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Glasser, Correlli Glass, and Inova Glass are three Mexican companies with a long history in the glass industry. In addition to their shared origin and extensive track record, they have two more things in common: teamwork and a commitment to TUROMAS smart machinery.
Glasser
“We found it to be a practical machine, designed with the customer’s needs in mind, rather than the machinery manufacturer’s needs, and it has given us very good results.”
Jorge Guzmán
PRESIDENT OF GLASSER
Glasser (In the [Glasser] section), as it is known today, was born 30 years ago. Before that, it was preceded by Vitrocolor and, much earlier, other companies. This is because the Guzmán name has been present in the glass industry since 1931. Jorge Guzmán, the current president of the Glasser business group, represents the third generation of the family business.
After focusing on molten and blown glass, the company now processes flat glass and specializes in glass for household appliances. From its three plants located in Mexico City, Querétaro, and Santiago de Chile, it sells to South America and the United States.
The Mexican group’s main objective is to offer excellent customer service. This is for a client base that increasingly demands higher standards and more precision in the product, tempering, colors, and finishing… A demand that has led the company to automate processes. This is where the implementation of TUROMAS advanced technology comes into play.
Glasser and TUROMAS first met in Düsseldorf (Germany) at the 24th edition of Glasstec, the world’s leading trade fair for the glass industry, held in 2016. Something that particularly caught their attention was the configuration and performance of the cutting table—technical features they had not found in other European brands.
Furthermore, “we found it to be a practical machine, designed with the customer’s needs in mind, rather than the machinery manufacturer’s needs, and it has given us very good results,” says Jorge.
The monolithic glass cutting table installed in the Querétaro factory is the RUBI 513VAC model (In the [Glasser] section) and works in connection with an MT 300 breakout table (In the [Glasser] section). This table is capable of feeding three continuous high-production lines and has made it possible to manufacture up to one million pieces per month.
Along with the increase in production, the machine has solved several problems the company had with “loading glass onto the cutting table, zero-point positioning, speed and accuracy in cutting, and the speed of transferring sheets to bring in the next pane of glass,” Jorge lists.
Growth has not only come from new technologies that help perform the work better; the human factor is and has been fundamental. “We like working as a team; we like creating creative and collaborative work teams,” the president acknowledges. “We are all Glasser,” is their motto.
Correlli Glass
“It is important to have a solid brand like TUROMAS because, if we want to be the best, we must be with the best brands.”
César Castellanos
PRESIDENT OF CORRELLI GLASS
In 1991, César Castellanos and Silvia Sánchez, husband and wife, founded Correlli Glass (In the [Correlli Glass] section). At that time, all glass processes were manual, within workdays that had a clear start but an uncertain end.
The fact of starting the business from scratch and performing the work manually meant they were surprised when they first saw TUROMAS cutting tables. The meticulous manufacturing and robustness of the machines gave them the confidence to cut large glass sheets.
The Mexican entrepreneurial couple has experimented with other brands, but since finding TUROMAS, they have been “delighted with how they have adapted to our needs and not us to their established lines,” César maintains.
Compared to other manufacturers, they were also impressed by the speed and precision in glass cutting. They also acknowledge that the TUROMAS loading system for lifting and handling glass sheets has helped them improve the performance and efficiency of their processes. The combination Correlli Glass trusted was the RUBI 403VAC-6 monolithic glass cutting table and the MT 300 breakout table (In the [Correlli Glass] section).
Furthermore, the triad of efficiency, performance, and precision is fundamental for coated glass, whose installation is a current architectural trend in facades and windows, according to the director.
Nearly three decades of history have seen a lot, and ten years ago, they moved into tempered glass. Today, Correlli Glass has the largest number of tempering furnaces in Mexico City. Their capacity and standards differentiate them from the rest because they offer 24-hour service; in fact, they were pioneers in quickly attending to customers at any hour, day or night.
The Mexican company is very well positioned in the furniture, decoration, automotive, and architecture sectors. Among some of its most important clients are Saint-Gobain and the Posadas and Quinta Real hotel groups. Every month, they work on the glazing and decoration of a hotel for the latter chain.
The Pachuca Metrobús, the Mexico Exhibition Center, and several of the most important Mexican museums are some of Correlli Glass’s most emblematic projects. In the near future, they have new and interesting projects in Monterrey, and “it is important to have a solid brand like TUROMAS” because “if we want to be the best, we must be with the best brands,” César maintains.
However, the secret of this company’s success would not be possible without its people. “I love working on values with all my staff; I believe it is the foundation of success for any type of company,” acknowledges Silvia, who affectionately calls the nearly two hundred workers across the Mexico City and Monterrey plants her “children.”
Inova Glass
“The cutting lines and the smart warehouse we have acquired are the most technologically advanced, with edge-deleting, vacuum systems, labeling machines, linear motors… and that has helped us tremendously.”
Gustavo Moreno
DIRECTOR OF INOVA GLASS
The origin of Inova Glass (In the [Inova Glass] section) dates back to 2007. It started in the industry with a rustic furnace, built entirely by hand. Throughout these 12 years, it has grown and has plants spread across Chihuahua, Hermosillo, Torreón, Mazatlán, and Aguascalientes.
The Hermosillo, Mazatlán, and Aguascalientes plants have their own names: Termiglass, Cristal Templado de Mazatlán, and Magnoglass, respectively. Regarding glass types, the company works with flat tempered, curved tempered, certified laminated, insulated, and painted glass (using ceramic or cold paint).
The Inova Glass group has evolved towards the automation and simplification of processes and, during this gradual transformation, found the TUROMAS smart solution to automate the industrial process.
The investment in automation, although it brought greater productivity and efficiency, was motivated by a tragic work accident at the Chihuahua factory. This event made them prioritize the safety and physical integrity of the staff above all else.
Gustavo Moreno, at the head of the Mexican group of companies, is very satisfied with the relationship with TUROMAS. Professional and excellent are the adjectives he uses to describe the work and technical assistance of the Spanish brand.
In 2014, he purchased his first smart warehouse, becoming the first Mexican company to have an automatic loader capable of completely managing the warehouse and glass transport. Today, he already has three and is in talks with the Spanish firm to acquire a fourth.
In addition to the trio of smart warehouses, he has invested in three monolithic glass cutting tables and one for laminated glass cutting. “The cutting lines and the smart warehouse we have acquired are the most technologically advanced, with edge-deleting, vacuum systems, labeling machines, linear motors… and that has helped us tremendously,” says Gustavo.
“We are very convinced that TUROMAS is among the best brands, if not the best worldwide, in cutting lines and smart warehouses,” reflects a Manager always attentive to changes in the environment, ready to innovate, improve, and prosper.
