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Effective July 1, 2016, Dr. Jens Schulte (44) will serve as the new CFO of SCHOTT AG. He will be responsible for the areas of Finance, Information Technology and Purchasing. Dr.
Wrightstyle is a specialist steel and aluminium glazing company and supplies its fire-rated systems internationally. Jane Embury, the company’s marketing director, looks at the impact of arson.
California has a long history of experiencing major, catastrophic earthquakes, and is predicted to experience more in the future.
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Vetrotech UK has supplied glass for a landmark installation by steel and aluminium fabricators, Arkoni.
Fire resistant glazing manufacturer Pyroguard announces exciting changes at the company with the recent appointment of Neil Tilsley as Chief Executive, who joined the company on 1st January 2016, and a major investment programme into its…
Although most are likely to be familiar with shatter-proof glazing and its use in vehicle windscreens to protect drivers and passengers, the concept of a type of glass that is fire resistant may take a little more understanding.
Fabricator and installer, Anders Glass, has made a £60,000 investment in a state-of-the-art Diamantking saw, an automatic machine designed to saw thick, laminated glass sheets to high output rates with precision and quality.
From streaming of breathtaking sports events to high-tech material research: without borosilicate glass to protect cameras or for use in neutron conductors, such modern applications would not be possible.
The next big thing is rarely that. More often it’s a collection of next little things. Let me put it another way: Often, what elevates a must-have gadget or life-changing technology into the next big thing is the components that make it possible.
Curtain walls using the system EFEKT are a state-of-the-art solution with POLFLAM fire-resistant glass and still another construction technology product to let the designers spread their wings.
Architects across the commercial and domestic construction industries are specifying an increased amount of glass in their designs. Fire-resistant glazing plays a vital role in ensuring the safety of buildings and their occupants, and as such we…
The funny thing about good design is it’s easy to miss. The best designs simultaneously add more than the sum of their parts and fade into their surroundings.
The restoration glasses TIKANA®, RESTOVER® and GOETHEGLAS will be focused by the technology group SCHOTT at its premiere at Monumento, the trade fair on monument preservation, to be held in Salzburg, Austria, from January 28 - 30, 2016 (Hall 10,…
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) continues to raise concerns based on feedback from companies in the glass and glazing industry, that all is not entirely well in the provision of fire safety measures in buildings.
Successfully assessed for the ranges E 30 to E 90 and EI 30 to EI 60 - SCHOTT’s fire-resistance glass products PYRAN® S and PYRANOVA® received UK approval for use in the timber doors of six major door blank manufacturers.
How Pyroguard is approaching its international strategy with a rejuvenated focus, ambition and drive through Jose Zaman, Export Development Manager.
Wrightstyle is a leading UK advanced glazing company and supplies its steel and aluminium systems worldwide. Tim Kempster, the company’s managing director, looks at how glass absorbs sound. We can’t see or smell it, but it’s one of the most…
GLASSOLUTIONS has extended its UK fire resistant glass manufacturing operation with the addition of CONTRAFLAM STRUCTURE to the range it now manufacturers at its specialist Coventry plant.
Wrightstyle, the UK steel and aluminium glazing company, has completed a major upgrading project at Cardiff Central Station for Network Rail Wales.
Prof. Volker Rupertus honored for his many years of active involvement in the International Commission on Glass The International Commission on Glass (ICG) has presented its prestigious Turner Award to SCHOTT researcher Prof.
Flexible but very strong micrometer thin glass is taking-off as a key component in cellphones, wearables, and IoT sensors Glass thinner than a human hair but strong and flexible is now being used in a wide variety of high-tech applications.
In order for it not to crack or melt when exposed to the high temperatures generated by a naked flame, only fire resistant glass is suitable for certain applications.
Dichroic filters as well as hot and cold mirrors rely on the combination of BOROFLOAT®’s product characteristics High quality functional coatings enable a large variety of customized light management design options – especially when based on a…
Nature’s color wheel is a thing of beauty – the deep ocean blues, vibrant rose reds, deep lilac purples, fiery sunset oranges, and lush grass greens all around us are truly perfect. But recreating those vibrant colors is far from easy.