Glass Industry articles from April 2001

Glass Industry archives from April 2001

Uniglass/Kimmit collaboration.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Uniglass Engineering of Tampere, Finland, has signed an agreement with Kimmitt Tempering Services of Derby to provide full engineering & technical support service to Uniglass customers in the UK. Kimmitt will provide project installation...

Waterford/Wedgwood.(2000 earnings results)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Preliminary financial results for Waterford Wedgwood reveal that 2000 was the group's eighth successive year of record results. The 2000 figure for operating profit growth was over five times the 1993 level and nearly double that of 1997. For...

Southwall delivers first product.(Southwall Technologies' automotive glass machines)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Southwall Technologies delivered over US$2 million worth of automotive XIR(R) film from its PM8 machine to OEM automotive glass customers in the first quarter of 2001. PM8 is the first of several machines planned for the company's Dresden,...

UDC FY2000 results.(United Display Corp. 2000 earnings report)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... The audited FY2000 results of operations for Universal Display Corporation (UDC), a developer of flat panel technology, indicate a net loss of US$9,529,046 compared to a loss of US$5,125,006 for the previous year ended December 31,1999. The...

Glass for Mistic.(tropical fruit drinks enhanced with new packaging)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Mistic, part of the Snapple unit of Cadbury Schweppes, has enhanced the look and taste of its tropical fruit drinks, teas and lemonades. Its recently created packaging designs feature an asymmetrical 16-oz bottle with a platinum-look twist-off...

Libbey updates guidelines.(lowers earnings forecast)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Libbey expects sales for the first quarter 2001 to reach US$90-$93 million. Despite a lower than anticipated performance for the first quarter, Libbey maintains its sales goals for 2001 in the range of US$450 to US$460 million, compared to...

O-C sells EPS.(Engineered Pipe Systems sale to Amiantit Co.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Owens Corning has announced the sale of nearly all of its Engineered Pipe Systems business to Saudi Arabian Amiantit Company, a joint stock company headquartered in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Engineered Pipe Systems manufactures and sells...

PD revises fiscal outlook.(Photon Dynamics revises 2nd-quarter earnings forecast)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Photon Dynamics is taking several measures to help cope with the current difficult business environment. A decline in PC demand and capital spending combined with uncertainty concerning the next-generation flat panel display (FPD) glass size...

Consumers Packaging 2000 results.(Consumers Packaging Co.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... Preliminary operating results for Consumers Packaging reported that the company suffered a consolidated net loss of US$137 million on net sales of US$1,543 million for the year ending Dec. 31, 2000, compared with a loss of US$127 million on net...

HyFED project expanded.(SI Diamond Technology-led international display project)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Having successfully completed its goal of developing a 4-inch monochrome prototype, SI Diamond Technology has expanded its international HyFED development team and begun Phase II of the project. The team now consists of 12 companies, from...

Acer and Unipac to merge.(Unipac Optoelectronics and Acer Display Technology)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Unipac Optoelectronics and Acer Display Technology (ADT) have approved the merger of their two companies. The newly formed AU Optronics Corporation is expected to rank among the top three companies in the world in terms of manufacturing...

Hot end section by Stein Heurtey.(Sangalli Vetro)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Stein Heurtey announced that it has been awarded an order by Sangalli Vetro for the implementation of the hot end section (furnace, bath and lehr) for its new float glass line to be located at Manfredonia, Italy.

Schott sponsors fellowship.(Tanja Pak of Ljubljana, Slovenia students to study at)(Creative Glass Center of America)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Tanja Pak of Ljubljana, Slovenia, is the recipient of the 2001 Schott Glass Fellowship for study at the Creative Glass Center of America (CGCA) at Wheaton Village. The CGCA fellowship are given to artists specializing in kiln formed glass,...

Viratec and 3M extend agreement.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Viratec Thin Films has signed a multi-year extension with 3M to supply optically coated glass products for its Optical Systems Division--a global supplier of lens and light control enhancement films, projection components, and anti-glare and...

Advanced Glassfiber results.(2000 earnings report)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Advanced Glassfiber Yarns LLC, the joint venture between Porcher Industries, SA and Owens Corning, has announced that net sales for the year ended December 31, 2000 increased US$26. 1 million to US$278.3 million. The 10.31% increase for FY2000...

StockerYale acquires KLOE.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... StockerYale, an independent provider of phase masks, specialty optical fiber, and specialized illumination products, announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire a majority interest in KLOE, S.A. of Montpellier, France. This...

FY2000 was strong for Glaverbel Group.(income and sales numbers)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... The Glaverbel Group saw its share of net income increase four-fold in FY2000 compared with 1999. Consolidated sales rose by 12% to 1,699.0 million [European dollar]. Strongest sales were realized by the building (55% of sales) and industries...

Corning begins OEM shipment.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Corning announced that it has begun shipment of an emulator device that includes the command-interface software and the associated drive electronics for its 256-port optical cross-connect module. The company sees the cross-connect as...

State may take feds to court.(Washington upset over Hanford Nuclear Reservation facility)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Washington attorney general Christine Gregoire threatened legal action should the US federal government breaks its promise to begin construction by July 31, 2001 on a facility at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation for converting liquid radioactive...

Styles from Ambiente.(consumer consumption rising)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Ambiente, the German consumer-goods fair that was held in February in Frankfurt, is reporting that consumer consumption seems to be on the rise, following a poor performance in the last quarter of 2000. The German trends in glasses for 2001...

Vesuvius continues plant upgrades.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Vesuvius has announced that it has plans for several new projects at Monofrax, Falconer, New York. Since purchasing the plant in 1997 it has invested more than US$9 million in capital projects including the construction of a 25,000-square-foot...

[dmc.sup.2] acquires Concept 4.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... [dmc.sup.2] has acquired Concept 4 of Owatonna, Minnesota. Located close to major customers of both companies, the acquisition is intended to enable [dmc.sup.2] to better serve current customers in the area. Concept 4 has been supplying screens...

PMMI opens office & website.(Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute opened its Shanghai, China satellite office in March 2001 with more than 40 representatives from PMMI member companies, Chinese packaging associations and the US and Chinese governments. Serving...

Hot end & forming equipment.(from Bottero)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Improvements in machine design have been driven by a number of considerations. Production requirements, including container quality, efficiency and downtime reduction, have driven many technological changes, but machine suppliers have also had...

Press & blow machines get servo-driven delivery.(from Lynch-Amav)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... The latest upgrade for the H-28 is a `true arc' servo-driven delivery system which helps ensure the gob hits the center of the blank mold every time. The H-28 remains the most widely used tableware forming machine in the world. An...

Robots expand options for tableware.(robots from Cyberglass Robotics)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Advanced robot design is providing new options for tableware manufacturers. Automation and electronics have found their way into every corner of the glass plant. In recent years, even traditional crystal manufacturers have been able to...

Technology Update.(Inverted tooth conveyor chains for the glass industry)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Machines and tools for the glass industry are constantly evolving as more advanced innovations become available. We present here a sample of how various manufacturers are integrating newer technologies into their lines. Inverted tooth...

Predictive-Adaptive Temperature Control of Molten Glass.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... The implementation of a novel predictive control system has resulted in major improvements in productivity at a container plant. The production of glass containers presents many control and instrumentation problems. Precise control of the...

Hot Cell Services.(appointments at Saint-Gobain)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Richard Janney has been named general manager and senior vice president of this part of Saint-Gobain's flat glass business. Prior to joining Saint-Gobain, Janney was general manager and COO of Amtech Corporation. Rob Crowley has been promoted...

Owens Corning.(David Brown appointed COO)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... David Brown has been named COO of the company to replace Domenico Cecere, who has left O-C. He will remain the acting president of the insulating systems business until a successor is named.

EME.(Hartmut Hegeler appointed at EME Maschinenfabrik Clasen GmbH)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Dr Hartmut Hegeler has taken over as managing director of EME Maschinenfabrik Clasen GmbH. His executive duties are shared by Karl-Heinz Sorg. Hegeler has spent several years working as production manager, technical director, and works manager...

CertainTeed.(Martin Ellis appointed executive VP of exterior building products group)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Martin Ellis has been named as executive vice president of the company's exterior building products group. He will assume these new duties in addition to his current responsibilities as president of the building materials branch of...

Ceradyne.(Lu Ning to head office in China)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Lu Ning has been selected to head Ceradyne's newly opened first office in mainland China. He has several years' experience in marketing the company's products to the glass industry in China.

Air Products promotes executives.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... John McGlade has been promoted to vice president and general manager, performance chemicals, chemicals group. He has global responsibility for the emulsions, epoxy, specialty additives and polyurethane chemical additives businesses, as well as...

Hall Chemical.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Jim Schaefer has been appointed president of the global supplier of cobalt-,nickel- and manganese-based chemicals. He will also become a member of the cobalt advisory committee of the Cobalt Development Institute. Previously he was with...

IG Units.(Vitrododi International Company S.p.A.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Vitrododi now offers three lines of insulating glass production machinery available in heights from 1600mm-3000mm. The Isomodulo R is a compact and inexpensive line with a roller press. Although manual, the unit is designed to facilitate the...

MVM system.(BRK International)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... The mold volume measurement system from BRK International is engineered to check the cavity volumes of glass container molds and blanks using the fastest and easiest means currently available. Able to measure a 130ml cavity in 80 seconds, it...

On-line ordering.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... TricorBraun now has the capacity for its customers to place orders and check the status of inventory and open orders at www.tricorbraun.com. Glass bottles and closures may be searched from over 300 manufacturers of rigid packaging components....

High performing & cost-efficient.(Thermal Ceramics)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Thermal Ceramics provides a variety of refractory and high temperature insulating materials for use in glass tanks and regenerators. These products are designed to save energy for glass manufacturers making container and flat glass, a critical...

Optical inspection system.(AGR International)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... AGR International has added the COSMOS cosmetic optical system for container sidewall inspection. It is a multi-camera inspection system designed to identify opaque and transparent surface defects in glass containers, especially where....

Heat transfer labels.(Decorating Technologies)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Decorating Technologies has introduced Clear ADvantage, a heat transfer decoration method constructed with new generation inks, release liner, adhesive and protective lacquers. The labels are printed with state of the art gravure presses. The...

Glass handling products.(Poco Graphite)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Glassmate materials and products are specially engineered to meet the needs of the glass container industry. Beyond their hot glass handling capabilities, Glassmate materials have a uniform structure and fine particle size that allows the...