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| Fresh from Step Change 2025, Lithium Designers GmbH, the Frankfurt-based innovators transforming façade planning through parametric design and 3D-printed nodes, shared their insights on how technology is reshaping the future of architectural design.
| The path to low-carbon, high-performance facades depends on mastering the long-term thermal behavior and lifecycle performance of Insulating Glass Units (IGUs).
| At Step Change 2025, in connection with Glass Performance Days 2025, eLstar Dynamics wowed us with their smart glass tech that dynamically shifts from ultra-dark (0.1% transparency!) to crystal clear (up to 70%).
| Be it for more privacy at the office, discretion during conferences or an aesthetic styling element in architecture – switchable glass transforms transparent surfaces into opaque walls at the touch of a button.
| Viprotron has developed a new technology for the exit of the furnace, that allows the measurement of the distortion of tempered glass with high precision and unparalleled repeatability.
| ASTM has introduced a new standard, ASTM E3401, to guide the safe use of laminated glass in swimming pools, aquariums, and other applications subject to hydrostatic loads.
| Digital printing is transforming the glass industry, offering faster production, smaller batches, and more creative freedom—while reshaping processes and sustainability requirements.
| New international standards are reshaping the way modern façade glass is designed, balancing security performance with comfort, safety, and multifunctionality.
| Discover how TPS® boosts IGU longevity and energy performance in this Glastory blog and download the presentation.
| The growing use of glass in modern architecture has increased the importance of laminated safety glass (LSG), prompting new research into how production processes impact its long-term durability and safety.
| Dive into the blog to learn how cutting-edge solutions are making ultra-thin glass production possible—and scalable.
| Demand for laminated safety glass is holding strong, driven by rising safety needs and new advances in sustainability and recycling.
| Glass finishing is a key element of modern glass processing. Over the past decades it has developed into a precise science allowing the properties of glass surfaces to be treated selectively.
| A recent study by BV Glas and Stuttgart University outlines three pathways to achieve climate neutrality in the glass industry by 2045.
| ‘glass technology live’ will showcase a promising new development along with many other innovations.
| The approaches proposed by planners and architects for adapting to climate change will be discussed at glasstec 2024 (22-25 October, Düsseldorf) at its Architecture Forum.
| Application to cantilevered balustrades
| This paper explains the most common types of visual distortion from the glass production process and considers a virtual prototyping approach.
| Investigations of different positions of the sphere and the satellite and their effect on stress distribution are studied. Both, experimental observations and computational FEM simulations are compared.
| Within the large material class “glass”, different types have the amorphous structure as well as the time-dependent glass transformation behavior in common.