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NEWS
CASE HISTORY
In this article, Forel ‘speaks’ to its client Formator, about its recent acquisition of a
FOREL Forel vertical processing line, made up of three different machines for edging, drilling
and milling, and washing operations. And with the trend of more and more non-
standard orders for Formator, flexibility and precision are satisfied to the utmost.

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40 Forel VERTICAL GLASS PROCESSING 40
FORMATOR (HR) INVESTED
Formator (HR) invested in top precision IN TOP PRECISION IN
in vertical glass processing 40 Glass-Technology International 2/2019 Glass-Technology International 2/2019 41
46 Glaston DIGITALIZATION

real progress with AI; one million loads In this article, we speak P the glass processing talization that other indus-
digitaliza-
utting
tries are starting to enjoy
tion into practice in
to the glass processing in-
industry has taken some
dustry. Now, we can look
to Glaston’s Digitalization
time. But now the momen-
back and see our progress.
50 Evalam 46 Manager – Kai Knuutila tum has picked up and the We’re actually even further
number of users is acceler-
than we initially aimed.
Our online reports have
ating rapidly. Kai Knuutila,
Digitalization Manager at
improved, and we’re really
– who explains what
Glaston, tells us why this is
proud now to present them
digitalization means to the
happening.
to customers and to the en-
tire industry. Our work has
WHAT DOES
led to a lot of information
company in its continuous
1 MILLION LOADS
that now offers value.
MEAN TO YOU?
MILESTONES
helped fuel the demand for
the Spanish company, producer of high-quality commitment to help its Pioneers like Glaston have REACHING THE FIRST
clients achieve success. And
By the end of 2018 and ac-
greater digitalization by
educating customers about
cording to plan, Glaston
successfully reached sev-
with the company’s usual
the benefi ts, demonstrating
eral of its big milestones:
real progress along their
‘passion’ for innovation, digital strategy roadmap – over 100 tempering and
and adding more custom-
laminating lines are now
EVA, continues its expansion the next move is to take cloud to accelerate the en- from 1 million loads has
ers and their data to the
cloud-connected, and data
now been recorded.
tire movement.
artificial intelligence (AI) to
Growing numbers of glass
We spent the majority of
the next level. 2018 building our con- processors are joining the
digitalization
movement
fi dence by implementing
ideas and collecting data to because they understand
bring the benefi ts of digi- the advantages. At the mo-
58 BDT Glaston
development in products and technology; company growth REAL PROGRESS WITH AI; Digitalization Manager
Kai Knuutila
Glaston
ONE MILLION LOADS
63 Everlam 46 Glass-Technology International 2/2019 Glass-Technology International 2/2019 47
innovation, continuity of supply and technical
COMPANY UPDATE
people you can talk to
Evalam
68 Italcarrelli EVALAM is a company with 100% VALAM is making
Spanish capital, production, and
strides towards con-
as the world’s leading pro-
R & D and it’s owned in its entirety Esolidating its position
ducer and brand of high
quality architectural EVA,
revolutionizing logistics in float glass factories by Grupo Pujol since January 2019 establishing a standard and
benchmark for quality ver-
sus Asian EVALAM cop-
ies of inferior properties
introduced by other actors
in the market. EVALAM is
a brand with capital, pro-
duction and R & D 100%
Spanish and belonging
70 Tyrolit since January 2019 in its
entirety to Gurpo Pujol
and has been the solution
recently chosen to carry
out various projects both in
its expansion 50
Spain and internationally.
HELSINKI-VANTAA
2,500 SQUARE
on-site assistance in Asia; wide assortment the Spanish company, SOUTH TERMINAL;
METERS OF
LAMINATED GLASS
WITH EVALAM
The Helsinki-Vantaa air-
19 kilometres from the
for the automotive glass industry producer of high-quality port is located in Vantaa,
centre of Helsinki, the
Finnish capital, is the most
important airport in the
country, and also one of
EVA, continues the busiest in the Nordic
countries. The expansion
of Terminal 2 comprises
the buildings City Hall and
Security Box. The City Hall
74 Pilkington 50 Glass-Technology International 2/2019 Glass-Technology International 2/2019 51
building houses the check-
in and arrival rooms, while
the Security Box houses
Optiphon™ – silence is golden, guaranteed by law!
76 Tecnan COMPANY UPDATE New Click-Fit System Being part of a group is always an important benefit for
(*patent pending)
any company. And BDT, Bovone Diamond Tools is
machinery and human re-
no exception, thanks, in fact, to the over 50 sources.
providing water and stain repellence, COMPANY PRESENTATION years of experience and activities of its CLICK-FIT
Click-Fit – the 2018 revo-
lutionary new entry, which
mother company – Elettromeccanica
is an innovating fi tting
Bovone. In this article we discover
self-cleaning, easy-to-clean solutions important investments carried out on system for diamond wheels,
both metal and resin
bonded, will actually be
the most recent new entries to
launched on the market
in 2019, and is currently
patent pending. The alu-
BDT’s product range, along with the
minium hub is fi xed on the
spindle while the diamond
part is replaced. And this
80 Phoenicia Everlam machinery and human resources. is valid for all brands and
models of machinery on
the market. This means
INNOVATION,
savings in terms of stock-
ing and time, and money
of course. And last but not
least, this system is totally
In 2019, BDT will be re-
eco-friendly since waste
management is consider-
leasing some important
OF SUPPLY AND
in time and money…).
range – but not only. The
company, in fact, has also
Since resin bond wheels are
Quality Glass for Life Quality CONTINUITY BDT Marta Pesce - Sales Department new entries to its product ably reduced (more savings
made some important
BDT’s core business, the
investments in terms of
company is working on an
Bdt - Bovone Diamond Tools
During an interview with EVERLAM, EXPERTS YOU DEVELOPMENT IN PRODUCTS
CAN TALK TO
we found out about how this
86 Intermac relatively young company that COMPANY GROWTH Polishing Wheels for Arris58
AND TECHNOLOGY;
produces PVB fi lm for laminated
glass is dedicated to growing
its presence in the market and
63
and Japan. Our product range then
art of a solid and dy-
ucts and services can give
innovation and integration making a difference by focusing GEverlam: EVERLAM is a South America, the Middle East P activity in the glass sector, with Tools provides the most entire production, includ- guaranteeing that its prod-
on product innovation and smart
namic
group
included clear PVB fi lm, white and
ing the COMBI router and
technological,
TI: First of all, what can you
advanced,
each and every glassmaker
tell us about EVERLAM?
COMBI wheels, is made en-
a nice palette of mineral colours.
reliable and long lasting
more than 50 years
Secondly, we invested massively
range of diamond tools for
tirely in-house, and is guar-
the most suitable tools for
business processes to better
in our R&D assets with a new pi-
relatively young company as we are
BDT Bovone Diamond
all processing needs.
anteed by BDT Glass, thus
fl at glass processing. The
and later, our new Center of Com-
beginning we focused on growth
petence that includes a brand new
moving towards Industry 4.0 serve its customers. only four years old. Right from the lot plant that we installed in 2016, 58 Glass-Technology International 2/2019 Glass-Technology International 2/2019 59
and are continuing to do so. This is
supported by our global organisa-
The third growth axis was, logi-
laboratory.
tion, our large capacity and process
cally, focused our resources on
optimization. Besides, we do what
developing our product portfolio,
we say we do and put our words in
making it more comprehensive and
practical action.
competitive, with application spe-
cifi c innovations that respond to the
First, we grew our organisation and
architectural glass market needs.
90 Yorglas Three-pronged growth Glass-Technology International 2/2019 63 FLAT GLASS HANDLING Since its first electronic forklifts
developed our sales force across
Europe, followed by the US, then
Entrance Castle ruins in Valkenburg,
ago – Italcarrelli has continued to
strengthening its pioneering position; the Netherlands. Courtesy of Scheuten. ITALCARRELLI were built back in 1969 – 50 years ance systems, yet another
grow and develop – not only as a
step forward from all Laser
company, but also in terms of the
Guided Vehicles (LGV).
44 years in the glass sector REVOLUTIONIZING LOGISTICS technological solutions it provides Italcarrelli’s laser guidance
system is an innovative and
smart system that can be
to a number of industries. The
installed on any inloader or
side-loader to turn it into a
IN FLOAT GLASS FACTORIES company’s most recent development self-driving machine. on the facilities. machines production by
AGV
Thanks to laser guide,
very high accuracy can be
Italcarrelli provide opti-
– laser guided inloader transporters
mizing logistics operations
achieved – even more than
92 GPD2019 – is set to create a ‘revolution’ in positioning. lines, warehouses, the glass
5 millimetres in terms of
the
among
processing lines and ship-
Moreover, thanks to be-
the glass sector.
ping areas, thus increas-
ing extremely fl exible, the
ing productivity and safety
routes can be easily gener-
and consequently reducing
ated, modifi ed or extended,
production costs.
without particular impact
were introduced. The high
glass producers and proces-
level of reliability of these
prototypes marked the be- innovative solutions for fl at
sors, thanks to the use of the
ginning of a period of con- most recent technologies
record-breaking number of presentations; stant growth in demand in such as optical and ultra-
sound sensors, touchscreen
the fi eld of special forklifts.
and dedicated software de-
In the same period, the
veloped by Italcarrelli.
company started expand-
Thanks once again to in-
ing its market also beyond
special events in the event the national boundaries vestments, Italcarrelli has
and began exporting front-
now developed machines
loading forklifts in Europe
without operators on board
and overseas.
– AGV machines, ever
From
that
important
more requested by today’s
market and – of course –
period up to the present,
Industry 4.0.
Italcarrelli has continued to
grow, developing more and
PTN 330 LGV LASER
more technological ma-
GUIDED INLOADER
97 Tvitec L area of Italy, Italcar- asmuch as the demand for handling of fl at glass.68
chines, with an important
ocated in Chiampo,
TRANSPORTERS
focus on the glass sector,
in the North-East
these machines exceeded
leading, in fact, to the crea-
Italcarrelli is now revolu-
the demand for diesel en-
tion of the Italcarrelli Glass
gine forklifts, within a very
tionizing logistics in fl oat
relli’s roots date back to
1962, when the entrepre-
short time.
glass factories by introduc-
Division. Today, this impor-
A further important step
neurial ability of Mr. Ne-
ing Automated Guided Ve-
tant division is totally com-
grin identifi ed the forklift
hicles (AGV).
mitted to the research, de-
in development took place
as an essential product
for industry. In 1969, the
of special machinery for the
1980s, when the fi rst spe-
developed a series of so-
lutions to transform its
cialty machines, such as
fi rst electronic forklifts at the beginning of the velopment and production The company has, in fact, Italcarrel relli Srl
Thanks to important in-
machines into automated
were built, marking for the
side-loading forklifts for
It Italc alcarre arrell reli Srl Srl rl Srl
bringing a modern vision to the glass company a signifi cant step the wood industry and lift vestments, the company is guided vehicles, featuring g
forward on the market, in-
platforms for heavy loads,
inductive and optical guid- d-
now a global leader, with
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