Clearview South December 2013 - Issue 145

MACHINERY RENEWED STRATEGY TAKES CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL In September 2013, Glaston published its updated strategic guidelines and financial targets for the period 2013–2016. “Our target is to produce products and services that keep our customers satisfied and, at the same time, create solutions that make doing business with us easy”, Arto Metsänen, CEO and President of Glaston Corporation stated during Vitrum Exhibition in Milan, Italy. Meeting customer demand Glaston’s new generation of glass tempering lines, the RC and FC Series with iControL™, initially launched at Glasstec in Germany in 2010 have, in just three years since launching, become a big hit with customers throughout the world. Glaston recently celebrated the delivery of the 100th new generation tempering line with the innovative iControL™ automation system. The furnaces have already been delivered to all continents and several customers have even more than one of these new types of tempering lines with iControL™. “This proves that our continuous investments in R&D are providing what is needed for our customers to compete and succeed in their chosen glass tempering businesses”, Metsänen concludes. Strong investments in product development Vitrum will be the springboard for the new UC series of automatic ??????????????????()Q??????????????????????????????()??????????????????????????)???????????????????????????)??????=????????????????)???????????????????????)???????????????????????????)????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????)??????????Q???!?????????)??????????????????????????)???????????????????????)?????????????????????????)??????????????????????)??????????????????????????)?????????????)%??????????????????????)???????????????????)????????????????????)?????????????????????????)%? ????3???????????????????)???????????????????????)????????????????????????)I??Ê??????????????????????)??????????????????????????()??????????????????????????)??????????????????????????)????????????????????????)????????????????????????e?)?????????????????????)????????????????? ????3??)???????????????????????)???????????????????????????)?????????I??ÊA????)????????????????????????)??????????????????????????)????????????????????????)?????????I?????!??? ?????)I!?????????????????????????)??????????????????????)???????????????????????????)????????????????????????)??????????????????????)???????????????????????????)?????????????????????????)?????????????????????????)???????Y??????????????)?????? ?????????()?????((??((

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