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Usglass Recently INSIDE: The 25th Annual New Products Guide METAL & GLAZING ® THE MAGAZINE OF INFLUENCE FOR GLASS INDUSTRY LEADERS VOLUME 43, ISSUE 6 JUNE 2008 One-on-One with Ted Hathaway Talking Shop with the CEO of Oldcastle Glass SubscriptionFree Form on Page 28 Also Inside: • Should Tempered Glass be Heat Soaked? • The Glass Fabrication and Glazing Educational Conference in Review MOST REQUESTED AND LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY ARCHITECTURAL GLASS MAGAZINE WWW.GLASS.COM®® . lass Products G Technical Technical f YOUR 2-YEAR-OLD. WITH CRAYONS, AND THE FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM. olutions. and Fireglass are registered trademarks o S There are obviously some things you can’t trust. ource. Many S ne And then there is something you always can –Technical Glass Products. O Choosing fire-rated glass demands choosing a company in which you have the highest level of trust. That’s why it makes sense to work with lass Products, G TGP, a leader that’s provided unequaled product quality and service excellence for decades. We offer an impressive array of fire-rated glass and framing systems. Our products carry fire ratings up to 3 hours, maintain complete UL approvals, and are accepted by all state and local authorities having jurisdiction. Trust us, TGP is all you need. Pilkington plc. Technical Pilkington plc. Technical f ademark o fireglass.com 800.426.0279 ® FireLite Family of Products [june 2008] departments 4 Only Online 18 News Now 20 Company News 26 Distribution & Production 28 Energy & Environment 30 Financial 32 Dear USG features 34 Industry Outlook 82 Newsmakers 84 Reviews & Previews 36 Mr. Hathaway Speaks 85 Up & Coming Read on for an exclusive one-on-one 86 Supplier’s Guide interview with Ted Hathaway, chief executive officer of Oldcastle Glass. 92 Classifieds 94 Advertising Index 44 After 25 Years, It’s Still All New columns From glass products and aluminum to completed doors and windows—and the 8 Farnady Files machinery that puts it all together— manufacturers have been busy across the 10 Online Bylines board, and we have the news here about what’s now available. 12 GANA Perspectives 66 Cracked Up 14 Guest Book An increasing number of tempering companies are adding heat-soaking to their operations, though some are still 96 The Business hesitant as to the necessity of the process. The test may or may not be right for your business; industry experts share their ••• opinions here. on the cover 74 From Silica to Siding Ted Hathaway, CEO of Oldcastle Glass, The Glass Association of North America spent some time with brought a crowd to the Monte Carlo in USGlass recently. Las Vegas to learn about a wide range of Turn to page 36 for topics during its combined Glass our exclusive full Fabrication and Glazing Educational interview. Conference. USGlass, Metal and Glazing (ISSN 0041-7661), Reg. U.S. Patent Office is published 12 times per year by Key Communications, Inc., P.O. Box 569, Garrisonville, VA 22463; 540/720-5584; Fax 540/720-5687. Sub- scriptions: $80 per year. Advertising offices listed on page 6. Unsolicited manuscripts and other materials will not be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. All contents are ©2008 by Key Communications, Inc. Neither publisher nor its representatives nor its subcontractors assume liability for errors in text, charts, advertisements, etc. and suggest appropriate companies be contacted before specification or use of products advertised or included in editorial materials. Views and opinions expressed by authors are not necessarily those of the publisher. For permission to reprint, contact editorial offices. Printed in the U.S. Periodicals postage paid at Stafford, VA, and additional post offices. Postmaster: send change of address to USGlass, P.O. Box 569, Garrisonville, VA 22463. ©2008 by Key Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. No reproduction permitted without expressed written permission. Send subscription inquiries to Key Communications Inc., P.O. Box 569, Garrisonville, VA 22463. A BIG DEAL - IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. You asked for a rack system that takes up less floor space... And boy, oh boy did our R&D team deliver! Unruh proudly introduces our new Roll Out 4 Drawer System. This all steel constructed rack features 4 roll out drawers with a 1500 pound capacity...and all with a footprint of 48 square feet (4’x 12’). It has 2 inch load shelves that THRU AUGUST 31, 2008 can accommodate glass sheets up to 48”x 96”. And if 4 drawers aren’t quite enough we can build one to your specs...5, 6 or up to 40 roll out drawers. Made with the same quality construction and attention • 4’ x 12’ footprint to detail that Unruh racks have become famous for. • 1500 lb. capacity It’s the perfect rack system when floor • Roll out 4 drawer system space is at a premium. Not only is it a • All steel construction tremendous space saver but from • Painted white now until August 31st we’re • Up to 48”x 96” sheet capacity offering it at an introductory • 2 inch load shelf price of $3900. • Unruh strength and durability 100 Industrial Drive • Sedgwick, KS 67135 • Also located in Aragon,GA • fax 316.772.5852 • UnruhFab.com USGlassElectronic Only on USGlassmag.com Features Exclusively Online • View the Glass Highlights of Vegas WeBlogs In addition to informative seminars and excellent networking Read weekly updates via www.USGNN.com. opportunities, the Glass Fabrication and Glazing Educational Conference featured a riding and walking tour through the glass Monday - Let's Be Clear highlights of Las Vegas. See some of those highlights for yourself by visiting www.usglassmag.com and clicking on the GANA Walking Megan Headley Editor, Tour Slideshow. USGlass Magazine • USGlass Archives: Temper Temper Read about heat-soak testing with the article on page 66. But for Tuesday - USGlass & Paul more about the many causes of glass breakage—and heat-soak Paul Bieber testing—revisit this article from the April 1998 issue of USGlass. Online editor, www.usgnn.com www.usglassmag.com Reader Survey Wednesday - June Survey May Survey Results The Entrepreneur’s Corner Nickel sulfide inclusions, which can re- We Asked: Pete Chojnacki sult from the float production process, Do you think an ASTM standard President, FabTech LLC are one cause of glass breakage. Glass on impact resistance will help in fabricators can use heat-soak testing preventing these types of (HST) to check for the presence of accidents? these inclusions in their tempered Thursday - From the Fabricator glass. While more glass fabricators are You Answered: Max Perilstein using this test method, not everyone is Vice president of ready to jump on board. Do you think marketing, Arch HST is worth the additional expense? 20% Aluminum & Glass Do Not Support ❏ Yes, HST successfully limits 52% 28% Support for All Friday - instances of glass breakage in Support for Off the Press, On My Mind tempered glass Plastic Ellen Rogers Online editor, ❏ No, HST does not significantly www.usgnn.com limit instances of glass breakage in I would support an impact tempered glass resistance standard for all skylights I would support an impact resistance On Occasion - deBLOG ❏ No, HST is not a cost-effective standard for plastic skylights means of preventing instances of I would not support an impact Debra Levy resistance standard for skylights Publisher, glass breakage in tempered glass I would like to get involved in creating USGlass Magazine 0.0% an impact resistance standard for skylights ❏ No, there is not enough demand for glass breakage testing to warrant use of HST Also be sure and visit our online discussion boards at www.usglassmag.com/phpBB2 Go to usglassmag.com to vote. where you can ask questions and share experiences about business and life in the glass industry. 4 USGlass, Metal & Glazing | June 2008 www.usglassmag.com Publisher Debra A. 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