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INTERMAC GLASS machines with the Diamut Helix
boring tool, the limits to traditional
MAKING ROOM systems are abolished and a single programming software that combines
tool handles boring, grinding, and ease of use and elevated performance,
FOR THE countersinking for glass panels meas- while bSolid is completely parametric
uring up to 19 mm. Through live CAD CAM software that allows for
INDUSTRY 4.0 demos, Inside Intermac offers a look any type of machining to be handled.
at the newest cutting systems in the Thanks to a wide range of functions
Technological solutions increasingly Genius range as well as Waterjet tech- dedicated to vertical machining cen-
focused on Industry 4.0 was the main nology installed on the Primus range, tres, the software brings sophisticated
focus of Inside Intermac Glass, the creating a new version, the Primus features within reach of less skilled
event hosted 16-18 March at the Tech 402, products designed to adapt to users.
Center of Intermac Glass Pesaro, the evolving materials and new appli- Given that the event is also a chance
Italy Headquarters. For the first time cations dictated by market demand. to meet with highly qualified indi-
this year, the Openhouse is focusing The bilateral grinding systems used viduals, the showroom will include an
exclusively on the glass processing on the Busetti F Series range have area dedicated to the Intermac Parts
industry, the company’s first “Inside” evolved to provide a smart solution team who are called upon daily to
look. The solutions being presented that can regulate itself autonomously respond to the company’s customers
aim to convert customers’ factories by integrating with the software. all over the world in the shortest time
into “real-time factories” by using in- The list of “4.0 ready” solutions on possible.
tegrated machinery that can optimise display is completed by the Vertmax Diamut – Biesse Group’s tooling
production, cut costs, and improve vertical machining centres, which can division is presenting its new range of
the daily work routine, thus ushering be paired with the V-Loader loading KCX drills at Inside Intermac Glass.
in the age of “digital manufacturing.” device and offer the perfect balance The aluminium body keeps rust from
The new Master Series machining of quality, productivity, and flexibility forming even in the harshest condi-
centres have a starring role to play needed in a glass processing factory. tions, guaranteeing unparalleled
in this revolution, alongside the new The solutions offered by Intermac en- sharpness and finishing.
technology being unveiled for the sure greater safety and transparency Inside Intermac Glass also offers a
first time at Inside Intermac Glass. throughout the production process, chance to participate in manufactur-
The entire range of Master machin- by integrating with smart software ing tours and extra activities. The
ing centres features the new Helix that can calculate production times “Kaizen tour” shows how “lean
System, an innovation developed by a in advance and optimise spaces to thinking” applies to factory produc-
team of experts from Diamut and In- adjust for format changes, minimis- tion and offers a chance to visit the
termac, the perfect blend of hardware ing operator intervention. iCam is headquarters of Diamut’s tooling
and software. By pairing the CNC an extremely robust and reliable division in Lugo.

VITRO ARCHITECTURAL GLASS
JUMBO MSVD COATER IN TEXAS

Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG Glass) has Architectural Glass’s
selected its Wichita Falls plant to be the site of a new plant, which is to be the
jumbo magnetron sputtered vacuum deposition (MSVD) site of the company’s
glass coater, expected to be the largest of its kind in North new jumbo magne-
America. tron sputtered vacuum
The USD 55 million investment, which Vitro Glass first deposition (MSVD) glass coater. The investment includes
announced when it acquired PPG’s former flat glass busi- construction of a new 200,000-square-foot building and
ness last fall, will enable the Monterrey, Mexico-based several ancillary projects.
manufacturer to produce high-performing, energy-efficient “Current architectural trends favour the use of oversized
low-emissivity (low-E) glasses in the larger sizes desired glass on many office, commercial and multi-story residen-
by today’s building designers. tial projects, which requires glass sizes over 12 feet tall that
Sand and raw materials are melted to create glass at Vitro our existing coater cannot accommodate,” said Bill Haley,

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