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ERVIN WELCOMES QUATTROLIFTS PRODUCTS Quattrolifts has a very versatile range of both warehouse and job site glass handling equipment. It was through a working relationship with Pilkington Glass that director Rick Carlei identified the greatest cause of injuries to workers in the glass industry, the manual handling of large and heavy plates of glass. Over a period of five years with imput from the glazing industry, Rick would develop four unique products that have greatly improved glass handling safety. The Nomad and Express units are used on the job site and allow safe transporting, lifting and setting of large and heavy plates of glass. The Mule and the Horizon are warehouse based units that will make any shop more efficient and safer as well. The Quattrolift products are very well thought out pieces of equipment and ERVIN is very pleased to be able to now offer them to our customers. Safe glass handling should be right at the top of any glass companies list and the line of Quattrolifts will help keep glass workers safe and injury free. To learn more about Quattrolifts please visit our glass handling tab and find what product is right for you. Feel free to contact us for additional information and pricing.

LAMINATING WITHOUT AUTOCLAVE...Ervin has been burning the midnight oil to release a new line of laminating machines that can operate without the use of an Autoclave.  This is huge news in the glazing world as laminating glass has always required a large line with a very expensive Autoclave, and this has put producing laminated glass out of reach for many fabricators.  NO MORE, Ervin has an array of machines that operate with the new popular EVA films or the old standby PVB films.  We are very excited to be bringing these machines to market, testing has been ongoing in Europe for the past 8 months with great results.  Our manufacturer has just received a CE rating and we are able to bring the machines to the states.  The machines have garnered a lot of attention and we already have orders in the books.  ERVIN will be stocking a large array of both EVA and PVB films for these machines.  Uses for these machines will span from custom designer applications, to commercial and bullet proof glass applications.  Really the only limitations will be your imagination.  And the best part is the machines will range in price from $25K to 75K, which should allow almost anyone to get into the laminated market.  If you have any questions please let us know and we plan to release more information as we have it available.

ERVIN introduces new 12 Spindle Edging Machines.  Ervin, has listened to our customers and we have introduce of new 12 spindle edging and edging/miter machines.  Our customers were demanding quicker polishing times with the best edge work possible and we have delivered.  Our new 12 spindle machines are using 4 felt wheels (2 felts for the bottom edge of the glass, and 1 for each side arris), this allows our customers to run their glass at a very high speed and get a polish as good as there is in the industry.  We have several of these machines currently in operation and are enjoying great success.  As with all of our machines, there are all the upgrades and features that are customers are looking for.  Increased production and a better finished product are definitely a good thing and our new line of 12 spindle machines deliver.  Please feel free to call or email us for more information about this great new product.

Annual Beijing Glass show trip.  ERVIN has returned from our annual China Glass trip and we were able to find some very innovative products.  The Chinese manufacturers have really come a long way in producing very high quality machinery and there was much to be seen at the trade show.  ERVIN has made some new alliances to introduce new products to our current line of machinery.  You can expect to see in the near future, Water Jet machines, Window and Insultated Glass machinery, as well as Glass Handling machinery.  We were able to find the quality of product that we have built our reputation on and have signed exclusive agreements to sell these products to the US market.  Please check our website often as we will have these products up and available to all of our customers very soon.  Overall the trip to Beijing was well worth the effort and we at ERVIN are very excited about the new offerings we will soon have to our customers.

Cerium wheel polishing machines gaining in popularity. Cerium impregnated wheels have long been used in all types of polishing machines with varied results. Within the last 5 years the cerium wheeled machines have really given the felt wheeled machines a run for their money. Manufacturers are producing better and better cerium wheels that are very close or just as good as thier felt wheel counterparts. The most obvious and greatest benifit of the the cerium wheel is that it does not need to have a wet cerium powder to produce its polish like the felt wheels must use. It works with straight water or a mixture of water and collant. This greatly reduces the cleanup and maintenance on the machines. Wet cerium mixture is very corrosive and requires a lot of work to keep the machines in top running condition. We are all always looking for ways to make our jobs easier and the cerium wheels for todays polishing machines do just that. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to learn more about cerium impregnated polishing wheels.