Clearview North December 2013 - Issue 145 | Page 63

MACHINERY

RENEWED STRATEGY TAKES CUSTOMER
EXPERIENCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL
In September 2013, Glaston
published its updated strategic
guidelines and financial targets
for the period 2013–2016. “Our
target is to produce products
and services that keep our
customers satisfied and, at the
same time, create solutions
that make doing business
with us easy”, Arto Metsänen,
CEO and President of Glaston
Corporation stated during
Vitrum Exhibition in Milan,
Italy.
Meeting customer
demand

Glaston’s new generation of glass
tempering lines, the RC and FC
Series with iControL™, initially
launched at Glasstec in Germany
in 2010 have, in just three years
since launching, become a big hit

with customers throughout the
world. Glaston recently celebrated
the delivery of the 100th new
generation tempering line
with the innovative iControL™
automation system. The furnaces
have already been delivered to all
continents and several customers
have even more than one of these
new types of tempering lines with
iControL™. “This proves that our
continuous investments in R&D
are providing what is needed for
our customers to compete and
succeed in their chosen glass
tempering businesses”, Metsänen
concludes.
Strong investments in
product development

Vitrum will be the springboard
for the new UC series of
automatic cutting lines, which

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deliver outstanding performance
and reliability at an affordable
price. Omnia, the innovative
double edging machine with
peripheral wheels, is suitable for
solar glass applications as well as
for the appliances and furniture
industries. The Hiyon vertical
straight line edging machine
range will be completed by a
new model with 11 spindles that
stands out with its structure,
performance, available options
and versatility.
In heat treatment technology
GlastonAir™ air flotation
technology for thin glass
tempering is introduced, Glaston
IriControL™ technology to reduce
and measure the iridescence
of tempered glass and Glaston
RC350™ flat tempering lines that
lower the cost of operation. Each

of these solutions incorporates the
latest Glaston innovations to help
flat glass processors move into
new areas of business. Glaston’s
new modernization services
include the Glaston iControL™
control system upgrade for
existing flat tempering furnace,
the Glaston RC200?zone™
furnace chamber replacement
that enables higher capacity and
higher quality end products and
the Glaston Roller Heat Control
RHC™ upgrade for existing flat
tempering furnace providing
better glass quality with ease. All
Glaston lifecycle services, wear
and tear parts, service work,
training and consultation as well
as upgrades and modernizations
will be presented for the first
time in Vitrum under Glaston
Genuine Care label.

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