For decades, IGE has done more than sell glass fabrication equipment. We’ve helped bring some of the world’s most innovative equipment manufacturers to the North American market. We’ve introduced new names, new technologies and new ideas—and in many cases, helped build those brands into recognized names throughout the industry. Times change. Technologies change. And the needs of glass fabricators change. That means every so often, you have to take a fresh look at what you’re offering and ask: Is this still the best technology we can bring to our customers? For IGE, that means doing what we do best. Searching the world for innovative technologies. Finding manufacturers we believe in and trust to do right by our customers. Recognizing solutions that can make a real difference for glass fabricators. And then doing the work to introduce, support and build those technologies in North America. Some of our relationships have stood the test of time. Others are newer and represent an exciting next generation of technology. But the philosophy behind them hasn’t changed. Find great technology. Believe in it. Bring it to market. Stand behind it. That’s what IGE has always done. And it’s what we do best. In the coming weeks, we will be highlighting each of IGE’s manufacturing partners in the lead up to National Glass Association's "GlassBuild America" Exhibition 2026, and we couldn’t be more excited about this! IGE will be displaying our following leading technologies for: VITROSEP: Fully Automatic Closed Loop Water Filtration Systems JRS: Drilling, Milling, & Countersinking Technology systron: Fully Automatic CNC Processing Center for Waterjet cutting, rough grinding, fine grinding, and polishing, including processing complex shapes KERAjet: Digital Glass Printing for ceramic and UV ink, stand alone and full lines PRC: Bird-Friendly Laser Marking Sail Glass: Glass Tempering Furnace for Borosilicate and Soda-Lime Glass WGM: Insulating Glass Lines with TPS ATIS: Pneumatic handlers for heavy glass Deltamax: Glass inspection systems IGE Speed Series for washers, edgers, polishers, heat soak ovens IGE Tooling, Spare Parts & Service We’re sharing a sneak peak at the IGE Booth #2573 here… see you in Vegas!

Better machines are only part of the equation. When you invest in glass fabrication equipment, you’re not simply buying a machine. You’re making an investment in your factory, your people, your productivity—and ultimately, your profitability. And what happens after the machine is installed matters. For nearly 50 years, IGE has traveled the world searching for advanced glass fabrication technologies and bringing those solutions to North American fabricators. But we’ve always believed that great t echnology needs something equally important behind it: Great support. That’s why IGE has invested in the infrastructure to support our customers long after the sale—with factory-trained technicians, a North American spare-parts inventory, consumables, our own diamond tooling capabilities, and rebuild and retrofit expertise. Because when production is running, parts are available, service is responsive, and you know there’s an experienced team standing behind your investment…you sleep a little better at night. That’s the message behind our latest ad in USGlass Magazine: BETTER MACHINES. BETTER SUPPORT. BETTER NIGHT’S SLEEP. From Cutting to Trucking, our goal is simple: Help you fabricate glass faster, better, safer and more profitably. #IGEGlassTechnologies #GlassFabrication #GlassProcessing #GlassIndustry #Manufacturing #GlassMachinery #USGlass #FactoryAutomation

At IGE Glass Technologies, Inc., we often talk about machinery, automation, innovation, and technology. But at the end of the day, our greatest asset is our people. Today, we want to recognize two members of the IGE team who represent the future of our company and our industry. IGE's Angel Mejia and Pierre Fleury Angel Mejia, our Service Manager, brings a tremendous background in glass fabrication, equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, and customer support. His knowledge, work ethic, and commitment to our customers make him an invaluable part of our organization. And the dedication of Pierre Fleury - who specializes in FORVET equipment, JRS Glass srl equipment, and is now expanding his expertise into systron GmbH systems - has been remarkable to watch as he masters the latest technologies available to the market, all with a big smile on his face. Our customers appreciate and respect Pierre for his knowledge and ability to address their equipment issues, restoring them to production as quickly as possible. Pierre Fleury Performing Service & Maintenance on Forvet Francesca Having served North America's glass fabricators since 1978, one of the most rewarding experiences for a company like IGE is seeing talented young professionals develop into industry leaders. Our technical division represents exactly the kind of people who will help drive IGE and the glass industry forward for years to come. Thank you Angel and Pierre for your hard work, your dedication, and for making IGE a stronger company every day.

The Heating Section Is the Heart of Every Great Tempering Furnace. Anyone can build a furnace that gets hot. Building one that heats glass uniformly, consistently, and repeatably is a completely different engineering challenge. That’s where great tempering furnaces distinguish themselves, and this is one of the many reasons why IGE has chosen to partner with SAIL GLASS for the long-term. When glass enters the furnace, every degree of temperature matters. Every heating zone matters. Every airflow adjustment matters. The objective isn’t simply reaching the correct temperature; the objective is ensuring the entire lite reaches the proper thermal condition at the same time, with minimal temperature variation from edge to center and from top to bottom. That takes engineering. What Separates Premium Furnace Design? A premium heating system is the result of many components working together: ✔️ Independently controlled heating zones ✔️ Well-balanced top and bottom heating ✔️ Efficient convection ✔️ Stable roller systems ✔️ High-quality insulation ✔️ Responsive process controls ✔️ Intelligent recipe management ✔️ Repeatable thermal performance None of these features alone creates outstanding glass. Together, they create process stability. Consistency Is the Real Competitive Advantage Every fabricator has experienced those frustrating days when the furnace seems to “have a mind of its own.” Those days cost money. They reduce throughput. They create scrap. They consume operator time. The goal of modern furnace engineering is to reduce process variability so the machine performs consistently from shift to shift and operator to operator. That’s where precision engineering pays dividends. Why This Matters The more stable the heating process becomes, the more confidence operators have. Greater confidence means: * More consistent production * Better optical quality * Less process variation * Greater productivity * More predictable results Those are benefits every architectural glass fabricator can appreciate. At IGE Glass Technologies, Inc., these are exactly the characteristics we look for when evaluating new equipment. And this is exactly where SAIL GLASS has demonstrated a technical approach that strongly aligns with IGE’s expectations for precision heating, convection control and process stability. Please visit www.IGEsolutions.com for more information, or call 800-919-7181 to set up a virtual or in-person factory demo.

I’ve spent nearly 50 years in the glass industry. (Yes…I finally did the math, and I’m still trying to convince myself it’s wrong.) One thing those years have taught me is that innovation doesn’t always begin with answers. More often, it begins with a simple question. During my recent trip through China, I had the opportunity to visit several manufacturers producing borosilicate tempering furnaces. What caught my attention was that many of these same furnaces were also processing conventional soda-lime architectural glass—including modern double- and triple-silver Low-E coatings. That observation got me thinking… What if we’ve been looking at tempering furnace design from the wrong direction? Since borosilicate glass demands much tighter control of heating, temperature uniformity, and quenching than soda-lime glass, could a furnace engineered to consistently temper borosilicate naturally produce higher-quality soda-lime glass as well? Could it mean: • Better flatness? • Less roller wave? • Reduced anisotropy? • Improved optical quality? • Better consistency on today’s advanced Low-E coatings? I honestly don’t know. I’m not presenting this as a conclusion. I’m presenting it as a hypothesis—one that I believe deserves careful engineering evaluation and real-world testing. After seeing these furnaces in operation, I can’t help but wonder if there is something here worth exploring. Maybe the answer is no. But if the answer is yes, it could represent an interesting step forward in architectural tempering technology. I’d genuinely appreciate hearing from furnace manufacturers, glass fabricators, researchers, and engineers. What am I missing? Has anyone already explored this concept? Or is this an idea that deserves a proper engineering study? The best innovations in our industry often begin with someone willing to ask a good question. I’m looking forward to the discussion. IGE's Michael Spellman, Manny Borda, and Yonghe Tang Visiting Borosilicate and Soda-Lime Glass Tempering Factories with Sail Glass Furnaces. China July 2026

Your Single Source Provider for Glass Fabrication Equipment, Spare Parts, Service, Supplies, Rebuilds, & Retrofits Over the past four decades, I’ve had the opportunity to walk through glass fabrication facilities all over the world - different countries; different cultures; different levels of automation. But one thing is always the same: How glass moves through the factory determines how well that factory performs. All of these factory walks have taught us a lot, and all of these factory walks have lead to the glass fabrication solutions in IGE's carefully curated "Ecosystem". Some of those solutions have been part of our ecosystem for many years; some for decades. One such product that's been part of our ecosystem for 15 years is the ATIS Pneumatic Manipulator for glass handling. ATIS Pneumatic Manipulator for Glass Handling The Reality Inside Most Plants No matter how advanced the equipment is, I continue to see the same challenges: - Overuse of the central crane - Operators waiting on shared equipment - Manual handling where it shouldn’t exist - Bottlenecks between otherwise efficient processes And it’s not because people don’t understand automation; it’s because handling is often treated as an afterthought. Where the Problem Really Is Most facilities rely heavily on overhead cranes, and those cranes are critical. But they’re often used for everything. Your crane should be doing your highest-value work - not your most frequent work. Why ATIS Stands Out This is exactly why ATIS has been part of the IGE ecosystem for as long as it has. Not because it’s the biggest investment in the building, but because it solves a real, everyday problem — extremely well. ATIS manipulators bring handling directly to where the work happens. Versatility That Fits the Real World The ATIS Pneumatic Glass Manipulator can be: - Suspended from the ceiling - Mounted on the floor - Integrated into the structure That flexibility allows it to fit into any facility. The Impact - Operators stop waiting - Glass moves smoothly - Breakage drops - Crane is freed up - Flow improves It’s not a small solution—it’s a foundational one. After four decades of walking factory floors, very few solutions are essential. ATIS is one of them. Because when you improve how glass moves, you improve everything.

Last Friday, we were with a customer discussing the idea of a ghost shift in glass fabrication — an entire shift running with no direct labor — technology that is increasingly possible through smart automation and partners like systron . The reaction was immediate: “I could never be comfortable with that.” Fair enough. A lot of breakthrough technology sounds impossible right up until the moment you experience it. Then Saturday happened. We woke up in San Francisco surrounded by driverless Waymo cars. All of us had the same reaction: "No chance. Not for me." We watched them pull up, watched people get in and out, and talked about how crazy it all seemed. By dinner, we had changed our minds. We downloaded the app, got in, and let a driverless car take us to dinner. Then took another one home. No disaster. No panic. No chaos. Just technology doing what many people still think cannot be done. My wife Carolyn — my “Little Helper” of 30 years, who usually helps me spot parking spaces that are better than the ones I spot and reminds me that red lights are not optional — was completely relaxed. At one point, she even remarked that Waymo spotted a pedestrian faster than she did. That hit me. Because that is exactly how real change happens in manufacturing. First, it sounds too radical. Then it becomes real. Then it becomes normal. Then it becomes a competitive advantage. In glass fabrication, the companies that win will be the ones willing to trust what is new: • smart automation • connected machines • better flow • less labor dependency • more consistency • more uptime A ghost shift sounds crazy to some people today. So did riding in a car with no driver. The future has a way of arriving before people are ready for it. Yesterday’s crazy idea becomes tomorrow’s edge. Congratulations to Waymo for pushing the envelope — and to companies like systron that are pushing our industry forward the same way. #GlassFabrication #Automation #SmartFactory #Manufacturing #Industry40 #IGE #FromCuttingToTrucking www.IGEsolutions.com 800-919-7181 info@igesolutions.com

Everyone loves to talk about machines: Cutting tables, CNC processors, Tempering furnaces, Insulating glass lines. But after walking through hundreds of glass factories over the past four decades, I’ve learned something simple: The real foundation of glass quality isn’t a machine — it’s water. Clean water. THE FIRST TIME I SAW THE VITROSEP WATER SYSTEM About 15+ years ago, I was visiting a very large jumbo glass fabrication plant in Spain, owned by one of the most respected glass fabricators in the country — and one of the most respected companies in the world, Tvitec. What caught my attention that day wasn’t the cutting system or the processing lines; It was the water system. By that point in my career, I had already given up on water systems. Decades earlier, I had seen a well known water filtration system introduced to the industry — and let’s just say it belonged in the Fred Flintstone era of water treatment. It was primitive, crude, and ineffective. After that came the centrifuge systems. Anyone who has lived through those knows exactly what I mean — maintenance nightmares and unstable performance. Eventually I reached a conclusion: Water systems just weren’t worth the trouble. I had completely given up on them. Then that day in Spain happened. When I saw the Vitrosep water management system at Tvitec, I immediately knew something was different. The water quality was stable; the system was engineered properly; and it was clearly designed with the realities of glass fabrication in mind. At that moment, I made a decision: I wasn't leaving Spain until I met the people who built that system. One of my fellow IGE team members was traveling with me on that trip. He had just met a new girlfriend back home and was understandably eager to get back. Unfortunately for him, I had other plans. So he had to endure my little mission of tracking down the Vitrosep manufacturer. Eventually we found them, and I’ve been grateful ever since because that discovery reinforced something I’ve believed ever since: Clean water quietly protects the entire glass factory. Perfectly clean glass begins with perfectly clean water. THE VITROSEP DIFFERENCE This is why the Vitrosep system offers results measured in "Dollars & Sense" Fully automatic - set it and forget it. Your operators stop babysitting sludge and start making glass. Maintenance in minutes - not hours and days. Every hour of downtime avoided is money in your pocket. Close to zero fresh-water consumption - Cut your utility bill and forget water restrictions. Proven to exceed 20%+ longer diamond wheel life - If your tooling budget is $200k, that's $40k back in your pocket every year. More than 20% faster processing - More throughput = more orders shipped = more revenue. Nearly 20% lower spindle energy use - Lower power bills, lower cost per life. Who would ever think that a capital purchase in water processing could actually become a profit-making system? But that's exactly what the Vitrosep is - for many plants, it has become one of the most important profit centers in the building. r competitors are throwing money down the drain - literally. Why should you? Visit us today to discuss your Vitrosep system, and start producing with the right ingredient: clean water! www.IGEsolutions.com 800-919-7181

For decades, IGE Glass Technologies has been known for delivering some of the most advanced glass fabrication projects in North America. Entire tempering plants. Integrated automation systems. Factory modernization programs. Those projects matter...But they are only part of the story. What many fabricators do not realize is that IGE operates as an ecosystem of solutions — from simple upgrades to full factory transformations. Our goal is always the same: Make glass fabrication better - Better from cutting to trucking. Better in speed, safety, and profitability. Because whether you’re investing $40,000 or $4 million, the mission never changes: Faster. Better. Safer. More Profitable The IGE Ecosystem Modern glass fabrication is not about one machine; it’s about how everything works together. At IGE, we have fabricators improve production across the entire process: Cutting Handling Edge Processing Tempering Laminating Automation Storage Logistics Washing Digital Printing Retrofits Water Filtration Sometimes the right answer is a new production line, but often the biggest improvement comes from one strategic upgrade. One bottleneck removed. One dangerous process automated. One slow step accelerated. With IGE's ecosystem of technologies, we optimize resources, minimize waste, and accelerate manufacturing speed. Automation That Changes the Flow A perfect example is systron GmbH . systron focuses on something many factories overlook: how glass moves through production. While most equipment performs a single process, systron improves the entire production flow. The results can be significant: Faster throughput Reduced manual handling Higher production consistency Lower labor dependence Improved plant efficiency In many plants, removing a single bottleneck can unlock 15–30% more capacity without adding shifts or labor. ROI That Matters At IGE, every recommendation starts with one question: What will the return be? Automation improvements typically generate ROI in three ways. Labor Efficiency Many systems reduce operator requirements dramatically. In some cases: 2–3 operators → 1 operator That means less labor pressure and easier staffing. Throughput Gains Eliminating bottlenecks often increases production capacity immediately. Fabricators regularly see: • 15–30% throughput improvement • faster order turnaround • higher machine utilization Safety Improvements Glass fabrication is physically demanding. Automation reduces: lifting flipping manual transport injury risk And one serious injury can cost far more than the automation that prevents it. System Thinking The biggest difference between buying equipment and working with IGE is simple: We think in systems. We don’t just sell machines. We study the entire production flow and ask: Where is the bottleneck? Where is the risk? Where is the lost efficiency? Then we solve it. Sometimes with a major investment. Sometimes with a simple upgrade. But every improvement moves the factory closer to the same goal: Faster. Better. Safer. More Profitable. From Cutting to Trucking That philosophy drives everything we do at IGE. Glass fabrication can always be improved, and the future belongs to fabricators who invest in smarter production. That’s why IGE continues building an ecosystem of technologies designed to move the industry forward. From cutting to trucking. Faster. Better. Safer. More Profitable. Contact IGE today to start building your ecosystem with our solutions. www.IGEsolutions.com 800-919-7181

In every corner of glass fabrication, the rules never change. You are judged on accuracy, quality, and throughput; your bottlenecks determine your margins; your edge work determines your remake rate. And the smallest details, from holes to notches to coating protection, decide whether customers stay loyal or start shopping around. This is where systron has earned its standing. systron's machines do not get attention because they are loud or flashy - they get attention because they quietly remove the hidden losses that drain money from a fabrication shop every single day. Most shops are not crippled by one major failure. They are drained by the slow drip of small inefficiencies: a notch that chips at the wrong moment, a hole that is off by a millimeter, a tolerance that shifts and ruins an entire sequence, a coated sheet that gets damaged, a stack of remakes sitting quietly in the corner, operators standing still because the machine needs babysitting, a workflow that demands far more hands and far more time than it should. systron was built to eliminate these costs . systron's engineering philosophy is rooted in one principle: Make processing faster - Make it cleaner - Make it predictable - Then build the machine around that idea. The proHD and proMD embody this mindset: CNC and waterjet together in one system, built for shapes, contours, and interior details with precision that treats coated glass the way it deserves to be treated. The proMD brings edge processing, milling, and drilling together in a smooth, balanced platform, with the option for waterjet when required. The pro CNC Edge Center is focused entirely on repeatable accuracy, which is the foundation of remake reduction. The esX seaming and grinding machine creates a steady rhythm that keeps volume moving. The WM washing and drying station is designed specifically for coated and high-performance glass. systron also designs for motion: portal loaders, robotic handling, automated sorting, and intelligent storage systems turn isolated machines into a coordinated production flow. The moment you watch it run, you understand the difference. And then comes the number that changes the financial picture. A verified uptime of 97%. In glass fabrication, that is an extraordinary achievement. High uptime stabilizes shifts, reduces labor waste, eliminates weekend catch-up runs, and keeps schedules from collapsing. Basically, it increases the value of every hour the plant is open. This is where real return on investment lives. Here is the bottom line: systron represents what modern fabrication requires - CNC accuracy Waterjet flexibility Intelligent automation Coating-safe processing Long-term reliability And uptime that changes the economics of the shop floor When these elements come together, the result is fewer remakes, faster jobs, calmer shifts, and higher margins per hour. IGE Glass Technologies is the exclusive North American Distributor for systron GmbH. Sales Agents Sell Equipment. We Deliver Outcomes. Call IGE today at 800.919.7181 or visit us at www.IGEsolutions.com to see how we engineer performance.

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WHERE THE CONVERSATION STARTED Before glass automation became a marketing term, it was a practical necessity. In the early days of modern glass fabrication, plants were defined by manual handling, disconnected processes, and risk that was simply accepted as part of the job. Performance depended heavily on people rather than systems. Safety was often reactive. Capital decisions were driven by immediate needs rather than long-term flow. That reality helped give rise to Glass Processing Automation Days (GPAD), a forum where the industry could begin asking better questions about automation. It was never about simply selling equipment; it was about asking questions the industry hadn’t yet learned to ask, such as ‘How do we reduce manual handling?’, ‘How do we design safety into the process instead of enforcing it afterward?’, ‘How do we eliminate unnecessary steps, touches, and transfers?’ From the earliest GPAD meetings, IGE was an active participant and sponsor, contributing experience and perspective as the industry worked to understand what glass automation could—and should—be, and approached these questions as systems problems, not machine problems. “From the very early GPAD days, IGE stood out,” recalls Ron Crowl, long-time Fenetech / Cyncly executive and strategic advisor, “Their focus was about glass automation and how it changed safety, flow, and performance across an entire glass plant.” During the GPAD era, IGE helped introduce and demonstrate concepts that were well ahead of their time:  - Automated heavy-glass preprocessing to remove people from dangerous handling steps  - Full-convection tempering with low-emissivity glass  - Step-reduction workflows that eliminated wasted motion and unnecessary transfers  - Clean-processing philosophies such as no fingerprints on the glass  - Early vacuum-insulated glass automation, including the first VIG units shown publicly These were not demonstrations for attention; they were practical responses to real factory problems. Horst Mertes, Cyncly’s VP Sales of EMEA and Strategic Deals, also shares his memories of IGE’s role in the early days, “They weren’t chasing trends—they were shaping the conversation. IGE’s participation at GFAB today reflects that shift—from defining automation to helping fabricators understand where automation actually pays back.” FROM GPAD TO GFAB: RECOGNIZING THE KEY PLAYERS As the glass industry matured, so did the forum that supports it. The evolution from GPAD to GFAB reflects the industry’s growing understanding that automation cannot be evaluated in isolation — it must be considered within the full context of fabrication, operations, and economics. In IGE’s opinion, the parties that started this conversation almost 2 decades ago to today’s advancement by the National Glass Association (NGA) deserve significant credit for developing and evolving what began as GPAD into GFAB. Through that evolution, the NGA expanded the conversation to address the real challenges fabricators face today: labor availability, safety expectations, energy costs, space constraints, capital planning, and long-term competitiveness. “I’ve always admired the way GPAD’s Founders, Ron Crowl and Horst Mertes, thought beyond the moment,” says Michael Spellman, Founder and CEO of IGE Glass Technologies. “They saw early that glass fabrication needed its own space, separate from architect-driven or construction-centric meetings, to talk honestly about automation, safety, and how factories actually run. Thankfully, the NGA understands the importance of these face-to-face conversations between fabricators and those that help to provide solutions to their pain points, and they are carrying this mission forward.” GFAB has become an important industry forum because it reflects where fabricators are now — not where they were years ago. WHY IGE CHOSE TO STEP IN AS A GFAB PLATINUM SPONSOR IGE’s decision to become a GFAB Platinum Sponsor for 2026 reflects that same evolution. The industry has had time to catch up to many of the early automation concepts discussed during the GPAD era. Today, the more difficult—and more important—questions are economic ones: - Where does automation actually deliver return on investment? - Which steps deserve capital—and which do not? - How does automation affect labor, safety, and uptime over five or ten years? - How much factory space does a decision truly consume? - How do we improve flow from cutting to trucking, not just individual processes? As IGE looks forward to next June’s event in Chicago, Michael Spellman is enthusiastic about IGE’s role at GFAB, “That forward-thinking approach is what excited IGE about GPAD from the start, and it’s why we’re now putting that same excitement and backing behind GFAB. The industry has caught up to those early ideas, and GFAB is exactly the kind of forum the fabricator needs today.” FROM CUTTING TO TRUCKING. FASTER. BETTER. SAFER. MORE PROFITABLE. Automation delivers value only when it works as a system. From cutting to trucking, every unnecessary step adds cost, risk, and time. Since 1978, IGE’s fabrication expertise and ROI-driven solutions focus on reducing steps, reducing touches, and improving flow so operations become:  - Faster through stability, not chaos   - Better through repeatability  - Safer through design  - More profitable to the fabricator’s bottom line with the right solution This is how automation earns its place economically. IGE was part of those early conversations that helped define glass automation, and continues to lead those conversations today. As a GFAB Platinum Sponsor, IGE is proud to contribute experience and perspective to an industry conversation that has evolved—one now focused on return on investment, safety, and system-level fabrication from cutting to trucking. We invite you to visit us at www.IGEsolutions.com or call us today 800.919.7181 to get started on your ROI-driven solutions.