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NEWS
CASE HISTORY VIDRARIA MORTAGUA
42 REACHES INNOVATION

WITH FOREL

articles articles articles articles IG UNITS
Forel Edgetech
42 Forel AUTOMATED APPLICATION ®
OF SUPER SPACER
Vidraria Mortagua reaches innovation with Forel AT AGC INTERPANE
Forel IG lines at Vidraria Mortagua
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automated application of Super Spacer spacers
at AGC Interpane TEMPERING TECHNOLOGY Digital glass printing using ceramic inks glassworks a series of im- 51
58 Mappi Mappi is an important business opportunity, but DREADY FOR THE high added value. Tak- 51
IGITAL GLASS
also a technical challenge for furnace
ing for granted that print-
PRINTING -
ing takes place correctly,
that the glass is properly
manufacturers. In this article we speak
NEXT CHALLENGE?
Glass-Technology International 4/2019
ground, that the colour is
© René Müller
Absolute parallelism of both spacers
completely dry, means that
Digital printing on glass
to Mappi about these challenges and
in triple glazing using Super Spacer ®
tempering (i.e. the moment
using ceramic ink is an
how the company is working not only to signifi cant business oppor- in which the ‘destiny’ of
tunity that has been giving
coloured glass is fi xed with
ceramic inks) presents im-
portant possibilities con-
portant risks from a techni-
digital printing with ceramic ink – challenges face them, but also to overcome them. cerning both aesthetics and cal point of view.
technical aspects. The glass
SPEAKING
TO A LEADER
sector is, as we all know,
always looking for innova-
tions to attract architects IN ITS SECTOR
spoke
and designers to using We Cosano, Sales Manager at
Sergio
to
glass more and more and
for furnace manufacturers AUTOMATION now this important mate- Mappi, one of the global
rial can, thanks to digital
leaders for tempering fur-
printing, become important
naces, to fi nd out which are
business opportunities too.
these technological chal-
lenges and how to deal with
This, in turn, leads to high-
them.
FOR FURNACE MANUFACTURERS 58
ly customizable products
The ‘burning’ of ink or
with technical and aestheti-
63 Forvet Forvet cal features that were not changes in colour tone are
even thought of until just a
due by incorrect tempera-
few years ago.
ture management during
tempering, when variations
NEW CHALLENGES,
of just a few degrees can
NEW TECHNOLOGIES,
cause permanent damage.
NEW LEVELS OF
EXCELLENCE AND
So how can we avoid these
QUALITY
risks?
New technologies often
The use of quality inks and
the sector, which then lead
printers are certainly the
excellence and automation for a future that works AUTOMATION FOR A lead to new challenges for technologically advanced
to a new way of defi ning
fundamental basis of the
the colour and quality of
process, guaranteeing con-
glass in all its forms.
technical/chemical
stant
FUTURE THAT WORKS
characteristics. New prod-
Every slight imperfection,
DIGITAL PRINTING WITH
every stain, burn, smudge,
ucts with furnace reheat-
ing chamber and very small
error in colouring will re-
metal masses inside have
main etched forever in the
glass thanks to the crystal-
certainly enabled us here
70 Turomas CERAMIC INK – CHALLENGES Santa Monica parking lization of the ceramic ink at Mappi to have punctual
on hardening, an essential
control of the temperatures
with truly direct irradiation,
phase regarding printing
strengthened by an evolved
with ceramic inks. These
are defects that cannot be
system of heating resist-
tolerated in products with
ances such as the Mappi
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monolithic and laminated glass cutting
technology for krysztal Automation is the future. After 35 years of activity and a continuous
Industry 4.0 is the ‘buzz word’ of today’s Itomation technology in Automation accelerates aim to improve the quality of its products,
CASE HISTORY
n the past, the simple
progress on projects that
implementation of au-
increase revenue, serve
industry and the glass sector is moving
customers more effectively,
Krysztal focuses on satisfy its clients’
and save on costs. Auto-
a company put it a step
72 IOCCO fast to adapt to and apply this new ahead of the competition. mation might sound like needs and demands with the right choosing Turomas Piotr Plata, Director
something that belongs in
These days, business lead-
ers everywhere under-
a large enterprise, but busi-
machinery that provides fast and quality
level of automation. Forvet gives us an
stand the need to know
and Sales Manager of Krysztal
for this change af-
nesses of all sizes benefi t
not if we automate, but
ter having gotten
results, while ensuring worker safety. And
idea of how, thanks to new company
how we do it.
to know the virtues
of Turomas prod-
ucts and concluding
glassmakers with machines and systems
investing in glass cutting machinery.
continuous R&D and good team organization reorganization and investments, it provides Glass-Technology International 4/2019 63 this is why they contacted Turomas when that their innova-
tion would improve
its ability to serve its
customers.
for a total management concept.
In Piotr’s words: “If
somebody wants to be
Ireland and Sweden are
adapt to the here and now.
be among leaders. We
its largest export markets. the need to modernize and a leader, they have to
are key to reaching success Turomas are glass, furniture and much in fashion and de- leader in the market of Turomas cutting tables has
believe Turomas is a
“These days, glass is very
Krysztal’s biggest clients
window manufacturers.
mand is very high,” said
glass-cutting machinery.”
Piotr. “That’s why we need
The monolithic-glass cut-
lowered production times
QUALIFIED,
ting table chosen by Krysz-
qualifi ed, quick, and safe
thanks to the automatic
FAST, AND SAFE
machinery in order to meet
tal is the RUBI 403VAC-
loading of glass sheets, the
MACHINERY
our customers’ needs by
ability to strip the protec-
3, while the model used
offering them high-quality
for cutting laminated glass
Piotr Plata, Janek’s son
tive plastic cover at the ta-
and Exports, has not lost
labelling system.
glass (VSG), is the LAM
78 Cugher Glass RUBI 403VAC-3 LAMINATED GLASS CUTTING and current Head of Sales glass.” The Polish company has including laminated safety of ble itself and the automatic
304.
completely renovated its
“These machines are the
sight of business traditions,
incorporation
MONOLITHIC AND
however he is also aware of
The
machinery,
glass-cutting
most important ones we
have in our factory,” ex-
plained Piotr. “We’ve been
able to improve our pro-
ductivity, handling a higher
time. This is essential for
TECHNOLOGY FOR KRYSZTAL volume of orders in less
us because our clients ex-
pect very high quality when
Cugher dryers: the “winning choice” with decorative resins or 70
it comes to what we manu-
facture.”
TARTING SMALL; the family, began making individuals and wholesal- the most detailed and in- Turomas
GROWING IN
Turomas
teresting projects they have
windows out of his own
for silk screen and digital printing STECHNOLOGY house in 1984. it has about 50 employees. done was a stained-glass
ers. Thirty-fi ve years later,
AND PERSONNEL
In addition to produc-
Aware of the need to im-
piece for Baku, the capi-
ing jumbo and laminated,
prove quality and reduce
tal of Azerbaijan, for the
Krysztal is a glass manu-
Olympic Games.
glass, their offerings in-
facturer locate in Nowy
the time clients had to wait,
Sacz, a city in the south- he began investing in new clude the creation of edges, The company sells both Carretera Estación Km. 15, 8
44415 Rubielos De Mora - Teruel - Spain
east of Poland. At its helm machinery. Afterwards, panel cutting, and even the domestically and inter- Tel.: +34 - 978 - 804158
are Janek Plata and his the enterprise began to manufacturing of windows nationally, above to all to Fax: +34 - 978 - 804380
wife, along with their three diversify its services and other European countries: LAM 30404 E-mail: info@turomas.com
children. Plata, the head of gain new customers, both sand-matted glass. One of Germany, Austria, the UK, www.turomas.com
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energy savings and CO emission reduction
2
of all about the company 72
COMPANY UPDATE In this article, Iocco speaks about
the most recent developments in
88 Goldglass as well as company strategy and
the company and its products,
philosophy, with R&D and giving
value to each and every member
continuous growth and improvements looking for of the company as strong points
to meet its goals.
the ‘next breakthrough’ G Let’s speak fi rst tres taken up by production
lass-Technologyuu
and workshops, and 1,050
International (GTI):
square metres of offi ces.
and its structure. How
are used during design
many production units GTI: Which technologies
does Iocco have? phases and what is the per-
Iocco: The company has centage of turnover dedi-
three units all in the same cated to R&D?
area, which facilitates com- Iocco: We use Catia, the
96 Glass Company at the same time, enables to global market for our me-
pany logistics activities and,
best programme on today’s
guarantee adequate confi -
chanical designs. Iocco
dedicates about 30 per
dentiality to all our custom-
cent to R&D, pushed by
ers even during the con-
our core business which is
struction phase of the plants
commissioned. All together,
aimed at supplying cutting
edge production plants and
these three units cover an
glass industry innovators - combining technology, IOCCO area of 5,200 square me- systems.
innovation and versatility CONTINUOUS R&D AND
GOOD TEAM ORGANIZATION
ARE KEY TO REACHING SUCCESS
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50 years of skills, experience, research and innovation
what today’s glass processors need and are what 78
PRINTING TECHNOLOGY
104 GPD 2019 Digital CUGHER DRYERS: THE “WINNING
CHOICE” FOR SILK SCREEN
Ready
creating a legacy in glass AND DIGITAL PRINTING PEEDING UP THE
Dryers with all the features and the flexibility for
silk screen printing or digital printing on glass, are
DRYING PROCESS
109 South Africa’s flat glass industry Cugher presents to our readers in this article. S In every printing process
there is the need to dry the paint
and anchor it onto the printed sur-
face as soon as possible. The rea-
son for this is to enable the printed
surface to be handled without
damaging the printed image, and,
moreover, to avoid the contamina-
tion of the ink/enamel due to dust
in the production area.
Two main goals must be achieved
to speed-up the drying process:
the fi rst is to transfer energy to
the ink/enamel, and the second is
to evacuate the vapours generated
by the solvents during the curing
process.
According to ink specifi cations,
hot air, infrared radiation or UV
radiation are the most known and
widely available technologies to
transfer the energy required for the
curing process.
8 Glass-Technology International 4/2019 Cugher Glass Digital trary, the only way is to have air
To evacuate vapours, on the con-
fl owing on the printed surface and
an effi cient exhaust system. This
also removes the vapours from the
Ready
printed surface, accelerating the
drying process.
In the glass industry infrared cur-
able inks are the preferred in terms
of quality and stability.
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