Today´s architecture is unimaginable without glass as building material. Modern spacious buildings, flooded with natural light require specially designed functional glass materials. Laminated safety glass combines in a single sheet of glass, which is indistinguishable from normal glass, all the many different design requirements of a modern window. This Guardian product ensures safety of people and security of buildings against a wide variety of threats.
Depending on the properties required from the glass at least two sheets of glass are permanently bonded together using an extremely tough transparent interlayer of Polyvinyl Butyral (PVB). Each sheet of glass is carefully washed before being assembled together with the PVB in a environmentally controlled clean room. After assembly the glasses are permanently bonded together under heat and pressure in an autoclave.
This assembly method allows many different types and thicknesses of glass and different thicknesses and colours of interlayer to be combined to provide a single glass with very specific properties for a host of different design applications.
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indistinguishable from monolithic glass of the same thickness |
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breakes safely with broken pieces of glass remaining bonded to the interlayer reducing the risk of cutting and piercing injuries |
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resists penetration providing a barrier preventing people or objects passing through the glass |
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if glazed correctly, laminated glass will normally remain in the frame after breakage maintaining the integrity of the building and continuing to provide the normal functions required from a window |
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can provide security from vandalism, deliberate physical attack end even from firearms |
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improved levels of noise reduction |
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provides protection from damaging UV light |
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wide range of types to meet many different design requirements |
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in all types of curtain walling and window systems |
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overhead glazings and skylights |
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glazed areas at risk accidental human impact |
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balustrades or glazed areas protecting a difference in levels |
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areas at risk from vandalism |
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areas requiring security from attack |
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glazed floors |
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Floor to ceiling glazing |
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doors, furniture and partitions |
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aquaria |
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noise reduction glazing |
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UV-control to reduce fading of fabrics and materials |