Innovation and Operational Excellence are not only the core values of the AGC group, they are also sources of competitive advantage.
Innovation is embedded in our genes
Innovation at AGC Glass Europe draws to a great extent on the dynamic interplay between its R&D Centre at Jumet (Belgium), industrial practices and market forces. Past innovations have produced significant developments in glass technology and production processes. This has resulted in the widest range of products on the market and acknowledged leadership in coated glass. However, the spirit of innovation has to prevail at all levels within the company, not only in R&D but also in marketing, customer relations management, production, quality control, human resources, communication and all the central services. | .jpg) |
In this way, as articulated in its Vision, AGC Glass Europe will “shape the future of glass.” In other words, it intends to reorientate the entire industry according to its way of imagining, reinventing, producing, promoting and distributing glass.
Major advances in glass
- 2009 : Planibel Tri : latest low-energy triple glazing
- 2008 : InnoWiz: innovation program for all employees of AGC Glass Europe
- 2007 : AntiBacterial glass and Glassiled & Construction of world’s largest float (Klin, Russia)
- 2006 : Coating Evolution
- 2004 : Planibel G fasT: First low emissivity coated glass toughenable in any type of furnace
- 2003 : Head up display for windshields (automotive )
- 2000s: Sunergy: First hard coated solar control glass with low reflection
- 1990s: Planibel Top N: Standard-setting low-emissivity coated glass
Mirox: First Ecological mirror (without copper or lead)
Iris coated solar control windshields (automotive) - 1980s: Glass for optoelectric applications
Selective athermal glass ot reduce heating inside cars - 1970s: Stopsol: First hard-coated solar control glass