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c Intermac This year’s Glasstec
MACHINERY AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTS

TECHNOLOGY,
will have a serious
SOFTWARE, AND
number of innovations
SERVICES FOR DIGITAL
– but not only
concerning machinery.
CULTURE IN INDUSTRY
In fact, machinery
CONTENTS
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4.0 FACTORIES
manufacturers are
also focussing on and
investing in Industry
4.0, taking glass
processors towards
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idea how it is working
to reach this goal and
what it will have on
show at Glasstec.
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technology, software, and services for digital
culture in Industry 4.0 factories CASE HISTORY
47 LiSEC and Cristaleria Reina LiSEC and
Cristaleria Reina
service matters 47 SERVICE MATTERS LiSEC and Cristaleria Reina
The cooperation between
started in 2002. In 2008
the production equipment
was 80% LiSEC machines
Interpersonal relationships
customers – these are
51 Pilkington and a close proximity to
Cristaleria Reina’s success
factors. Over time the
company has developed
safety first for architecture, building from a little wood workshop
into one of the most
important enterprises of the
construction and interior design Andalusian glass industry.
Since 2002, the Spanish
family company located in
Montellano, close to Sevilla,
belongs to LiSEC’s customer
base. Glass-Technology International 4/2018 47
54 HEGLA
Industry 4.0, digital transformation MACHINERY AND COMPANY DEVELOPMENTS
and automation HEGLA sees this as the ensuing con- ously optimise maintenance NETWORK reducing advantages can be
efforts with new technical
tinuation of the company’s
identifi ed and exploited.
UTILISATION
existing strategy. “Histori-
Thanks to the improved
measures.
AND DIGITAL
cally, both competition and
opportunities of commu-
Despite all his enthusi-
costs have put big pressure
humans and machinery,
Some
and benefi ts of Industry
on the glass industry and asm over the capabilities ADVANCEMENTS regard- nicating directly between
aspects
ing Industry 4.0’s vision
there is more available data
increased the demand,
4.0, the long-standing MD
Industry 4.0, with a need to constantly promotes a balanced and for glass manufacturers to support decision-making
or even use solutions gen-
have already been accom-
sustainable approach built
fi nd new solutions that
erated by the systems au-
plished. Many companies,
exceed the optimised ca-
on in-depth expertise and
pacity of single facilities
for example, are already
consideration. Not every
tonomously. One simple
58 Tvitec digital or production processes,” customer will be able to capable of producing cus- and topical example Bern-
capitalise on the advantages
hard Hötger cites are the
Hötger explains. “Our in-
tomised, individual cut-
ting programs under the
novation project will offer
now long-established net-
of fully networked solutions
same conditions and costs
our customers additional
worked loading systems,
and, by giving special at-
as large-scale projects,
tention to the cost-benefi t
advantages over competi-
which no longer provide
glass on demand and only
Hötger emphasises. With
ratio, it might appear rea-
tors, reduce the costs on
do so in line with the opera-
their production lines, en-
the proposed higher level
sonable not to digitalise all
able more fl exibility and
processes, link all machines
of network utilisation and
tor’s requirements. Instead,
times.” An additional aim
completely to artifi cial in-
well as the increased use of
requested by the joint pro-
insulating and safety glass transformation further improve the cycle to the network or devolve digital advancements, as the required type of glass is
available data, further cost-
duction control system, and
is to reduce and continu-
telligence.
and automation
for a landmark project With Industry 4.0 not just an idea
anymore, and now well on the way to
becoming the future for the glassmaking pecialist mechanical
engineering compa-
S ny, HEGLA, is con-
industry, Bernhard Hötger, Managing Bernhard Hötger - Managing Director, HEGLA 54
vinced that the future for
facilities based on the over-
the glass manufacturing
Director of HEGLA, speaks about how
61 Cugher Glass the company is innovating using this mation and streamlining of dustry 4.0.
industry is in further auto-
riding goals outlined in In-
operational processes. An
CONTINUING
authoritative expert team,
technology to provide its customers with
COMPANY STRATEGY
located in Beverungen, is
driving the continuous de-
Bernhard Hötger, manag-
advantages, flexibility and improvements,
ing director of HEGLA,
velopment of production
while reducing costs.
flexible engineering and continuous attention 54 Glass-Technology International 4/2018 Glass-Technology International 4/2018 55
to customers’ requests
SUSTAINABLE GLAZING
64 Bystronic glass Tvitec T 2018 for the sustain-
vitec has been grant-
ed the Isolar Award
able glazing of its landmark
project in Washington, DC.
More than 22,000 square
architectural
metres
of
Longer – Heavier Bigger – the B’JUMBO XXL insulating and glass have transformed the
former Washington Post
Headquarters into a mod-
ern commercial and bank-
ing complex with 1100
safety glass for 15th Street Midtown Cent-
er, designed by SHoP Ar-
chitects and with insulating
and safety glass as the key
on this new enclosure.
THE ISOLAR
69 Sparklike a landmark AWARD 2018
Isolar Glas, one of the main
European glass fabricator
association has granted
Tvitec System Glass the
project
‘Most Representative Pro-
ject Award’ for its perfor-
mance on the glazing of
Center. This building com-
the pioneers of non-destructive 1100 15th Street Midtown
58
plex is a Tvitec’s landmark
in Washington, DC.
Sustainable glass
products
Tvitec supplied from its
Argon measurement The Isolar Award 2018 was won this year by premises in Cubillos del Sil,
close to Ponferrada, more
than 22,000 square me-
tres of different sustainable
glass products to transform
Tvitec for the supply of more than 22,000
the former Washington Post
ern commercial and offi ce
square metres of different sustainable glass Headquarters into a mod-
complex that will host the
products to transform the former Washington Fannie Mae Headquarters.
The Isolar Award 2018 to
the ‘Most Representative
Post Headquarters into a modern commercial Project’ was handed to a
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Tvitec delegation during
and office complex.
the annual meeting of the
major new factory programme with industry
leading ISO standards update IG PRODUCTION The glass world is continuously working to innovate its technology, and the
IG sector is no exception. With its most recent development for this type
of glass processing, Bystronic glass presents the longest insulating glass
production line in the world, with importance given to energy efficiency and
Bystronic sustainable production.
76 Schiavo hensive new options.” of this production line; it
“We are proud to combine
also has many other fea-
our experience in innova-
tures:
t maximum individual glass
tion with our glass process-
thickness of 60mm;
ing machine understand-
t package thickness of the
ing which dates back over
50 years and subsequently
double or triple IG units
of 150mm;
can launch lines such as
the market,” explains Ste-
Italian glass cutting technology, made simple glass the B’JUMBO XXL onto t maximum I.G. unit weight
that can be transported is
phan Kammerer who, as
600kg per running me-
ter;
Bystronic glass’ Product
t the integrated turning
Engineering Manager, is
responsible for the design
measuring up to 12 me-
and construction of this station can turn glass
LONGER – HEAVIER Semi-automatic framepositioner for spacer frames up to 18m length machine. t the semi-automatic fra-
tres in length;
MACHINE
© Thiele Glas
COMPONENTS mepositioner can be used
to position spacers meas-
BIGGER – THE B’JUMBO XXL Equipped with an edge de- t in addition to rectangular
uring 18 metres in length
letion robot, a glass plate
onto the glass;
washing machine, a turning
80 Skill Glass frame positioning stations, also able to produce all
station, six inspection and
formats, the machine is
shaped formats, as well
fi ve assembly, gas-fi lling
as free shapes in accord-
and press robots, a sealing
robot and numerous con-
ance with the Bystronic
glass shape catalogue;
veyor belts, the B’JUMBO
‘LONGER
HEAVIER
dimensions of 3.30 metres
production line measuring
the line can be installed
tation in recent decades,
plete line.
BIGGER’ tural glass production. The achieved an excellent repu- mensions. With maximum XXL is an imposing com- t despite its dimensions,
on a standard industrial
The world record-breaking
165 metres in length is
particularly in terms of cre-
in height and 18 metres
machine length or the max-
The B’JUMBO XXL in-
in length, and a maximum
used to automatically pro-
fl oor so that special foun-
ating unusual façades in in-
machines on show; new us representative sulating glass produc- duce insulating glass up to dustrial buildings. processable glass weight 64
dations are not required
imum glass dimensions are
tion line from Bystronic
not the only characteristics
Bystronic glass is address-
18 metres in length, a glob-
of up to 10 tonnes, the
in the hall fl oor.
B’JUMBO XXL is the ideal
ally unique size.
glass can be described
ing the future of insulat-
using these three ad-
longest insulating glass
jectives inspired by the Consequently, it is the ing glass technology in an solution for the current Integrated turning station for glasses up to 12m length
innovative way that is also
trend and demand for ever-
motto that was coined production line in the opening up completely new larger architectural glass. © Thiele Glas
by Pierre de Coubertin world and recently entered opportunities in the fi eld of “This production line is an
for the Olympic Games. service at the famous Ger- façade design. enormous unique step that
With this line, Bystron- man manufacturer Thiele The B’JUMBO XXL is able was previously unheard of
ic glass is setting new Glas, based in Wermsdorf, to produce insulating glass and offers the glass pro-
benchmarks in architec- Saxony. Thiele Glas has or façade glass in new di- cessing industry compre-
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