Scoring, breaking, heating and separating is the tried-and-tested rule of thumb used to describe the mechanical separation of laminated glass. The Beverungen-based mechanical engineering company HEGLA, which specialises in the glass industry, is currently demonstrating that it might be worth taking a closer look at, and even improving, procedures of this kind – even if they are already considered mature.

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On 1 August 2019, the ground-breaking ceremony was held for the new HEGLA production site in Stockbridge, Henry County, Georgia (USA). In a jovial, buoyant atmosphere, the representatives of the LEWAG Holding AG Executive Board, Jochen Hesselbach, Frank Schürmann, and Andreas Wiegran, HEGLA Group CEO Bernhard Hötger, and HEGLA Corp. CEO Elmar Zeidler laid the cornerstone of the new production site while Mayor Anthony Ford, the entire HEGLA Corp. team, and other officials and people involved in the project looked on.

There are as many good reasons to pin information or product data to a processed glass panel as there are for chalk marking or sticking down labels. As a new process with expanded functionality, laser marking with its enhanced features is becoming increasingly popular.

“In today’s fast-paced times, people rarely work for the same company for decades. It is therefore extremely important to us that this year, we are again able to celebrate numerous colleagues who have worked for us for many years,” explains HEGLA COO Bernhard Hötger. Together, nine employees had worked for HEGLA for an impressive 241 years in 2018. During a small celebration with the Works Council and the department heads, the management thanked the employees in person for their constant dedication and long-term loyalty.

The HEGLA Group, based in Beverungen, has made changes to its management team to further the consistent and long-term development of the company in line with its strategy for sustained growth.

After more than 41 years of active involvement, HEGLA Managing Director Manfred Vollbracht has retired shortly before his 66th birthday. “At some point you have to ask yourself what life after work might look like, and when that time has come”, he said, explaining his decision.

In the spirit of Glasstec 2016, HEGLA introduced a new generation of the ProLam laminated glass cutting system while at the same time providing a glimpse of the future of laminated cutting with the Rapidlam system.

The good mood was clearly visible to the HEGLA managing directors Manfred Vollbracht and Bernhard Hötger when they were able to congratulate six employees on their 25th company anniversary during a small celebration. "These people have been a part of HEGLA for so long and have been committed to the success of the company with their work. A wonderful occasion to celebrate together and to appreciate the time we spent together", explained Manfred Vollbracht.

The addition of almost 10,000 m² of production space marks yet another investment by HEGLA in the Beverungen site. On Friday, 28th August 2015, the company celebrated the opening of the new Plant 3 with a barbecue attended by the workforce of almost 500 as well as the tradespeople who worked on the alteration.