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THE LEADING MAGAZINE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FLAT GLASS INDUSTRY July/August • Year 31 • No. 4/2020 TUROMAS Loading System A VERSATILE AND EFFICIENT SOLUTION Forel VERTICAL GLASS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY FOR AKMA Halio Glass DELIVERS ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND VISUAL COMFORT IR medium wave twin tubes emitters for: iÃÊ +Õ>ÀÌâÊ >ÃÊ «À`ÕViÃÊ } ÞÊ Ê UÊ >>Ì}Êià >««ÀiV>Ìi`Ê iµÕ«iÌÊ vÀÊ Ì iÊ }>ÃÃÊ LiSEC 2 - Copia omaggio Ê UÊ ÀÀÀ}Êià industry such as manual and au- € PROVIDING SERVICE, • ÊUÊ`ÀÞÊÃVÀiiÊ«ÀÌ}Êià tomatic tin side detectors and UV polymerization units. MACHINES AND SOFTWARE IR medium wave single tube emitters for: FOR OLYMPIC GOLD Ê UÊ Li`}ÊvÕÀ>ViÃ Ê UÊ vÕÃÊvÕÀ>Vi IR fast medium wave twin tube emitters for: Ê UÊ >>Ìi`Ê}>ÃÃÊVÕÌÌ}Ê>V ià Edgetech FLEXIBLE SPACER SYSTEMS FOR HOT DESERT CLIMATES www.heliosquartz.com Helios Quartz Group SA Helios Italquartz S.r.l. 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Forel “High Tech” line can process assembled glass units up to 6,000 x 3,300 mm in size weighing up to 400 kg per linear meter (assembled panel), and up to 100 mm in thickness. www.forelspa.com Forel 1 pag.indd 1 27/07/20 09:47 Schiatti 1 pag.indd 1 26/07/20 23:53 Glaston 1 pag.indd 1 26/07/20 01:33 THE PERFECT REMOTE APP CONTROL APP REMOTE BENDING ECO SPECIAL 3500 CHEMICAL TEMPERING CT950 COMPLETE PRODUCTION FLOW PRODUCTION COMPLETE LAMINATING LAMMY SYSTEM TWODECKS 210S LAST GENERATION ECO— LAMINATING INTERLAYER TOP QUALITY RATE SYSTEM rcnsolutions.it RCN 1 pag.indd 1 18/07/20 16:30 EBsaevce_llopnaig 1H Epa5g0.0in.idnd d 1 1 1236/07/20 1041:3243 Keraglass 2 pagg.indd 2 26/07/20 23:46 Keraglass 2 pagg.indd 3 26/07/20 23:46 Loading and smart LOADING SYSTEMS cargo systems from TUROMAS present customers with TTUROMASUR a wide variety of OMA configurations and LLoadingoa SystemS options to suit every ding Sy factory, large or small. A VERSATILE sANDtem CONTENTS EFFICIENT SOLUTION articles | articles | articles | n the 80s, TUROMAS Figure 1. TUROMAS loading system engineers realized I that the loading phase system composed of tilting slowed down the rest of arms with suction cups to solution, more than 1,200 the fl at glass processing cy- load the sheet of glass and cle. To cope with that bot- unload it on the cutting ta- units have been manufac- tleneck, they developed a ble. tured and sold worldwide, in use for more than three Since the launch of this pio- with a signifi decades under all condi- c neering, reliable and secure sion in Spanish, cant Brazilian expan- tions, however, its develep- and Portuguese markets. mont has not remained in- This technology has been active and has been evolved into new models, which in- 3399 corporate belts to position 39 TUROMAS Loading System Glass-Technology International 4/2020 A VERSATILE AND EFFICIENT SOLUTION 39 COUNTRY OUTLOOK Japan has been the most attractive automotive glass market in Asia for more than six decades. Even if China of Japan’s manufacturing shipments and 41.2 per JAPANESE cent of the value of the ma- AUTOMOTIVE GLASS has overtaken Japan in last decade chinery industries’ com- INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 46 bined shipments. Japanese glass producers Japan in terms of numbers, the country still Investments in equipment Asahi Glass, Nippon Sheet by the auto industry in Glass and Central Glass remains one of the most interesting 2017 totalled JPY 1.3 tril- are counted among the lion and its research and leading global producers automotive production markets. Demand development expenditures of fl at and automotive glass AUTOMOTIVE GLASS DEMAND reached JPY 2.9 trillion, up for both domestic and in- 4.4 per cent from the previ- ternational auto producers. of automotive glass in Japan has ous year; those fi gures rep- These three producers are resent, respectively, more able to meet almost 95 per registered steady growth as a result than 20 per cent of the val- cent of the total demand ue of overall investments of of automotive glass in the of steady automotive production. Japan’s major manufactur- country, while the remain- AND INDUSTRY ing sectors. ing 5 per cent is imported 446With motor vehicle6 exports from other countries in the Rajeev Jetley in value terms amounting region. to JPY 16 trillion in 2018 In addition to meeting do- and auto-related employ- mestic demand, Japanese facturers Association, au- value terms reached JPY ment in Japan totalling automotive glass produc- tomotive shipments (both 60.7 trillion in 2017, up 5.1 5.46 million people, the ers are signifi cant export- domestic and export ship- per cent from the previous automotive industry is one ers of automotive glass to a ments, including motor- year, accounting for 19.0 of the Japanese economy’s number of countries in the 52 Forel JJapanapan cycles, auto parts, etc.) in per cent of the total value core industrial sectors. region. These producers AUTOMOTIVE GLASS VERTICAL GLASS PROCESSING DEMAND AND INDUSTRY per cent from 2017, in- cars climbed 2.1 per cent tion increased 3.1 per cent APANESE creasing for the second to 5.26 million units and from 2017 to 1.26 million AUTOMOTIVE consecutive year. Passen- minicars grew 0.9 per units, whereas bus produc- INDUSTRY J ger car production rose cent to 1.50 million units, tion decreased 8.0 per cent TECHNOLOGY FOR AKMA In 2018 motor vehicle pro- 0.1 per cent to a total of but small cars fell 6.5 per to 113,000 units. duction in Japan totalled 8.36 million units. Within cent to 1.61 million units. According to the data from 9.73 million units, up 0.4 that category, standard Meanwhile, truck produc- Japan Automotive Manu- 46 Glass-Technology International 4/2020 58 AGC Glass Europe presents SunEwat Glass-Technology International 4/2020 47 A NEW RANGE OF ENERGYGENERATING CASE HISTORY FAÇADE SOLUTIONS Akma - Forel Edging Machine The founder and owner of AKMA talks about his entrepreneurial experience, the difficulties overcome, the success achieved, the plans for the future and his partnership with Forel. 61 Halio Glass Alexey Kinder (AKMA) and Eduard Kovacic (Forel Russia) DELIVERS ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND VISUAL COMFORT FForelorel tersburg, and we have just VERTICAL GLASS PROCESSING visited the headquarters of AKMA, the company founded by Kinder, owner 66 BDT TECHNOLOGY FOR AKMA and manager, in 1991. 30,000 m² of production area employing a thousand workers and divided into good reputation Russian company that, es- losophy, with the still but 10 warehouses, where over is one of the most tablished immediately after FACING AND smiling gaze of those who OVERCOMING 50,000 m² of double glaz- CONTINUOUS PRESENCE WITH A important qualities the fall of the Berlin Wall, have faced great diffi cul- ing and 50,000 m² of other of an entrepreneur. It is has grown and developed DIFFICULTIES ties, have overcome them types of glass panes (tem- thanks to its good reputa- while maintaining the same Alexey Kinder sums up and have treasured the ex- pered, laminated, etc.) are tion that AKMA is the only structure and ownership. his entrepreneurial phi- perience. We are in St. Pe- processed every month.552 An 2 A SOLID ‘MADE IN ITALY’ TRADITION 52 Glass-Technology International 4/2020 Glass-Technology International 4/2020 53 68 LiSEC FAÇADE SOLUTIONS Stopray Active is an opaque spandrel and cladding glass solution that embeds photovoltaic cells concealed behind a Stopray Vision coating. It perfectly matches AGC’s Stopray Vision coating of the windows, delivering an aesthetically superb project while ensuring optimal energy generation. PROVIDING SERVICE, MACHINES AND Today’s fast moving glass sector, especially SOFTWARE FOR OLYMPIC GOLD with regards to façade glass, is requiring smart, sustainable buildings that do not compromise on aesthetics or performance. SunEwat from AGC Glass Europe responds to these requirements when used in façade windows, spandrels, cladding and other 70 Edgetech 5588 applications. DEVELOPED IN Ewat range is a revolution PARTNERSHIP WITH compared to conventional SOLAR SPECIALISTS FLEXIBLE SPACER SYSTEMS unattractive photovoltaic AGC’s new product range panels. Our modules com- – developed for use in fa- ply with nearly zero-energy çade windows, spandrels, building requirements, cladding and other appli- while offering façade de- cations – is the result of in- signers limitless architec- FOR HOT DESERT CLIMATES tensive collaboration with tural and aesthetic options specially selected partners, as well as seamless integra- including PHYSEE Tech- tion into buildings. Sun- AGC Glass Europe he key factor in a cent of energy consump- nologies, Sonnenstrom- Ewat solutions are also building’s image is tion in the EU.

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