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YKK AP Sponsors NASCAR Driver Akinori Ogata for 2023 Racing Season

The facades industry is dipping its toes into NASCAR. YKK AP America CEO and president Oliver Stepe announced that the company is an official sponsor of driver Akinori Ogata for select races at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Hickory Motor Speedway. … Continue reading

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Glass TEXpo™ ’23 Attendees to Get FREE Entry to Howl at the Moon

If you like to end your conference evenings with a bang, you’ll love this. Glass TEXpo™ ’23 will provide attendees FREE entry to Howl at the Moon—a dueling piano bar on the San Antonio Riverwalk. While a Friday night cover … Continue reading

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Impra Adds New Mappi Tempering Furnace

Impra has purchased a Mappi glass tempering furnace capable of combining larger production volumes and offering increased flexibility. The Czech Republic-based company, which provides products for the flat glass building industry, purchased an MTH Series Convection 2600 5000 Super low-E … Continue reading

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Glass Prices Increase as Overall February PPI Prices Fall

The Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand fell 0.1% in February following a 1.2% advance in January, reports the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, glass and glass product manufacturing prices increased by 2.7% in February following a 3.3% … Continue reading

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TODAY’S BLOG: Are You Ready? Chatbots Look to Increase Efficiency, Productivity

The reception of ChatGPT depends on whom you ask. For students caught between a rock and a hard place, the chatbot has been a godsend for easing the pain of writing papers; for teachers and other institutional figures, ChatGPT has … Continue reading

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