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CLEAR INSPIRATION

Press Glass SA is a European market leader in the manufacture of insulated glass units for a broad range of industries. Philip Yorke reports on a company that continues to see strong growth and to increase its market share throughout Europe.

Press Glass SA began its operations in Poland in 1991 and within ten years had established itself as the number one producer of insulated glass units in the country. In 2001 it embarked on an export sales drive and invested in the building of new state-ofthe-art production plants in Poland. At the same time Press Glass expanded its product portfolio in order to move into new market sectors. After 20 years of operation the company’s production capability has reached over four million square metres of insulated glass units per year. In 2015 Press Glass SA recorded sales of more than €130 million. Advanced technological processes

The company’s high-tech plants are equipped with 17 production lines, where insulated glass units are made utilising six tempering furnaces. Every day Press Glass produce over 20,000 square metres of insulated glass units. In its warehouses there are over 400 stands designed for its jumbo-sized glass panels.

In order to guarantee the top quality of its products, only the most advanced equipment is used and is made by the most reputable manufacturers. Particularly advanced technological processes are carried out on its Benteller production lines for its laminated glass

products and the company uses Scholz autoclaves and Burkle, Tesoma and Diptech for the manufacture of printed enamelled glass.

Press Glass works in close partnership with its suppliers to help define the on-going development and optimisation of its processes. The company participates in the testing and implementation of new equipment and technologies. On the basis of these new innovative technologies, the company constantly upgrades and modernises its machinery park. As an independent company Press Glass is able to offer products from the world’s foremost suppliers, including Saint-Gobain Glass, Pilkington, Euroglass, Rolltech, Technoform and Fenzi, among many others.

Maximising glazed frames

Press Glass recently made major investments in new technology in order to increase the maximum size of its glazed panels available to its customers. This was to enable the construction of even larger glazed frames without the traditional divisions. All single glass and insulated glass units are now available in the new dimension of 7000mm X 3200mm. Glass in such large dimensions can be used in the most modern construction projects where the designs require a large glazed space without the usual divisions.

Each type of production process at the company’s facility in Radomsko, Poland had been upgraded to offer the new range of sizes. These new glass products are available in annealed, heat treated, annealed laminate and heat treated laminated constructions on clear or digitally printed variants.

Until now Press Glass had offered glazed units in the range of 6000mm X 2800mm, making the new glass panels 25 per cent larger. Even more impressive increases have been recorded with glass for digital printing, where the previous maximum dimensions were 3700mm X 2600mm respectively.

TECHNOFORM GLASS INSULATION

Is the specialist for thermal optimized hybrid spacers for insulating glass made of polypropylene and stainless steel as the basis for optimum U-values for the warm edge. Founded in 1998 in Kassel (Germany) and member of the German Technoform Group, founded in 1969, Technoform Glass Insulation innovates, develops and manufactures durable thermal improved edge bond solutions and special components for its customers and markets. The company’s significant growth and the increased market share of warm edge has enabled Technoform Glass Insulation to be a strong partner to customers all over Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.

TES Technika Emalia Szkło

TES Technika Emalia Szkło was established in 2000. From the beginning our production is based on products of Johnson Matthey Advanced Glass Technology, which is the leader among companies producing materials for glass decoration. We are experienced professionals with profound and detailed theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of technical service. We produce high quality glass enamels in pastes. Many colours according to RAL System, Pantone and NCS are available. Moreover, TES also specializes in matching colours with colour patterns from particular customers.Our rich offer satisfies our customers and meets the needs of the market.

Unique response

Press Glass operates four modern manufacturing facilities in Poland which in total cover more than 64,000 square metres of productive floor space. Their location, capacity, range of certifications and product range enables Press Glass to offer a unique response to the changing needs of the marketplace. Each plant specialises in the production of a different range of products and meets different specifications and demands that creates an unrivalled range of options for customers. All Press Glass plants operate under the production management system ISO9001 and the environmental management system ISO 14001. n

For further details of Press Glass’s innovative range of products and services visit: www.pressglass.eu