Tecnoglass invests new Glaston machinery to stay ahead

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There is a clear need for true high-end glass in
thefacade market. With the new GlastonAir, we
will beable serve this market with a quality
level that themarket has never seen before.
Additionally, the thinglass capability allows us
to provide lighter structures,for example, for
cooler doors and other appliances.
Reference Case Tecnoglass
First-ever GlastonAir together with Glaston
ProBend
Tecnoglass invests new Glaston machinery to stay
ahead
After a game-changing decision in early 2013 to
change all six of its tempering furnaces over to
Glaston FC500, Tecnoglassof Colombia has
continued to set new records. Now Tecnoglass is
setting additional records by being the worlds
first ownerof the latest GlastonAir. The
company is also investing in Glaston ProBend.
The two machines will give them another
leapahead of their competitors by being able to
provide the ultimate glass products. Jose Manuel
Daes Tecnoglass
ounded in 1994 in Barranquilla onthe northern
coast of Colombia,
level that the market has never seen
before.Additionally, the thin glass capability
allows
countless new business opportunities for
thetempered glass industry.
F
Tecnoglass has been following
us to provide lighter structures, for example,
GlastonAir represents a completely newapproach
to glass heat treatment with itsunique air
flotation technology. It excelsterms of
eliminating glass distortion andiridescence as
well as overcomes some ofthe essential technical
issues associated
its vision of being the worlds leader inhaving
the most sophisticated equipmentfor high-quality
glass. This has given
for cooler doors and other appliances,
saysChristian Daes.
Glaston ProBend will be used to
providesophisticated facades for customers in
theUS, says Armando Del Vecchio,
TechnicalManager at Tecnoglass. Until now, only
afew suppliers have been able to serve
thismarket. With the new machine, we will nowbe
able to deliver special high-quality bentglass.
jose manuel daes
the company an incredible edge over
itscompetition. Their customers are locatedin
Central and South America with a
with thin glass tempering. By supporting
andheating the glass on a homogeneous bed
ofair, there are no roller marks or waves.
rapidly growing number of projects in theUnited
States and beyond. The companyprides itself on a
very diverse portfolio ofsuperb glass products
that are designedfor extremely demanding use.
Bending over backwards
The power of air
ProBend combines the latest know-how in heating
with excellent control andoptimization in the
tempering process to
To keep ahead of the rest, Christian T.Daes,
Owner and Managing Director ofTecnoglass,
decided to be the first in theworld to invest in
the recently launchedGlastonAir furnace. This
allows the
GlastonAir has been a true RDachievement to
create new business
bend a wide range of glass shapes and sizes.The
special bending process is performed bygravity
to result in high optical glass quality.
opportunities for glass processors. Thefurnace
sets records by being able to
company to develop new, innovativeglass
solutions for both architectural andappliance
businesses. There is a clearneed for true
high-end glass in the facademarket. With the new
GlastonAir, we willbe able serve this market
with a quality
produce a completely new level of quality,both
in terms of distortion and optical
ProBend offers a high capability for
Low-Etempering, especially when it comes to
iridescence. In addition, the furnace hasthe
ability to process extremely thin glass
architectural glass sizes. With the
iControLDynamics automation system, the
furnacebrings operators outstanding ease of use.
down to 2 mm. These kinds of lower-weightproducts
with impeccable quality open up
GlastonAir represents a completely new approach
to glass heat treatment with its unique air
flotation technology.
Christian T. Daes
new machine, we will now be able to deliver
special high-quality bent glass.?