Seven-figure investment
15th January 2019

Energy Saving Glass has added to its in-house manufacturing with seven-figure investment on a new toughening facility supplied by PROMAC GROUP, including a new Mappi furnace, MTL Panther cutting table, and Forel Vertical Arrising machine and Washer.

Director Alex Walker explained: “We weren’t getting the reliability in the supply of toughened glass that we wanted.  Ultimately that was something that had started to impact on the service that we were able to offer to our customers.

“We also wanted more flexibility to supply shaped toughened glass. Capacity to toughen glass in-house means we can offer faster turnaround times, guarantee quality and offer a better service to our customers as well as keeping control on cost.”

The ATS Eco 4.0 Furnace, has been developed by Mappi to offer reduced cycle times and increased productivity and efficiency. This includes Mappi’s Multizone Heating System, which exploits a network of electronically controlled sensors to apply constant and highly focussed heat only where glass is detected. Energy consumption is reduced through its Energy Saving System, which uses a computerized ventilation system to optimize fuel consumption.

The MTL Shape Cutting Table is capable of cutting at up to 120m/minute, plus a Forel EG2201 Arriser and VW1600 Vertical Washing Machine.

The new VW1600 Vertical Washing Machine is suitable for use with all glass panes, easily handling coatings and a wide variety of different grindings and glass thicknesses from 3-40mm.

www.promac.co.uk