Latest Articles in Fabrication

  • Solar sells
    Even grocers want the cells
    December 1, 2005
    Supermarket News reported the trend Sept. 19 in announcing the opening of at least the fourth U.S. grocer to garner some electricity from the sun. Woodlands Market, a single-store retailer in Kentfield, Calif., became one of the largest solar-powered supermarkets in California when officials recently turned on its 100-kilowatt system, according to the report.The article also documented similar...

  • Common platform in the works
    Internet-based collaboration tool may turn dreams of automation efficiency to reality
    September 1, 2005
    The building construction industry has been slow to embrace technology and slow to react to technology as it affects day-to-day business. Other industries have embraced technology with significant benefits of improved efficiencies, lower costs, reduction of errors and faster and easier ways to do business. Now, automation for participants in the glass industry via computers and the Internet will...

  • Guide to museum glazing: Museums demand the best
    When antiquities, priceless collections, venerable art, fussy curators and deep pockets come into play.
    September 1, 2005
    Museums and art galleries present challenges to glazing designs, given the tight environmental conditions that must be met. Consideration must be given to many parameters, often conflicting, including the quality and quantity of light, ultraviolet resistance, aesthetics, thermal performance, condensation resistance, strength, security performance, safety and cost. For a best-practice curatorial...

  • Microwave technology heats up the industry
    November 1, 2004
    A two-decade-old technology recently found its place in the glass industry.Developed in Russia in the 1980s, high-frequency microwave technology has sparked the interest of several top glass manufacturers, including Auburn Hills Mich.-based Guardian Industries. This advanced microwave technology may affect processes such as shaping and bending, tempering, laminating and cutting, says Lian Sawires...

  • Defining warm edge in the commercial market
    Today's true warm edge spacers have the strength needed to support large commercial IGs, even curtain walls, in some of the most challenging climates.
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    Great Glazing: Custom interior officeThis commercial office space in Tulsa, Okla., features a 42-foot-long, custom, continuous art mural that spans 14 glass panels suspended from the ceiling. Created by Tulsa artist May Yang, the mural is based on local Oklahoma themes, transitioning from rural landscape to the Tulsa skyline.   Great Glazing: Joliet Junior College Campus...
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