Casso-Solar has the Solutions for Printing, Coating, Decorating, Drying, Curing, Bending, Firing, Annealing and Laminating for Automotive and Bullet Resistant Glass.

Automotive Glass Production

Ceramic Ink Drying

Casso-Solar Ceramic Ink Drying Systems lead the industry in processing waterbase, water miscible, terpinal and pine oil based inks, leaded or lead free. Special attention is given to maximize green strength on low resin content inks, allowing for safe overprinting and handling. Cooling systems are designed to bring glass and ink temperatures to or below ambient. Dryers are compact, energy efficient with little maintenance over years of service life. Casso-Solar works closely with the ceramic ink manufacturers and maintains an extensive library on current inks used in the industry.

Windshield Bending Systems

Windshield Bending Systems for automotive O.E.M. and aftermarket bus, truck, aircraft and recreational vehicles. Single Station, Shuttle and Multi-Station Serial Benders. Production rates of 5-60 units per hour up to 72" x 120", doublets and multi-layer bullet proof glass to 2" thick. Casso-Solar Multi-zone Graphical User Computer Control for complex shapes with localized programmable 3-Axis Crease Heaters that follow the glass as it bends in the tight radius areas. Menu storage allows for easy recipe recall and the ability to process different parts within the same system allowing for short production run mixes.

Windshield Preheat and Tacking Ovens

Continuous preheat and tacking ovens to allow for proper de-airing of windshields and to tack the glass for further processing in the autoclave. Glass temperatures exiting the preheat are 110-120 deg F and exiting the tacking oven at 180-190 deg F. Medium wavelength heaters penetrate the glass to heat the PVB/glass interface. Designed for either short edge or long edge leading. Ovens also available for vacuum ring applications, batch or continuous.