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Tips for replacing the fused silica rollers (ceramic rollers) from glass tempering furnaces?
Tips on how to uninstall and install the fused silica rollers (ceramic rollers) onto glass tempering furnaces? 1. Shut down the furnace firstly. The uninstallation job for the ceramic rollers cannot be started until the furnace body is completely cool down. 2. To replace the ceramic rollers mu...Read more -
Is it worth bringing in more digitalization in glass lamination?
As digitalization becomes a strategic discipline in almost all enterprises and industries, the glass processing business is no exception. So, if you’re wondering if it’s worth bringing in new capabilities through digitalization to some of your laminated glass processes, this article will help you...Read more -
Glasstec 2021 Cancelled and Postponed to Septemper of 2022
The glasstec trade fair will not take place as planned due to the ongoing pandemic and the ongoing global lockdown measures as well as international travel restrictions. In close coordination with associations and partners, Messe Düsseldorf decide...Read more -
Top Glass Fabricators of North America in 2020
The challenging 2020 is over, but many hurdles remain in 2021. January data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics registered 140,000 nonfarm payroll jobs lost in December. Construction added 51,000 jobs in the same month, but remains 226,000 below its February level. Top Glass Fabricators reported ...Read more -
Why to choose textured glass for covering on photovoltaic modules?
The solar glass in the modules is specially textured to reduce reflections. The anti-reflective glass is said to increase module yields over those from conventional solar glass, particularly when the sun is low, as in the evening hours or winter months. Standard glass and polymer covers on photov...Read more -
WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE FOR TRIPLE SILVER GLASS TEMPERING?
In my opinion it is that the convection air must be heated into the matrix configuration. The reason is, that the silver glass reflects almost 100% of the radiation. Only convection guarantees uniform glass temperature. At the same time as the convection is heated, the capacity is increased. Actu...Read more -
Q4 Sales of Glaston Tempering Furnaces exceeding the level in the fourth quarter of 2019
Due to growing demand especially for heat treatment equipment Glaston’s order intake for the fourth quarter of this year will exceed the level in the fourth quarter of 2019. In its outlook published in the third quarter 2020 interim report on 27 October 2020 Glaston estimated that fourth-quarter ...Read more -
Tips and More about Glass Fabrication
Thanks for checking in today. Before we get started there are a couple of items that must be addressed. We give them a whole lot of lip service but is that all it is? We must live and breath these guys or all that follows will be vastly diminished and any improvement gained will not hold long ter...Read more -
Effects of return air flow for convection heating
Modern convection technologies have been manufactured now over 20 years. The real very good convection system was developed kind of accidentally. It was using of famous radiation heating furnace of Tamglass Engineering, HTF and adding high convection into that. The furnace was named “CONVAIR”, ...Read more -
Season’s Greeting from Fortemp
The staffs & management of Fortemp would like to wish you a very merry Christmas and happy New Year! We know that this past year has been full of challenges, and we pray that the coming year brings more certain times for you and your family. Sending all our love and good wishes for better da...Read more -
Does the shard size of tempered glass vary depending on the impact strength?
It is a very known behavior that the glass fragmentation depends on where you break the glass. This week, we’ve received the following question from Middle East: I have observed that when we break glass in the center with a lot of force, the fragments close to the point of impact are sometimes b...Read more -
Saint-Gobain Automotive Glass Plant in Ihode Finland is coming to an end
The automotive market situation led to the worst possible outcome for Saint-Gobain Ihode plant in Finland. The plant is to be closed by the end of year. Saint-Gobain Glass Finland Oy has today announced the company’s decision to close down the operations of the Ihode windshield plant in it...Read more