Page 31 - Glass-Technology International no. 1/2018

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GLASTON
FC SERIES™ TEMPERING LINE

AND PROL™ LAMINATING

LINE TO AUSTRIA

Glaston has sold a Glaston FC company decided to invest in yet an-
Series™ tempering furnace and a other FC Series™ furnace, a product
ProL™ laminating line to one of its that is well-known for high capacity,
long-time customers, Austrian Glas energy efficiency, built-in process
Gasperlmair. The deal is valued at intelligence and ease of use and above
approximately EUR 2.7 million. The all for the premium quality of its end
machines will be delivered to the cus- products. The ProL™, with recipe-
tomer during the first half of 2018. free process and flexible loadings, will
The order is booked in Glaston’s replace an older unit. This new deal
Q4/2017 order book and is part of further strengthens the company’s
Glaston’s expected order intake for product range giving Glas Gasperl-
the quarter. mair an unique position in Austria.
As a full-range supplier with strict The previous deal with Glas Gasp-
quality standards from production to erlmair was closed in November
delivery, Glas Gasperlmair processes 2016 when the company bought a
significantly more than 300 tons of ProBend™ bending and tempering
glass per day for a wide variety of furnace. In addition, Glas
applications using state-of-the-art Gasperlmair also operates four
machinery. Glaston FC Series™ furnaces.
For more than 20 years, Glas Gasp-
erlmair has relied on Glaston glass
processing equipment. To fulfil the
increasing demand for safety glass the

PRESS GLASS
th
12 PRODUCTION FACILITY

The Management Board of the Press Glass Group has decided to build another
production facility. The facility, with the surface area of 20,000 sq.m., will be CLARITY FOR
constructed in the Kostrzyn-Slubice Special Economic Zone in the municipality
of Nowogard in the West Pomeranian Province (Poland). On 5 December 2017
the company purchased a plot of land of 6 hectares for the new facility. MY FUTURE
Production in the new facility will start in the second half of 2018. The facility
will increase its production capacity and employment in several stages. Because A+W helps me
As a target, 300 people will be employed in Nowogard. The facility will expand
the potential to service manufacturers of window and door joinery in Poland to increase my profi t. We
and other countries in Northern and Western Europe. work together – every day!
Planning its further development, the company considered a number of poten-
tial locations for the new facility in North-West Poland. Nowogard proved to be A+W Clarity
the best place for the company.
The decision was influenced by its geographical location, transportation infra- Software for Glass
structure and technical infrastructure of the zone as well as previous coopera-
tion with the local authorities and the management of the economic zone.

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