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Emilio Molina, Founder of Termiglass,
Manuel Torres, Technical and Sales
Manager Termiglass and Juan Mesa,
Sales Manager for LiSEC Iberica.
LiSEC, the world

market leader and find opportunities for

glass solutions. Spain is not
for plants and the market – the world is!”

software for the Cristec only produces to
order and has no stock
processing of flat at all. The company is al-
ready thinking about in-
glass, supplies vestments in a machine
park upgrade. A jumbo in-
customers all sulating glass line has been ABOUT LISEC
planned, since large size
IG products have become LiSEC, based in Austria, is a globally active group, which has
over the world. ever more important. been offering innovative individual and overall solutions in the
Planes said, “Being able to field of processing and refining of flat glass for more than 50
The comparison produce 12 meter IG units years. LiSEC’s service portfolio comprises machines, automation
is definitely a target, but not solutions and services. In 2015, the group with its approximately
1,200 employees and more than 20 locations generated an
of two Spanish this or next year, alas.” aggregate turnover of about 230 million Euros at an export rate
Cristec is very loyal to
of more than 90 percent. LiSEC develops and produces glass
customers shows top performing suppliers. cutting and sorting systems, individual components and entire
“One more year then the
production lines for the production of insulating and laminated
seven lean years should be glass as well as machines for the processing of glass edges and
how different over. If we start investing tempering systems. With a reliable technology and intelligent
in machines, LiSEC will automation solutions, LiSEC sets standards in terms of quality
sales approaches be definitely part of our and technology and makes a substantial contribution to the
plan,” Planes states. Fur- success of its customers.
within one country ther proving that he is very
satisfied with the coopera-
can be. On the tion between Cristec and ther down to the south, Domestic sales make up
LiSEC, he added, “LiSEC
one hand, Cristec has always tried to provide close to Madrid: Termi- 95 percent of their turno-
glass. The company was
us with solutions which
ver – customers are not
meet our requirements and founded in 1999 and start- more than 80-100 kilome-
is exporting, needs. A really important ed with LiSEC machinery tres away. Right now this
aspect was that in that time and software from day one. means difficult or “tricky”
while on the they could offer us the in- Termiglass currently em- orders and small batch or-
telligent bridge for laminat- ploys 85 people. ders.
other Termiglass ed glass, which none of the In the moment Termiglass’ “We even produce orders
competitors could do”. production capacity re- to help out our customers,
relies on the So Cristec invested in a mains at only 50 percent of knowing that we will not
earn a penny on it,” Torres
their capacity.
PKL in 2000 and also
bought a six meter cutting Manuel Torres, Managing said.
supply of regional table which was the first of Director, explained, “The On the question whether
its kind sold in Spain. situation is very tough at Termiglass feels the impact
customers that are TERMIGLASS: BEST the Spanish market right of Eastern European win-
QUALITY MADE IN now. Nevertheless, we will dow producers who do ex-
a maximum of 100 SPAIN FOR SPAIN not increase our export port heavily, Torres replied,
rate, we produce the best “No, we don’t feel the im-
kilometres away. The second customer is quality made in Spain for pact. The renovation mar-
located 500 kilometres fur-
ket we serve requires high
Spain.”

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