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The All-in-One Business Management Software for Glass Contractors

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We cover you for everything from initial customer intake, to streamlined technician note-taking in the field, to generation of branded customer facing bids, scheduling, purchase order tracking and more - all easily managed from a central job dashboard. Stop trying to fit a square into a circle running your business on software that wasn't designed for glaziers. 

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The All-in-One Business Management Software for Glass Contractors

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We cover you for everything from initial customer intake, to streamlined technician note-taking in the field, to generation of branded customer facing bids, scheduling, purchase order tracking and more - all easily managed from a central job dashboard. Stop trying to fit a square into a circle running your business on software that wasn't designed for glaziers. 

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The All-in-One Business Management Software for Glass Contractors

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We cover you for everything from initial customer intake, to streamlined technician note-taking in the field, to generation of branded customer facing bids, scheduling, purchase order tracking and more - all easily managed from a central job dashboard. Stop trying to fit a square into a circle running your business on software that wasn't designed for glaziers. 

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New GGI Inspiration Gallery Application Makes Designing with Glass Easier

ADVERTISEMENT Alice® Direct-to-Glass Printing is now available in an expanded range of contemporary designs—with the ease of visualizing via GGI’s INSPIRATION GALLERY, a NEW user-friendly application powered by Dip-Tech® that makes it easy to search designs by raw material type, application, design, color, or texture. Choose from an extensive collection of ready-to-print designs that are fully customizable.

  • Modify the size
  • Combine or layer multiple designs
  • Large format printing
  • High resolution
  • Standard or custom colors
  • Transparent, translucent, and opaque opacity options
  • Fades and gradients

The ceramic frit ink is fused into the glass for a durable, maintenance-free glass solution ideal for exterior or interior use. Architects and designers can use Alice® to create a unique design for every project from shower enclosures [including iron grid patterns] and wall cladding—kitchen backsplashes, public art display and so much more. Visit www.generalglass.com for more information. 

Get Inspired with GGI

 

New GGI Inspiration Gallery Application Makes Designing with Glass Easier

ADVERTISEMENT Alice® Direct-to-Glass Printing is now available in an expanded range of contemporary designs—with the ease of visualizing via GGI’s INSPIRATION GALLERY, a NEW user-friendly application powered by Dip-Tech® that makes it easy to search designs by raw material type, application, design, color, or texture. Choose from an extensive collection of ready-to-print designs that are fully customizable.

  • Modify the size
  • Combine or layer multiple designs
  • Large format printing
  • High resolution
  • Standard or custom colors
  • Transparent, translucent, and opaque opacity options
  • Fades and gradients

The ceramic frit ink is fused into the glass for a durable, maintenance-free glass solution ideal for exterior or interior use. Architects and designers can use Alice® to create a unique design for every project from shower enclosures [including iron grid patterns] and wall cladding—kitchen backsplashes, public art display and so much more. Visit www.generalglass.com for more information. 

Get Inspired with GGI

 

New GGI Inspiration Gallery Application Makes Designing with Glass Easier

ADVERTISEMENT Alice® Direct-to-Glass Printing is now available in an expanded range of contemporary designs—with the ease of visualizing via GGI’s INSPIRATION GALLERY, a NEW user-friendly application powered by Dip-Tech® that makes it easy to search designs by raw material type, application, design, color, or texture. Choose from an extensive collection of ready-to-print designs that are fully customizable.

  • Modify the size
  • Combine or layer multiple designs
  • Large format printing
  • High resolution
  • Standard or custom colors
  • Transparent, translucent, and opaque opacity options
  • Fades and gradients

The ceramic frit ink is fused into the glass for a durable, maintenance-free glass solution ideal for exterior or interior use. Architects and designers can use Alice® to create a unique design for every project from shower enclosures [including iron grid patterns] and wall cladding—kitchen backsplashes, public art display and so much more. Visit www.generalglass.com for more information. 

Get Inspired with GGI

 

New GGI Inspiration Gallery Application Makes Designing with Glass Easier

ADVERTISEMENT Alice® Direct-to-Glass Printing is now available in an expanded range of contemporary designs—with the ease of visualizing via GGI’s INSPIRATION GALLERY, a NEW user-friendly application powered by Dip-Tech® that makes it easy to search designs by raw material type, application, design, color, or texture. Choose from an extensive collection of ready-to-print designs that are fully customizable.

  • Modify the size
  • Combine or layer multiple designs
  • Large format printing
  • High resolution
  • Standard or custom colors
  • Transparent, translucent, and opaque opacity options
  • Fades and gradients

The ceramic frit ink is fused into the glass for a durable, maintenance-free glass solution ideal for exterior or interior use. Architects and designers can use Alice® to create a unique design for every project from shower enclosures [including iron grid patterns] and wall cladding—kitchen backsplashes, public art display and so much more. Visit www.generalglass.com for more information. 

Get Inspired with GGI

 

Assembly performance digital tool

Vitro Architectural Glass' FramingFactor is a digital tool that allows users to evaluate Total Assembly Performance (TAP) of insulating glass units (IGUs) in architects’ future builds.

FramingFactor also includes a custom sizing feature designed to accommodate unique project dimensions and performance metrics such as Visible Light Transmittance (VLT), Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) and winter U-value.

Powered by Vitro’s proprietary product data and performance metrics from the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC), FramingFactor delivers project-specific calculations, which eliminates the need for manual entry of center-of-glass values, streamlining the process and reducing complexity. By referencing the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) map embedded in the tool, users can ensure regional compliance while meeting the project's energy efficiency targets.

Vitro officials say that FramingFactor is a helpful guide for early-stage planning and should not be relied upon for precise energy calculations or official submissions.

Assembly performance digital tool

Vitro Architectural Glass' FramingFactor is a digital tool that allows users to evaluate Total Assembly Performance (TAP) of insulating glass units (IGUs) in architects’ future builds.

FramingFactor also includes a custom sizing feature designed to accommodate unique project dimensions and performance metrics such as Visible Light Transmittance (VLT), Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) and winter U-value.

Powered by Vitro’s proprietary product data and performance metrics from the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC), FramingFactor delivers project-specific calculations, which eliminates the need for manual entry of center-of-glass values, streamlining the process and reducing complexity. By referencing the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) map embedded in the tool, users can ensure regional compliance while meeting the project's energy efficiency targets.

Vitro officials say that FramingFactor is a helpful guide for early-stage planning and should not be relied upon for precise energy calculations or official submissions.

Documentation apps

S. Albert Glass Co. developed iSpeedPix2PDF and iSpeedScan out of a need for faster, simpler documentation and file-sharing, problems in the glass industry. These apps solve issues that glaziers, project managers and office teams deal with daily; from organizing job site photos to digitizing work orders on the go, both apps provide practical, time-saving solutions.

  • iSpeedPix2PDF – Quickly convert multiple images into a single, neatly formatted PDF. Instead of sending a flood of photos from an install or inspection, users can create a clean, professional document in seconds.
  • iSpeedScan – A mobile scanning app that instantly turns physical documents into high-quality digital files.

Even though glass professionals focus on installations, repairs, and fabrications, documentation is also a key part of the job. Tracking projects, submitting invoices, and recording site conditions all require seamless, digital solutions. That’s where iSpeedPix2PDF and iSpeedScan come in.