The new LiSEC center of competence in Hausmening, Lower Austria, was officially opened on October 8th, 2015.
A center of competence for research, production and training in the field of processing of flat glass emphasizes the new LiSEC claim ‘best in glass processing’.
The “Glass Forum“, in which the company has invested approximately five million Euros, houses the latest LiSEC technologies for every stage in the processing of glass – from glass cutting and edge processing through to an elaborate glass logistics system and up to the production of insulating and laminated safety glass including tempering. In the Glass Forum, flat glass is processed under real-life production conditions. With its state-of-the-art production lines and software applications, the Glass Forum is used for research, test, training and demonstration purposes.
CEO Mag. Othmar Sailer, Prof. Dr. Thomas Keppert, Chairman of the board of the Peter Lisec private Foundation and Mag. Christoph Neumayer, Secretary General of the Federation of Austrian Industry gave welcome speeches, and the event was attended by numerous international guests from business and politics. They visited live glass production and learnt about current topics such as automation, Industry 4.0 as well as quadruple insulating glass units with thin glass membranes. They also took a of the mechanical engineering factory in Seitenstetten in the afternoon.
“With our investment in the new center of competence Glass Forum, we massively expand an essential distinguishing characteristic: We are the only machine manufacturer in the market that processes flat glass itself and that in a profitable way,” said Sailer. “We know and understand the problems and challenges of our customers because we have them ourselves. That is what we call operator’s know-how.“ With this, LiSEC is at the same time setting an example in the region: Apart from the investment in Hausmening, LiSEC has planned investments in the amount of 16 million Euros at the production site in Seitenstetten for the next three years. Sailer: “We have committed ourselves to the location of Lower Austria, and this on a long-term basis.”