Miru welcomes Sasu Koivumaki and Andres Sarmiento, to its team on a fractional basis

Miru Welcomes Two Industry Veterans in Automotive Glazing and Glass Manufacturing

Vancouver, Canada – October 2, 2025 Miru Smart Technologies (“Miru”), a leading smart window technology developer, has welcomed two seasoned industry executives, Sasu Koivumaki and Andres Sarmiento, to its team on a fractional basis. Their expertise will accelerate Miru’s product development, manufacturing scale-up, and sector expansion as the company brings dynamic electrochromic windows (“eWindows”) to the automobile. 

“Sasu and Andres bring decades of experience from the world’s most respected glass and automotive companies,” said Curtis Berlinguette, CEO and Founder of Miru. “They understand what it takes to bring breakthrough technology to market at scale – and they share our vision to make smart electrochromic glass a mainstream reality.”

Sasu Koivumaki is a seasoned glass industry leader and the former CEO of Glaston Corporation, the global equipment provider powering glass innovation, and a partner of Miru. He joins Miru to oversee operations at Miru’s Showcase Plant in Tampere, Finland, where the company recently unveiled its 1.5 m x 1.6 m panoramic electrochromic sunroof at Glass Performance Days. Sasu will expand Miru’s presence in Europe and support the company’s next phase of manufacturing growth.

“Miru’s technology is among the strongest I have seen in automotive glazing,” said Sasu. “The timing is right – the market is ready for dynamic glass at scale, and I am excited to help accelerate Miru’s path to adoption.”

Andres Sarmiento brings over 17 years of product development and manufacturing expertise from his tenure as Senior R&D Manager at AGP Group, a global leader in advanced automotive glazing. He has overseen technological deployments of programs, particularly for smart glass solutions, for OEMs including Volkswagen, Tesla, Rivian, GM, BMW and Audi. At Miru, Andres is leading qualification and scale-up, and supporting product development for eWindows, with a focus on advancing Miru’s automotive programs.

“I have spent my career helping automakers adopt new technologies into their vehicles,” said Andres. “What excites me about Miru is the chance to push smart glass from niche to mainstream, with a dynamic glazing technology that eliminates significant shape product restrictions while benefiting from the optical clarity advantages of electrochromic technology.”

After demonstrating its large-format panoramic electrochromic sunroof at Glass Performance Days 2025 in Finland this June, Miru is continuing to expand its eWindow portfolio beyond roof systems to side lites and additional glazing applications, scaling the value proposition for automakers. With new leadership on board, Miru is well-positioned to accelerate its automotive growth and bring dynamic glass into more vehicle platforms worldwide.

 

 

About Miru Smart Technologies

Miru Smart Technologies develops electrochromic windows (“eWindows”) for the automotive, transportation and architectural sectors. Miru eWindows transform static glass into dynamic, responsive systems, disrupting industry standards with high performance, aesthetic and functionality. Miru is paving the way for the next generation of energy-efficient window technologies, with the vision to enhance the well-being of people and our planet. Learn more at mirucorp.com

The Miru coater in the Showcase Plant.

Miru Working to Scale Dynamic Electrochromic Window Technology in Collaboration with Glaston

VANCOUVER, BC, January 28, 2025 –  Glaston, a global leader in glass processing and innovative energy-efficient glass solutions, and Miru Smart Technologies (“Miru”), a leading smart window technology developer, are working together to accelerate the development and production capabilities of next-generation dynamic electrochromic window (“eWindows”) technologies. 

Glaston and Miru teams at the Showcase Plant in Tampere, Finland
Glaston and Miru teams at the Showcase Plant in Tampere, Finland

“We are committed to the growth and adoption of innovative new technologies in the glass industry, and are excited to support Miru with our know-how on glass processing processes in their journey to develop electrochromic windows. We see potential in Miru’s novel solution in reaching a more cost-effective, high tolerance and high yield manufacturing of switchable tinted glass than previous approaches,” said Sasu Koivumäki, Glaston’s Chief Sales Officer. 

“Glaston has long been at the forefront of glass innovation, and we are excited to be working with them to scale Miru’s next-generation energy-efficient windows,” said Curtis Berlinguette, Chief Executive Officer at Miru. “Miru eWindows offer versatile form factors for a wide range of market segments. With Glaston’s support and expertise in upscaling and technology industrialization, we are looking to advance our go-to-market strategies – delivering on expedited timelines and leveraging Glaston’s process know-how across engineering and manufacturing.”

Miru eWindow technology uses electricity to control the tint level of the glass, automatically adjusting to bring in natural light while controlling heat gain and glare. The eWindows aim to lower air-conditioning loads to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while increasing the energy efficiency of buildings by as much as 20%, and the driving range of electric vehicles by up to 10%.

Glaston and Miru are currently working to further develop their respective technologies to enable the expansion of the production capabilities of Miru eWindows. Development and testing of Miru’s solution is done in Glaston’s R&D facility in Tampere, Finland. This will involve combining Miru’s process and materials with Glaston’s glass pre-processing, bending, heat treatment and laminating equipment technologies and know-how.  

The Miru coater in the Showcase Plant.
The Miru coater in the Showcase Plant

For Miru, this collaboration will enable greater automation of manufacturing processes, decreasing overall time-to-market while creating new opportunities for customer growth, specifically in the automotive and building industries. 

Samples of Miru’s eWindow technology were on display in the Glaston booth at the glasstec 2024 exhibition. 

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About Miru Smart Technologies

Miru Smart Technologies develops electrochromic windows (“eWindows”) for the transportation and architectural sectors. Miru eWindows transform static glass into dynamic, responsive systems, disrupting industry standards with high performance, aesthetic and functionality. Miru is paving the way for the next generation of energy-efficient window technologies, with the vision to enhance the well-being of people and our planet. Learn more at mirucorp.com

Contact

Vedika Daswani, v.daswani@mirucorp.com