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Glass Performance Days 2025

H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling presents the latest in energy-efficient solutions

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H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling will be participating in the Glass Performance Days (GPD) in Tampere, Finland, from June 10 to 12, 2025. At the Nokia Arena, the company will be presenting its forward-looking technologies and solutions for the further development of the modern glass industry under the headline “Glass – The In/Visible Impact”.

Warm edge

H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling: A canyon running through a facade

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In the One River North building in Denver, an artificial canyon winds its way through the 16-story structural glazing facade – a spectacular architectural detail and a complex function for the facade glass. These were implemented using the Ködispace 4SG warm edge system, which ensures energy efficiency in accordance with IGU units under the extreme climatic conditions of the city.

Spacers

Fenzi: Butylver TPS receives CEKAL certification

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Butylver TPS, the Fenzi Group's thermoplastic spacer bar for insulating glass, has officially received CEKAL certification. This emphasises the Fenzi Group's commitment to supplying products that meet the highest standards of quality, durability and energy efficiency.

Warm edge spacers

Swisspacer: Belgium sea views stretching to the horizon

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A new architectural landmark now graces the beach promenade of the popular Belgian seaside resort of Knokke-Heist: The Heldentoren with its two sister buildings offers its residents panoramic views to the sea. Insulating glass featuring the Swisspacer Ultimate warm edge spacer ensures living comfort behind the glass facades.

Isotherm insulating glass unit with glass spacers.
Sanco Group

Isotherm presents glass spacers for seamless transparency

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Isotherm - part of the Sanco Group - presented a special product innovation at BAU 2025: Insulating glass with transparent spacers. These glass spacers allow the glass edges to be discreetly receded. This was particularly appreciated by architects at the trade fair. Here are the details.

Spacers from Swisspacer have been proven to help save energy - and therefore CO2 - in buildings.
Sustainability

Swisspacer to commission new recycling plant for thermoplastics

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Swisspacer is planning to commission a new recycling plant in 2025 that will make it possible to fully recycle thermoplastic materials. According to the spacer manufacturer, the product quality will remain unaffected, even with a higher proportion of recycled materials.

BAU 2025

Super Spacer looking ahead to present its versatile IGU spacers at BAU 2025 in Munich

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Edgetech Europe invites architects and designers to discover the highly versatile, metal-free, flexible Super Spacer spacer system at the BAU trade fair in Munich, Germany. From January 13 to 17 2025, here is what you can expect.

Miika Äppelqvist.
Interview with Miika Äppelqvist of Glaston

‘I am confident that things will soon be moving forward again’

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Miika Äppelqvist (38) has been Senior Vice President of Glaston's Architecture division since the end of 2023 and is one of the two Managing Directors of the German branch. GW-News asked him how he assesses the market and what Glaston presented at glasstec 2024. Miika Äppelqvist has been with Glaston since 2013, where he has held a number of management positions.

Productivity

Swisspacer to focus on automation and leadership

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Swisspacer is advancing automation to help insulating glass manufacturers optimise production processes. CEO Matthias Bach, with the company for a year now, highlights energy efficiency as the primary driver in the insulating glass market, especially in Europe and North America.

Ultra-thin glass

Glaston and Corning Incorporated join forces

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Glaston, the inventor of the Thermo Plastic Spacer (TPS), has developed a new processing method that allows the use of thin glass in insulating glass units. The process is also suitable for triple insulating glass.

USA

Swisspacer opens new warehouse in New Jersey

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The US construction industry is set for significant growth in 2024, driven by sustainability and government subsidies. Swisspacer's new NJ distribution center positions European manufacturers for success in this evolving market.

 During transport with large height differences, the Swisspacer Air can minimise damage to insulating glass that can be caused by overpressure or underpressure in the cavity. For example, here during the renovation of the Fidelita Hut in the Ötztal Alps.
Insulating glass with pressure equalisation

Protection against glass breakage in insulating glass: Swisspacer Air with CE mark

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Swisspacer Air - integrated into the edge seal of insulating glass - ensures continuous pressure equalisation with the environment and thus mitigates climate loads. In collaboration between Swisspacer and the Saint-Gobain Glassolutions Insulating Glass Centre, the foundation has now been laid to allow it to obtain a CE mark.

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.

Warm edge

Innovative glazing solutions for museums and art galleries

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Super Spacer can lay claim to some world premieres in facade technology solutions. Here are some very spectacular examples in museum spaces.

Especially when it is very cold outside, warm edge systems can help to provide high levels of thermal comfort indoors.
Warm edge

Is there still a place for aluminium in the edge seal of insulation glass units?

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We’ve been her before: In 1973, a global energy crisis had already directed focus to the energy efficiency of buildings. With the Thermal Insulation Ordinance of 1977, single-pane glass was banned, coated insulating glass quickly became the standard and the Uw value dropped substantially.

In New York's Manhattan borough, a large glazed tower directly above a historic building creates new living space.
H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling:

Warm edge with a view of Manhattan

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Housing is in short supply in American cities such as New York. Redensification is one way to gain space - especially in terms of height. Read how insulating glass with a warm edge plays an important role here.

The facade of No. 1 Court was extensively renovated. The new insulating glass units are equipped with the warm edge Ködispace 4SG.
H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling:

Ködispace 4SG warm edge system for No. 1 Court at Wimbledon

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Every summer the tennis world looks to London for the traditional Wimbledon Championships. The international tennis elite play exciting matches here. In future, the warm-edge system Ködispace 4SG from H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling will also be a part.

Top stories of the week

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Organic solar facade elements, a warm edge building in Dubai, A window system that automatically lets in fresh air and an award-winning spacer manufacturer. Here are our top stories of the week:

Super Spacers:

The building that never sleeps

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That is what project developer Omniyat calls "The Opus" tower in downtown Dubai. The building envelope pushes the limits of what is technologically feasible with advanced engineering. Edgetech Super Spacer TriSealTM are a key part of this massive 3D puzzle.

2021 Fenestration Awards:

Thermoseal named Spacer Bar Manufacturer of the Year

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The Thermoseal Group has been awarded the 2021 National Fenestration Awards in the Spacer Bar Manufacturer of the Year category for the second year running.

In the Canadian metropolis of Toronto, one of the most interesting and largest construction projects is currently being built: the sustainably planned CIBC Square.
H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling:

A pair of warm edge glass towers for Toronto

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In Canada's megacity Toronto, one of the city's most interesting and largest construction projects is currently under way: The new, sustainably planned CIBC Square.

Markus Plettau, Manager for Facade at Dow.
Dow:

Silicones for more sustainable facades

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Dow wants to introduce the world's first product range for carbon neutral silicones in building facades. Find out here what exactly is behind it and how it will affect windows and facades.

Edgetech:

Super Spacers help to make glass facades more sustainable

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The copper shell for the Maersk Tower in Copenhagen is a prime example of what can be achieved when Danish architecture, Austrian steel and glass construction and German curved glass come together with Edgetech’s Super Spacer warm edge spacers. Read here how it all works:

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:

Technoform has a wide range of warm edge spacers in its portfolio and offers comprehensive services for insulating glass manufacturers.
Interview with Jörg Lenz of Technoform:

What do IG manufacturers want from warm edge systems?

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In addition to quality and durability, the efficient production of insulating glass units with warm edge plays a central role for manufacturers. We wanted to know from Jörg Lenz, Product Manager at Technoform, how high-quality plastic spacers with warm edge can be processed economically and efficiently and how Technoform supports producers in this.