METRO VANCOUVER - B.C.’s transportation minister blames the contractor who designed and built the new Port Mann Bridge for the damages and injuries caused by chunks of ice falling off the structure during Wednesday’s snowstorm. ...
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Turkish windshield producer Sisecam is pouring 65 million Euro in a new a manufacturing facility in Buzau, according to Agerpres. The firm’s flat glass division, Trakia Cam alongside Romania's automotive and industrial glass ...
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After a slew of falling glass on Toronto streets last summer, the Ontario government is strengthening its building code surrounding balcony glass for newly constructed buildings. At least 13 glass balcony panes exploded in downtown ...
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Repairing exterior moisture seals with easy-to-use kits helps extend windshield life ORLANDO,Fla.,Oct.29,2012-PPG Industries'(NYSE:PPG)aerospace transparencies group is introducing kits for repairing exterior moisture seals,or hump ...
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Sean Smith began college as a pre-med student,thinking one day he would become a doctor. But his patients have ended up being made of steel,brick and wood. In September,Smith became the newest franchisee of Glass Doctor,which ...
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MILFORD, N.H., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Saint-Gobain Crystals has been awarded a three-year contract, valued at approximately $20 million, to supply the U.S. Army and Marine Corps with sapphire engineered armor and tooling to make ...
Saint-Gobain was recently awarded a three-year, $20 million contract with the U.S. Army and Marine Corps to develop bullet-resistant windshields and door windows. The technology, which will be used on the M142 High Mobility Artillery ...
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In one of the most hotly contested elections in recent history, auto glass shop owners in several key battleground states react to how they think today’s election will affect the auto glass industry. Similar to the majority of ...
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Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has published a new report titled "Smart Glass in the Automotive Sector -2013." This report projects that revenues from smart glass and related coatings sold to the automotive sector will reach $3.5 ...
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PPG has announced a new contract with Eclipse Aerospace to manufacture cockpit windows as well as improve the design of windshield spares and side cockpit window spares for the Eclipse 500. The windshields the company will manufacture are ...
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A local report about consumer safety surrounding the use of laminated glass for sidelites which aired recently on NBC 6 South Florida asks the question: are vehicles becoming too safe? In January 2011, the National Highway Traffic Safety ...
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Robust vehicle sales are providing a boost to Pittsburgh Glass Works, which is adding 50 to 60 employees at its plant in Creighton, East Deer. The facility fabricates glass used mainly for automobile windshields. About 225 employees ...
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PILKINGTON owner Nippon Sheet Glass has gone into the red and shed 1, 750 jobs worldwide this year as it restructures to cope with the effects of the global recession. The group, which employs some 1, 600 people across its sites in St ...
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Auto glass sales and profits fell during the second quarter of this year when compared to last for Tokyo-based Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG). The international company released today its second quarter financial results for its fiscal year 2013 ...
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Shock-resistance is the great benefit of safety glass. However, the cut of the glass pane can make this difficult: With conventional processes, only straight cuts are possible. Yet a newly-developed method makes it possible to apply any ...
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