Updated worldwide glass market study 2024 available now for flat, container glass and tableware

We have updated our international studies on flat glass, container glass and tableware for 2024.

This unique software provides a global overview about glass producers and technical details. Easy to use and clear tables summarize information and data about glass makers such as: Glass types: flat glass, container glass, tableware, production capacities in regions and countries, number of furnaces, furnace types, year of construction, glass types and sub-types, products, project information, special news and downloads.

Further databases supplying demoscopic data and import and export data complete the market survey. Based on these data, prepare individual country profiles with information about local production capacities, local market sizes and expected demand in the future.

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Contact Info

Address VMA GmbH
Gräfinauer Straße 2
98693 Ilmenau
Country Germany
Phone 0049 36785 5870
Email Get in contact with VMA GmbH
Internet www.vma-online.de
Year founded 1990

Contact Persons

Contact 1. Fred Vogler
Authorized Officer
Contact 2. Nico Thomae
Managing director
Contact 3. Sebastian Hollatz
Product Manager TMC
Phone: 0049 36785 587 0
Contact 4. Raven Liu
Project Manager

Products or Machinery

Supplier of Equipment for non-contact Measuring and Control Equipment, particularly non-contact Glass Thickness Measuring Sytems for Container Glass, Float Glass, Display Glass and Glass Tubes as well as a comprehensive Range of Instruments for the Automation of Glass Tube Manufacturing such as Defect Detection, Diameter Gauges, Sorting and Control Systems, Automatic Quartz Glass Resizing. A comprehensive range of inspection systems is available. Special emphasis is placed on non-contact thickness measuring instruments.

  • TMC - Thickness Measurement system for Container glass
  • TMF - Thickness Measurement system for Float glass
  • Special solutions (TC Tube Control, TMP Thickness measurement for Patterned glass, TMT Thickness measurement system for Tubular glass hot/cold, ODMT Outer Diameter Measurement for Tubular glass, Off-line systems a.o.)

 


Company Background / History

VMA is specialized in designing and producing opto-electronic measuring and testing equipment for the glass industry, particularly thickness measuring equipment. Our equipment is designed in accordance with the special needs of our customers. They contain all necessary components for turn-key systems. Our engineers have been working in the glass industry for many years. Therefore we are familiar with the special questions for the testing of glass articles as well as the technological problems of glass manufacturing. Our strength is to provide our customers with a whole system of know-how. We are able to link our experiences with innovative solutions and sophisticated technologies.

Consultation Specialists in optics, electronics, software, handling and cooling with many years of experiences in the glass industry give you advice on the solution of your problems.

Analysis Together with your specialists we analyse your process and take down the layout of your plant for an optimisation of it.

Functional Specifications We give support in formulating functional specifications for a technically realizable and economically acceptable task.

Realization We solve your problem by combining and adapting our various products. Adaptation is done by variation of the optical, electronic, mechanical and cooling parameters. Software is produced for your solution individually.

Turnkey Systems We deliver, install, put the system into operation and train your operators and your service personnel. Technical Service A detailed documentation and the cooperation of our specialists with your maintenance personnel are good preconditions for a reliable and quick technical service.

Maintenance Service We offer a mobile after-sales-service, also with maintenance contract, if desired. In addition, we can check and calibrate your automation system regularly in order to realize your quality system.

Spare Part Service The main expendable parts we have on stock. Provision and production of spare parts are carried out as quick as possible.