Clearview National August 2017 - Issue 189 | Page 88

GLASS&SEALEDUNITS
‘DESIGNER’ SPACER BAR
» » LONDON
Architectural Glass (LAG)
supplies a full range of glass
products and services to
the commercial, residential,
educational and heritage
architectural markets
throughout the UK.
Recognising the importance of
both thermal performance and
great looks, the company uses
SWISSPACER ULTIMATE
32mm warm edge spacer bars in
its IGUs.
LAG Sales and Estimating
Manager, Dylan Henderson
confirms they use ULTIMATE
because of its clean lines,
minimalistic look, unmatched
colour range and long-
lasting energy efficiency.
Dylan explains: “In the UK’s
changeable climate, it makes
sense to maximise thermal
performance. We supply the
highest energy rated products
so SWISSPACER is the obvious
choice. Their state of the art
composite material dramatically
reduces heat loss and
condensation issues, and offers
long lasting performance. It also
looks modern and sophisticated,
and makes the internal face
warmer to touch.”
LAG also appreciates
SWISSPACER’s market-
leading choice of 19 widths,
which means they can specify
exactly what they need for
each job. “We usually order
the 32mm in black,” continues
Dylan, “as it is perfect for our
specialist door systems and
hidden framework. It looks
great and the production line
loves it, as it saves time (and
money) previously spent joining
narrower bars.”
www.lag.glass
Delegates head East to
showcase at China Glass
Warm edge experts Edgetech joined
delegates from around the world at
China Glass, one of the biggest dates
in the global glass industry’s calendar.
» » HELD EACH YEAR IN
Beijing or Shanghai, the massive
trade show reliably draws visitors
in excess of thirty thousand, and
this year featured 800 exhibiting
companies from over thirty
countries.
Edgetech, which trades under
the name of parent company
Quanex in China, attracted
attention from new prospects and
existing customers alike with its
impressive warm edge offerings,
including its TruPlas, Dura, and
flagship Super Spacer products.
Of particular interest was an
eye-catching curved IGU display,
made with Super Spacer TriSeal.
Edgetech’s Super Spacer is the
leading foam warm edge spacer
product on the market, offering
easy application, 100% memory
and exceptional thermal efficiency
and condensation resistance.
The firm also manufactures
an extensive range of other
flexible components, including
its commercial-focused TriSeal
and T-Spacer and conservation-
friendly Heritage product, as well
as a number of rigid products.
In 2011, Edgetech was
acquired by building products
giant Quanex. Soon after,
Edgetech was merged with Truseal
to create the world’s largest warm
edge manufacturing site.
www.edgetechig.co.uk
EXPANSION OFFERS TOUCHGLASS TOUCH SENSORS
» » MARKET-LEADING,
large-format touch sensor expert
Visualplanet™ has formed a
strategic partnership with Romag
to create touchglass™, a glass
laminated variant of touchfoil™.
Building on touchfoil’s success,
touchglass bolsters Visualplanet’s
offering to worldwide integrators
requiring durable and customised
glass touch sensors for public-
facing touchscreen solutions.
The market-disrupting
partnership is an industry game-
changer. Using state of the art
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glass shaping, curving and ceramic
printing machinery, Romag will
supply glass that incorporates
customised borders and motifs.
This enables Visualplanet to offer
bespoke touchglass designs that
are ideal for kiosks, self-service
ticketing, vending and wayfinding,
as well as multiuser tables and
curved cabinets for the gaming
industry.
Ryan Green, CEO of Romag
concluded: “Romag has a proven
track record of innovation
and we are delighted to have
partnered with Visualplanet who
share this enthusiasm. Using
our advanced manufacturing
processes and visualplanet’s
touchfoil™ technology, we are the
only supplier that can produce
completely bespoke solutions to
service this growing market.”
Visualplanet’s touchglass and
world-leading Pro-Cap touch
sensor touchfoil are both
available to order now. For more
information about Romag, visit
www.romag.co.uk