Glassline Corporation

What Glassline Corporation does

Glassline Corporation, founded in 1970 and headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio, designs and manufactures custom-engineered, high-performance machinery and diamond tooling for the glass fabrication industry. The company operates two Ohio sites (Perrysburg headquarters plus a Millbury assembly facility) and maintains a representative office in Guangzhou, China, via Technolink China Limited. It serves glass fabrication manufacturers across four primary verticals — automotive, appliance and furniture, residential and architectural, and specialty/solar — producing a portfolio that spans CNC linear-motor cutting machines, waterjet cutters, breakout machines, edge grinding and seaming systems, drilling systems, the GHS-series silkscreen printing and IR/UV drying lines, material handling equipment, laminated-glass/PVB processing machinery, centrifuge filtration systems, and custom diamond tooling compatible with both Glassline and competitors' machines. Technology differentiators include a patented linear-motor direct-drive servo cutting head, a patented single-sided seaming concept, and a patent-pending 4-corner servo system on the Windshield Screen Printing Line; engineering and controls are handled in-house, with InteliCon building control panels and 3D design and pretested assembly performed on-site.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time capital-equipment sales priced via project-specific RFQs, supplemented by recurring diamond-tooling sales (with redressing, stocking, engraving, and custom-painting services) and aftermarket installation, start-up, maintenance, rebuild, and CNC-retrofit services. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales to glass OEMs, supported by representative coverage in Asia and presence at industry trade shows including GlassBuild America (Orlando 2025) and glasstec (2024). The customer base displayed on the website spans roughly 38 enterprise logos across the four verticals, with cited multi-decade relationships (e.g., NY Glass for ~25 years on diamond wheels, GUIF as a strategic partner). In July 2025 Glassline achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for its Quality Management System across both Ohio sites, expanding its certified scope to include packaging systems, food processing equipment, bottling-test equipment, and centrifuge machines beyond core glass. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors or M&A activity in the source data, and is led by CEO Brad Borkosky.

Name

Glassline Corporation

Legal name

Glassline Corporation

Website

https://glassline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Glassline Corporation is a U.S.-based, family-held industrial manufacturer founded in 1970 that custom-designs and builds glass fabrication machinery and diamond tooling in Ohio for automotive, appliance, residential/architectural, and specialty/solar glass OEMs, selling direct via RFQ-based enterprise field sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Glass Fabrication Machinery

NAICS

Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing (333515)

akta.pro primary industry

Glass Fabrication & Processing Services (Cutting/Edging/Drilling/Polishing) (IMADAHAI)

Keywords

• Glass fabrication machinery
• Diamond tooling manufacturing
• CNC glass cutting
• Edge grinding equipment
• Laminated glass processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Perrysburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Glass Fabrication Machinery Sales: Sale of custom-designed, high-performance glass fabrication machinery including CNC cutting, grinding, drilling, waterjet, printing, and material handling equipment. Machines are sold as individual units or complete processing lines. Revenue is one-time capital equipment sales with long sales cycles targeting enterprise manufacturing customers.
2. Diamond Tooling Sales: Sale of custom-designed diamond tooling including grinding wheels, diamond wheels, and related accessories. Tooling is compatible with Glassline machines and nearly all competitors' machines. Services include redressing, stocking programs, engraving, custom painting.
3. Installation, Start-Up, and Maintenance Services: Professional services including installation assistance, machine start-up, maintenance and calibration services, machine rebuilds, CNC retrofits, programming, and build-to-print manufacturing. UL-approved control panels available through InteliCon division.
4. Clearance Machinery and Parts: Sale of clearance-spec machines and clearance parts, providing discounted equipment for customers with budget constraints.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Glassline Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells custom-engineered, high-performance glass fabrication machinery and complementary diamond tooling from its Ohio facilities. Its machinery portfolio spans CNC linear-motor cutting, waterjet cutting, breakout, CNC edge grinding and seaming, double edge grinding, drilling, GHS-series silkscreen printing and IR drying, laminated glass processing (de-airing/nipper lines and PVB shape cutters), material handling, centrifuge filtration, and complete turnkey processing lines. Products are built to order for enterprise glass fabricators in automotive, appliance and furniture, residential/architectural, and specialty/solar markets, with installation, start-up, and maintenance services delivered by the company and its InteliCon controls division.

Product overview

Glassline Corporation is a U.S.-based manufacturer of custom-designed, high-performance glass fabrication machinery and diamond tooling, in business since 1970. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of machines organized into core product categories: CNC Glass Cutting Machines using patented Linear Motor technology; Waterjet Cutting Machines; Breakout Machines (automatic and manual); CNC Edge Grinding and Seaming Machines including Double Edge Grinding Systems; Drilling Systems for Glass (XY, Linear/Polar, In-line, Multi-head configurations); Silkscreen Printing Machines under the GHS series (GHS15X, GHS16X, GHS20X, GHS39, GHS100/101, GHS155, GHS200/201); IR Drying Ovens (GHS300, GHS340 Combo IR-UV); Material Handling Equipment including loaders/unloaders, accumulators, conveyors, flippers, and furnace loading systems; Laminated Glass Machines for De-Airing, PVB Processing, and windshield assembly; Centrifuge Filtration Systems (DL-275XL automatic, CL-80 manual); Diamond Tooling for grinding and drilling; and Complete Turnkey Processing Lines. All machines are designed and manufactured at the Ohio facility, with vertical integration including in-house fabrication, machining, controls engineering (InteliCon division), and assembly/testing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CNC Glass Cutting Machines (Linear Motors) High-speed, accurate CNC glass cutting machines using linear motors and a patented direct drive servo cutting head, designed for high-volume 24/7 glass fabrication operations.
• Waterjet Glass Cutting Machines Cantilevered bridge waterjet machines available in various sizes for cutting glass and producing hole-in-glass products across automotive, appliance, and specialty glass applications.
• Breakout Machines Automatic and manual shape breakout machines; automatic versions use CNC-controlled breakout arms with the ShapeFit program to control finger positions per part program.
• CNC Edge Grinding and Seaming Machines CNC shape grinders and seamers for precise edge processing, featuring HE heavy-duty grinding heads and SE-style seaming heads capable of processing glass at up to 30m/min.
• Double Edge Grinding Systems Heavy-duty double edge grinding machines with compliant grinding heads, including grooving capability for appliance glass processing.
• Drilling Systems for Glass Automated drilling systems including XY Table drills, Linear/Polar drill systems, In-line drilling systems, and multi-head drilling configurations for varied glass sizes and hole requirements.
• Silkscreen Printing Machines (GHS Series) High-speed screen printing machines including GHS15X shuttle-style, GHS16X single station, GHS20X 2-up printers, GHS39 logo printers, and GHS100/101 semi-auto printers, integrated with AISA technology for template-free auto-centering.
• IR Drying Ovens (GHS300/340) Infrared drying ovens with modular zones using medium-wave IR lamps, PID loop control, forced air cooling, and clam-style maintenance access; the GHS340 combines IR and UV drying.
• Material Handling Machines Complete material handling solutions including loaders/unloaders, vertical and horizontal accumulators, conveyors (belt, roll, brush), flippers, carousels, rotators, servo shuttles, drop transfers, and furnace loading systems with robot/vision capabilities.
• Laminated Glass Machines Equipment for laminated automotive glass including De-Airing Lines (Nipper Lines), PVB Processing Lines, D8001 PVB CNC Shape Cutters, and windshield assembly systems with servo tilt and squaring features.
• Centrifuge Filtration Systems (DL Series) Automatic and manual centrifuge systems for liquid-solid separation including the DL-275XL automatic and CL-80 manual units, providing centrifugal force up to 1800G for grinding slurry filtration.
• Diamond Tooling Custom designed diamond tooling including grinding wheels, diamond wheels, and diamond bits, compatible with Glassline machines and competitor machines, with services such as redressing, stocking programs, engraving, and custom painting.
• Complete Glass Processing Lines Turnkey complete glass processing lines combining cutting, grinding, drilling, printing, drying, and material handling equipment for automotive, appliance, residential, and specialty/solar glass markets.
• Edge Deletion Machines Diamond wheel and scotch-brite edge deletion machines for hard and soft coatings, with servo-controlled automatic recipe-driven setup for double edger-style configurations.
• Glass Slitting Machines Slitting and strip cutting machines for loading larger blocks and cutting them into smaller pieces on the fly to feed edgers, with multiple heads capable of making multiple scores on a single sheet.
• Diagonal Cutting Machines CNC multi-axis machines for cutting sidelites and quarterlites from larger raw blanks at programmable angles, reducing scrap and raw glass inventory through servo positioning and automatic break systems.
• Manual Grinding Machines Manual edge grinders including the D1904 Manual Part Edge Grinder and D1958 Caster Table Horizontal Grinder with spring-loaded floating spindle for hand grinding edges.
• Windshield Screen Printing Line High-speed automated glass printing and drying line engineered for high-throughput environments, handling large-format ultra-thin glass (down to 1.6mm) with 12.5-second cycle time, ±0.2mm repeatability (Cp > 1.33), and a patent-pending 4-corner servo system for precise up/down movement.
• Cut-down and Pelletizing Line New cut-down and palletizing line featuring rapid CNC linear motor cutting at 3m/sec and 1g acceleration, automatic breakout based on program, vision system for guaranteed accuracy, and multiple loading options.
• Rectangular Glass Edging/Seaming Machines High-speed rectangular glass double edge seamers for edging and seaming rectangular glass, available in multiple configurations.
• Other Special Glass Machines Custom specialty glass machines engineered for unique applications such as coffee-pot drilling machines and microscope slide edgers.
• Loaders and Unloaders Automatic loaders and unloaders designed to feed and discharge glass processing lines, integrated with material handling equipment.
• Tool Cones Tool cones used on glass processing machines as part of the tooling system.
• Diamond Tooling Equipment and Machinery Equipment and machinery supporting the application and maintenance of diamond tooling, including dressing sticks and related tooling equipment.
• Installation, Start-Up, Maintenance, and CNC Retrofit Services Professional services including installation assistance, machine start-up, maintenance and calibration, machine rebuilds, CNC retrofits, programming, and build-to-print manufacturing, with UL-approved control panels delivered through the InteliCon division.
• Clearance Machinery and Parts Sale of clearance-spec machines and clearance parts, providing discounted equipment and components for customers with budget constraints.

Quantifiable outcome

• CNC linear motor cutting speed up to 3m/sec with 1g acceleration
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers42 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core, preferred and minor.

• AISA TechnologycoreTechnology or IntegrationAISA technology combined with Glassline machine design/build capabilities to provide excellent printing and drying systems for glass fabrication. The partnership produces the GHS series of silkscreen printing machines (GHS100, GHS15X, GHS16X, GHS20X, GHS39, GHS470/475, GHS330, GHS340) and contributes to the patent-pending 4-corner servo system on the Windshield Screen Printing Line. The collaboration enables template-free auto-centering systems and high-speed precision printing solutions.
• Lite SentrypreferredTechnology or IntegrationGlassline is a preferred supplier of conveyance equipment for Lite Sentry Inspection Equipment. Precision ground rollers and miter gear driven conveyors are provided to optimize inspection performance. Custom designs include tilt-up unload, pop-up unload tables, and other specialized configurations.
• IAPMO SCBminorOthersIAPMO SCB conducted the rigorous third-party audit leading to ISO 9001:2015 certification for Glassline's Quality Management System at both Perrysburg, OH and Millbury, OH locations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bystronic Glass: Swiss-based global manufacturer of glass cutting, edging, drilling, and processing machinery for architectural, automotive, and appliance glass. Directly overlaps Glassline's product portfolio across CNC cutting, seaming, and complete processing lines.
• Lisec Austria: Austrian manufacturer of integrated glass processing lines for architectural, automotive, and solar glass including cutting, edging, IG assembly, and laminated glass. Closest direct competitor for turnkey processing lines.
• Hegla: German manufacturer of glass cutting, sorting, and processing systems for flat glass fabricators. Direct competitor in CNC cutting and handling systems for architectural and solar glass markets.
• Bottero: Italian manufacturer of glass processing machinery including cutting tables, edging lines, and laminated glass equipment for automotive, architectural, and appliance glass. Overlaps Glassline in CNC cutting, edging, and laminated glass lines.
• Intermac (Biesse Group): Italian-based manufacturer of glass processing machinery (cutting, edging, drilling, waterjet) serving architectural, automotive, and appliance glass fabricators. Part of the larger Biesse Group with broader wood/stone machinery exposure.
• CMS (SCM Group): Italian manufacturer of glass, stone, and metal processing machinery including CNC cutting, waterjet, and edging. Direct overlap with Glassline in CNC glass cutting and waterjet product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Glaston Finland Oyj: Publicly traded Finnish glass machinery conglomerate offering heat-treatment, preprocessing, and insulating glass equipment. Larger and broader portfolio than Glassline but competes in adjacent glass-processing equipment categories.

Regional players

• North Glass: Chinese manufacturer of glass deep-processing equipment including cutting, tempering, and insulating glass lines, primarily serving domestic and Asian glass fabricators. Competes with Glassline for Asian/automotive programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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