The autoclave is the last step in the production process which assembles the prepared components. For this very reason, high quality and the lowest possible number of rejects are crucial, because they mean…

The foil is the core of the laminate and gives the laminated glass its special properties. Depending on the desired end product, the foil must have the necessary thickness, colour, transparency and function (sound insulation, translucency, etc.). The product portfolio thus determines the layout of the foil warehouse and the optimal organisation of the pre-laminate.

Pre-lamination is often referred to as the heart of a laminating system in the industry. And rightly so, because the lamination process takes place during pre-lamination to a large extent, where the foil is heated up and then pressed or bonded to the glass using rollers. However, the air that is still trapped is pressed out of the glass package during the course of pre-lamination. This followed by the autoclave process, during which the laminate foil is melted under heat and high pressure and finally bonded.

During times when the number of suppliers in all industries (and also the glass industry, of course) is steadily increasing and the market is becoming more and more transparent at the same time, the importance of cost-effective production for higher profit margins increases tremendously. Furthermore, individual representatives of the glass industry can gain a certain competitive edge over the competition in this way and develop it accordingly.