Articles

Virtual water runs deep

Virtual water runs deep

Tobias Wachtmann from Siemens explains how the company has paired its software solutions with expertise from industrial water systems specialist PVAG to design more efficient and sustainable cooling-water systems for the glass industry. The full version of this article appears in the Sept/Oct 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

14th AIGMF International Conference

14th AIGMF International Conference

Parallel to the glasspex and glasspro India shows, The All India Glass Manufacturers’ Federation (AIGMF) will be staging its 14th international conference in Mumbai on 15 September 2023. In partnership with Glass Worldwide, glasstec and Messe Düsseldorf India, the conference will focus on ‘Decarbonisation for the Sustainable Glass Industry’ and will cover important topics from all segments of glass with contributions from leading international experts.

Exclusive Glass Futures interview

Exclusive Glass Futures interview

Glass Futures’ CEO, Richard Katz, has long pursued a mission of culture change, exemplified in the organisation’s newly opened Innovation Centre which gives members, academic researchers, the supply chain and industry leaders a vital platform for advancing decarbonised and sustainable glass manufacturing. Mr Katz spoke exclusively to Glass Worldwide, preferred media partner of Glass Futures, about his journey from factory electrician to architect of a Global Centre of Excellence. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

EXCLUSIVE SCHOTT INTERVIEW

EXCLUSIVE SCHOTT INTERVIEW

Pawan Kumar Shukla, President and Managing Director of SCHOTT Glass India Pvt. Ltd, a 100% subsidiary of the German technology group SCHOTT AG, spoke exclusively to Glass Worldwide (preferred international journal of the All India Glass Manufacturers’ Federation) about a €75 million investment to establish its Jambusar plant as SCHOTT’s second largest glass tubing manufacturing facility and a production hub for pharmaceutical glass in Asia. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*

EXCLUSIVE AFGM INTERVIEW

EXCLUSIVE AFGM INTERVIEW

With Glass Worldwide as its official journal, the 45th ASEAN Glass Conference will take place in Nha Trang, Vietnam on 25–29 September 2023. Nguyễn Huy Thắng, Chairman of the Organising Committee and Vice Chairman of hosting body the Vietnam Glass Association, outlines how the event will contribute to achieving net zero CO2 emission targets. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Exclusive Gopal Glass Works interview

Exclusive Gopal Glass Works interview

Purvish Shah, Director of Gopal Glass Works and Hons. Treasurer of the All India Glass Manufacturers’ Federation, spoke exclusively to Glass Worldwide about opportunities for innovation in the manufacture of patterned, rolled and wired glass, and explained why his family’s firm has recently diversified into the solar glass business. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

The road to electrification

The road to electrification

Gary Café from Schneider Electric, one of the largest energy consultancies in the world, extols the advantages of a well-planned electrification and decarbonisation roadmap for glassmakers looking to adopt more sustainable methods of manufacture. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

A century of silent chain production

A century of silent chain production

Founded in 1923, Ramsey Products Corp designs and manufactures a wide range of industrial silent chain products. The Ramsey Technical Development Team recounts significant developments at the business as the company celebrates its 100th anniversary. The full version of this article appears in the July/August 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

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