Optical interlayer

jholtje — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:19:07 -0500

Argotec Inc. of Greenfield, Mass., developed a transparent extruded polyurethane optical interlayer for bullet-, blast-, impact-, and hurricane-resistant glass.

Door rail

jholtje — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:58:13 -0500

Doralco, Alsip, Ill., offers the Slimline door rail. The product comes in heights of 1 inch, 1 3/8 inch, 2 inches and 2 ½ inches. The 1-inch wide rail can be used for 3/8-inch, ½-inch, 5/8-inch and ¾-inch glass, and the 1 ½-inch rail for 5/8-inch and ¾-inch glass.

Mainstreet Computers

jchase — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:53:17 -0500

Mainstreet Computers, Belleville, Mich., is introducing Glas-Avenue 8.0 hosted service, giving customers access to their system from anywhere they have high-speed Internet, using security enablement logins and passwords. The company provides database backups and automatic data updates including those from other sources such as NAGS.

Equalizer Industries

jchase — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:50:09 -0500

Equalizer Industries, Round Rock, Texas, is presenting the Gorilla Lift GL3500. The device can be used for a variety of jobs, from setting a huge bus windshield to a piece of glass in a commercial building, company reps report. It can lift loads up to 610 pounds using its high leverage gear system that can be operated manually or with a drill/drive.

Innovative Tools & Technologies

jchase — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:25:18 -0500

Innovative Tools & Technologies is showcasing the X-Stand. Suitable for windshields and other glass parts, the stand offers vertical and horizontal adjustability, and 12 locking positions to create a comfortable work surface for technicians of all heights.

Glass Bot

jchase — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:45:18 -0500

Recently approved by Nissan North America as a preferred tool for the removal of glass parts, the Glass Bot is a vacuum-pad mounted wire-winding device that operates via a remote-control grip. It is universally powered via a 12-volt DC source.

GlasWeld

jchase — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:37:42 -0500

GlasWeld, Bend, Ore., is introducing the GRV glass repair vehicle, which goes up to 40 miles per hour and gets more than 70 miles per gallon, according to company literature. Specially designed for windshield repair technicians, the GRV scooter has a rear compartment to allow for easy access and transport of equipment and supplies.

Hybrid glazing tape

jholtje — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:46:18 -0500

Manufacturer of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape systems, Adchem Corp., Riverhead, N.Y., launched the HF hybrid glazing tape line.

Hard water stain remover

jholtje — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:07:22 -0500

Glass Guru, Roseville, Calif., offers Glasstastic hard water stain remover. A crème cleanser used with a non-scratch scrub pad, the product restores damaged glass, porcelain, metal, tile and other hard surfaces. It comes in 32-ounce bottles individually or by the case.

Rotatable sputter target material

jholtje — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:02:53 -0500

Belgium’s Bekaert added AZO, or zinc oxide with aluminum oxide, to its range of rotatable sputter target material for depositing transparent conductive oxide layers used in photovoltaic cells. TCO layers are essential building blocks for thin film PV applications where optical transmission and electrical conductivity are required simultaneously.