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with wheels of course to
                                                                                        allow the operator to move
                                                                                        around the factory with the
                                                                                        device.
                                                                                        This time we have come out
                                                                                        with a new launch which is
                                                                                        the Sparklike Online™ sys-
                                                                                        tem, an IG integrated so-
                                                                                        lution and which takes the
                                                                                        place of our previous types
                                                                                        of sales – which were based
                                                                                        on us selling the different
                                                                                        components or parts to
                                                                                        manufacturers, who then
                                                                                        put them together as they
                                                                                        needed for their measuring
                                                                                        operations.
                                                               tributor who covers Spain   We decided to come up
                                                               and Portugal, as well as an-  with the new complete
                                                               other person for India.  measurement system in
                                                                                        response to the demand
                                                               Glass-Technology  Interna-  from the market and cli-
                                                               tional (GTI):  Growth in   ents – and it’s a turnkey
                                                               personnel and distribution,   solution, which includes
                                                               but what about production   all the components that we
                                                               and production area?     supplied before, but also
                                                               Sparklike: Right now we   the machine that moves the
                                                               are still at the same premis-  measurement head.
                                                               es but, with this new prod-
                                                               uct there are plans to grow   GTI: Is the machine fixed or
                                                               in this area too.        can it be moved around the
                                                               We have had the devices   workshop?
                                                               for the gas measurement   Sparklike:  There are dif-
                                                               of double-glazed units   ferent options that we are
                                                               since 1999, and then in   testing right now. It can be
                                                               2014 we started to de-   placed in an IG line, right
                                                               velop the laser product   after the gas press, or, if
                                                               line which responds to the   clients do not want to stop
                                                               market demand of being   production for measure-
                                                               able to measure through   ment, they can attach the
                                                               coatings and laminated   machine to the sealing ro-
                                                               glass, but also to be able   bot after filling.
                                                               to measure triple-glazed   However, the innovation
                                                               units as well as double-  with the Sparklike On-
                                                               glazed units.            line™ system is that it can
                                                               Then in 2016, at Glasstec,   communicate with the ERP
                                                               we presented the Sparklike   system so that it knows
                                                               Laser Portable™ device,   what type of glass is com-
                                                               complete will all compo-  ing next. This guarantees
                                                               nents and a battery, and   shorter measuring times




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