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MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF INSULATING GLASS (CASE STUDY: REFLEX COMPANY)

Reflex, d. o. o., (hereinafter Reflex) is an innovative Slovenian company for the finishing and processing of flat glass.

Ciril KocbekStrojništvo · supervisor dr. Marija Kisin · defence julij 2011
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AuthorCiril Kocbek
Supervisordr. Marija Kisin
Module—Mechanical Engineering
Employer / clientAcademia
Year2011julij 2011
About the project

Challenge, approach and results.

Reflex, d. o. o., (hereinafter Reflex) is an innovative Slovenian company for the finishing and processing of flat glass. The company invests heavily in development and training for the continuous improvement of its products. The author of the diploma thesis presented a comprehensive manufacturing technology and energy efficiency of insulating glass using the case study of Reflex company. The diploma thesis concludes with a review of development efforts regarding new glazing technologies and with laws, regulations and standards that address glass as a construction material.

Problem

Reflex, d. o. o., (hereinafter Reflex) is an innovative Slovenian company for the finishing and processing of flat glass. The company invests heavily in development and training for the continuous improvement of its products. The requirements of their clients are becoming greater and more demanding day by day, which is why they are compelled to invest heavily in better, more efficient and higher-quality production capacities as well.

Solution and Method

The author of the diploma thesis presented a comprehensive manufacturing technology and energy efficiency of insulating glass using the case study of Reflex company. In the first part of the diploma thesis, the development of glass, types, properties and use are discussed with emphasis on the technological sequence of insulating glass production. In doing so, attention was drawn to certain defects that occur in the production of insulating glass and the importance of traceability and control in production was emphasised.

In the second part of the diploma thesis, energy efficiency was presented in relation to single-layer and multi-layer glazing as well as certain factors that play a very important role in this.

Results

The diploma thesis concludes with a review of development efforts regarding new glazing technologies and with laws, regulations and standards that address glass as a construction material.

Production line for processing and finishing of flat glass
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