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Bird Friendly Architectural Glass Options
New construction often represents exciting growth and opportunity for the community. However, from a conservation standpoint, the construction of buildings, streets, and other developments...
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Influence of Distribution of Residual Stress on Strength Tests
In several standards such as EN 1288 test scenarios for the determination of strength of glass is described. On the one hand there is the...
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Distortions of Curved Glass and Quality Control
Glass distortions may cause objects to appear irregular and out of focus when observed through a distorted glass panel. 1 Abstract Glass distortions may cause objects...
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Environmentally conscious consumers choose glass packaging
As industries, businesses and politicians make strong commitments to initiatives like the European Green Deal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, consumers all over Europe...
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Glass For Europe: ‘hot hold’ operations in the flat glass sector
An exceptional yet essential option to cease production and preserve the industrial equipment. Glass for Europe published a paper intended to inform policymakers on the rationale...
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European Container Glass industry commits to reducing silica sand use in glass production
Sand is a very important resource to produce glass containers. However, the European Container Glass industry is highly committed to reduce its use wherever...
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PVB and EVA foils in glass lamination – what’s the difference and which should you choose?
As the name suggests, laminated glass is composed of multiple layers of glass with an interlayer in between to hold the panes together. With...
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5 rookie mistakes in lamination
To really succeed in glass lamination, it takes much more than just having the best equipment – it’s about understanding the process in and...
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Lisec: What to look out for on the tools for cutting laminated glass
Due to the specific properties of laminated safety glass (LSG), a number of factors must also be taken into account when processing this material....
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Tempered Glass Fragmentation Test: Counting of Fragments
The fragment count in the standardized fragmentation test in the standard EN 12150-1 is the way to define the safety level of tempered glass...
