Latest Products in Fabrication

  • Structural interlayer

    Solutia Inc. announced the commercial availability of Saflex DG structural interlayer for architectural laminated glass. Saflex DG, designed for applications in which increased interlayer rigidity and high glass adhesion are required, combines the benefits of a rigid interlayer with the features of glass containment, UV screening, edge stability and clarity, according to a company release. Saflex...

  • Glass configurator widget for architects
    The Architectural Glass Configurator by PPG Industries is now available as a downloadable desktop widget for Windows and Mac computers. The glass configurator helps architects identify the best architectural glass for their projects by enabling them to view and compare the aesthetics and performance data of every PPG glass product. By downloading the configurator widget directly to their...

  • Pyrostop brochure
    Pilkington North America released a new fire protection glass brochure for the North American market that provides information on the benefits of Pilkington Pyrostop glass in a variety of architectural applications. The brochure also explains how Pilkington Pyrostop glass performs in a fire. It is available online at www.pilkington.com/fire. 

  • Blast-resistant windows
    Safe Zone Ballistics LLC developed an aluminum glazing system that combines the advantages of commercially available high specification extrusions, with the security requirements of blast and ballistic resistance. The blast-resistant systems consist of an outer-frame profile; a sash profile that can be used for both top-hung and topswing opening vents; a standard transom/mullion profile; and...

  • Fixed heavy-commercial window
    Crystal Window & Door Systems introduced the Series CTP 5100 aluminum fixed/picture window to its line of architectural and heavy-commercial windows. A visual match for the company's Series 5000 and 5500 double-hung windows and the Series 5600 sliding window, it features a 3 ¼-inch-jamb-depth frame and 1-inch insulating glass unit. Clean Industry products lines belie its heavy-duty...

  • Retrofit window
    To help architects and building owners maintain the historic look of a building while providing high energy efficiency, Traco, a division of Kawneer Co., introduced its NX-4000 Series thermal window. By incorporating the benefits of Traco's NX-3000 projected window series, the NX-4000 series thermal window offers the performance of a projecting window with the distinctive look of a hung window, a...

  • Tool stock and order management service
    Glaston introduced the Glaston ToolEx service to help customers make sure they always have the right tools, at the right time, according to a release. Designed to optimize pre-processors stock and order management, the service uses a Glaston-provided computer with a barcode reader and access to a Webbased service that allows for automatic restocking and order management. For pre‐processors, the...

  • Glazing tapes
    Venture Tape added two new products to its glazing product line. The VG700 Series and VG1200 Series glazing tapes are closed-cell polyolefin foam tapes with a differential adhesive system designed for window and door glazing applications. The double-coated foam systems adhere to PVC and other typical sash and frame materials, and also offer excellent adhesion to glass, according to a company...

  • Sunshades
    Kawneer Co. expanded its Versoleil SunShade platform with the addition of three new sunshade systems: Outrigger for curtain wall and storefront, and Single Blade for storefront. The Outrigger for curtain wall is compatible with the 1600 Wall System1, 1600UT System1, 1600 Wall System5, and 1600 SS curtain wall systems. It has pre-engineered 90-degree and 135-degree inside and outside corner...

  • Rainscreen
    The 400 Series Premier Drained/Back-Ventilated Rainscreen System from C.R. Laurence is designed to protect buildings against harsh weather conditions in all seasons, accommodating expansion and contraction without warping and stressing the panels. The design features an optional inner aluminum panel system that eliminates the need to install a weather-resistant barrier prior. In addition to...
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  • The good, the bad, the suspect
    In April 2011, the U.S. International Trade Commission instituted antidumping and countervailing duties on aluminum extrusion products from China, following a Department of Commerce investigation that determined 29 Chinese companies dumped some $500 million worth of extruded aluminum products into the U.S. market last year. According to the DOC, the Chinese exported their aluminum extrusions to...
  • PV Pioneers
    An increasing number of contract glaziers are getting involved in various aspects of the solar industry, from design and installation of BIPV and rooftop arrays, to product sourcing. "This is the future of where glazing is going," says Brendan Dillon, director of product marketing, Pythagoras Solar. "Solar has been developing over the last several years, and it seems like a very logical extension...
  • Between a rock and a hard place
    Cost increases have dominated the headlines the last several months, with glass and metal suppliers upping prices in response to rising raw material and operating costs. 
    Price hikesIn letters sent to customers this summer, glass and metal suppliers alike pointed to increasing raw material, fuel and operating costs as the reasons behind the price increases that took effect this June. (Visit GlassMagazine.com to see which suppliers raised prices and by how much.) Several industry representatives say prices have been deflated for years, and the increases were...