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                                               10m glass panes, laminated, toughened and fritted on the new Uría Menéndez Abogados sustainable headquarters.
                                                  Tvitec manufactures more than 2,000 meters of different architectural glass solutions. one
                                       58              Europe. Over a thousand   PUBLISHING DIRECTOR: Angelo Altamura
                                                        ría Menéndez is
                                                        considered
                                                       U of the most pres-
                                                       tigious lawyer’s offi ces  in
                                                       people are working at their
                                                       offi ces worldwide. Their
                                                       new headquarters, in line
                                                       with the fi rm’s  prestige,
                                                       will have a truly iconic de-
                                                       sign right in Madrid city
                                                                        EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Marco Pinetti
                                                       centre (Spain).
                                                       THE
                                                       TRANSFORMATION
                                                       Glass has transformed the
                                                       façade of the old building
                                                       of Uría Menéndez head-
                                                       of aesthetics and energy
                                                       effi ciency. Tvitec supplied
                     Tvitec                            quarters at, both in terms   ASSOCIATE EDITOR
                                                       the glass panes for the en-
                                                       tire building envelope, with
                                                       high performance solu-
                                                                        Valerie Anne Scott .............................  valerie.scott@glassonline.com
                                                       tions and including about
                                                       six oversized units, clearly
                                                       visible on the main façade.
                                                       These large glass panes,
                                                       10 x 3 metres wide, top
                                         In this case study,   the whole façade, designed
                                                       by the renowned Rafael de
                    aesthetics and energy   Tvitec shows us how   La-Hoz architect offi ce.   ADVERTISING
                                                       Tvitec has shown on this
                                                       project their capabilities
                                         the installation of a
                                                       in laminating extra-large
                                                       glass panes. Each unit
                        effi ciency create   new glass façade can   has been laminated by us-  ITALY
                                                       ing SentryGlas interlay-
                                          completely transform
                                                       ers to improve the safety
                                                       and soundproofi ng of the
                                                       building envelope. In ad-
                                          only aesthetically, but
                     a bioclimatic façade  an old building – not   dition, all lites were tough-  Maurizio Lozza ..............................maurizio.lozza@glassonline.com
                                                       ened and heat-soak tested,
                                                       and digitally printed with a
                                          also improving energy
                                                       white pattern that creates a
                                                       unique design of high du-
                                          efficiency.  rability.        WORLDWIDE
                                                                        Luciano Molina ..............................  luciano.molina@glassonline.com
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                    At the recently-held open house at Intermac,
                    Glass-Technology International had the chance
                    not only to take part in this special event,
                    but also to speak to some of the key people
                    involved.                                           14 ADVERTISERS INDEX &  COMPANIES MENTIONED
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                     INNOVATION –
                     IN MACHINERY,  INTERVIEW  the main innovation in 68  86  SUPPLIERS GUIDE - Yellow Pages
                        SOFTWARE   rom 22 to 24 March this year, Intermac   Inside Intermac Glass was   which was acquired by the   and tilting devices, bridge   of the new Busetti FK dou-
                                opened the doors to its Pesaro produc-
                       AND SKILLS  F tion unit to provide a 360° experience   held inside the Tech Cent-  group last year, completes   cranes and racks.   ble-edging grinding range,
                                             the range being offered,
                                         er, which has been com-
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                                                  TOURING
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                               of the efforts that go into developing inno-
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                                             loading devices, loading
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                               transformation and machining of glass.   this edition. The brand,   tle warehouses, telescopic   Inside Intermac also served   tivity, and the Busetti F10   94 SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE
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                  POLISHING INNOVATION WITH
                   THE ENVIRONMENT IN MIND
                                 also focussed on providing
                                 services that are not only in-
                   In this article, Luca Moreschi, founder of   ket, for a very simple reason,   grinding wheel, we have
                            it is a company that produc-
                                 novative, but also unique for
                            es a single family product:
                   M.L.I., speaks about this new company   ‘Eco Polishing Wheels’.  (GTI): What services are
                                 this sector.
                            THE INTERVIEW WITH
                                 we speaking about?
                   and the important development that it   LUCA MORESCHI  Luca Moreschi: There are
                                 two main services: the fi  rst
                            Innovative wheels –
                                 regards the shipping of our
                   has carried out in the glass processing
                            performance and service
                                 products to glassworks in
                    sector, with high-performance polishing   Glass-Technology Inter-  Italy and Europe in 48 hours
                             national (GTI): What can
                                 from order; the second is
                             you tell us about the innova-
                                 the money-back guarantee.
                    wheels that also use recycled material.  wheels?  I am convinced that having
                             tion regarding Eco grinding
                                 an excellent product is es-
                             Luca Moreschi: We speak
                                 sential, but to provide high-
                             wheels because we have cre-
                        was not an easy one, but was   about the innovation of these   speed service guaranteed
                                  over time is equally impor-
                             ated a polishing wheel with
                     uca Moreschi is the   based on the idea of creating   a formula that includes re-  tant. “Time is today’s real
                        a new family product never
                     founder and owner
                    L of M.L.I., a company   made before by the Moreschi   cycled material. And it is   money”.  83
                             this material that enables
                        family, with a new formula
                                  Guaranteeing ‘money-back’
                             the wheels to have an even
                    that produces  polishing
                         and new know-how and,
                                  (GTI): Why a money-back
                    wheels, and more exactly
                             all with regards to the level
                    as they are called, ‘EcoW-  consequently, the creation   higher performance, above   guarantee?
                         of a new company, M.L.I.,
                                  Luca Moreschi: Because
                    onderWheel’ both for CNC
                             of polishing obtained.
                         Mole Lucidanti Italiane.
                                  the seriousness of a person
                    machines and for manual
                              of this high performance
                         ent reality from all the other
                    The decision to set out on a
                    machines.  And M.L.I. is a very differ-  Other than the creation   83
                         companies on today’s mar-
                    new route – leaving the fam-
                    ily business after 20 years –
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