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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.
Not all safety glass is created equal. When polycarbonate enters the picture, performance, construction and costs shift. We asked certified expert Sebastian Dengg what makes polycarbonate-laminated glazing stand out, where its limits lie, and how it compares to conventional laminated glass solutions. Here are his answers.
Lisec’s GSA system – GSA-CF for float glass and GSA-CL for laminated glass – automates glass crushing and cullet disposal, ensuring a seamless production process. Key benefits include enhanced safety, reduced labour costs, automated cullet management and optimised workspace efficiency. Here is a short video with more info.
When it comes to facades, aesthetics, function and sustainability must harmonise perfectly. At the same time, the appearance has to be right. Thanks to the ColorQuant technology from Ceramic Colors Wolbring, coloured solar modules can now be produced for facades that offer a high degree of design freedom and high performance. GW-News went to find out first-hand what this technology and the almost unlimited colour palette are all about.
The VetroMount glass balustrade system offers rapid installation, reliable safety and sleek aesthetics, making it very suitable for contemporary architectural projects. And the profiles now also allow the integration of photovoltaic glass. See here for all the options.
Glass for Europe has welcomed the decision of the European Council to include flat glass products as part of the extension of the scope of sanctions on Belarus to fight circumvention.
At glasstec 2024, Glaston will showcase ways to enhance glass processing efficiency without sacrificing quality. The company will highlight its ability to tailor solutions to individual business goals, helping manufacturers achieve higher productivity and operational excellence.
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.
Laminated glass production with state-of-the-art automation and efficiency. That is what Austrian glass processing machine manufacturers Lisec promise when it comes to their MaxLam S3360 Premium. Can it deliver?
Flachglas Wernberg has revolutionized its 50-year-old lamination line with Glaston ProL technology, boosting efficiency, automation, and energy savings. Learn about the innovative upgrades that set a new standard in glass lamination.
Viwinco Windows & Doors is a second-generation family-run window and door manufacturer based in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, founded in 1982. The company recently purchased a new IFL laminator from Bürkle and here the two managers talk about their experience with the machine from Germany.
Since establishing their presence in the US through an acquisition, Poland-based glass fabricator Press Glass, also active in Europe and the UK, has continued its brisk growth. To support this, the company has recently invested in a Glaston ProL convection control upgrade at its plant in Ridgeway, Virginia.
Aurys Industries has now launched the Oforce mirror made of LSG as a product innovation and is thus offering a mirror made of laminated safety glass with a very high level of resistance for the first time.
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.
The ongoing rise in the proportions of laminated safety glass used in glazed products is placing glass processors under increasingly tight constraints.
Individual glass constructions are more in demand than ever in architecture today. This also applies to existing buildings in New York. In the case of the office tower at 299 Park Avenue, the lobby was transformed into a transparent and inviting space, with glass in large formats from Glas Trösch.
The specialist for oversized glass has set itself the goal for 2023 to gradually transition to more environmentally friendly production. And that not only since the energy prices been going through the roof.
The facade of the new building of the Gronau municipal utility in Münsterland will generate solar electricity in the future. The transparent solar modules custom-made by ASCA (Armor Group, manufacturer of organic photovoltaics - OPV) are very large and were integrated into facade glass by BGT Bischoff Glastechnik.
Since the beginning of 2023, Andrea Beerlink has been the new managing director of glass finishing company Cura Glass, Lopik. She succeeds owner Marijn van den Ingh, who wants to work "in the background" for the expansion of the more than 330-year-old company.
Last year, Mexico City got its city cable car. See here the laminated glass system that Glas Marte specially developed to enclose the stations.
There is a clear trend in modern glass architecture towards large facades without visible support structures. At the last glasstec, Edgetech Europe had presented projects in New York and Sweden where flexible Super Spacer spacers had been used to great effect:
The campus of the University of St. Gallen has recently been adorned with the new Square, a building designed to support interactive and innovative forms of teaching and learning. The facade with special glass from Glas Trösch is also innovative. Here you can find out how the glass is constructed in detail.
How to make bird protection glass beautiful With Saflex FlySafe 3D, Eastman introduces a new PVB interlayer that is an effective way to keep birds from colliding with glass facades and also enables highly transparent pane assemblies. Here are the details.
