Tecnoglass invests new Glaston machinery to stay ahead

1. Tecnoglass invests new Glaston machinery to stay ahead

2. “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 GlastonProBend™ 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 world’s first ownerof the latest GlastonAir™. The company is also investing in GlastonProBend™. The two machines will give them another leapahead of their competitors by being able to provide the ultimate glass products. Jose Manuel DaesTecnoglass 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 world’s leader inhaving the most sophisticated equipmentfor high-quality glass. This has given for cooler doors and other appliances,” saysChristian Daes. “GlastonProBend™ 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.” josemanueldaes 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 R&Dachievement 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.˜