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06-22

Trends in the Global Automotive Glass Industry

As the global economy has continued to recover since the global financial crisis of 2008, global demand for automotive glass has risen from 294 million square meters in 2009 to 415 million square meters in 2013, representing a compound annual growth rate of 9.0%. It is projected that from 2013 to 2018, global demand for automotive glass will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.9%. By 2018, global demand for automotive glass is expected to reach 528 million square meters. The historical and forecast data for global automotive glass demand during the period shown are illustrated in the figure below. From 2009 to 2013, the global market for automotive glass supplied with new vehicles grew at a rate of 10% per year.

06-22

How to Choose a Glass Cutting Machine Correctly

In CNC machinery, CNC equipment for tempering furnaces, edge grinding, cleaning, hollow glass production, and laminating has already achieved mature internationalization. However, fully automatic glass cutting machines—due to factors such as their high speed, exceptional precision, and considerable control complexity—have long been regarded as the simplest-looking yet most challenging glass machinery to operate. Because domestic glass-cutting machine manufacturing started relatively late, market recognition remains low, and given concerns about equipment stability and precision, glass-processing customers often find it difficult to determine how to properly select and position themselves when choosing a fully automatic cutting machine. In today’s era of rapid technological advancement, as labor costs continue to rise—and especially with customers placing ever-higher demands on product precision—

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