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TECHNICAL RANKING REPORT Produced by AutoData Branded Content Closely, not everything is the same Originally from Englad, Pilkington, one of the oldest and most traditional glass companies in the world, started float glass manufacturing in Brazil in 1974 and, in mid-2006, was acquired by the Japa- nese group Nippon Sheet Glass. Today, celebrating 100 years of history, the NSG Group has become one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of technology for glass and glazing products for the Automotive, Architecture and Tech- nical Glass industry. The Group employs around 27 thousand employees, has important operations in all continents, with 26 float glass lines worldwide and sales in more than 100 countries. Pilkington’s owner, the NSG Group, occupies a prominent position in raw material production and finished product processing as well. Develo- ping solutions based on advanced technologies, the Group supplies to the world’s largest vehicles manufacturers. The AutoData Quality and Partnership 2015-2017 Ranking awards all the technical and commercial work present in the relationship with customers. A solid partnership, built since the beginning of ope- rations in Brazil. The Pilkington automotive line of products su- pplies the market in South America, mainly to Ar- gentina and Brazil, where leaders the segment with almost 50% of shares in this market. Although many can think that glass may always seem the same, Pilkington brand’s greatest feature is the ability to meet all of its customers’ needs. A complete package that includes development, sup- plying, service and technical support to automakers. Pilkington provides a special service for Ford in Camaçari, Fiat in Betim, Toyota in Sorocaba and Volkswagen in Taubaté and São José dos Pinhais, which is the JIT (just in time) and the glass sequen- cing in the automakers’ assembly lines. Pilkington has the production sequence of each vehicle and sends the glass according to this sequence, giving greater agility in production and eliminating the need to stock materials. Also, the company has as the disposal of custo- mers, its engineering department for the develop- ment of projects. This team elaborates the co-design of the glasses from the chassis of the vehicles and designs the glasses to the manufacturers. And in a market where all the windows look “the same”, offering a cutting edge technical support service with a qualified engineering support team makes all the difference. This know-how and value generation throughout the supply chain bring to the company recognition from its customers. Imagem/Pilkington