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A research project involving the TU Dresden, Folienwerk Wolfen, Schott Glass and the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has just been presented at the Glass Performance Days in Finland: A thin laminated glass that combines defined strength with safe breakage characteristics. This marks a major leap forward in material innovation for facade design. See the details.
Here is a deep dive into solar panel technology and the latest industry trends from Satinal, an Italian company that produced interlayers for laminated safety glass. In 2020, they introduced the Strato Solar PV Encapsulants for PV modules. Here, Satinal offer a brief technical explanation of the technology behind such products and their latest offerings.
With Infraselect Dynamic, the Germany-based Flachglas MarkenKreis completes its product range of adaptive glass. This will be presented to a wide audience at BAU 2025. What is behind the new product range and a new partnership?
Satinal announced the introduction of the third production line at its headquarters in Erba, Italy, to meet growing demand. This was driven by an increasing global demand for Strato Glass Interlayers and Strato Solar PV encapsulants, from the architectural premium market to the solar photovoltaic segment. Here are the details.
Eastman's PVB film ‘Saflex LiteCarbon Clear’ will in future be used as a safety film in AGC's sustainable ‘Low-Carbon Stratobel’ laminated safety glass. AGC Glass Europe has now announced this partnership with Eastman.
A permanent exhibition in Rijeka, Croatia, on the history of the pharmacy include ten displays made with curved laminated glass. See here how three different Strato interlayers were put to good use in the installations.
In 25 years of business, SentryGlas has transformed the laminated glass industry with its robust interlayer, providing safety and security. From automotive windshields to hurricane-resistant windows, find out here how SentryGlas has made a lasting impact on safety glazing.
Eastman Saflex recently shared the news that the Saflex Structural PVB interlayer has been approved by two building authorities in Germany and another one in France.
Satinal has obtained the highest EcoVadis score to date, going from Silver to Platinum. EcoVadis is an international platform that assesses the environmental and social performance of companies.
In connection with our recent article on the 25th anniversary of SentryGlas and how their ionoplast film interlayer for LSG, we also sat down with Christoph Troska of SentryGlas to look back – as well as ahead to the future:
A success story: over a quarter of a century ago, in 1998, the SentryGlas ionoplast film was launched on the market for the first time and has had a significant impact on structural glass construction with its increased load-bearing capacity, making new types of construction possible.
Kuraray Europe GmbH (KEG) has announced the establishment of a new subsidiary. Kuraray Europe Spain S.L. (KES) is based in Málaga, Spain, and will serve as a strategic hub for the management and coordination of business activities on the Iberian Peninsula.
The combination of Guardian Glass’ SunGuard High Durable coated glass with SentryGlas Xtra interlayers obtains a Document Technique d’Application (DTA) for the French market.
Strato EVA Carbon Free has earned International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus, a voluntary program for industries not subject to specific regulations but willing to certify their efforts and results in GHG Reduction.
Italian interlayer manufacturer Satinal announces Strato Solar as its new division for the production of EVA, POE and TPO encapsulating films for solar panels.
Italian brand Strato has developed an EVA interlayer for safety glass lamination that is fully carbon-neutral and has been awarded a top international certification for sustainability. Click here for more details:
Making insulating glass from safety glass is a sensible decision to increase intrusion protection in shop windows or commercial buildings as well as in private homes. Here you will find 4 good reasons for using safety glass in IGUs.
Protecting one's trademarks is elementary for any market player, be it manufacturer, distributor or converter. Kuraray wants to clear up some confusion in the industry regarding the SentryGlas ionoplast interlayer brand. Here are the details.
Folienwerk Wolfen appoints GlassParts as exclusive distributor in the UK and Ireland for evguard, a laminating film, and evguard MPE, a multi-layer polyester insert for heavy impact and printed laminated safety glass applications.
The ongoing rise in the proportions of laminated safety glass used in glazed products is placing glass processors under increasingly tight constraints.
Recently, LSG interlayers specialist Eastman introduced Saflex FlySafe 3D, a new PVB interlayer that is very effective at keeping birds from colliding with glass facades. An exciting pilot project with 8 m long bird protection glass has now been installed in the Helios schools in Cologne, GLASWELT took a look on site.
Sporting venues are all about an unobstructed view of the playing field, while maintaining safety, of course. SentryGlas has what it takes.
Tvitec’s glass is one of the cornerstones of the radical urban transformation of the railway station in León in Spain. See here how Tvitec’s glazed and laminated solutions played a key role in making it a reality.
Kuraray’s PVB Division will from now on be called the Advanced Interlayer Solutions Division. With this change, the company realigns its glass interlayers business towards greater innovation.
Laminated glass is made of two pieces of regular or tempered glass sandwiched around a layer of clear plastic film (PVB).
