Latest Articles in Fabrication

  • Sponsored video: Albat + Wirsam and Santelli Tempered Glass
    September 19, 2011
    AdvertorialA look at how Santelli Tempered Glass, Monessen, Pa., uses the newest generation of Albat + Wirsam commercial and production software to capture orders, and cut, temper, and ship glass within 24 hours. Read more about Albat + Wirsam and its software offerings. 

  • Most innovative industry-specific software
    GTS GlasPac LX Glazier Edition with Microsoft Dynamics GP, GTS Services LLC
    September 2, 2010
    Five years ago, GTS Services LLC, Portland, Ore., made a strategic decision to invest in its products and services to meet the needs of the contract glazing market; the end result is the GTS GlasPacLX Glazier Edition with Microsoft Dynamics GP. The software provides contract glaziers with the traditional construction management capabilities required to manage the business, merged with industry-...

  • Guide to estimating software
    May 19, 2010
    Whether creating a bid for a general contractor, or pricing a new window for a customer,estimating and quoting software provides users a host of tools to ensure accuracyand efficiency. Compiled and researched by the editors of Glass Magazine, thefollowing chart reviews the capabilities, requirements and costs of a variety of estimatingprograms available to the industry. Future charts will include...

  • How to evaluate and implement business management software

    April 17, 2009
    An Enterprise Resource Planning system reaches into all areas of the business. It is a company-wide software system used to manage and coordinate all the resources, information and functions of a business from one central database of information. Implementing or replacing the system can open unlimited business opportunities for any organization. The cornerstone of a successful ERP deployment is...

  • Ecobuild focuses on BIM, green technology
    December 12, 2008
    Building Information Modeling was the all-encompassing theme at this year’s Ecobuild & AEC-ST Fall conference at the Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., Dec. 8-11.The meeting was held in cooperation with: American Institute of Architects, Building Smart Alliance, Green Mechanical Council, and SCIP or Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice. Co-located conferences...

  • Reliable production control increases efficiency, lowers waste
    November 4, 2008
    Optimized production processes and excellent product quality remain as important goals to obtain for those who want to stay ahead of their competitors.

  • Enterprise Resource Planning 101

    Getting more from business management software
    November 4, 2008
    An Enterprise Resource Planning system is a single system that serves the needs of the entire company from sales to production to human resources to finance.

  • Software database
    Annual update
    August 1, 2006
    Contract glaziers, fabricators and glass-shop owners need comprehensive business software that keeps track of current and potential orders and manages resources on the back end. Most make do with a custom solution, or a series of programs that serves various purposes. Many readers call and ask for suggestions on where to get business and production software. To that end, Special Projects Writer...

  • Figuring strength of glass
    Online tool, a quicker way to get the numbers
    April 1, 2006
    Ever increasing in popularity, minimally supported glass, such as glass canopies and balustrades, find their way into many commercial construction projects. These applications require designers to confirm that the glass meets the appropriate design loads. Whatever the situation, strength of glass plays an important role in choosing the best glass solution for a project. There are many references...

  • Connecting fabricators and customers
    Each improvement reduces costs, adds efficiency
    January 1, 2006
    Ordering glass has arguably become one of the most tedious and time-consuming activities for fabricators and their customers. Manually prepared purchase orders, either phoned or faxed to fabricators, have to be separately entered into the fabricators’ order-entry software, an error-prone process that takes considerable time. “Numbers can be transposed and if there’s a mistake,...
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  • The good, the bad, the suspect
    In April 2011, the U.S. International Trade Commission instituted antidumping and countervailing duties on aluminum extrusion products from China, following a Department of Commerce investigation that determined 29 Chinese companies dumped some $500 million worth of extruded aluminum products into the U.S. market last year. According to the DOC, the Chinese exported their aluminum extrusions to...
  • PV Pioneers
    An increasing number of contract glaziers are getting involved in various aspects of the solar industry, from design and installation of BIPV and rooftop arrays, to product sourcing. "This is the future of where glazing is going," says Brendan Dillon, director of product marketing, Pythagoras Solar. "Solar has been developing over the last several years, and it seems like a very logical extension...
  • Between a rock and a hard place
    Cost increases have dominated the headlines the last several months, with glass and metal suppliers upping prices in response to rising raw material and operating costs. 
    Price hikesIn letters sent to customers this summer, glass and metal suppliers alike pointed to increasing raw material, fuel and operating costs as the reasons behind the price increases that took effect this June. (Visit GlassMagazine.com to see which suppliers raised prices and by how much.) Several industry representatives say prices have been deflated for years, and the increases were...