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front positioning of the pects that, in the past, were processes carried out.” made’ machine, resulting
smaller glass; almost marginal, such as This important project took from the close collabo-
- streamlined glass unload- curving, which, for extreme- almost two years to com- ration between the two
ing system. ly large-sized glass sheets plete – in 2017 – with the companies to create a
“The Tvitec-Forel line can can be really important. The delivery of the new Forel specific line. The ever-
process some of the larg- result is a line able to adapt Jumbo line at Tvitec’s fac- increasing use of glass in
est sizes of IG glass re- to glass sheets that are not tory in Ponferrada (Castilla- architecture and façades
quested by today’s market,” perfectly flat – and we are Leon), northern Spain. has, in fact, created im-
explains Stefano Salvian, speaking about centimetres THE NEW NO LIMITS portant market opportuni-
Sales Director. “The design here – with features that are JUMBO LINE ties that glass processors
of the line involved commit- completely different from such as Tvitec are aiming
ment and skills. We had to other lines, with regards to The line built by Forel for to respond to with ad hoc
take into consideration as- size, accuracy and types of Tvitec is a true ‘tailor- equipment.

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