{"id":105806,"date":"2026-10-23T15:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaston.net\/?p=105806"},"modified":"2026-10-23T15:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:32:16","slug":"glass-automated-glaston-glasstec-2026-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaston.net\/fi\/glass-automated-glaston-glasstec-2026-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"GLASS. AUTOMATED. \u2013 Glaston Glasstec 2026 in review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At Glasstec 2026, Glaston showed how automation is moving from promise to daily production: from the fifth generation of TPS\u00ae<\/sup> technology and a fully automated tempering line already running at a customer’s factory to the new Glaston Select Series, built around a right-fit, reliable choice.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glaston’s motto for this year\u2019s Glasstec presence was GLASS. AUTOMATED. It answered the demand for high-performance glass as processors face mounting pressure to increase output, reduce costs, and manage an ever-wider product mix. Here are a few highlights from the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TPS\u00ae<\/sup> PRO: the fastest-growing spacer category is now easier to enter than ever<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Glaston introduced the 5th generation of TPS\u00ae<\/sup> technology at glasstec. Highlights of the new TPS\u00ae<\/sup> PRO<\/a><\/strong> include the master-master drum pump and the patented follower plate, which enable uninterrupted production with up to 35% higher output. The new generation also brings automatic thickness adjustment and the market’s shortest corner-bevel joint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TPS\u00ae<\/sup> PRO handles double, triple and quadruple IGUs across spacer widths of 6\u201327 mm, and multilayer applications up to 30 mm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Automation continues with the Glaston MUNTIN’MASTER and Cobot<\/a><\/strong>, now the only fully automated solution for positioning muntin bars in TPS\u00ae<\/sup> IGUs. With the optional cobot extension for automatic bar feeding, <\/em>it eliminates the last manual touchpoint and supports both EU and US specifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Automation across the full factory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first fully automated tempering process in production in Finland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Glaston presented the first fully automated tempering process, now successfully in production at Best Glass Oy’s factory in Finland. The company automated its tempering process and now runs the line on Glaston <\/strong>Autopilot<\/strong>, combined with Glaston AutoLoad<\/strong>, which provides intelligent batch planning, ERP connectivity and automated execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

”This investment raises capacity, improves tempering quality, and significantly cuts energy use and CO2 emissions per square meter of glass,” Petri Halonen, CEO of Best Glass Oy, summarizes after the upgrade project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the video <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Laminating: bullet-resistant glass at 90 mm manufactured in a single run without a recipe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The automation highlight in laminating at the exhibition was bullet-resistant laminated safety glass measuring 2500 \u00d7 2000 mm and 90 mm thick, made by Flachglas Wernberg on the Glaston ProL<\/strong> furnace with the patented hardware-and-software technology Glaston Convection Control<\/strong>. The technology fully automates the processing of complex laminates, including multilayer SentryGlas\u00ae<\/sup>, at the same capacity and yields as standard PVB laminates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

”We simply press a button and no longer worry about the settings. We’re getting consistent and flawless quality at the end of the line. We have also saved 80% on heat costs with our new line. This currently results in an average of 0.02 kWh\/kg glass \u2013 an absolute peak value,” states Julian Lobinger, Technical Project Manager at Flachglas Wernberg GmbH, after the ProL technology upgrades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glaston’s laminating lineup covers everything from high-throughput standard laminates to the most demanding multilayer builds. Glaston ProL SPEED<\/a><\/strong> is the world’s fastest mixed-production laminating line. In brief:<\/p>\n\n\n\n