnel who work with enthusiasm and…
Nippon Sheet Glass Co . (J.NSG or 5202) Friday revised down its profit forecast for the year ended March 31 due to slimmer profits on its information technology products and poor earnings at subsidiaries.
The Pilkington Group website www.pilkington.com has a new look and functionality. Built with advanced content management software, the site features instant updating and makes it easier for users to find information on Pilkington products and…
Diamon-Fusion International (DFI) reached a licensing agreement with Italian glass manufacturer Curvet Spa (Gruppo Industriale Curvet).
Guardian Industries Corp., a leading manufacturer of high performance coated glass for the commercial construction industry, announced the availability of three new coatings in its Sun-Guard(R) Series: Sun-Guard Pewter-30, Sun-Guard Platinum-23, and…
With its 1999 goal of sales expansion outside Europe, Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics set up a fabric cutting unit in Mexico for grinding wheels, in November 2001.
The twin-towered, glass-skinned high-rise that straddles the main train station in the city of Nagoya has entered the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest building housing a railway terminal.
As of December 31, 2001 Mr. Karl Lenhardt has resigned his responsibilities as Managing Director of Lenhardt Maschinenbau GmbH in Neuhausen-Hamberg.
In 1997, Thailand legislated the use of laminated glass for facades in buildings over 23 m in height, when the total internal area is over 10,000 m2, or if the building is over 15 m in height and the total internal area is greater than 1,000 m2.
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.
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.
Mike Willinganz, an 11-year employee of Viracon, joined the field sales force on Dec. 3, covering the states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
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.
Eight new standards on glass for the building industry recently published as UNI standards. UNI EN 12150-1 "Glass in building - Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass - Definition and description." UNI EN 12337-1 "Glass…
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…
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This year Lenhardt presented for the first time at Vitrum the world renowned, most advanced and flexible insulating glass production system - the TPS -Line.
The P&C clothes store in the German city of Dsseldorf is one of the largest projects ever taken on by Tambest.
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