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  • IGE Partners with DFI to Distribute FuseCube Technology
    May 16, 2013
    Diamon-Fusion International Inc. has partnered with IGE Glass Technologies Inc. to distribute DFI's new FuseCube protective coating technology, designed to reduce costs for protective coating applicators by up to 75 percent versus traditional application methods. Through the partnership, IGE will obtain exclusive rights to distribute the technology in the U.S. and Canada. "For...

  • RavenWindow dynamic glass installed at GSA's Denver Federal Center
    September 19, 2011
    Officials of RavenBrick announced that the company has installed its dynamic window system, RavenWindow, in a test bay of Building 41 of the Denver Federal Center, in Lakewood, Colo. The federal center is operated by the U.S. General Services Administration.The GSA selected RavenWindow, along with a competing electrochromic technology, from a pool of 98 funded projects incorporating...

  • Energy efficiency policy outpacing technology
    October 5, 2009
    Many in the commercial and residential window and door industry fear energy efficiency policy is outpacing the technology itself and that buyers, particularly in the commercial market, need more education on the subject.These were just two of the concerns raised at the Energy Efficiency Town Hall Forum held in conjunction with GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo Sept. 29-...

  • Bystronic supplies machinery for Scheuten's 'zero fault plant'

    April 14, 2009
    Scheuten Glas company has built a 10,000-square-meter hall in its plant in Venlo, close to the border between Germany and the Netherlands, to manufacture insulating glass, according to an April 14 Bystronic release.The initial concept for this plant was made in 2006. At the time, Scheuten already manufactured laminated glass, single-lite safety glass, enameled glass and coated glass in the...

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  • Viracon to invest $30 million in new coater at Owatonna facility
    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....
  • PPG announces executive appointments; McGarry to lead flat glass businesses
    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....
  • ABI sees strongest growth since November 2007
    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...