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GLASS-WRAP
LAUNCH OF READY-TO-USE

AND PAY-PER-USE

GLASS-WRAP, together with its packaging from the end user to the
partners in Europe and the US, an- nearest GLASS-WRAP distribution
nounces the pre-launch of its Ready- hub. In addition GLASS-WRAP,
to-Use and Pay-per-Use services to together with its logistical partners,
the flat glass industry. insures the product against damages. aging and transport are now available
Ready-to-Use GLASS-WRAP pack- The company claims that the total in the most environmentally friendly
aging is pre-fabricated to the exact cost savings compared to packaging, manner.
dimensions required and delivered transport, insurance and packaging The Ready-to-Use and Pay-per-Use
within 72 hours. The customized disposal cost considered normal by services are currently available in
packaging, barcoded when required, the industry today, have been proven Germany, and will be extended into
ensures quick and simple packaging to be as high as 60% or more. the other EU countries once suf-
of the glass. Likewise, after deliv- GLASS-WRAP packaging is 100% ficient demand and the required in-
ery by GLASS-WRAP to the final recyclable and grants access to gen- frastructure are in place. In the USA
customer, all is packed back into the eral cargo forwarders or even courier the service will become available on
carton for pre-paid pickup and return services, normally not available to a limited basis at the end of the first
by GLASS-WRAP. the flat-glass industry. The mini- quarter 2017 and will be expanded
Ready-to-Use covers some 70% of mized dimensions of the packaging in line with demand and the required
the industries required glass sizes, and greatly reduced risk of damages infrastructure there. Other countries
with larger dimensions available upon in combination with a much higher planned for this year are Japan and
request. GLASS-WRAP now offers a loading grade, ensure that both pack- the UK.
4 in 1 solution for virtually all types
and dimensions of flat glass. The
Ready-to-Use service is the result HARTUNG GLASS INDUSTRIES
of two years of intense testing and
trialling of the company’s packaging NEW DEDICATED
as well as intimate interaction and
information exchange with a number COMMERCIAL IG FACILITY
of medium and large companies in
the flat glass industry. Hartung Glass Industries has officially opened its new, dedicated commercial in-
FEURER Febra GmbH from Brack- sulating glass fabrication plant. The new facility, which was completed in mid-Feb-
enheim Germany, GLASS-WRAP’s ruary, includes inline inventory, cutting, tempering, insulating, crating and shipping
first exclusive partner, signed off on specifically designed for large and oversized insulating glass units.
development of this GLASS-WRAP Hartung’s new Glaston FC500 oversize furnace tempers 5-19mm thick glass up
packaging version, which fulfills all to 110 inches by 189 inches and features intelligent quenching. It also includes
logistical requirements. Pay-per-Use Glaston’s iLooK Online Measuring System where all lites are measured and stored
in combination with GLASS-WRAP’s in a data library for quality control and traceability.
proprietary packaging Ready-to-Use The FC500, Hartung’s high performance Forel Commercial IG line is one of the
offers a fully integrated logistical largest lines in North America in terms of size and capabilities. The fully automated
service. Customers no longer pay line is capable of producing IG units up to 110 inches wide by 189 inches tall.
for packaging but only get charged Hartung’s line is equipped to offer TriSeal warm edge structural silicone spacer, in
for one-time use. If selected, the a fully automated application.
customer will find that besides the “Precision robotics allows the spacer to be applied with extreme accuracy in both
convenient packaging, GLASS- short and long spans,” says Tim Kroha, vice president and general manager of
WRAP or its exclusive partner will Hartung’s Washington State operations. “Fewer hands touching the most critical
arrange delivery to the customer, steps reduces touch points and opportunities for failure or defects. Investments in
transport and delivery to the end- advanced automation, lean manufacturing and focused processes have resulted in
user and pickup and return of the Hartung offering the highest quality and fastest lead times in the Pacific Northwest.”

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