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CASE HISTORY

means possibly up to 60 guaranteeing quality and last two years, the line has
holes. If after the lamina- repeatability. And that is been working without in-
tion process just one hole is exactly what we need. terruption 24/7.
not in the correct position, At first, we were looking The productivity regarding
the pane has to be discard- just for a drilling machine: shaped and special glasses
ed. Minimum errors cause we discarded horizontal has quadrupled, giving full
not only time and material solutions, because of the satisfaction to us first and
waste but also a critical de- difficulties in the glass po- foremost, but above all to
lay for customers.” sitioning, and the impos- our customers.”
sibility to put the drilling
HOW DOES machine in line with tra-
THE FOREL EDGE ditional edging machinery.
PROCESSING LINE So, we started considering
MEET YOUR NEEDS? brands which offer vertical

“Both the edging, with its all-in-one solutions, but Drilling and Milling
patented glass sheet holder we were not convinced Machine
feature, and the drilling about performance and
machine, with its system of quality. Then, we heard
fixed and adjustable suc- that Forel was design-
tion cups, offer outstand- ing a new vertical line
ing stability during the for edging, drilling and
processing. The machines milling and we decided
are very flexible and work to wait. That was a Automatic Vertical Edger
at high productivity always wise decision: in the

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