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	2008 top rated products Having focused on the most important events happened in 2008, this week GlassOnWeb will give special attentino to the products which showed to be most popular among the visitors. more »
	A guide to glass selection Due to technological improvements achieved in the last 30 years, glass has become an important building material. More and more building surfaces are covered with glass. Accordingly, a correct selection of glass type is crucial. more »
	A Sealed System for Heatable Glass - A New Product GlassOnWeb dedicates the weekly focus to a technical article titled "A Sealed System for Heatable Glass - A New Product; the article is written by Prem Boaz, President of Glass Products Consulting LLC in Port Orange, Fla.. more »
	Acoustic properties of glass: not so simple At Arup, working with different specialists creates many opportunities to learn from each other. Sometimes one forgets that engineers who know everything about dark matters as climatic loads in glass or intricacies of structural silicone may not have a clue about the acoustic performance of a window. more »
	Advances in the manufacturing of toughened laminates The last three years have seen an increase in demand for toughened laminates with several high profile projects requiring both the structural strength and integrity that only a toughened laminate can provide. more »
	An Introduction To Fire-Rated Glass When you think of fire protection in a building, what comes to mind? Fire extinguishers? Smoke alarms? Sprinkler systems? Chances are that window glass wasn't at the top of the list. While fire-rated glass has been an important component in building safety for decades, most professionals in the industry know relatively little about it. As a result, it isn't difficult for the incorrect product to be specified, installed and approved - potentially putting lives and property at unnecessary risk. more »
	An Overview of Model Based Control While glass manufacturers have little control over raw material costs or finished product orders, process control is one area where even minor improvements can trim production costs, improve product quality, and ultimately increase profits. A new model-based controller is outperforming PID controls in glass melter and forehearth applications. The ACSI integrated process controller reduces job change time up to 50% and quickly stabilizes temperature variations in order to provide high quality glass with optimum fuel efficiency. more »
	Architectural Glass: 6 Glazing Technologies to Consider Glazing can take several forms in a building application including curtain wall, operable windows, storefront, skylights and architectural glass. And while glazing has myriad properties that would be essential to consider from a building occupant, owner or architectural perspective, the ones called out specifically in energy codes and standards are u-value (also commonly referred to as u-factor) and solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC). more »
	Borosilicate glass Borosilicate glass is a high silicate glass with at least 5% boron oxide bow handle threaded rod with a triangular shaped handle. more »
	Bubbles of Glaverbel glass distilled at Nardini To celebrate the 225th anniversary of Italys famous Nardini Distilleries, the Nardini family - who still owns and runs the company - treated themselves to an architectural work of art, erecting a stunning glass creation designed by Massimiliano Fuksas and Doriana O. Mandrelli. Glaverbel helped to ensure that this magnificent project - dubbed Bolle - saw the light of day. more »
	CE Marking: from March mandatory for IG and LG From March 1st, all glass products from the second group (insulating glass, laminated glass, and tempered glass submitted to HST) intended for use in the building sector will have to carry a CE mark. GlassOnWeb.com dedicates this week’s focus article to the mandatory CE marking. What is the CE mark and what changes will it bring? more »
	Chinese Glass Industry China's rapidly increasing demand for glass was stimulated by its two-decade high economic growth, especially the continuously rising demand in the automobile and construction markets more »
	City Hospitals Sunderland - NHS Foundation Trust “NOT just one of the best in the country – but possibly the world” is how Dave McNicholas, Unit Manager, describes the new state of the art ICCU at Sunderland Royal Hospital which opened April 11th. more »
	Coated Architectural Glass Michael Elstner, state certified Engineer & Master Glazier Head of the INTERPANE Consultancy Service (IBC) Glass is the dominant building material in modern architecture. It creates visual accents and offers multiple technical features like glass for thermal insulation, solar protection, and sound proofing, as well as a design component, safety glass, or as a part of solar plants. The industry nowadays offers glass with customised technical data for every application possible. In architecture, a special emphasis is often placed on energy-saving building methods, particularly in view of the rising energy and raw material costs which are the greatest challenge of our times. Due to the wide diversification of the technical features, tailor-made technical glass consulting is becoming an increasingly important service in architectural glazing. This paper describes the historical context as well as the evolution of glass as a material and its applications in windows and facades, with a description of its most important building-physics values. more »
	Compatibility tests on laminated glass panes more »
	Control the sun The sun is the most constant and powerful source of heat and light in our solar system. The sun radiates enormous amounts of energy, but only a tiny portion of it reaches the earth. 42 percent of this energy is transformed into light and 58 percent reaches the earth as heat in form of UV and IR rays. more »
	Crystal Glass Crystal glass (also just named Crystal) is a form of glass with a high degree of transparency that usually consists of a high proportion of lead oxide. For this reason it also called lead crystal glass. more »
	Dedication to improve operator dependent processes Safety Glass Experts International Ltd (SGEI) continues to develop their unique services for the glass processors. In the past months company has introduced new services for float glass quality inspections while carrying out successful consulting projects for tempered and bent laminated vehicle glazing producers in three different continents. Last week Safety Glass Experts signed a service contract with Romanian safety glass producer Gerom S.A. Buzau. more »
	Depression glass In recent times glass has not only had an industrial and artistic function, it is also considered by many individuals an item worth collecting. Among the wide variety of glass collectibles, we also find so-called Depression glass. more »
	DuPont™ SentryGlas® LAMINATED SAFETY GLASS WITH DUPONT™ SENTRYGLAS® INTERLAYER HELPS MINIMIZE RENOVATION COSTS -Previously - toughened safety glass, now - laminated safety glass: the cost-efficient installation of the new facade at the Fraunhofer headquarters in Munich was made possible thanks to the use of laminated safety glass with high strength, high stiffness DuPont™ SentryGlas® interlayer, which was so light that the existing supporting structure could continue to be used. more »
	DuPont™ SentryGlas® – cost-efficient performance enhancement In recent years, not only have architects discovered laminated safety glass as a building material, but they have also learnt to better exploit its exceptional structural and design performance. Now, DuPont™ SentryGlas® interlayers with increased stiffness combine cost-efficiency with high performance, thereby significantly widening the scope of application for this building material – from private houses to luxury villas, skyscrapers and manufacturing facilities and cultural landmarks. more »
	DuPont™ SentryGlas® Case Study DuPont SentryGlas delivers vital functional, structural and aesthetic performance for new Morocco Telecom HQ in RabatThe facade on Morocco Telecoms new headquarters in Rabat comprises a double skin covering a total surface area of 11,500 m2. The exterior of the skin is composed of vertical shoulders mounted on a stainless-steel structure, for wind mitigation, bearing a curtain-wall made of laminated glass panels, each measuring 1,480 x 3,503 mm, which comprise 10 mm Ipasol bright temperedHST, 1.52 mm DuPont SentryGlas and 10 mm float tempered HST. more »
	East or west, Hunter Glass is the clearest East or west, Hunter is the clearest. Hunter Glass promise to offer customers clearest glass products, clearest services and clearest price because they always believe saving money means making money!. more »
	EPBD. Big opportunity-but the glass industry must act first Introduction – new legislation, new impetus, new opportunities more »
	EU Hits Flat Glass Cartel With A Fine Of 486 Million Euros The world’s four biggest float glass manufacturers have been fined by the European Commission a total of 486 million euros for running an illegal price fixing cartel. The companies involved in the cartel are Asahi of Japan, Guardian of the US, Pilkington of the UK, and Saint-Gobain of France. more »
	Explore glass chemical composition Almost all commercial glasses fall into one of three basic categories. These categories are based on chemical composition. There are numerous compositions, all distinct, even if fused silica is always present. more »
	Extinguishing the Myths of Fires, Sprinklers and Glass Fire sprinklers in a glazing publication? The topic may seem unrelated to the glass industry, yet in reality, what you know about sprinklers may significantly impact the way you glaze a building for fire safety and protect you from liability issues. There are essentially two ways to provide fire protection in a building: active systems and passive systems. Active systems, such as sprinklers or fire extinguishers, rely on components or people to move into "operation mode" when a fire starts. Passive systems are made up of components such as fire-rated glass that offer a degree of fire protection with no activation required. more »
	Factors influencing annealing glass breakages Glass breaks when it is under stresses that it cannot withstand. Each type of glass has different breakage characteristics. In the case of annealing glass, when broken it splinters into sharp fragments, which represent a hazardous situation. Annealing glass may break for many different reasons. We will be focusing on the most common ones. more »
	Factors influencing thermal breakage Thermal breakage is a common phenomenon that can occur for many reasons. Generally, thermal loads on glass occur as a result of the glass being exposed to sunlight and interior heating. When glass is exposed to high temperatures, it absorbs heat and expands. At the same time, its edges remain cooler, causing thermal breakage more »
	Fiori di Como Completed in 1998, "Fiori di Como" is still the largest glass sculpture ever made. It is housed in the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was created by the artist Dale Chihuly. more »
	Float glass industry in India India with more than one billion people, one sixth of the world’s total population has become an attractive destination for investment in Glass Industry for some time, it contributes around (6 %) one sixteenth of the world’s total Gross Domestic Product. It is one of the largest economies of the world that had a middle-class consumer market in excess of 300 million people. With increasing purchasing power and development of service sector, India is definitely on the radar of all the glass manufacturing companies. more »
	FotoLux® - The safety glass that glows in the dark! Formator Safety Glass - producer of tempered and laminated glass, is proud to offer a new and revolutionary product: FotoLux®, a unique laminated glass which glows in the dark! more »
	Furnace Technology - development standstill The global recession has created severe problems for the automotive industry. Since the rapid downturn, car windscreen original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have been forced to lay off employees and even close factories. Warehouse stocks of passenger car windscreens do not need replenishing; furthermore, the weak automotive replacement glass (ARG) market, along with decreasing OEM orders, are not offering enough demand to keep larger production lines in operation. The recession has caused a decrease in the demand of personal vehicles, growing demand for public transportation. Also the need for special vehicles which are used to harvest crops and manage forests has remained steady. These factors ensure the relative stability of this segment of the safety glass market. more »
	GIMAV Report 2010 The industry of machinery, accessories and special products for glass processing in 2010. more »
	Glass and Safety Safety in relation to glass can be succinctly put as: “Using appropriate products to reduce the possibility of severe cutting and piercing injuries.” When talking about Human Impact the loading considered is that which relates to a human being having accidental contact with the glass. As soon as the word ‘accidental’ is used, the loads cannot be quantified. more »
	Glass Block In recent years, as an up-and-coming construction material, glass block has become more and more popular for interior and exterior decoration purposes. more »
	Glass Market in India When entrepreneurs talk about business, China immediately comes to mind. Many firms wish to corner a share of its huge market. Glass industry businessmen are no exception. But India, a place where “glass sells like crazy”, is another country they can bet on: here, according to the Master Guide to Indian Glass, the demand for flat glass has increased at an average annual rate of 12% to 15% for the past 2-3 years and, over the long term, is expected to grow at around 3.8% per year. The demand for processed glass has also grown by more than 30% annually in recent years. more »
	Glass Mosaic A glass mosaic is a coherent pattern or image in which each component element is built up from small regular or irregular pieces of glass, held in place by plaster (or mortar or adhesive) entirely or predominantly covering a plane, a curved surface or even a three dimensional shape, and normally integrated with its architectural context. more »
	Glass Printing: Make a Permanent Impression Glass has been used for both decorative and functional purposes for much of history; the forms and techniques used have changed with our technological advances. The ancient Romans and Egyptians created decorative but functional objects such as cups and vases from glass. Cathedrals have used stained glass windows for both light and decoration for more than a millennium. A somewhat more modern innovation is digital ceramic printing directly onto glass – and G.James are pleased to be able to offer this new medium. more »
	Glass solarization Glass solarization is a phenomenon which occurs when certain types of colourless, transparent glass are exposed continuously to the sunlight. This exposed glass develops a pink or violet color. When bottles and fragments have this color they are usually referred to as "desert glass". However scientists and experts prefer the term solarized glass. more »
	Glass staining Even if the glass resists basic environmental conditions and a large variety of acids and chemicals, staining is a factor which should be taken into consideration. more »
	Glass Tempering: Issues and Concerns Tempered glass has traveled a long distance, since inception of its production by vertical method, transition to sophisticated horizontal tempering equipments and now tempering of the most sophisticated glass types and designs, but this journey was not as smooth as it sounds, glass processors faced a plethora of problems during this transition stages (and a chunk of them are still facing). We will examine various issues related to glass tempering in this article. more »
	Glass Thickness&Fragmentation Behaviour in Stressed Glasses Hoikwan Lee, Seoyeong Cho, Kyungmin Yoon, Jaeho Lee Breakage patterns, residual stress, and fractured surfaces on tempered glasses are investigated to find the correlation among glass thickness, tempered level, and the number of fragments, particularly when the glass thickness is less than 4 mm. Relatively thin glasses require high compressive stress for producing fragments, and the required compressive stress is increased with decreasing glass thickness (3.2 to 2.1 mm). more »
	Glass-Ceramics Ordinary glass is non-crystalline. Glass-ceramics however, are manufactured through the controlled crystallization of a specially formulated glass. more »
	Glassblowing: Feel the fire Until about the first century B.C., glass objects coulld only be made slowly. A single glass object could take several days to make by casting, core forming, or cutting techniques. The introduction of the glassblowing process changed all that. After this discovery, glass vessels suddenly became easy and inexpensive to produce. more »
	Great Walls Of Fire: Incorporating Fire-Rated Glass By Jerry Razwick, Technical Glass Products An old headline became a new one in January of this year as two men were finally sentenced to prison for causing the fire at Seton Hall University back on January 19th, 2000. The blaze was the worst dormitory fire in U.S. history, killing three students and injuring 54 others. The fire had been started deliberately in a lounge area and quickly spread to residential rooms in the dorm. more »
	Independent Report Shows True Warm Edge Comparison! A report has been commissioned by Thermoseal Group and produced by an independent warm edge consultant that shows a comparison of the thermal performance through the edge of insulated glass, including: Warm Edge Spacer Bar, Desiccant, PIB and Sealant. The results demonstrate an enlightening change in the order of thermal performance of Foam Spacer Systems and Spacer Tube Systems. more »
	Inhomogeneity of residual stresses in tempered glass panels Estonian Journal of Engineering, 2012, 18, 1, 3–11 more »
	Installing Channel Glass A Popular daylighting system for interior or exterior glass walls, channel glass – such as Pilkington Profilit™, available from Technical Glass Products (TGP), Kirkland, Washington – provides a sleek, modern look for commercial or industrial buildings and homes. The glass is available in a variety of colors and textures with varying translucency, allowing for the passage of natural light without loss of privacy. This very versatile product can be installed vertically or horizontally and is available in lengths up to 23 feet, with either tempering or filming options available to meet impact safety requirements. more »
	Interference fringes on IG units Interference fringes are a series of faint, irregular, roughly parallel lines of different colors which are sometimes visible in clear insulating glass units. Fringes are caused by reflections between the various glass surfaces of an IG unit when one light wave is delayed relative to another. more »
	Iridescence in Tempered Automotive Glass INTRODUCTION NOW YOU SEE THEM – NOW YOU DO NOT! What are we talking about? We are talking about the strange discoloured blotches that can sometimes be seen in all tempered glass, but are particularly prevalent in tempered automotive glass as shown in the picture 1 of a car rear window. more »
	Laminated glass specimens under long-term push-out loads more »
	LC SmartGlass for Infection Control The Windsor Knee Clinic is part of the BMI Princess Margaret Hospital in Windsor, Berkshire. BMI Healthcare is a leading provider of independent healthcare in Britain with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country. BMI are committed to delivering quality and value to their patients, providing facilities for advanced surgical procedures together with friendly, professional care. more »
	LCD Glass Market LCD (liquid crystal display) glass is the thin sheet glass used in flat-panel TVs, flat-panel computer notebooks and desktop monitors, cell phones and personal digital assistants. As demand grows for those products, so grows the demand for LCD glass. more »
	Let the Sunshine in! The possible applications of glass in environmentally sustainable technologies, the latest news in the use of warm edge technologies, the most innovative applications in architecture, and the potential development of photovoltaic glass, were the main topics of discussion at the “Glass and Energy Savings” conference organized by Vitrum Energy. The conference was held on Thursday, 29 October in the “Sagittarius” Room – Fiera Milano - Rho Conference Center and provided an opportunity to examine the latest solutions designed by universities and companies in the industry. ‘Let the Sunshine in! - "Creating Added Value by Maintaining the Light Transmission of Solar Panels and Architectural Glazing" ’is the title of the paper presented by Chris May from Ritec International Limited, London. more »
	Liquid Crystal Glazing: Privacy at the Flick of a Switch Thanks to their versatility, these “smart” glasses have many applications. For architectural purposes, they can be used in conference presentations: for instance, sensors and switches enable glass panels to alternate between clear and translucent in time to music. You can also turn windows into screens on which images can be projected. more »
	Low-e benefits It's been two decades now since low-e was first introduced to the market. Nobody questions its excellent thermal performance, yet insulating glass wit low-e coating is rarely used in construction. Glass On Web would like to remind you about the benefits and the cost savings achieved by using low-e glass. more »
	Murano Glass Murano, an island located near Venice, is still today regarded as being synonymous with the production of the finest and most elegant glass. Murano's products are the most recognizable glass around the world. Murano glass is often referred to as "cristallo" due to its unique properties. more »
	Museum Conservation vs. Exhibition Resolving the dilemma using SPD SmartGlass display cases by Manoj Phatak, C.Eng, (C) 2011 Domoticware S.L.U. more »
	NiS and spontaneous breakage In various situations fully-tempered glass may break for no reason. Many factors might cause such spontaneous breakages, but the most common are nickel sulphide inclusions. more »
	Novel Laminated Connections Source: Novel Laminated Connections, Manuel Santarsiero, Recent, Current & Near-Future Research on Structural Glass, Student Colloquium Proceedings book, editor Prof. Jan Belis, p. 85-89, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, April 2-6, 2012 Presented at the COST training school on Structural Glass organized by The European COST Action TU 0905 “Structural Glass - Novel design methods and next generation products” http://www.glassnetwork.org/training-schools/training-school-2012 more »
	Patient safety, privacy and dignity–at the flick of a switch Electronically switchable glazing for the healthcare sector SmartGlass Medical is the dedicated manufacturer of Electronically Switchable Glass for the medical sector. Also known as privacy glass, switchable glass, intelligent glass and electric glass these technologically advanced medical glass products are particularly focused on bringing privacy and dignity to medical wards, operating theatres, X-Ray suites etc. Our main products are LC SmartGlass offering Privacy on demand and SPD SmartGlass offering Solar-Control. SmartGlass Medical is a division of SmartGlass International and has its head quarters, manufacturing, finance, marketing and R&D centre in Dublin, Ireland with commercial, sales and technical offices in the UK. more »
	Post-applied film to improve the fire resistance of windows This article introduces you a newly developed film to improve the fire resistance of existing glass windows (Mainly Interior windows and glass partitions, exterior use will be provided this year) and the product has passed the fire resistant test (ISO 834 heat curve test). more »
	Producing Large Windscreens – PRINCIPLES OF THE BENDING PROCESS Large bus and special vehicle windscreens are produced with gravity bending method. Producing successfully this largest segment of vehicle glazing requires not just suitable equipment, but advanced skills, know-how, knowledge, and quality tooling, to name a few. The most demanding and critical and demanding manufacturing process is naturally the gravity bending process. This article will review the principles of large and demanding, bus or special vehicle windscreen bending process. In this article the bending process is divided into five individual stages; Loading, Pre-Heating, Bending, Final Bending and Cooling. Although all of these individual bending stages do not physically really exist, dividing the entire bending process into different stages enables easier approach to the subject. more »
	Quartz Glass Quartz glass is a clear vitreous solid, formed by melting pure quartz. It can withstand high temperatures and is extremely transparent to infrared, visible, and ultraviolet radiations. It is also known as fused quartz or fused silica. A series of excellent performance features in terms of physical and chemical characteristics make quartz glass a very nice fundamental multi-purpose material. more »
	Qui sommes nous? Le magazine VERRE PLAT est édité par la société VERRE PRESSE SERVICES (V.P.S.). more »
	Ready for the CE marking? It is less than a month from the start of the obligatory CE marking. European tempered glass processing companies are running to finish all of the necessary tasks involved in this procedure. GlassOnWeb.com, after asking some of these companies about the situation, is convinced that this will be a hot summer more »
	Residential interiors with DreamGlass® Privacy Glass more »
	Review and Prospect of the Glass Industry in China With the help of China’s robust economic growth, vigorous investment and increased demand in related sectors, China’s glass industry has seen high speed development. more »
	Revista Ventana Editorial Contraluz se especializa desde 1992 en publicaciones técnicas referidas a los cerramientos (ventanas, puertas, fachadas), vidrios y accesorios. Fue pionera en Sudamérica en su especialidad. Alcanzó un reconocido posicionamiento tras 15 años de permanencia ininterrumpida informando al mercado sobre las tecnologías, los productos y las empresas del sector. more »
	Sag Bending-External Manipulation is Indication of Failure MIKA ERONEN - Safety Glass Experts International more »
	Saint-Gobain Glass Provides the Best of Both Worlds Self-cleaning and solar control for conservatory roofs with no compromise on appearance or delivery more »
	Self illuminating architectural glazing elements Phosphorescent glass, a material originally developed for safety reasons is now being used in architectural glazing, especially in interior and exterior decorating. more »
	Self-cleaning glass Self-cleaning glass was one of the major attractions at the Pilkington and Saint Gobain exhibits stands in Dusseldorf. These exhibitors dedicated a significant area of their booth to promote this type of glass, certainly emphasizing the importance of this product. more »
	Smart Glass Appeals to Green Community The U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system assesses buildings in terms of their sustainability and performance, and accredits individuals involved in the design and operation of these buildings. In February 2007, my company conducted a first-ever study of LEED accredited professionals on the subject of smart glass, also commonly referred to as dynamic glazing. The results from more than 450 professionals are in, and they point to a future where smart glass plays a significant role in the architectural environment. What follows are some of the study’s key findings. more »
	Solar Control Glass for Greater Energy Efficiency Study Finds: The Environmental Benefits of Solar Control Glass are too Great for Policy Makers to Disregard more »
	Sophisticated Glass for Ostend Casino, Inside and Out This summer everyone on the Belgian coast was talking about the renovation of Ostend Casino. This venerable leisure complex has now returned to its rightful place among Belgium 's most prestigious cultural and culinary attractions, complete with top-class restaurant, high-tech auditorium and Glaverbel glass! more »
	Sound insulation The need to restrict outside sound is not only a matter of environmental protection but, principally, of well-being. Noise, in addition to generating pollution, can cause illness. Studies show that people who are constantly exposed to continuous noise pollution can suffer from such consequences as stress, nervousness, sleeplessness, poor concentration, and cardiovascular ailments. more »
	Spandrel glass Glass has become one of the most important materials used in construction, especially for high-rise commercial buildings. As it typically covers a large part of exterior surfaces the correct choice of glass is most important to obtain the right final result. more »
	Sunlight Protection and Daylight Scientific daylight plan-ning of interior rooms is not always a simple task for architects and planners. Some of the questions involved are: what intensity of illumi-nation will be required by the future users of the interior areas? Will increased daylight lead to an undesirable overheating of the building? Is there any way to reduce the energy costs incurred in cooling the building? more »
	Taming the Triangle of Fire Wrightstyle Limited is one of the UK’s most innovative steel glazing specialists with an international client base. Lee Coates, the company’s technical manager, explains the mechanics of fire and fire safety. more »
	Tempered glass breakage A frequent misperception about tempered glass regards its resistance to breakages. Many consider it "unbreakable" or "nearly unbreakable". Such is not the case. As with every other type of glass, also tempered glass can break. more »
	Tempering 3 mm Bus and Coach Sidelites to ECE R43 Today, it has been almost a decade since the first large 3mm automotive sidelites entered the market. more »
	Terminal 2 Nice Airport Architectural highlight on the Mediterranean - what looks from a distance like an upended cone is in fact Nice Airport's Terminal 2. The tilted structural glazing facade is an impressive sight thanks to its clarity and excellent structural attributes. more »
	Testing for Mechanical Strength and Impact Resistance Non-Destructive Instruments Offer Stress Relief to Glass Fabricators Required to Test for Mechanical Strength and Impact Resistance. more »
	The Achille Heel of a Wonderful Material: Toughened Glass In recent years there have been a number of sensational reports in the media about “glass cancer” and “spontaneous glass fracture”, with stories relating to “glass raining down from highrise buildings”. more »
	The effect of desiccants on Insulating glass Insulating glass desiccants with different components give quiet disparate quality performances. more »
	The Financial crises as a challenge for the industry The Financial crises as a challenge for the industry, by organized marketing. by Paul Bastianen, General Manager of Vindico Surface Technologies BV, Netherlands more »
	The Future Of Fire-Rated Glass We are all wondering what the future will bring. How much will computers improve? Will the global economy boom or bust? Will the mankind explore the space? In many cases, it seems one guess is as good as another. Only time will prove which theory was correct. When it comes to fire-rated glazing, however, there are some fairly safe bets as to what the future holds. By examining the latest trends in the industry, we can offer some fairly reliable forecasts about what lies ahead. more »
	The Perception of Colour Glass is a versatile material. Especially large area applications such as facade solutions impart their own visual effect and therefore require a targeted selection of the appropriate product. The individual colour nuances of the glass are based not only on technical parameters but also on specific environmental influences and personal perception. more »
	The Production of Bullet Resistant Glass - Part 1 Firstly, it would be great if everyone in the glass industry refrained from calling this product “bullet proof” I seriously doubt if anything is ultimately bullet proof, bullet resistant is indeed the correct terminology and within the industry this is abbreviated to BRG. The production of BRG requires top class manufacturing technology especially within the sphere of bending moulds/tools. more »
	The Production of Bullet Resistant Glass – Part 2 The second article in our technical series about bullet resistant glass (BRG) discusses the various complications encountered when entering this sphere of the safety glass industry. The production processes are in some ways very similar to that of manufacturing normal automotive windscreens equally, they share some of the same processing problems. This article will focus on the key aspects of BRG manufacturing, or more specifically the key problematic areas. more »
	The Role of Channel Glass in Daylighting From the start of civilization, people have tapped the sun as a source of light. Thousands of years ago, Egyptians were among the first to develop a sophisticated understanding of the power of sunlight. They developed lattice work to filter light, and constructed their buildings in precise locations to align with the sun’s position. more »
	The Role Of Glass In Fire Protection A comprehensive fire protection program addresses at least three things: detection, suppression and compartmentation. Detection devices such as smoke and fire alarms provide early warnings and are essential for alerting people to danger. Strategically placed sprinklers and extinguishers can make a tremendous difference in how quickly a fire can be suppressed. more »
	The Truth About Sprinklers and Glass There is a great deal of confusion in the industry about how sprinklers and glass work together to provide fire protection. Which of these statements would you agree with? more »
	The world flat glass industry. Focus on history & economy. Abstract Education of flat glass employees (and students on flat glass) should consider, beside the conventional scienceand technical teaching, a double training on global flat glass history and economy. more »
	Thermal safety issues with glass This information introduces the concept of thermal stress which may be induced in glass as a result of exposure to solar radiation. It also gives an overview of the factors taken into account when assessing the thermal safety of glazing exposed to solar radiation and offers useful guidance on how to approach this aspect of building design. Thermal safety of glass must be taken into account early in the design of buildings, since it has implications for the specification of the glass. more »
	Thermal shock Because of its chemical and mechanical properties glass is very vulnerable to rapid increases or decreases of temperature across its area. These changes may lead to thermal shock. Discover with us some interesting facts about these phenomena. more »
	Thermally toughened safety glass Thermally toughened safety glass: correlation between flexural strength, fragmentation and surface compressive stress Ennio Mognato, Alessandra Barbieri, Matteo Schiavonato, Marco Pace 1. Introduction SSV tested thousands of glass panes from 2000 according to the European Standards for thermally toughened safety glass EN 12150 and according to EN 1863 for heat strengthened glass. From the 1st September 2005, due to the implementation of the harmonized part of the standards, ITT certification became compulsory according to CPD 89/106 requirements and the amount of tests increased. more »
	Thin glass technology for insulating glass production The Glass Performance Days (GPD) is an independent forum dedicated to the development of the global glass industry. Organized biennially, the GPD consists of the largest and leading international glass conference, several workshops, glass product exhibition and versatile social activities. more »
	Through China’s looking glass Subsidies to the Chinese Glass Industry From 2004-08 By Usha C. V. Haley In 2009, China is the largest producer of glass and glass products, has the greatest number of glassproducing enterprises, and has the largest number of float-glass production lines in the world. Since 2003, glass production in China has more than doubled. Concurrently, production capacity in China has also doubled since 2003 and increased more than threefold since 2000. This report documents the industry’s explosive growth and exports and the government subsidies that have bolstered it from 2004 to 2008. more »
	Today’s challenges of automotive glass manufacturers Automotive glass manufacturers are forced to face great challenges daily. Especially now since world financial crisis had almost immediate impact on the industry. The slowing economy drives the new vehicle sales down with out exception in each continent. To Remain competitive, more than ever now all manufacturers from largest multinational corporations to smaller private companies are seeking ways to cut costs, improve efficiency and production yields – at least they should be, by now. more »
	TROSIFOL improves acoustic film further: SC+ Decisive plus for greater efficiency and less noise more »
	Types of fire-resistant glasses The increased use of glazing in buildings, together with building code requirements in the fire-rated glass sector which have seen rapid changes, have lead to the development of new types of fire glasses. more »
	Verre Plat n. 31 Chers lecteurs, Le contenu des trois dernières éditions de VERRE PLAT est reservé à nos abonnés au travers de la version papier du magazine qu’ils reçoivent directement sur leurs bureaux tous les deux mois. Seuls les anciens numéros de notre magazine sont disponibles en ligne gratuitement avec un décalage de six mois. more »
	What makes glass transparent? Glass is something we use every day, a transparent material produced by melting a mixture of sand, calcium, oxide, and other raw materials and then cooling the resulting product. But have you ever wondered what makes glass transparent? Why can we see through window and not through the frame that enclose it? more »
	Why a hose stream test is critical for testing fire glass The options in fire-rated glass have expanded greatly in recent years. Where architects and designers were once limited to traditional wired glass in relatively small sizes, today they can choose from a range of glazing that offers superior fire protection and the chance to incorporate entire walls of glass without compromising safety. more »
	Windows of the future We spend millions of dollars every year to heat our homes and businesses. That is why it is so important to understand the role that windows play in how buildings use energy. In older homes, windows are often one of the largest sources of heat loss in winter due to their low insulating ability and high air leakage rates. Windows are also generally the major source of unwanted heat gain in the summer. As a result, windows are typically net energy losers, and can be responsible for 25 to 50 percent of the energy used to heat and cool homes. However, improved windows, combined with proper consideration of their placement and other details, can result in windows that provide a net energy gain. more »
	Windscreens Go Deeper, Wider, Steeper, Spherical Breaking new ground with designs that are original and appealing is a daily challenge for car designers. One limitation on their creativity may be the constraints placed by the materials used in the design. more »
	World Demand for Flat Glass According to a study from the Freedonia Group, production of flat glass is projected to increase 5.2 percent per year through 2008 to 48.3 million metric tons, of which around 34 million metric tons will be high quality float glass. more »