Energy Savings

Energy-saving glass in buildings can cut heating costs by 70% and air conditioning costs by 60%. This is especially important as more rigorous environmental regulations are introduced.

Glaston is committed to using glass proactively. Energy efficient solutions have always made up an inherent part of Glaston’s portfolio and business philosophy. Yet now with a more pressing call for such solutions from legislation, Glaston is far in the forefront with its technology.

Glaston has been cooperating for years with the leading glass producers to develop machinery for processing Low-E (low emission) coated glass. Starting from cutting and edging through to tempering and shaping, the machinery maintains the properties of the most demanding coatings without compromising esthetics or optical quality.

A strong focus has also been on enhancing the energy efficiency of the furnaces.

Glaston’s newest tempering technology represents a rare combination of today’s most current values for the market. The drivers for the design of the new generation Glaston Tamglass tempering lines introduced to the market in autumn 2010 are the rapidly increasing demand for super Low-E glass, quality consciousness and global energy efficiency. The new Glaston Tamglass convection system technology uses circulated convection air minimizing total energy consumption by up to 30%. In addition to saving energy in heating the glass, with the optimized blower control significant reductions of the total energy consumption are achieved.

Regardless of the age, Glaston offers for all its tempering lines upgrades designed for energy-efficient glass tempering, resulting to savings of up to 20-30% in total electricity costs. Glaston’s frequency converter controlled blower system, for instance, has been designed for outstanding flexibility and energy savings in glass tempering.