Talk:Pilkington/Archives/2011

US vs. Pilkington PLC

Can someone talk about the case that us sued Pilkington PLC for limiting the ability of its US licensees to use the technology in international markets.

The top result on a google search for "Pilkington float glass process" is this complaint; the full public record, including the settlement, is available at U.S. v. Pilkington. 128.30.28.20 (talk) 22:11, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Written up. 121a0012 (talk) 02:28, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

K Glass

Is this the same company that makes armoured K Glass? — FIRE!^{in a crowded theatre...} 15:40, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Article's 'Operations' section

Does anybody else think this reads a bit like an advert? I see that both sources listed in said section are of Pilkington's official website. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.43.50.133 (talk) 20:26, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Missing History

The aricle has a lot of its early history missing and appears to corporate unlike other wikipedia articles, could do with more details of its foundation and effect on local communities, for instance how many people it employed and how it contributed the changes within towns.--PL.-Snr (talk) 18:44, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Trailer / sheet maximal size

Is there already an article about the kind of truck trailer, shown in the picture as liveried trailer? What I know is: Airsuspended single wheels an levers, no through-axles, in between, in the middle (about 1,5 m width) of the trailer the chamber in which the sheets are stored. The sheets are pressed together by pneumatic (rather than: hydraulic) cylinders via stamps or plates. A truck driver told me, 15 years ago, eventually, if something went wrong, its possible that he arrives with all sheets broken.

The trailer size corresponds to the usual maximum size of glass sheets: Trailers are allowed to be (street law) 400 cm high. Allow 25 cm free space under the trailer, 10 cm for the bottom construction and 5 cm for the top air and cover, this would limit glass sheets to 400-40 = 360 cm max. height.

http://www.hero-glas.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Downloads/PHB_Hero_SAFE.pdf supplies sheets up to 321 cm high and 600 cm long. Same date on p9 in [[1]] (German - Glass Handbook)

Recently I have seen a new truck-only glass transporter in Austria, with remarkable narrow set-back (recess to middle axis of truck) rear wheels, that allow an only 20 cm narrow, but extra high compartment for some oversized sheets. This compartment is 380 cm high or even can house 380 cm high sheets. Front wheels give normal 250 cm broadness and can pneumatically lowered/risen as well as the the narrower rear wheels. (A by law a rather novelty for front truck wheels in Europe, the truck driver said.)

The normal length of a sheet of 600 (or more usual: 550) cm might come from the width of the float glass production. --Helium4 (talk) 05:09, 14 June 2011 (UTC)