Partners’ news products: Tamglass-bavelloni advances one-stop-partner concept

One-Stop-Partnering was the theme of the Tamglass- Bavelloni presentation at Glasstec. The two companies are united under the Glaston Technologies banner, itself a division of Kyro Technologies, stock listed in Finland. Glaston’s order book stood at EUR 70.3 million in October – an all-time high. 133.6 million sales were achieved between January and September, with deliveries up by four per cent.

Tamglass and Bavelloni opened joint sales and service units in Shanghai and Moscow last year. The Group makes considerable sales outside the Eurozone, and manufacturing in the local region is a way to combat the currency’s strength. Bavelloni is now manufacturing in Brazil, and Tamglass has done since 2001.

Perhaps the logical conclusion of Group ownership, the One-Stop Partnering concept was introduced a year ago, and has already resulted in deliveries of integrated production lines and the first jointly developed product.

Ink printing table

Glassjet from Glaston Venture Techonologies uses Direct On Glass (D.O.G.) digital printing tecnology to apply designs in black ink, the only colour currently available.

This versatile flat bed digital printing unit uses ceramic ink and is suitable for all glass applications where screen printing has been used, says the company. The maximum glass size is 2600 x 1400mm, or multiples of 1400mm.

Glassjet uses no screens, and therefore cuts both operating and indirect costs related to printing.

Tamglass technology

Tamglass introduced the new ProL Series flat laminating lines, with models offering the capability to process bigger glass sizes (up to 2600 x 6000mm), thicker laminates (up to 80mm), greater capacities and Super Low-E capability, using Tamglass heating technology from the flat tempering field. European Glass announced the order of a line at Glasstec.

CBTS ShapeMax, a new bending and tempering system has been launched, building on the success of the ProBend. The new system uses convection heating and produces a maximum glass size of 1500 x 2200 and a maximum bending depth of 350mm in both complex and cylindrical shapes.

The success of zero tooling continues with the new HTBS (Horizontal Bending and Tempering System), a new generation bending and tempering system for spherical and laminated glass.

Cutting accelerates

Not to be outdone, Bavelloni has increased the speed, acceleration and thickness capabilities of its cutting tables, and launched Brill polishing wheels in colour-coded ranges.

The Revolution cutting tables have a maximum cutting speed of 140 metres per minute (there are self-loading and break-out models) while the MTS42N has a top speed of 200m/min. The new Lamy table processes glass without touching it along its upper surface and is the subject of three patents.

Bavelloni has also recently taken over the Brazilian machinery maker Makivetro, with a 27 year history and over 1,200 machinery installations completed. Makivetro produces a more affordable range of edging machines. Both the brand and the 40 employee factory will be maintained.