CE Glass Plc. Improves its Production Capacity

CE Glass Plc., a manufacturer of insulating and safety glass, has upgraded its production capacity at its plant in Szatymaz, on the outskirts of Szeged, SE Hungary, with the help of EU funding and an investment of HUF half a billion, the company informed MTI.

According to the press release, the investment, which was implemented with a conditional non-refundable grant of around HUF 352 million, was aimed at increasing production efficiency and adapting to changing market needs.

As part of the investment, a state-of-the-art vertical grinding machine for the production of polished edge-ground and corner-rounded glass structures was installed. The automated feeding of jumbo glass, and thus the efficient operation of the cutting tables, is ensured by the new feeding system, which is supported by pneumatic glass gripping cranes capable of lifting up to 350 kilograms of 2,800x5,000 mm glass. Internal production logistics are supported by new forklift trucks and a flexible, 562.5-ton capacity glass storage racking system, which can be easily organized according to requirements, as well as a radio frequency identification system.

As part of the investment, the plant's IT system was upgraded and the use of renewable energy was expanded.

The company told MTI that in Hungary and abroad, the market for architectural flat glass is increasingly demanding products with more complex technical content and unique designs, and glass is being used in more and more versatile solutions. The aesthetic role of glass is becoming more important, as it gives an elegant and modern look to the space and different visual effects can be achieved with different types of glass. In addition to thermal insulation, light and sound insulation are also increasingly being highlighted as important parameters.

Melinda Varga Becsei, HR-PR Manager of CE Glass, stated that the building industry is increasingly discovering glass as a modern building material due to its functional and aesthetic value. "Architects are designing buildings with increasingly large surface areas and more complex technical content, and the company is also adapting its development strategy to meet the growing demand. As a result of this development, the company is able to produce, for example, tempered heat-treated safety glass in high quality, quickly and accurately, in line with specific requests, with a higher capacity, for use as glass balustrades, partitions or façade elements, among other things," she said.