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June 17, 2013The National Summer Conference for the American Architectural Manufacturers Association took place June 9-12 in Rosemont, Ill. Leading the agenda were discussions of life cycle assessment and product category rules, a presentation on the outlook for U.S. manufacturing, and advancement of the activities in Building Information Modeling and green specification. The summer meeting also featured the...
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June 17, 2013The National Glass Association announced that Hartung Glass Industries will sponsor the 8th Annual NGA Glazing Executives Forum, September 10, 2013, in Atlanta. "Hartung is proud to support the Glazing Executives Forum for many reasons, not least of which is the event’s focus on best practices and continuous improvement,” says Kirk Johnson, director of sales. “Glazing contractors are...
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May 28, 2013Registration is now open for GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo, to take place September 10-12 in Atlanta. Early bird pricing is available, in addition to member-only rates for trade show-only registrants. To register and review additional information on show events, click here.
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May 28, 2013The Glass Association of North America announced that the 2014 Annual Conference will take place February 3-7, 2014, at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista in Florida. The conference will feature working meetings of the GANA Divisions, as well as various committee, subcommittee and task group meetings. It also will feature a general session to provide education and technical information for...
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May 20, 2013The American Architectural Manufacturers Association Summer Conference will be held in Rosemont, Ill., June 9-12.Stephen Gold, president and CEO of the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation, and board member of The Manufacturing Institute, will be the keynote speaker. On June 10, he will present A U.S. Manufacturing Outlook, addressing questions such as: Is a manufacturing...
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May 20, 2013To mark the start of its float glass line 10 years ago, the addition of a laminating line five years ago, and the recent launch of a new coating line, Guardian Industries UK is hosting a triple anniversary celebration, June 11, at its float plant in Goole, East Yorkshire. The event will feature a keynote speech from Scott Thomsen, president of Guardian's Global Flat Glass Division.
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May 8, 2013Scott Thomsen, president of Guardian Industries Global Flat Glass Group, will give the opening speech at Glass Performance Days Finland, scheduled for June 11-15 in Tampere. Guardian technologists and scientists, including Brent Boyce from the company’s Science & Technology Center and Marcus Frank from Guardian Europe, will also present at the conference.GPD 2013 will focus on glass...
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May 2, 2013MGS Distributing, a national supplier of glass, metal and sealant products, opened a 110,000-square-foot fabrication facility in Des Moines, Iowa, and hosted a grand opening open house April 25-26 to celebrate. The open house featured a tour of the facility, product representatives, demonstrations and training. The new facility serves as the company's main hub for production and distribution. MGS...
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April 30, 2013The final program for Glass Performance Days Finland 2013, taking place June 11-15 in Tampere, is now available. The theme of this year's event will be "glass performance, design and sustainability."Among the workshops to be held is GPD's Coating Technology and Applications session, which will feature presentations on the latest in coating materials, process and equipment technology. According to...
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April 23, 2013When the glass industry comes to Greenbelt, Md., in mid-April every year for the Glass Expo, the consensus is, "it's always a great show!" This year was no different for the April 17 regional trade show hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Glass Association, a strong chapter organization of the National Glass Association. This year's event attracted more than 75 suppliers from across the country and...
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Viracon, Inc. officials announced that the glass fabricator will make an investment of more than $30 million at its Owatonna, Minn., facility, to install a new coater. The company decided to install the new coating technology in Minnesota because the Owatonna facility is centrally located and has the most extensive product capabilities and technical talent, according to a release....
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Officials of PPG Industries announced several executive appointments, February 21, that are effective immediately.Michael McGarry, PPG executive vice president, has assumed leadership responsibility for the company’s flat glass businesses. He will also lead PPG's architectural coatings businesses in the Americas and Asia Pacific, as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region....
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As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007, according to the American Institute of Architects. The January ABI score was 54.2, up sharply from a mark of 51.2 in December.“We have been pointing in this direction for the last several months, but this is the strongest...
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