NSG to restart Venice float glass line

Flat glass group NSG will restart its Venice architectural float glass line in the third quarter of 2017. With process modifications associated with the restart the Venice float line will become capable to supply value added products.

The NSG group intends to ensure the stable supply of architectural glass to answer to robust markets inquiries in Europ in view of planned cold repairs of other group float glass lines in Europ.

Fusion of branches in glass

Collective agreement on the merger of professional branches

After a year of negotiations, the employees 'and employers' representatives of the branches of the Stained Glass, Glass Tube, Glass Tube and the Union of Glass Crafts have sealed the merger of their conventional texts by signing an agreement.

The CFE-CFDT, the CGT, the CGT-FO, the CFE-CGC and the UNSA have unanimously signed a merger / absorption agreement between trade unions and employers, which creates a new conventional field for " Crystal, Glass and Stained Glass ".

This regrouping is made possible by the annexation of the collective agreements of the Union of the Trade Unions of the Glass Crafts (IDCC 2306), the Industrial Transformation of the Glass Tube (IDCC 161) and the Stained Glass Industry IDCC 1945) to the Collective Agreement for Handmade, Semi-Automatic and Mixed Glass Manufacturing (IDCC 1821).

These annexes will remain in force until 1 January 2022, the date on which all the employees covered by these texts will benefit from the guarantees of the collective agreement IDCC 1821.

The new collective agreement represents approximately 10,000 employees. The representative professional organization in this field is the Fédération des Cristalleries, handmade and mixed glassworks.

Rolltech launches WinUw Calculator: a new app to calculate IG thermal transmittance

Calculating the U value of an IG unit has been made easier and faster. Rolltech makes it easier to design and develop more performing IG for more energy efficient buildings that comply with the strictest international standards. The WinUw calculator is a new app developed by the Glass Alliance company, and is available from App Store for Apple devices and from Google Play Store for Android devices.

This software is very useful in calculating the thermal transmittance of IG starting with the different spacers used. The app can be used with all spacers produced by the Glass Alliance international network ofFenzi, Alu-Pro and Rolltech, worldwide distributors of materials for very high performance IG units.

The WinUw application is very user-friendly; some parameters are entered to obtain the PSI value of all standard units made with all Glass Alliance spacers. Parameters that can be combined and entered online in the calculator are:
– Four different types of windows based on the material used (PVC, wood, aluminum, aluminum and glass);
– Six types of Glass Alliance Warm Edge spacers from the Multitech, Butylver TPS, CHROMATECH Ultra and CHROMATECH product groups
– Two Standard spacers FERROTECH (galvanized steel spacer) and aluminum spacers are included with calculated values
– Double or triple glazing option in numerous different thicknesses.

For each combination the internal glass edge temperature will also be provided. The WinUw calculator uses EN 10077 standard with equivalent thermal transmittance being determined in accordance with the ift WA-08/3 and WA-17-1 guidelines.

The application is free, available in 6 languages (English, German, French, Russian, Italian and Polish) and in addition to being available for all mobile devices it can also be used directly from a PC at: www.winuw.de/rolltech.

“We have surely developed an innovative app, a useful tool that will definitely be appreciated by our customers – confirmed Johnny Holm, Sales Director at Rolltech – And we are also convinced that this can be another reason to choose Glass Alliance as the main partner for the glass industry”.

Sale of an Italian specialist of curtain walls to Chinese Grandland

Permasteelisa (Shard in London, Apple campus, Sidney Opera, etc.), an Italian company specializing in glass curtain walls, was sold by the Japanese Lixil to the Chinese Grandland for nearly 500 million Euros.