Glastory

• Glass

The hottest trends for the coolest windshields

by Juha Karisola

Exciting developments in the automotive industry have had a major impact on windshield design and functionality in recent years. This development is forcing windshield manufacturers to up their game. Not only do they need to adhere to increasingly stringent end-product safety and quality requirements, their windshield products must also answer designer demands. They must feature “smart” functionality, be fast to produce and environmentally friendly. This article introduces some of the current trends that are now shaping the automotive glass processing industry.

• Business

Solving glass processing possibilities: Ask Glaston

by Miika Äppelqvist

The glass business can be capital intensive, and experimenting can end up being surprisingly costly. The raw material alone is expensive, and each processing step adds value to the glass. A mistake or a problem later on in the processing can be quite costly. It doesn’t have to be that way!

• Quality

What is iridescence (anisotropy) and 5 ways to reduce it in tempered glass

by Miika Äppelqvist

Markets demand increasingly more quality from glass suppliers. Sometimes, you can see weird strain patterns or rainbow-colored streaks in the glass, especially when viewed at a close angle and in polarized light. This is called glass iridescence. And here’s how to get rid of it.

• Quality

Don’t risk lives: 4 ways to make sure your glass is safety glass

by Miika Äppelqvist

Since we are talking about safety, it is crucial that tempered glass is actually tempered when it is delivered to customers. Here’s a list of ways you can make sure you don’t need to recall your glasses.