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Australia

Inside Jason Windows' innovative glass processing journey with Lisec

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Jason Windows is one of Western Australia's major suppliers of windows, doors and security screens and pioneered the introduction of aluminium windows and doors in Western Australia. To this day, the company sets high standards when it comes to product design and the right service mentality.

Dimensioning of insulating glass

DIN 18008: Type statics and glass dimensioning now per diagram

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The new ift guideline VE-15 "Multi-pane insulating glass - tested type statics according to DIN 18008" offers a legally secure and simple dimensioning of insulating glass according to DIN 18008 by diagram without the additional examination by a structural engineer.

Johannes Driessen, Product Manager Facade at Hueck
Interview with Johannes Driessen of Hueck

"International markets want SG facades"

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With the new Hueck Trigon FS 050/060 SG, the system house, which is now part of the Hydro Group, has added a structural glazing system to the Trigon range. Like the entire Trigon modular system, the new SG facade is compatible with the other Hueck systems. Johannes Driessen explains the details.

Francis Cholley has been CEO of Swisspacer for a year now.
Interview with Swisspacer CEO Francis Cholley

"We see ourselves with a strong market position"

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Francis Cholley has been Managing Director of Swisspacer since March 2022. After one with the company, he gives a positive assessment of the company's performance - and looks forward to the future with confidence. Sustainable products remain a key topic for the future.

The Vandaglas Group acquires Glassolutions  Switzerland

Vandaglas goes Switzerland

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Saint-Gobain has signed an agreement to sell its Swiss glass processing business to the German group Aequita. The glass processors of Glassolutions Kreuzlingen in Switzerland will then become part of the Vandaglas Group, the glass division of Aequita.

Sales campaign for windows

Tennis legend Boris Becker to advertise Fensterversand.com on German TV

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Coming soon on German TV: Boris Becker recommends "Don't throw your money out the window". With this, he draws attention to new windows that save a lot of money through high energy efficiency. Behind the advertising deal is the online platform fensterversand.com or Neuffer Fenster, which also wants to score points in the offline world.

Only as strong as its weakest link: For a secure glass connection in windows, all components of the security chain must be coordinated with each other in order to achieve a burglary-resistant effect.
Burglary-resistant windows:

Key points about the connection of frame and glass in security windows

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If a glazing system is not considered as a whole, serious weaknesses can occur. Every single constructive detail of a burglary-resistant glazing system plays an important role and can result in or prevent a break-in. Here you will learn which key points to consider.

Glossary

Wooden windows

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Manufactured and constructed according to the current state of the art, wooden windows are very durable building elements with very good structural-physical properties and excellent conditions for thermal insulation.

Glossary

Warm Edge

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In multi-pane insulating glass, a warm edge is an edge seal in which the spacer between the panes of glass is made of materials with low thermal conductivity.

Narrow sash profiles allow for larger glass surfaces. This results in up to 20% more glass and thus more daylight compared to conventional systems.
Wooden windows:

Windows in integral construction: Slim profiles, more daylight

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The production of slim profiles for more daylight also poses challenges for machine manufacturers and suppliers. Homag offer a completely new window concept: