Cutting shapes at Glasstec
2nd August 2016

HEGLA GMBH will be demonstrated on Stand A56 at Glasstec this year. 

A particular focus will be placed on developments that have taken place on the Prolam which has been specifically designed for cutting shapes.  Four years ago Hegla first demonstrated precision cutting for high quality curves with the patented driven cutting head solution.  

Hegla has patented a new system in order to ensure a faster throughput for customers.  This holds and rotates the glass whilst the other end of the cut line, that has already been accurately marked by the grinding bridge, is positioned using an on-board camera system. As both ends of the cut have been accurately positioned by the machine, the cutting cycle time is greatly reduced. 

Rapilam is a new standalone laminate cutting table that has been specially developed for curved and straight shapes. This new concept in laminate cutting will be exhibited at the show where visitors can discover more about the advantages it offers.  Rapilam cuts the pvb inter layer with a patented laser cutting process, which is then scored in two dimensions, leaving the operator free to only run the cuts and quickly remove the waste. 

Along with the Prolam, glass will be fed to the Galactic high speed linear drive float cutting table. Offcuts from both machines will be stored above the cutting table by the Remaster automatic reuse system. Float products will be automatically separated by a 6mtre wide breakout system with the glass then fed in to the Sortjet system.

Hall 14, stand A56.