A NEW ESTABLISHMENT FROM TECHNAL OPENS ITS DOORS TO ORS AY (91), France

On Friday, March 24, was inaugurated in Orsay (91), on the community of communes of Paris-Orsay, a new space HOUSES OF LIGHT BY TECHNAL *. Inspired by an architect's workshop, this 60 m² sales outlet, dedicated to aluminum joinery TECHNAL, is headed by FERNANDO DA COSTA, President of the company CLOSE2HOME and JOSÉ SALLOT, CFIM's manager and ALUMINIER AGRÉÉ TECHNAL. It is the 9th establishment MAISONS DE LUMIÈRE BY TECHNAL in the Ile-de-France region, testifying to the gradual implantation of the network and the proximity of the brand. This space allows them to: discover a wide choice of solutions (windows, bays, doors, verandas, pergolas, portals, guardrails, shutters ...), benefit from the accompaniment and advice Experts on issues related to acoustic comfort, energy performance, accessibility, natural light gain, design ..., design their "carpentry" projects in new as in renovation.

BAVELLONI SPA SIGNED THE AGREEMENT ON THE PURCHASE OF GLASTON PRE-PROCESSING BUSINESS IN THE USA AND CANADA

The asset purchase agreement of Glaston’s Glass Pre-Processing business in the USA and Canada was signed on 28th April.

This negotiation with Glaston Corporation started last February; the deal will be finalized in mid-May 2017 and the business will be transferred to Bavelloni SpA at that time.

The new Company, Bavelloni America Inc., based in Greensboro, will be wholly owned by Bavelloni SpA. It will employ 10 people, who will take care of machinery and spare parts sales in North America and provide after-sales services through qualified field technicians.

“We believe this operation will greatly contribute toward strengthening our presence on the local market and improve our business growth,” says Mr. Franco Pirola, Partner and Sales Director of Bavelloni.

In the same context, it was also agreed that Glaston will continue to act as official Bavelloni distributor in Mexico, Brazil and Singapore.

Net sales of the USA and Canada pre-processing business were approximately EUR 4.9 million in 2016.

Bavelloni SpA provides glass processing technology and services for the architectural, furniture and domestic appliance and solar industries. During over 70 years of operation, we have delivered more than 25.000 glass processing machines to more than 100 countries. Our wide product range includes CNC machines and technologies for cutting, edging, beveling and drilling machines, available as standalone solutions as well as integrated lines.

Color defects inspection with Isra Vision

Reliably identifying all coating defects Color homogeneity control using full-area inline inspection in float glass production Coating defects such as color inconsistencies can considerably reduce the quality of products, so reliable identification of such defects is of utmost importance. The fully-automatic FLOATSCAN Color system inspects the coating quality directly in the production line and detects all serial defects at an early stage – before they become relevant and lead to defective material being processed further. Defects such as color inconsistencies can occur during the pyrolytic coating of glass ribbons in the line. In order to prevent defective material being processed such coating defects need to be taken into account when the panes are cut. In many cases, such defects are caused by errors in the coating process. To meet these challenges, ISRA offers fully-automated solutions that ensure full-area inspection for color defects. FLOATSCAN Color reliably detects all defects such as colored zebra striping, color lines and spots on the entire glass pane. It can both be used as a standalone system and integrated with the all-in-one FLOATSCAN 5D solution. Color inspection is implemented by means of a color camera and ISRA’s Frame Grabber solution, which has proven successful in many applications. Color defects are automatically identified at a very early production stage, avoiding the need for manual inspection processes.

enables users to control and optimize the process in real time and to take appropriate countermeasures in due time in the case of serial defects. Maintenance activities of the coating line can be planned better and the quality data obtained can be used to optimize production processes in a targeted manner. Quality data on the coating is used to accurately determine the quality of the goods produced, to ensure that products fully meet the customers’ expectations and to eliminate the risk of complaints.

L’éclat de verre

Spécialisé dans l’encadrement à la Française d’œuvres d’art l’Eclat de verre travaille avec des clients de prestige (Château de Versailles, Musée Carnavalet, la BNF…) et de grands décorateurs. L’entreprise qui réalise 11 millions de chiffre d’affaires avec ses 31 magasins exporte principalement vers les Etats-Unis et le Japon.

Début 2017 son site est devenu une place de marché, permettant de passer de 3000 références à plus de 30 000.