Sunglas Glass Co. Ltd. a well-known Chinese manufacturer in the field of architectural glass processing has been driving developments in the local glass processing industry.
In 2010, Sunglas moved into the current company building in Foshan, a large city in southern China known for its architectural solutions. With a strong team of 200 employees, Sunglas managed to expand not only to Southeast Asia but also to overseas countries such as New Zealand and Australia, thus increasing the export quota of its products to 80%. Sunglas products are used in many major projects, including Rajamangala University in Thailand and the Adelaide Convention Centre in Australia. As Sunglas products are mainly ordered by foreign customers, Sunglas must also meet the relevant architectural standards in these markets. Locally produced machines can no longer meet the increased requirements for processing speed and quality.
To ensure better product quality and increase output, Sunglas cooperates with LiSEC since 2017 and acquired a LiSEC insulating glass line with automatic gas filling and sealing machine. Together with the new orders, the company wants to balance the growing output by stabilising quality. After getting to know the functions of the LiSEC IG line, Zhiqiang He, co-founder of the company signed the contract without taking time on negotiations. “We can say that LiSEC has given us a really powerful tool for greater performance and reliability. Our customers are praising us for the drastically improved product quality, especially the sealing quality,” says Zhiqiang He. The company’s output today is up to 600 square metres per day compared to the previous 400 square metres.
Regarding the cooperation with LiSEC, He particularly emphasises the reliability and flexibility of the LiSEC sales and service team. While assembling the machines, the LiSEC service team noticed the difficulty of English language instructions on the display caused the local staff. With the support of the LiSEC team, Sunglas employees can now also use the software in Chinese. “I noticed at this point that LiSEC places a clear focus on the needs of their customers and really cares. That is the biggest difference to other providers,” Zhiqiang He commented.
Sunglas is already considering new investments to produce six-metre-long IG units including shapes. “We hope that our cooperation will soon enter the next phase especially as this will be a new milestone in the history of Sunglas. If you interpret the future developments on the market correctly, you have to invest in automation. The LiSEC technology in this area is simply perfect. There is no doubt that LiSEC is our most reliable business partner.”