2016 December flat glass newsletter.
Vitromusée Romont exhibition
The Vitromusée Romont and the neighbouring Museum of Wallpaper in the castle of Mézières are organizing an exhibition of contemporary glass. Thematic concept: glass design for everyday use. The exhibition will take place 22 April – 1 November 2017.
Thematic concept: glass design for everyday use Back to the roots: functional glass objects. The exhibition will not be concerned with ‘glass art’, but rather artistically or technically outstanding glass objects that have been made to be used. It represents an attempt to attract a broader and younger target audience to the world of well-designed glass. Glass objects that one can use throughout one’s life and for a variety of purposes (‘from baby bottle to urn’). Objects that are original, innovative, highly artistic or even playful – but always created for a practical reason. In this context, an object whose qualities are only artistic, aesthetic or ethereal cannot be considered ‘utilitarian’. All techniques will be represented, including stained glass, flat glass and jewellery. The exhibition will incorporate individual objects and small series of objects, as well as industrially manufactured items, all of which will come directly from the artists or workshops – no galleries or agents will be involved. Preference will be given to newer objects, but older works will also be accepted. For logistical reasons, preference will also be given to smaller objects. The exhibition will present the objects in everyday situations. The works will be available for sale from the museum shops and possibly also online. Prices must be low or affordable.
VITROMUSEE ROMONT
Au Château
Rue du Château 108b
CP 150
CH-1680 Romont, Suisse
Caloriver invests 15 million Euros in Toul, France.
The company of 270 people led by Jean-Marc Salzard, son of the creator in 1976 of Caloriver occupies a site of 17,000 square meters in the ZI of Toul and will achieve in 2016 a turnover of 65 million francs with its other locations National, Technifloat in Aquitaine and Oriflaot in Rhône Alpes.
The company is very present on the German market where triple glazing accounts for 70% of the market (1% in France) and took over Sotraver located at Le Mans at the end of 2015.
Purchase of Saint-Gobain in Romania
Saint-Gobain acquired 100% of the capital of the Romanian company Pietta Glass Working, active in glass processing and insulating glass systems for the façade markets and some industrial applications. In 2016, the turnover of Pietta Glass is expected to reach 20 million euros with strong growth potential over the next few years.
The Glazing business is already established in Romania with a flat glass production plant (float) and a magnetron (coater) line. This acquisition will make it possible to extend this industrial device to better serve the growing markets of the facade and to complete its positioning in industrial applications with an optimized cost base. It is part of Saint-Gobain's strategy to increase its supply of products downstream to high value-added systems.
Inauguration of MusVerre, the new glass museum of Sars-Poteries
The new glass museum of Sars-Poteries, baptized MusVerre, opened its doors on October 1st.
Its collections testify to the glass industry history of Sars-Poteries (nineteenth and twentieth centuries), while giving pride of place to contemporary international creation.
The building, next to the glass workshop and adorned with blue stone, offers 1,000 m2 of exhibition space, spaces dedicated to cultural activities and educational workshops. The project of the agency W-Architectures has endeavored to inscribe the building in its environment, with wide openings on the raised landscapes and the bocage of Avesnois.
French label Vitrail International
France Vitrail International has just been awarded the label "Entreprise du patrimoine vivant"
The ambition of France Vitrail International is to develop the use of glass in contemporary decoration. Under the direction of Eric Bonté, Maitre Verrier graduated from the National Superior School of Applied Arts and Crafts of Arts of Paris, installed since 1979, the workshop creates, on request and tailored, stained glass, panels Decorative glass engraved, for all publics: individuals, restaurateurs, hoteliers, companies, religious communities, town halls ... The implementations are multiple: doors, partitions, windows or bay windows, verandas, ceilings, cupolas, claustras, Walls, monumental sculptures ... Around the material glass, the workshop offers various techniques of traditional work, glasses engraved with sandblasting, glasses glued, thermoformed ... In order to best serve the projects proposed according to the technical, artistic and financial data of customers .
Acquire a know-how, master it, get a foothold in the tradition to serve the future, France Vitrail International seeks, creates, realizes, at the service of a passion: the infinite play of glass, matter, color and light. Some references: Paris: Hotel Raphael, Regina, Meurice, Plaza Athénée, Relais Plazza, Brasserie Flottes, Grand Café Convention, Grand Café des Capucines, Michel Rostang ...
French facade workers evicted from Saint Gobain tower
The French aluminum carpentry companies are indignant at being "evicted," they say, from the construction of the glass facades of the Saint-Gobain tower in La Défense by the Vinci group, who preferred a sub- Turkish dealer at "abnormally low" prices.
"The French facade workers evicted from the tower Saint-Gobain shout their anger," said in a statement Tuesday the professional organization SNFA, which represents some 185 companies that design, manufacture and install aluminum joinery (verandas, windows, facades).
The Vinci group, in charge of the construction of this 39-storey tower under construction in the La Défense business district, "recently chose the Turkish company Metal Yapi" to create the glass façades of the structure, Reports the SNFA.
"The reasons for this choice: again abnormally low prices!", The organization said, denouncing "another blow to French companies, once again deprived of an important market".
Today Metal Yapi "has in France only an establishment of less than 5 people who is not even affiliated to the collective agreement of the building," says the organization.
Thus, according to the SNFA, "all the components of the facades as well as the labor of manufacturing and installation will therefore be entirely of origin + outside Europe +".
"For us, it is impossible to work, respecting all the rules, under the financial conditions imposed by the general companies", major groups of construction and their subsidiaries, told AFP Jean-Luc Marchand, SNFA.
"Our facades will die," he warned.
Some 25,000 m2 of glass facades are to be built on the site of this tower, designed by the French architect Valode and Pistre, whose delivery is planned for the third quarter of 2019.
Metal Yapi, "subcontractor of Bouygues for the facades of the building Le Monde, has already defended the chronicle in 2004," says the SNFA.
This project had given rise to "deplorable conditions of work and accommodation of its employees, which made controversy" says the organization, which sees the consequence of "incredible price discrepancies with French companies."
For the SNFA, these cases of subcontracting foreign to the "disastrous" consequences are "far from being isolated and become even a common practice".
Thus, the façade of the Carpe diem tower, entrusted to the Chinese company Yuanda and also located in La Défense, suffered from "major leaks" which required a clogging for several months, reports Mr. Marchand.
As for the facade of Tower D2, it was entrusted to the subcontractor Kyotec, which itself "subcontracted all its manufacture in Turkey" and filed for bankruptcy before the end of the project.
For the SNFA, French companies are "in a position to offer services of much better quality (...) provided they receive a fair remuneration".
Sale of VEV to MIROITERIE AVIGNONNAISE
Vitrerie Espace Verre, a family company founded in 1971 in Montbrison, France, and installed in Saint Etienne, specializes in the manufacture and installation of insulating glazing (manufacture of double glazing, laminated glasses, curtain walls ...) and glazing / mirrors And installation of glass, staircase, railing, floor, marquise ...). She has worked on the renovation work on the Le Corbusier site in Firminy.
In order to ensure its continuity, shareholders have entrusted MBA CAPITAL with the task of finding an acquirer: Etienne de Chezelles, who took over in 2012 from the Miroiterie Avignonnaise based in Avignon, was the successful candidate, Its catchment area and to acquire an efficient glass processing tool (several lines for cutting glass plates and machining centers, an oven for the production of laminated glasses, printed glass, etc., a production line for double glazing) .
At the end of this merger, which will last 6 months, the group will realize close to € 3 million in sales with 30 employees.
Collaboration between AB Shot and Rollwasch
The Spanish sand blasting machines manufacturer AB Shot and the Italian manufacturer for ageing machines Rollwasch are going to collaborate on the Spanish market for the Rollwasch machines distribution.
New bottom date for mirrors Landes
The Commercial Court of Mont-de-Marsan found on last Friday the failure of the company's recovery plan. However attaches continued activity for three months
"Beware of what is found in this folder ..." The warning echoed before, during and after the finding by the Commercial Court of Mont-de-Marsan for the failure of the recovery plan proposed in March of Mirrors (ex-Landes).
Which failed with me Livolsi administrator and the majority buyer Serge Delwasse succeed there with another candidate for the recovery? Fifteen months after the court-ordered reorganization of the company and eight months after the continuation plan presented on March 25, employees in any case guaranteed to work, and be paid until the end of 'year.
The deadline to make a takeover bid, has been set for December 7th.
Subscription for design glass tables
The french designer from Lyon Matthieu Chauvin who manages the design studio qui dirige Mari et Femme starts a subscription for a new glass tables range.
Some additionnal information on the following links
http://souscription.mari-et-femme.com/
On Facebook.
http://souscription.mari-et-femme.com/
Some videos
http://souscription.mari-et-femme.com/Bonapeti-5-modeles-sonore-MD.mov
You can also contact him directly
Matthieu Chauvin Mari et Femme 8 Côte Marquis 69
Tel 00 33 4 72 30 72 70
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Press release Neptun at Glasstec
A “good show” is where high-quality products meet interested prospects, where a product roadmap turns out to match the ideas and needs of customers for the future of their companies.
This is what happened at Neptun’s booth at Glasstec.
The new module Quickdrill T8, with the fast automatic tools exchange in only 8 seconds, has been warmly welcomed by the visitors as the natural evolution of the successful series Quick, offering high productivity, flexibility and low maintenance costs. During the show, the Line on display processed glass doors with high quality finishing in only 3’30”, an output that cannot be reached by vertical all-in-one NC centers.
The manifest flexibility and added value of Quickline attracted customers both from smaller companies, where each investment is object of important budget evaluations, and from the big processing players, where quality and automation of the processes rule above all.
Upon explicit request of the market, Quickdrill is now also available for glass sheets, up to 2600 x 4000mm and will be expanded in the near future also to handle larger dimension.
Diverses recompenses ont été attribuées
Beside the Quickline, symbol of innovation and optimization, Neptun displayed the mitering machine Rock 14-45 and the straight-line edger Rock 8, which stand for tradition and solid know-how, clearly enriched with significant technical improvements (such as the long life track or ETS squaring system) typical of all the products conceived and engineered by Stefano Bavelloni and his team at Neptun’s.
Finally, the range of washing machines was represented by the horizontal washer Tornado HP 1600, always successful thanks to the technical solutions it incorporates, like the automatic system for control and management of the water and the patented energy saving device “Ecosave”. Visitors were surprised when, standing quietly by the machine for a demo, they realized that the air blowers were actually on. Even more surprised when they heard that the Ecosave mode can save up to 70% of the energy consumption of a standard washer.
A good show is also where people meet people they like to collaborate with. And this also happened at Neptun’s booth. On Thursday afternoon, at the Partners’ Party, the owners of the company, Stefano Bavelloni, Matteo Rolla and Simona Bavelloni, in the valued presence of Dino Bavelloni, awarded the partners who left their mark on the last business year. The first award was for Yousri Elsayed Sanafi, who distinguished himself for the outstanding results obtained in Egypt as a new partner to Neptun in 2016. He actually managed to have another contract signed just a couple of minutes before the beginning of the Partners’ Party!
The price for the largest single sales contract in 2016 was handed over to Mr. Farjallah and François El Khoury of Theral, Neptun’s agent for Middle East. Matodi, in the person of John Lloyd and Steve White, was awarded a very special recognition: since the beginning of 2016, they have been selling more than 1 machine per calendar week in the USA and Canada. Finally, the machine n° 600, a Tornado HP 2064 was sold earlier this year in France, by Pascal Royannais of Intermac France, to Verrerie Aurys, a company of the group Saint Gobain Glassolutions.
The awards ceremony was followed by a cocktail party, open to customers, dealers and other friends, to share a warm and friendly moment, just enjoying to be there all together. Ready to take off for more good business.
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2 new flat glass furnaces in Russia
Sisecam has opened 2 new plants to produce flat glass in Russia. The first one (where Saint-Gobain has a 30 % participation) is for architectural glass and will produce more than 600 tons of glass a day. The second one will produce flat glass for automotive markets.
Agc to re-start french float furnace in Boussois.
The furnace which has been shut since 2013 and refurbished will be able to produce up to 650 flat glass a day. This decision is the consequence of economic improvement in Europe ( building and automotive markets). Some new 20 jobs are planned.
Glaston redundancies
Glaston is to lay off 4 staff after it concluded its employer-employee consultations. Following the consultations operations in Finland will be re-organised resulting in a maximum of 4 redundancies and the personnel reductions will be implemented immediately
(from Glass International magazine)
Next Glass processing days Finland
The next Glass processing Days (GPD) will be in Tempere, Finland from 28 to 30-06-2016.
The Glass processing Days (GPD) started 25 ears ago. Happy birthday to GPD.
BAVELLONI S.p.A. again GLASSTEC 2016
Bilan positif et soutien unanime
Glasstec 2016, la foire mondiale de référence dans le secteur verrier, cette année a eu lieu du 20 au 23 septembre à Düsseldorf, et a marqué la première apparition de notre société sur cette scène internationale. Des résultats positifs et des confirmations sont arrivées du marché, qui a reconfirmé sa confiance dans la marque historique Bavelloni, aussi bien que du réseau de vente, très fier de représenter une société leader sur son marché.
Nous avons exposé les machines les plus représentatives de notre gamme: la biseauteuse VB350 CNS, la profileuse rectiligne pour le façonnage des angles variables VE500 V10, la bilatérale HE500 11 3000 et le nouveau centre d’usinage à 4 axes NRG 420 PJ. Cette année, surtout les bilatérales et les machines à contrôle numérique ont suscité grand intérêt; toujours appréciées mêmes les rectilignes et les biseauteuses.
Les quatre jours de démo non-stop ont attiré de nombreux spécialistes internationales. Forte la présence du marché Sud-Américain, bonne l’affluence de l’Espagne, de l’Allemagne, du Benelux et du Sud Afrique, stable la Russie, les pays de l’Est et l’Asie en général; on aperçut de l’optimisme même de pays plus loin, tels que l’Australie et la Nouvelle-Zélande.
Pendant la foire nous avons pris beaucoup de contacts pour des négociations intéressantes et nous avons finalisé des contrats qui seront livrés dans les prochains mois.
Bilan positif et satisfaction, donc, pour notre société qui, de cette façon, renforce son image et réaffirme son rôle d’acteur mondial.
Nouveau centre d’usinage NRG 420 POWER JET à Glasstec 2016
Le nouveau centre d’usinage à quatre axes Bavelloni NRG 420 Power Jet réalise profilage, fraisage, perçage (en option biseautage, gravure, coupe au disque, polissage du joint par meules boisseau) de volumes de dimensions maximum 4200x2300mm. La machine est équipée de la nouvelle électro-broche entièrement conçue et assemblée en interne par Bavelloni Spa, garantie de qualité et de fiabilité. La nouvelle porte frontale, unique sur le marché, avec mouvements de montée et descente de nouvelle conception (brevet déposé) s’ouvre et se ferme de façon complètement automatique, tout en facilitant le chargement et le déchargement. NRG 420 PJ est équipée du dispositif Power Jet à rotation continue de 0° à 360° qui permet d’orienter et de maintenir les jets d’eau pour le refroidissement des outils tangente exactement au point de contact sur le verre. Ce système breveté garantit une plus grande durée des meules, une vitesse d’usinage plus élevée et une réduction au minimum des temps de set up. À Glasstec les clients ont pu évaluer le fonctionnement du système breveté PAV. Le positionnement automatique des ventouses et des dispositifs de centrage sur le plan de travail permet une grande rapidité et facilité dans le change de format, avec des temps de configuration réduits jusqu’à 40% par rapport aux systèmes traditionnels.
