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Indian construction boom is here to stay for a long time. With massive construction happening all over the country, there is enormous demand for innovative construction technologies and solutions.
To further enhance customer service and support to glaziers, architects, specifiers and other commercial construction industry professionals in Canada, Technical Glass Products (TGP) is opening a Toronto office and has hired Ron Pitts as Canadian…
A furnace fire at a major glass company building in Evansville had firefighters busy Friday. It happened around noon Friday at PPG Industries off Highway 41 on Inglfield Road.
When new installations of flat tempering machines suited for architectural glass are discussed today, the option of convection technology is certain to be raised.
Lead crystal is very beautiful and quite safe for ornaments and decorations, with the lead bound into the glass.
Safti First, manufacturer of fire rated glazing and  framing products, raised over $10,000 to purchase bicycles for school children who attend four elementary  schools near the company’s Merced manufacturing plant, located in California’s San…
For the first time in the UK, approved, purpose-made, aluminium fire-resisting  windows that are identical in appearance to standard windows are now available as  part of the expanding AWS range from Schüco International.
Glassrobots Oy was founded in October 1982. Today, after 25 years, the company is one of the technology leaders to the safety glass industry.
Tyneside Safety Glass says it has seen major productivity and efficiency boosts across its three production sites, thanks to a Syspro ERP system, a £5 million investment in new machinery and lean manufacturing and Kaizen initiatives.
Laminated glass windows in trains might have prevented a fifth of the deaths at seven of Britain's recent rail crashes, an industry expert has said.
KMT Waterjet Systems has introduced the new IDE (Integral Diamond Eductor) cutting head. The clever design of the IDE will provide faster cutting speeds and minimise downtime, resulting in significant increases in productivity.
The trend in the building and the interior designing branch shows on larger and more glazing surfaces and bigger glass sheets are required all the time.
More fire resistant materials will be required by law for new construction in California, including homes, beginning Jan. 1, 2008.
The ByJet Pro is Bystronic's latest waterjet cutting system. It offers an impressive array of advantages: unmatched productivity, multifunctionality, lasting highest precision and a clean, low-noise working environment.
Officials from DuPont of Wilmington, Del., announced they will shut down part of its operations at the Marietta, Ohio, plant, according to an Aug. 15 report from WTAP news in Marietta.
Blue LEDs set into the road surface of the B 311, similar to those used as runway markings on airfields, show the way at night as drivers enter St.
Alumcon LLC, a specialised aluminium facade contractor and major glass manufacturer, has announced the start of its new Dh55 million glass processing factory located in the Dubai Investments Park.
Glaston is in the process of centralizing its Heat Treatment business area's R&D i.e. safety glass machine product development activities to its Finnish headquarters.
DuPont™ SentryGlas® Expressions™ interlayers are being used in the Church of Saint Stephen in Vicenza, Italy, to replace marble slabs with transparent floor panels in decorative laminated glass.
DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions recently launched DuPont™ Butacite® G Special Color PVB interlayers, which enhance design possibilities for architects, while maintaining the benefits of safety, sound reduction, solar energy control, UV control,…
Pilkington has taken a leaf out of children's favourite, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and helped to create two glass elevators.
Benson Industries of Portland, Oregon, who was recently awarded the curtain wall contract for the World Trade Center Tower One, has named Viracon, Inc. of Owatonna, Minnesota as their glass supplier for the project.
Vehicle glazing has evolved from its original task of keeping bugs out of our teeth to the multi-functionality of Enhanced Technology Glass(ETG).
On the 28th of February, 2007 the Seitenstetten based Lisec Maschinenbau GmbH received the much in demand nationwide innovation-award of the Republic of Austria for its revolutionary glass tempering technology.
Glass America a national automobile glass replacement and repair company, has just launched their completely redesigned, interactive website.