NGA Announces New Engineering Standards Manual

The Engineering Standards Manual presents useful test procedures, performance requirements and specifications that will serve manufacturers and engineers in designing new and different products using heat-treated glass. In addition, information on heat resistance, strength and safety are included.

To maximize the performance of fully tempered glass, the manual also defines the physical tolerances, such as dimensions and contours, practical to various products.

Urmilla Sowell, NGA advocacy and technical director points out, "a key element to this manual is the table detailing minimum thickness guidelines for fully tempered glass in butt-glazed interior panels. Load values have been updated and additional glass sizes added to reflect the capabilities of today's products and the applications being requested."

NGA thanks the task group members who made this updated manual possible:

Jeff Nixon

Bob Brown

John Colapietro

Joel Feingold

Bernie Herron

Bill Long

Cliff Monroe

Kevin Olah

Michael Rupert

Joseph Ryan

Kris Vockler

Charles Wencl

Scott White

Special thanks also to these additional contributors

NGA thanks the task group members who made this updated manual possible:

Jeff Nixon

Bob Brown

John Colapietro

Joel Feingold

Bernie Herron

Bill Long

Cliff Monroe

Kevin Olah

Michael Rupert

Joseph Ryan

Kris Vockler

Charles Wencl

Scott White

Pete Anderson

Andreas Appel

Bart Bennett

Paul Bush

Jim Carroll

Mark Cody

Henry Gorry

Chris Mammen

Tim McGee

Tom Noe

Steve O’Hollaren

Doug Penn

Nathalie Thibault

Aaron Thompson

William White, III

Purchase your new copy of the Engineering Standards Manual, available in NGA's Store at glass.org.