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Season’s Greeting from Fortemp
The staffs & management of Fortemp would like to wish you a very merry Christmas and happy New Year! We know that this past year has been full of challenges, and we pray that the coming year brings more certain times for you and your family. Sending all our love and good wishes for better da...Read more -
Does the shard size of tempered glass vary depending on the impact strength?
It is a very known behavior that the glass fragmentation depends on where you break the glass. This week, we’ve received the following question from Middle East: I have observed that when we break glass in the center with a lot of force, the fragments close to the point of impact are sometimes b...Read more -
Saint-Gobain Automotive Glass Plant in Ihode Finland is coming to an end
The automotive market situation led to the worst possible outcome for Saint-Gobain Ihode plant in Finland. The plant is to be closed by the end of year. Saint-Gobain Glass Finland Oy has today announced the company’s decision to close down the operations of the Ihode windshield plant in it...Read more -
International travel for trade fair participants is possible under certain conditions
The rule of thumb for international visitors is: Trade fair participants may travel from all countries to Germany provided that certain conditions are met. Travel from non-EU countries is now possible once again Trade fair visitors are considered to be business travelers on an important mission...Read more -
What causes the streaks (rope marks) in my shower glass?
Question: My shower glass has the rope marks (streaks) in the glass running up and down. The issue shows up when the glass gets foggy after showering. What causes this effect? Answer: Most likely the effect is coming from the tempering process when glass in contact with kevlar cords in the quench...Read more -
Debates and discussion on what to decide the good tempering furnaces and factors to produce the good quality of tempered glass.
Debates and discussion on what to decide the good tempering furnaces and factors to produce the good quality of tempered glass. Mujash (Supply Chain Professional): more interesting way to take forward if you ask specifics. pros and cons of each furnaces. – Glaston, EFCO, uniglass, quite a ...Read more -
How to select glass sheet prior to the tempering process?
It is so important to select the qualified glass sheet before glass processing, i.e. tempering. Defective glass sheet may lead to quality issues and shattering during the process. Avoid using glass sheet containing stones. Especially in the tensile stress area, even tiny stones could become the c...Read more -
Glasstec 2020 postponed to June 15th – 18th, 2021
The effects of the Coronavirus have now also impacted glasstec 2020, which will be postponed to 15 to 18 June 2021. In view of the continued uncertainties in terms of travel restrictions and quarantine provisions in the core target markets Messe Düsseldorf has opted in favour of these new d...Read more -
How to maintain the chillers of the glass tempering furnace?
The chiller of the glass tempering furnace consists of a roller table and two chillers. One chiller is on the top and the other one is at the bottom of bed. Once there is an explosion in the chiller, the glass debris could damage the aramid kevlar ropes over the roller table, affecting smooth tra...Read more -
Postponement Notice of China Glass 2020
The organisers of China Glass 2020 has confirmed that the show due to be held on 14th – 17th April 2020 will be postponed to a later date. The organisers of China Glass 2020 have released the following statement: Dear Exhibitors and Visitors: In response to the needs for pneumonia epidemic contr...Read more -
Happy New Year 2020!
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Counting of Fragments in Tempered Glass Fragmentation Test
The fragment count in the standardized fragmentation test in the standard EN 12150-1 is the way to define the safety level of tempered glass and a way to also get an indication about the stress and strength level of the tempered glass. Even though the way to count the number of fragments is defin...Read more