VMA specialises in the design and production of customised opto-electronic measuring and testing equipment for the glass industry. Founded in 1991, near the Thuringian forest, Germany, the company has undergone continuous growth and development. Today, VMA provides products for the following sectors: Glass tubing; glass containers; float glass; and a recent addition, solar glass. Together with partners in the field of strain and defect detection, VMA can provide comprehensive solutions. This article outlines some of the companies recent products including: The TMC (wall thickness measurement system for the container glass industry); the Tube Control System (for glass tubing); the TMF (thickness and strain measurement system for the float glass industry); and the TPM (thickness measurement system for the solar glass industry).
