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FURNACE INNOVATION Year 230
Glass Company Claudio Bernabucci - Ceo No. 5 (171)
Glass Company
be at Vitrum this
G year with a series
of tailor-made solutions
for safety glass making.
On its 170-square-metre
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stand, visitors and clients
will have the chance to see
for themselves the quality BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE
of the furnaces that Glass
Company has been making
for the European market
for more than 10 years, in
collaboration with Jinglass.
AIR-JET CONVECTION
At Vitrum, Glass Company
will have on show an air-jet
convection heating cham-
ber, with the exclusive
patented Matrix heating
system. Visitors and clients
will be shown the innova-
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types of glass, thickness
Tailor-made solutions At this year’s Vitrum trade event, Glass Company will have and dimensions. The real
convection system with
on show a series of solutions for today’s demanding glass
Matrix technology provides
accurate and optimal heat
on show at Vitrum 2019 processors and market. Visitors will have the chance to transfer on the entire sur- E-mail: publications@glassonline.com • www.glassonline.com
face of the heating cham-
ber, guaranteeing excellent
see innovative heating for all glass types - including low-E
quality of tempered glass,
that of traditional infrared
- as well as laminating with PVB film. which cannot compare to
heating.
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Marco Pinetti
CASE STUDY
Forel Working relationships must be ASSOCIATE EDITOR
developed based on trust and
Valerie Anne Scott | valerie.scott@glassonline.com
reliability to be able to work. In this
SORTING SYSTEM article, Forel gives us an idea of how CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
these two fundamental aspects have
led to a 20-year relationship with one
REVOLUTIONIZES of Italy’s reference names in the flat
WORK AT ARTIGIANVETRO glass sector. Jennifer Pressman, Zoë Elaine Whitten
rtigianvetro is a current production plant.
company
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a surface area of 4,000
A in San Severino based The latter is a real gem: ADVERTISING
Marche (Italy), founded square meters, completely
by Graziano Marcantonelli independent from an en-
in 1985. Two 20-year-old ergy point of view thanks to
glaziers, a van and an area a system of last generation ITALY: Maurizio Lozza | maurizio.lozza@glassonline.com
of 120 square meters, but photovoltaic panels. To-
with a great deal of enthusi- day, Artigianvetro employs
asm and passion: these are approximately 20 people,
the ingredients with which coordinated by the Mar-
the company was estab- cantonelli family: in fact,
lished, and which is, today, the founder Graziano and WORLDWIDE: Luciano Molina | luciano.molina@glassonline.com
a well-known reference his brother Daniele were
name in the Italian glass joined over time by his wife
sector, thanks to quality Patrizia, and their sons
production that includes Nicola and Noemi.
structural, residential, “Artigianvetro has grown
commercial and inte- one step at a time, with
rior glass panes. passion and dedication,” GRAPHIC DESIGN
say Graziano and Daniele
CONTINUOUS
Marcantonelli. “The collab-
GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT
1997, when we purchased
the fi rst fl at plate coupling
TECHNOLOGY oration with Forel began in Sonia Previato | sonia.previato@glassonline.com
press. The quality dem-
Artigianvetro has onstrated by the product,
undergone several combined with the trust
site changes since the that was established with
fi rst location, up to the the supplier, took us a lit-
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Nicola, Graziano and
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Production processes are constantly BACK COPIES: € 29 air mail included | Italy: € 15
SHOP FLOOR LOGISTICS being optimized. Both time and cost
pressure require the constant revision Entire contents © 2019 by A151 S.r.l. All rights reserved. Reproduction even
gistics chain. With the help VDMA structures in internal logistics, and this scanner which detects how transport system itself us- partially in any form is strictly prohibited unless written permission has first been
and reorganization of organizational
he magic words are
ing safety scanners.
light refl ects off refl ectors
shop fl oor logistics.
is no different in the glass industry.
installed on the walls at
T People are, and will
Source: Grenzebach
always be, part of the lo-
as two or more refl ectors
IMPROVEMENT
are detected, the vehicle is
of automated work steps, With companies increasing their digital certain distances. As soon STILL ROOM FOR obtained from the Publisher. The magazine is open to collaboration from all, but
employees are able to fo- networks, the use of automated guided able to accurately deter- According to Dipl.-Ing.
cus on their tasks more RUNNING ALMOST mine its current position. Thomas Albrecht, an expert
closely and therefore work vehicles will also make it easier to Using a triangulation algo- on automated guided vehi- no manuscripts or photographs will be returned. The editor’s office does not accept
in a more targeted man- rithm in the control soft- cles at the Fraunhofer Insti-
ner. Mobile and driverless AUTOMATICALLY implement these processes. ware, the necessary steer- tute for Material Flow and
machines are deployed to ing commands are sent to Logistics (IML), the topic
complete distracting ancil- the vehicle. The company has been trending across
lary activities or transport also uses a second navi- industries for three to four responsibility for opinions expressed in signed articles. The Court responsible is
routes, and not just at the uct. Transporting glass ed to the server via adapt- gation system, known as years. Compared to other
cold end of glass produc- is a particular challenge. ers, allowing adjustments a dead reckoning naviga- automation solutions, these
tion. Grenzebach GmbH & Co. to be integrated quickly and tion system. This system is systems are the most fl ex- Milan. Publication registered at no. 208 of the Milan Court Records Office on 24.3.1990
The fi rst step is an analy- KG has devised solutions the results to be analyzed. equipped with an odometer ible when it comes to link-
sis, a data-based process for these specifi c appli- The quantity and speed and an angle encoder and ing production processes.
which requires as much cations, in particular for of production require the is installed on the vehicle’s Compared to manually op-
data to be collected as pos- transporting glass racks material fl ow to be reli- drive wheels, resulting in erated forklifts, AGVs are
sible. The company Hegla- and L-frames. However, able, a step during which even more accurate navi- gentler on the transported - ISSN 1126-8573
Hanic GmbH & Co. KG this is just a single part automated guided vehicles gation, while a map of the product and also do not
has defi ned the necessary of the digital system. The are often deployed to cov- environment is marked cause accidents. However,
steps for its production company has developed its er a wide range of tasks. with the precise positions as long as people remain in
solutions. The challenge in own application server as a Grenzebach has installed of the wall refl ectors. An the driving area, the vehi-
production is coordinating modular platform on which a laser system in the en- alternative method is to use cles must be able to perform
the machining and cycle all digital production pro- tire driving area which is contour navigation, which emergency stops, a process
generally associated with
times of the equipment. cesses can be mapped. All used to navigate the ma- does not require an unre- The share of automated ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT
What happens at individual devices and machines on chines. The environment is stricted view of refl ectors, abrupt braking. GLASS-TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, N.171, ANNO 30, 2019 - PERIODICO BIMESTRALE.
steps, how good are the in- the shop fl oor are connect- mapped using a navigation but is performed by the
terfaces and how smooth guided vehicles in the fl oor
are the transitions? How conveyors product group
well is the supply of work habits have crept in, infor- state, an analysis process process to be honed in is currently still in the low
materials coordinated? mation is scattered and, of which is more successful on. Driverless transport single-digit percentage
Machine parks are gener- course, there are always the more data the company systems are fl exible in this range, exact fi gures are not
ally designed to be very unplanned downtimes. has collected. Scenarios context, particularly when (yet) available.
heterogeneous, certain mine the ideal 104 Guardian Glass
can be simulated to deter-
it comes adapting to fu-
processes have “grown”, CONTRARY TO mine the steps where pro- ture requirements, mean-
EXPECTATIONS
duction needs adapting.
ing production lines will no
Taking a closer look at To do so, affected teams longer require redesigning. |
VDMA processes often shows that must describe the require- Source: Hegla-Hanic regular features regul
they a they are far more com- ments and the ideal process GEOPOSITIONING CASTELLANA 77 - LEED PLATINUM
plex than initially
and then compare both
IN PRODUCTION
thought, despite
with the actual state. Sim-
VDMA represents more than 3,200 mostly
the fact that they
medium-sized companies in the mechanical
respective production soft-
The use of automated
should be simple
engineering industry. With over 1.3 million
guided vehicles is conceiv-
ware enables different so-
and effi cient. The
employees and sales of around EUR 232
Lyoner Strasse 18
able in any industry sector,
lutions to be tested, which
billion (2018), the sector is the largest goal is to deter- ulating scenarios with the FACILITIES CERTIFICATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY
60528 Frankfurt am Main -
industrial employer in Germany and one of
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Madrid, Spain, has given a building in
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104 Glass-Technology International 5/2019 E-mail: info@vdma.org A recent project for Guardian Glass in 18 OUR FAIR CALENDAR 2019
the city’s financial district a
new lease of life thanks to the
use of high performance glass
products. This article takes
products involved in this
AUTOMATION Managing complex situations is part us through the work and 20 ADVERTISERS INDEX & COMPANIES MENTIONED
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to its being involved in automation
TecnoFerrari since 1972, following the growth
and development of the ceramics
industry right up to now. This means
gaining experience and knowledge 24 BUSINESS NEWS
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MAPPI
ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATIONS THE JOB
THE JOB
THE JOB
Client: Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana – Milan, Italy
Client: Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana – M
Exhibition design Room IV and Room V of the Pinacoteca
Exhibition design Room IV and Room V of th INTERNATIONAL SRL
Ambrosiana: Stefano Boeri (Founding Partner
Ambrosiana: Stefano Boeri (Founding Partner),
NSG GLASS – THE OBVIOUS CHOICE Esteban Marquez, Daniele Barillari, Elisa Versari – Milan, Italy
Marco Giorgio (Project Director), Francesca Motta (Project Leader),
Marco Giorgio (Project Director), Francesca Mo
Esteban Marquez, Daniele Barillari, Elisa Versar
Executive Design and Production of the Case:
Executive Design and Production of the C
The glass was the obvious choice – when compared to tra-
Goppion SpA – Trezzano sul Naviglio (M
Goppion SpA – Trezzano sul Naviglio (MI), Italy
ditional offerings. The artwork is displayed behind a vit-
Glass processor: Novavetro - San Severino Marche (MC), Italy
Glass processor: Novavetro - San Severin
rine featuring a single eight-metre long sheet of this special
Transport and installation of special glass
Transport and installation of special glass:
protective glass – the world’s largest ever to be produced
Pinotti & Valentino Snc – Brugherio (MI), Italy
and installed in-situ. Laminated Pilkington OptiView™ OW,
with its thin layer of metal oxides and anti-refl ective prop-
erties, reduces light refl ection to a minimum (2 per cent), Pinotti & Valentino Snc – Brugherio (MI) Via Alfredo Fieramonti - Z.I. Asi
For those who want to
protects against vandalism and offers the perfect all-round, For those who want to
deepen their knowledge,
true-colour, viewing experience. deepen their knowledge,
there is an informational
there is an informational
display table set up in front
display table set up in front
of the Cartoon, which is
of the Cartoon, which is 04012 Cisterna di Latina (LT)
designed to help viewers
designed to help viewers
appreciate and share in this
appreciate and share in this
pivotal piece of artwork
pivotal piece of artwork
30175 Porto Marghera (VE) - Italy
from the Italian Renais-
from the Italian Renais- Via Delle Industrie 46
sance. Tel.: +39 - 041 - 5334911
sance.
Fax: +39 - 041 - 5317687
www.pilkington.com Italy
PILKINGTON GLASS TO Tel.: +39 - 06 - 96873284
PROTECT THE ‘THE SCHOOL
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OF ATHENS’ CARTOON
NSG GROUP
The NSG Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of
E-mail: info@mappi.it
Pilkington OptiView™ OW, which already
ROTECTING A MASTERPIECE
glass and glazing systems in three major business areas: Automotive,
Architectural and Technical Glass. Automotive serves the original
equipment, aftermarket replacement, and specialized transport glazing
protects numerous priceless exhibits P Raffaello Sanzio’s masterpiece ‘The School of
markets. Architectural supplies glass for architectural applications, solar
Athens’, features Plato and Aristotle and represents
energy and digital signage and displays. Technical Glass products
the study of philosophy. It was created in 1509 and over
in global museums and galleries, now
include very thin glass for displays, lenses and light guides for printers,
the years has passed through the hands of numerous no-
and glass fi ber, used in battery separators and engine timing belts.
tables including Napoleon Boneparte.
NSG have major market shares in most building and automotive
also enhances one of the world’s most
It now rests back in Milan’s Biblioteca Ambrosiana and,
www.mappi.it
product markets of the world, with a broad geographic reach, enabling
following four years of restoration, is open to public
exceptional and unique works of art.
viewing. This fragile work of art, which was created using
of Automotive OE, are increasingly global.
charcoal on laid sheets, now benefi ts from the all-round
Today, NSG Group has manufacturing operations in around 30
countries on four continents and sales in over 100 countries. In the
protective properties of Pilkington OptiView™ OW.
fi scal year ending 31 March 2019, the Group reported revenue of JPY
612.8 billion (approximately EUR 4.75 billion). Of this, 40 per cent
was generated in Europe, 33 per cent in Asia including Japan and 27
per cent in Americas.
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