In 200l, Vietnam's first horizontal
Flat tempering machine was installed for the manufacturing of
safety glass. The same year Vinaconex, one of the biggest construction
companies in the country, became aware of the future prospects
of safety glass and started looking for a reliable partner to
deliver technology for the manufacturing of laminated safety
glass.Vinaconex moved directly to the second stage of safety
glass production, skipping traditional flat tempered glass production.
This is representative of Vietnamese companies' far-sightedness
and courage to invest in the latest technology. "For choosing
supplier to the first laminated safety glass plant in Vietnam,
we studied several suppliers. Glassrobots has a clear advantage
as part of the Tambest Group, which had already produced flat
laminated glass for 15 years, said Mr. Tam Cong Nguyen, Director
of Safety Glass Plant".
A Vinaconex delegation visited Glassrobots in Finland in the
summer of 2001 and observed the process and technology of laminated
safety glass. As early as in the autumn of the same year, Vinaconex
started an international competitive tendering for the project.
Glassrobots won the bidding and signed a delivery contract in
November 2001.
The equipment was delivered from Finland in June 2002 and its
installation began in September 2002 in Hanoi, at the Vinaconex
subsidiary Vinaconex 7's new safety glass factory.
Actual manufacturing of safety glass will commence in November
2002, and then the new factory will produce 1000 m2 of Flat
laminated safety glass per day. The factory's, production capacity
has been reserved in 2003 for months to come and Vinaconex is
already preparing a new factory to be built in Saigon, Southern
Vietnam.
Vinaconex adapted a thoroughly modern high technology option
quickly in a completely new market situation. A deciding factor
was that Vinaconex felt that they were getting the best service
available from Glassrobots. |
