LiSEC Cutting Table used in the Tyrolean Glasfachschule (School of Glassmaking)

Since September 2015, the HTL (Polytechnic Glass) Kramsach in Tirol is using a LiSEC cutting table „base CUT“ for the education of the students.

Analogous to industrial enterprises it is also particularly important for schools to get quality by means of modern and state-of-the-art machinery. After more than 20 years of use, the HTL Kramsach replaced the previous manually operated cutting table by a LiSEC „base CUT“. After having compared different manufacturers in the market, the HTL quickly opted for the Austrian machine manufacturer. Originally known as an industrial brand for the high-end sector (regarding quantity, quality and price), LiSEC with its base series now provides relatively affordable machinery for newcomers in the industry, small-scale enterprises or the use in schools. For the headmaster, Dr. Ursula Pittl-Thapa, a former graduate of the polytechnic herself, the LiSEC cutting table was „Love at first sight“.

Established in 1948, the educational institution comprises a polytechnic for glass, the faculties glass and technology, glass and design as well as, for three years now, a HTL chemistry. The graduates of the HTL Kramsach, 361 students are educated at present, are very sought after in the glass industry and they cover a comprehensive spectrum of jobs, from the specialist for restoration up to the consultant in statics and façade engineering. „The base beginner’s model is ideal for polytechnics and/or vocational schools in terms of price/performance and it provides “LiSEC quality at an affordable price”, says the native of Innsbruck who herself has processed glass for a while and who has “dragged around quite some glass sheets”. Due to the education purposes and the operation by inexperienced persons, the high degree of service of LiSEC constituted a critical purchase criterion when it came to the decision.

Klaus Preyler, LiSEC Sales Director, who handled the sale: „During their education, the students in Kramsach are now learning how to handle the best machines in the market– best in glass processing, from the outset!“

Auction on Thursday 28 April 2016

For the modern and well-maintained glaziers with insulating glass production and equipment and the plant and business equipment of the company:

Flachglas Buxtehude GmbH

Weidegrund 9a

21614 Buxtehude / Germany

Turn in Sorèze Glass Museum. Madeleine Bertrand succeeds Geneviève Blaquière.

Founded in December 1997 by Yves Blaquière the Sorèze Friends Association was to manage the Glass Museum and to focus on the cultural life Sorézienne in general.

Madeleine Bertrand explained at the meeting that the association would now devote himself to the glass by organizing temporary exhibitions, collections zoom and rotate to present to the public. It is in this light work around the glass the assembly valida the proposed new name of the association which is now called The Glass Museum in Sorèze (MVS).

Madeleine Geneviève Bertrand thanked Blaquière for its commitment and action for the association since 2010, where she will continue to work within the team as Vice President. Geneviève Blaquière headed the museum for many years succeeding her husband Yves (initiator of sorézien Glass Museum).

Now, a new page opens for The Glass Museum in Sorèze!

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New headquarters for Guardian

The new European headquarters of the company leader in the manufacture of finished products in glass was inaugurated Wednesday.

Last summer, Guardian Industries, the leading company in the manufacture of finished glass products, has established its European headquarters in the industrial zone of Bourmicht in Bertrange. Wednesday, the building of 2100 m² was inaugurated in presence of some officials and the Minister of Economy, Stephen Schneider.

According Guus Boekhoudt, Vice President Europe, 120 people work in the building. It includes, among others, marketing, finance, legal and taxation. In all, the company employs in the Grand Duchy between 700 and 720 people, divided between headquarters and factories and Bascharage Dudelange.

"It is important to separate the seat factories," said Guus Boekhoudt. The finished glass products for the automotive (eg windscreen) represent "less than 10% of our business," said Vice President Europe. "The majority of business relates to the residential and commercial premises," he said.