Color and Glass World Magazine by Ferro
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@)FERRO® Where innovation COLOR & GLASS delivers performance .· RLD S P R I N G 2 01 8 • VOLUME 33 T H IS ISS UE Cool Buildings with Ferro Architectural Glass Colors VISIT US AT CERAMITEC HALL A6, 423/ 522 H IGHL IGHT S NEW FOREHEARTH COLORS FOR FRENCH ICON DURALEX PAGE 4 PREMIUM PRODUCTS FOR PREMIUM VODKAS PAGE 5 DIGITAL PRINTING DRIVES NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUTOMOTIVE GLASS PAGE 6 www.ferro.com Color and Glass World is produced by Ferro Corporation SUMMER 2018 • Volume 33 Editor in Chief: Dieter Binder 4 Vice President, Performance Colors and Glass CONTENTS Editors: Jason Manning, Phil Maitland Designed by: Superdream NEW FOREHEARTH Phone: 01527 573 770 Email: [email protected] COLORS FOR FRENCH Submit articles to: Phil Maitland ICON DURALEX Email: [email protected] PAGE 4 5 Color and Glass World is printed on recycled paper PREMIUM PRODUCTS FOR PREMIUM VODKAS PAGE 5 SPRING 2018 • VOLUME 33 DIGITAL PRINTING THIS ISSUE 6 DRIVES NEW Cool Buildings with Ferro Architectural OPPORTUNITIES FOR Glass Colors AUTOMOTIVE GLASS PAGE 6 VISIT US AT CERAMITEC COOL BUILDINGS WITH HALL A6, 423/ 522 FERRO ARCHITECTURAL 8 HIGHLIGHTS GLASS COLORS NEW FOREHEARTH COLORS FOR FRENCH ICON DURALEX PAGE 4 PREMIUM PRODUCTS FOR PREMIUM VODKAS PAGE 5 DIGITAL PRINTING DRIVES NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR PAGE 8 AUTOMOTIVE GLASS PAGE 6 www.ferro.com Color and Glass World is produced by Ferro Corporation GLASSPRINT CONFERENCE REVIEW 2018 PAGE 10 EXHIBITIONS 10 CERAMITEC 2018: CERAMITEC FOCUS ON DIGITAL Munich, Germany, 10-13 April PAGE 10 CHINA GLASS Shanghai, China, 19-22 April FERRO TODAY MIR STEKLA PAGE 11 10 Moscow, Russia, 28-31 May GLASSBUILD AMERICA Atlanta, USA, 12-14 September GLASSTEC Dusseldorf, Germany, 23-26 October 2 Where innovation delivers performance FOREWORD DYNAMIC INNOVATION On behalf of my Performance Colors and Glass (PCG) team, software and services, and this acquisition will strengthen our welcome to the Spring 2018 edition of Color and Glass World, leadership position in decoration, industrial and automotive glass our global newsletter that aims to keep you informed about the markets. Described inside are examples of digital projects using latest activities from the world of Ferro. Dip-Tech printing machines and inks that are helping to revolutionise the decoration of architectural and automotive glass. We will be 2017 proved to be an exciting year for Ferro, as we continue to joining forces with our new Dip-Tech colleagues at the glasstec position ourselves as a leading supplier of functional coatings and 2018 show in Dusseldorf, Germany in October, where we will color solutions for a broad range of industries and applications. have further opportunities to showcase our combined technologies Ferro’s transformation has exceeded our targets set in 2013, and and talent. International trade shows such as glasstec, Ceramitec, we have successfully invested in higher value growth opportunities. GlassBuild and China Glass provide a perfect platform for us to PCG has expanded its addressable markets in high value segments share our ongoing product innovation and improvement efforts, with six acquisitions made since 2014: Vetriglas (forehearth and to introduce our latest acquisitions to the Ferro family. coloration), TherMark (laser marking), Ferer (Turkey and Middle East Included in this edition is a preview of the products for ceramic region expansion), Pinturas Benicarlo (organic coatings and inks), markets that we will be showcasing at the upcoming Ceramitec ESL (specialty materials for electronic applications), and Dip-Tech show in Munich, Germany. (digital printing on glass). Also featured inside the Spring edition is our use of “Cool Our value creation strategy is now into Phase IV which we call pigments” in architectural glass colors, together with our “DYNAMIC INNOVATION AND OPTIMISATION”. We operate a collaboration with the French company Duralex, to introduce custom-tailored, research, development and service driven, specialty our latest forehearth color products. business model with a “heavy customer touch”. Our goal is to be an innovative technology leader in our target markets, whilst As always, I hope you will fnd our stories interesting and introducing new technology platforms such as digital printing, informative. If you would like to learn more about any of the through our Dip-Tech acquisition, and organic chemistry- based products featured, please feel free to contact a member of the “green” products and technologies. PCG sales or technical teams in your region. We want to have a balanced portfolio of organic and inorganic A key element of our PCG Vision 2020 includes the value we growth. For example in 2017, signifcantly more than 10% of PCG sales came from new products developed in the last three place on collaboration and partnership with our customers. years; our NPD list inside this edition gives a summary of some When our customers succeed, we succeed. Thank you for your of the major new product lines introduced during this time. continued support. Additionally, alongside this organic growth, we are continuing to develop a robust pipeline of acquisition targets in adjacent markets. I am excited by our Dip-Tech acquisition which puts us at the forefront in the development of this disruptive technology. Dieter Binder Dip-Tech is the global leader in technology and market position Vice President, Performance Colors and Glass for digital printing on glass with its printers, ceramic inks, graphic [email protected] I I I - www.ferro.com 3 images courtesy of Duralex NEW FOREHEARTH COLORS FOR FRENCH ICON DURALEX Duralex is a specialist in the design and production of tempered glass tableware since 1945. Duralex’s reputation is based on the quality of its product and its unique material, tempered glass, the strength of which inspired the brand name taken from the Latin motto “Dura Lex Sed Lex” (The law is tough but it is the law). The frst tableware item sold by Duralex, glassware through modern tableware items Ferro pioneered forehearth coloration in the Gigogne tumbler, was lauched in 1946. in contemporary designs, and confdently the 1970’s as a cost-effective alternative Over the years, it has seemlessly passed graces all tables worldwide. to traditional coloration in the glass tank. from school canteens to the Museum of Changeover times between colors are Decorative Arts, Paris and the MoMA store It is the tempering process that makes reduced from days to hours, and the at the famous Museum of Modern Art, Duralex so tough. Glass that has been technology also introduces the possibility New York. The Picardie tumbler has become heated to around 650°C is suddenly cooled to produce special colors that would not emblematic of French style and its easily by cold air ventilation. This treatment creates usually be considered for production in identifable curved shape has often been controlled stress in the glass that improves the tank. Originally developed for the cast in feature flms like the James Bond its resistance to mechanical stress and cosmetic glass bottle market, our technology classic Skyfall. Both of these Duralex product thermal shock. Duralex glass is 2.5 times is now also successfully commercialised lines are still manufactured today, and stronger than annealed glass. It is the same for tableware, beverage bottles, and recognized as iconic designs. safety, tempered glass technology that is building glass. used to make automotive glass which, in the The Duralex brand was originally registered event of an impact or accident, shatters into During 2017, we co-operated closely with in 1945 by Saint-Gobain, a pioneer in thousands of non-cutting pieces. Duralex to develop a customized nickel- tempered glass technology, who expanded free grey forehearth colorant. Traditionally, the brand internationally until the 1990’s During the last 10 years, Duralex made smoky grey glass colors have been produced when they decided to cede Duralex to signifcant investments in production, using nickel and cobalt compounds. concentrate on their core business. In branding, design and product innovation. However, nickel is now classifed as 2008, Duralex was taken over by a group Several new color lines have been hazardous, and replacing nickel in order to of managing shareholders and today, introduced, some of which include Ferro re-create these colors represents a signifcant the Duralex brand embodies everyday forehearth colouring technology. technical challenge. Our new nickel-free 4 Where innovation delivers performance PREMIUM PRODUCTS FOR PREMIUM VODKAS In 2016, we announced our partnership with Cabro Chemicals and Coatings, based in Arezzo, Italy, to market their line of precious metal preparations (PMP) for premium glass and ceramics to selected regions forehearth color technology is the result of an important and countries around the world. development program completed by our global R&D group. Founded in 1987, Cabro S.p.A is a chemical company specializing in Our French forehearth service engineers worked closely with producing, treating and recovering precious metals such as Au, Ag, Duralex’s production and technical teams to tailor our basic Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru and Ir. Cabro offers a complete portfolio of products technology to create a specifc color match that fts the for ceramic and glass decoration. Every line contains products based Duralex glass formulation and production process. Extensive on gold, platinum and lusters. All of them can be applied through laboratory and production trials were necessary to color match different methods (brush, direct screen-printing, decals etc.), at various and refne the forehearth conditions required to optimise the temperatures (550-1200°C), and on a number of surfaces (tiles, color tone and glass quality. The fnal products sold by Duralex earthenware, porcelain, bone china, fat and hollow glass, etc.). Over use our nickel-free grey pearl concentrate – manufactured the past 30 years, Cabro have become known for its innovation and at our plant in Saint-Dizier, France - which has the added development of reliable, quality products, and for providing customised advantage of being free-fowing and dust-free in the solutions in a demanding market.