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Advanced technologies for printing on glass have changed the way we look at glass as a medium for interior and exterior surface design, whether for architectural, commercial, or industrial applications.……

SentryGlas was initially developed for hurricane glass glazing applications in the United States. Made using ionoplast polymer technology, SentryGlas is chemically different from PVB (like Trosifol and Butacite), making it water resistant, clearer and stronger.……

A favorite design detail in modernist or mid-century homes, glass partition walls are a clever way to break up spaces.Replacing internal walls with glass partition walls has many advantages.……

The earliest guidance to be found in the literature on the question of when glass breaks out in fires comes from the Russian researcher Roytman who notes that a room gas temperature of around 300°C is needed to lead to glass breakage. The research base for this conclusion is uncl...……

Environmentally Sustainable Glass. Glass is often referred to as a Green product, because the main component to making glass is Silica. Found in sand, Silica is considered a renewable and never ending resource.……

Safety glass is glass that is specifically designed to be less likely to break, and less prone to inflicting injury when it breaks. It also includes glass that is manufactured for strength or fire resistance.……

Colors are great on walls, textiles and artwork, but is there a place for them on your windows? There have been extensive innovations to provide homeowners with more efficient and higher performing products and appliances for decades; your glass windows and doors are just one exa...……

Each year, millions of birds accidentally fly into glass windows, doors and facades, with many of these collisions being fatal. As glass continues to make up more and more of the external building envelope, it is likely that the number of birds affected by this problem will incre...……

Sandblasted and etched glass both use abrasives which create a frosted appearance on the glass. Sandblasting usually uses a high-speed machine that blasts down on the glass panel with sand, walnut husks or other materials to achieve its look. (It can also be done by hand!) Sandbl...……

Jumbo glass typically ranges from widths of 84” to 130” and heights from 144” to 300”, which demands massive production equipment. Recent advances in glass manufacturing and superior coatings have made it possible to produce large sheets of glass with added performance benefits a...……