Laminated Glass
A versatile, durable safety or security glass product formed by creating a sandwich of two or more sheets of clear glass. The sheets are bonded to each other by heat and pressure using a plastic interlayer of tough PVB (Poly Vinyl Butylral), which has optical and light transmission properties almost equal to the glass itself. The PVB interlayer acts as a bonding agent should a breakage occurs and the glass shards are held in place effectively retaining the integrity and remaining as a barrier to the elements or an intruder.
For complicated / curved laminated glass specifications , we use EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate) to form the necessary bond.
Detailed Description
Laminated architectural glass by Carey Glass International, is produced using the most modern glass-laminating technology and conforms to the requirements EN 12543, we manufacture on 2 production lines and our autoclave can handle up to 5500 x 2800mm
Available in a wide variety of glass, PVB and coating combinations to meet the most complex design requirements at various performance levels, high performance laminated glass has been developed by to make use of the exceptional capabilities of Solar Neutral in the production of a range of solar and light reflectances on clear float glass.
The relatively low cost of thin clear float glass and its low absorption of solar energy means that it is now possible to have a high performance, solar reflective glass, which does not require to be tempered or heat strengthened.
Decorative Laminated Glass products
Many different designs and images can be included within the interlayer, to achieve an image or specific colour/ finsh required for the application.
Solid colour interlayers and tinted interlayer are available and we are able to offer both Sentry Gard and Vanceva as well as Vitrafoil and Sefar which are all recent innovations in using polyester and fabric to achieve and aesthetic.
Acoustic Laminated Products
At Carey Glass International we offer a range of laminated and monolithic glass products which when installed in the correct manner can combat the problems associated with noise from traffic, proximity to airports etc and the effect that acoustic pollution has on modern life.
Special interlayers deal with the movement of sound waves when they come in contact with the glass surface: various sounds are divided up into categories and frequencies to determine the best solution each enquiry.
To provide sound transmission loss, a mixture of annealed or temperd glass can be laminated together which will provide up to a 50% loss in the perceived noise level at certain frequencies.
All enquiries are handled quickly and effectively offering a choice of products and methods.
Primary Uses
Typically, laminated glass is used where there is a safety or security risk. The safety risk can be due to the glazing situation, low level glazed areas and areas surrounding entrance ways and doors and additionally in overhead or roof glazing. If there is a risk of breakage through accidental contact then laminated glass must be considered. Mostly safety glass consists of 2 leaves of the same thickness of float glass along with one interlayer of either 0.38 or 0.76 thickness. Our sales office can advise on availability.
In a security situation, laminated glass is used to deter physical threat by using thicker glass products and denser areas of PVB or EVA interlayer, the ability of the glass to withstand impact and shock increases. In buildings which store items of value, in museums, government and financial institutions, schools and hospitals, laminated glass is used in many thicknesses and combinations to maintain a physical barrier when the glass has been broken. Prisons have a variety of different specifications depending on the nature of the prisoners being kept inside it and to minimize the effect of weapons, bullet and blast resistant laminate glasses are used in many places.
Aesthetically, there a number of interlayer products using colour and a digital image print which can be sandwiched between the glass in to provide a new dimension to the design and function of laminated glass as well as interlayers which incorporate a chemical reaction to electrical charge to change the appearance from clear to opaque at the flick of a switch. LED are now being used within the glass sandwich to provide light and differing messages to be displayed and as continuing developments in polyesters and some Kevlar products show even more clever applications for laminate glasses, check our regularly website for new products.
Contact Us
If you have any queries or need any further information, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Tel: +353 67 50700
Benefits
Laminated glass due to the unique interlayer cuts out around 95% of the harmful ultraviolet light and is utilised where this is considered harmful to the objects or materials within. Most retail establishments have laminated glass in their shop windows for this reason.
Laminated glass is considered as it continues to provide a physical barrier despite attack and attempts to penetrate. For physical safety, in areas where cash is handled, banks, building societies and post offices laminated glass products are used to give peace of mind to the staff members as well as being an effective deterrent to criminals.
Carey Glass International have 2 methods of production , PVB and EVA and this allows us great flexibility and product offer. Our size capacity is greater than most and we regularly manufacture heat soak tested, laminated curved and tempered glass for use in our solar neutral IGU range.