GlastonAir
Completely new thinking, entirely new products with impeccable quality
Looking to explore new opportunities in the flat glass tempering business?
Here are three reasons why GlastonAir is your best choice
1.
Record-breaking quality
- No rollers or roller marks
- Practically wave-free for both clear and Low-E glass
- Best iridescence values for a quantum leap in architectural glass quality
2.
Thinnest safety glass
- First true opportunity to produce the thinnest safety glass in the world
- Highest surface compression levels for 4 mm glass requiring over 200 MPa
- 15–50% energy savings for 2–4 mm glass
3.
Value chain efficiency
- Major savings potential in all value chain stages
- Cost savings in material, freight, support structures and installation
- Better quality tempered glass creates savings and higher satisfaction
Glass made on air!
GlastonAir represents a completely new approach to glass heat treatment. GlastonAir is not just an improved flat tempering machine, but a revolutionary innovation that changes some of the orthodox rules of glass tempering. It takes glass quality to a totally new level and enables completely new products.
GlastonAir with its unique air flotation technology gives you the quality and processing results that are impossible to reach with roller-type tempering furnaces. By supporting and heating the glass on a homogeneous bed of air, GlastonAir opens up brand-new business opportunities for you and your customers.
References
Fraunhofer ISE, Germany
#glass processing #IG unit #insulating glass #reference #solar #technology #TPedge #TPS
It is only recently that 70 TPedge photovoltaic modules have adorned the external façade of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) laboratory in Freiburg, Germany. These modules are a joint development between Bystronic glass and the Fraunhofer ISE. Ten of these modules were already integrated into the façade in 2013 and still they continue to work reliably. A further 60 modules will now follow.
Read morePilkington Automotive Finland, Finland
#automotive glass #automotiveindustry #CNC #CNC96 #lifecycleservices #mobility #reference #upgrades
“We decided to extend the lifetime of our Bystronic (now Glaston) automotive glass cutting equipment with a Glaston CNC96 upgrade kit and ensure that we can continue to get spare parts,” says Matti Säynäväjärvi, Technical Services Group Leader, Pilkington Automotive Finland Oy, Laitila plant.
Read moreViridian Glass, Australia
#architectural #automation #COMFORT #glass quality #IG unit #insulating glass #reference
As building regulations require more energy-efficient glass, Viridian Glass has stepped up its game. Purchasing Glaston’s COMFORT BOX IG manufacturing line enables its Woodville plant in Adelaide to meet burgeoning demands with visibly better quality and shorter lead times. “High quality insulated glass is the future in Australia,” says, National Operational Excellence Manager, Tarun Bhatia at Viridian Glass.
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