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Such motorhomes are often exposed to extreme climatic conditions. But the insulating glass with Swisspacer Air defies the highest altitude differences and climatic loads.
Swisspacer Air for IG units in tricky situations

Windows equipped for any terrain and altitude

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During tours, motorhomes and expedition vehicles are sometimes exposed to extreme weather conditions, differences in altitude and temperature. This places very high demands on the insulating glass installed. One manufacturer is now using Swisspacer Air in its IG units to cope with the climatic loads.

Softsolution / Flachglas Sachsen

Reliable quality control for two glass processing locations in Saxony and Thuringia

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For SMEs in the glass processing industry, quality assurance is becoming more and more important, and it will continue to be a central topic for them in the future. See here the example of Flachglas Sachsen in Grimma and Sülzfeld, eastern Germany:

Glaston:

Glas Herzog gets highly automated IG line

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Glas Herzog was founded in 1948 as a glass grinding factory near Heidelberg, Germany. Today, the company offers a full range of functional and insulating glass and has recently installed a new IG line from Glaston.

Three glass panes in combination with many options: The heated glass pane is located on the room side. The all-round triple seal also sets a high energy standard for the window joint.
Schütt-Duis:

How insulating glass can help to heat wooden houses

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In close cooperation with the timber house producer Talishaus, the partners Vestaxx and Schüt-Duis have developed a manufacturing process for producing heating insulating glass on a large scale. Here you can find out how the Vestaxx heating panes are used to heat the prefabricated wooden houses.

The three single-family homes of the "Humboldt Project" in the US city of Denver have large, modular forms that include large expanses of glass.
Swisspacer Air:

Pressure-relieved insulating glass for Denver

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When transporting IG units to locations of different altitude above sea level, the gas in the space between the glass panes can cause the window unit to bulge. Swisspacer have now come up with a solution for this:

Glossary

Insulating Glass Units (IGUs)

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Insulating glass (IG) consists of two or more glass panes separated by an air or gas-filled space to reduce heat transfer/loss across the windows or doors (in case of glass doors) of the building envelope.

T-shaped flexible spacer applicator
Forel:

Insulating glass line with T-shaped flexible spacer

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Forel’s High Tech IG line is the result of over 45 years of know-how in insulating glass processing machinery. In this latest video, you will see a High Tech line processing standard, shaped, stepped and triple glazed units using a T-shaped flexible spacer.

The online tool Caluwin now also includes the Swisspacer Air
Warm edge:

Digital simulation tool for pressure equalisation in IGUs

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Swissspacer is expanding the scope of service for Caluwin. This is an online tool aimed at manufacturers of IGUs and window systems that also makes planning the service life easier.

David Bunting, General Manager of Architectural Glass Products (AGP).
New Zealand:

AGP invests in two Glaston FC furnaces side by side

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New Zealand-based AGP will supply high-performance insulating glass units to 72 window manufacturers throughout New Zealand who are enjoying a surge in use for thermally efficient windows, doors and facades in residential and commercial buildings.

The TriSeal SG is the last piece in the puzzle of the Super Spacer product range. It now makes it possible to produce a wide range of IG units – from large to small and from individual to mass production runs.
Edgetech:

Structural glazing spacers for manual processing

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Following the launch of the Super Spacer T-Spacer SG spacer system for automated processing, Edgetech/Quanex now presents the manual version for structural glazing elements and XXL formats.