Latest Articles in Fabrication

  • The Italian way
    Talking family, history, debt and growth potential with Dino Fenzi
    November 1, 2011
    At Vitrum 2011 in Milan, October 26-29, 2011, Glass Magazine interviewed Dino Fenzi, president of the Fenzi Group, the Italian mirror, decorative paints and IG sealants and profiles manufacturer. It was the 70th anniversary of the company's founding and also the year he was born. 

  • Inspector gadget
    FeneVision Line Scanner provides solution for automatic inspection of glass lites
    March 2, 2011
    To automate inspection of tempered glass as it came out of the oven, Intigral Inc., a Walton Hills, Ohio, insulating glass fabricator, installed the FeneVision Line Scanner.

  • Heave ho!
    Glass handling machines provide health benefits, efficiency
    November 4, 2009
    Today's equipment offers workers alternative solutions to manual lifting.

  • Factors to consider before buying a tempering machine
    Value is paramount
    April 8, 2009
    For the purposes of this article, let's assume that the prospective purchaser has already decided that purchase of equipment is the most desirable option compared with purchasing tempered glass from an outside source, partnering with a glass tempering company or leasing the equipment.There are many pitfalls to be avoided when buying a piece of equipment that has to fulfill a product requirement...

  • The how and why of the Alice brand
    April 1, 2009
    Glass Magazine editors asked Beth Novitsky, senior associate of Brand Design at Gensler, the New York, N.Y., architectural firm that General Glass International hired to brand its new direct-to-glass printing capabilities, how the Brand Design division works. Gensler employs 2,500 architects, designers, planners and consultants in 31 offices around the world.

  • Direct-to-glass printing
    The process of introducing a new product is never linear
    April 1, 2009
    What comes first, the process or the product? For General Glass International, Secaucus, N.J., the impetus to buy one of the first direct-to-glass printing machines in the United States came at GlassBuild America in 2007.

  • Online-only drilling and notching machines
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    February 1, 2009
    Glass fabricators looking to invest in drilling and notching machinery have numerous factors to consider, and many questions to ask machine manufacturers. Below are descriptions of machines to help answer some of those questions.  To submit information about additional machines not included, please email kdevlin@glass.org.

  • Smart punch
    What top drilling and notching machines have to offer
    January 5, 2009
    Glass fabricators looking to invest in drilling and notching equipment have numerous factors to consider and many questions to ask manufacturers. Can the machine be incorporated into our line? Is it vertical or horizontal? What size and thickness of glass can it handle? What separates this drilling or notching machine from others on the market?Below are descriptions of 10 drilling and...

  • Smart´lamiline provides entry-level solution for production of laminated safety glass
    November 4, 2008
    The theme for Bystronic Glass, Aurora, Colo., at glasstec 2008 was “Glass and Energy,” and the company explored the areas of resource sustainability, environmental protection and energy-efficiency, among others.Bystronic's new products for the efficient processing of architectural and automotive glass, included smart’lamiline, a flexible, entry-level glass manufacturing...

  • Machinery: GlassJet prints digital images directly on glass
    Machine uses solvent-based ceramic link, no screens
    April 1, 2008
    The Eiserfeld Municipal Bank in Germany has a glass façade imprinted with a satellite image of the town and its surroundings. GlassJet digital printer from Dip Tech of Israel imprinted the image on the glass. GlassJet is marketed as the first industrial direct-on-glass digital printer that uses a computer inkjet printing method with solvent-based ceramic inks.
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