Glass is an ancient building material that has been around since ancient Egypt. With the common development of human society, the glass industry has created various kinds of glass with unique functions, making the glass family continue to thrive, such as bulletproof glass, photoelectric glass, vacuum glass, etc., all of which play an irreplaceable role in their respective fields, hot curved glass is also one of them.
Hot curved glass is heated and softened by float glass, then formed in a mold, and finally made by annealing. It has a beautiful style and smooth lines. It breaks the singleness of flat glass and is more flexible and diverse in use. It is suitable for fish tanks. Dining table. Balcony. Mobile phone counter, cosmetic counter, Hot curved TV cabinet, door, window, ceiling, curtain wall and other special requirements of different shapes. Can produce hollow, interlayer and other composite hot curved glass products, according to customer requirements Tailor made.
The hot curved glass is usually carried out in a hot curved furnace. First, cut the glass to the required size, then preheat, and heat the glass to near the softening temperature, and then the hot curved can be implemented. There are usually three methods for the hot curved: Compression bending method, gravity settling method and flexible bending method.
Compression curved method
The male and female molds are made of steel according to the desired shape of the curved glass, and the outer surfaces are wrapped with glass cloth. The male and female molds are then pressed to press the thermoplastic glass. The glass is pressed and shaped according to the shape of the mold.
Gravity Settlement method
Also known as the groove sinking method. In the heating furnace, the thermoplastic glass is bent under its own weight and falls on a mold of a certain shape. The equipment used in this method is simple, and the surrounding mold is used to bend the glass plate. The middle part of the glass will not be at all. There are mold marks, and its optical quality is often better than that of hard-faced pressed curved products.
The self-weight method can be used to produce curved glass with deep curvature around the edges and curved glass pairs for interlayer use. When the self-weight method is used, the glass may be deformed during the local heating process. Therefore, attention must be paid to make the heating amount of each part reach a good transition. state, strict requirements on the temperature curved and time during heating and curved.
Flexible curved method
According to the curved surface required by the curved glass, the flexible roller is used to bend it into the required shape. In this hot curved equipment, the outer surface of the shaft center round steel is covered with a hose made of stainless steel. Install it at certain distances in the hose. A graphite wheel to support the outer hose. The rotation of the hose forms a flexible roller that makes the glass curved.
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Railing glass is a very important consideration when building a home. When it comes to installing outdoor or indoor railings, there are a lot of options on the market.
Any material for the railing can be selected by considering their needs and preferences. However, of all the options available on the market, glass railings are the most versatile material. The glass goes well with the surrounding decoration and gives a very elegant impression.
Glass railings offer some unique advantages that make them number one and can serve everyone’s purpose, whether it’s adding beauty to a home or reducing maintenance costs.
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Advantages of glass railings
Before planning to choose any material for handrails, you should take a look at the benefits of installing glass railings in residential and commercial areas.
Clear view: The clear glass railing provides a clear view of the surroundings, allowing you to enjoy being outdoors.
Unlimited sense of space: The railings made of glass give more sense of space and freshness. Desirable for small homes, tall glass railings make the home appear.
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Safety: Railing glass is safety glass because no one will be injured if the glass breaks into pieces of tempered glass.
Customization: You can customize glass colors such as brown, gray, red, black, bronze, etc. to give a sense of space and openness, but still guarantee your privacy. Colors are also chosen so that the railing matches the rest of the household equipment in the room.
Creative Design: The glass railing is also convenient for users to customize its design and shape at a reasonable cost, and people can freely choose clear glass or frosted glass railings according to their understanding of beauty.
Low maintenance cost: The maintenance process of tempered glass is simple and cheap. In addition to daily glass cleaning, dirt and stains can be easily removed with just soapy water.
Child Safety: Wooden and iron railings will have some sharp corners that may injure children. In glass balustrades, however, the glass is installed as a continuous sheet, preventing children from getting stuck in stairs and handrails.
Durability: A super durable railing can be achieved with tempered glass, resistant to corrosion, shattering, and cracking. It’s a perfect option for families with kids and pets.
Privacy: For more privacy, one can utilize opaque glass such as sandblasted and frosted glass, which can also work well for home improvement upgrades.
Conclusion: Glass railings are the most attractive option among customers and the most in-demand option because not only does this provide the home with refined elegance, but it is also low maintenance
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The Acid Etch Gradient Glass process represents a novel innovation building upon the conventional frosting technique for flat glass. This method produces a captivating visual effect on the same glass, transitioning gradually from hazy to clear, featuring diverse gradient forms. The gradients typically initiate at 0% opacity, progress through 30% and 60%, and culminate at 80%, with the option for additional variations such as deepening transparent colors, ranging from 100% to 20% transparency, and more.
Print Gradient Glass, on the other hand, involves the direct printing of gradient-colored patterns or solid colors onto glass using a digital printer. The process eliminates the need for plate making, printing, and complex color registration, making it a convenient and straightforward operation that aligns seamlessly with industry standards. Digitally printed glass finds versatile applications in both interior and exterior decorations, serving as an ideal choice for partitions, railings, and various other uses.
This method offers several advantages:
Ease of Implementation and Accuracy: It allows for the precise printing of intricate patterns, designs, and lifelike images and graphics, without constraints on colors.
Durability: The ink integrates into the glass, ensuring resistance to scratches and acids, thus enhancing the overall longevity of the printed designs.
A New Medium of Artistic Expression: The technique permits the combination of transparency, gradients, and colors in limitless configurations, enabling a fresh avenue for artistic exploration and expression.
Given these attributes, the Acid Etch Glass Gradient process and the Printing Glass technology open up a realm of creative possibilities, making them highly sought-after for various decorative and functional applications.
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Patterned glass has always been used in partition design, especially MORU glass. In fact, there are many types of patterned glass, and the partition effect is also perfect.
Features
1 Rich and colorful pattern designs provide unique decorative results: obscure and quiet, sparkling and lively, or serious and elegant, or bold and generous…
2 Tangible stereoscopic patterns will never fade.
3 Figured glass can be cut, ground, drilled, tempered, laminated and printed, etc.
MORU GLASS
The vertical long stripes are very textured and high, suitable for various decoration styles. It has the same effect of adjusting light and shadow as the blinds, especially suitable for installation near windows or other light sources, with a hazy feeling. Suitable for bathroom doors, semi-permeable partitions, cabinet doors, etc. The vertical long stripes reveal a sense of luxury, suitable for various home styles,
Patterned glass partition design
AQUALITE GLASS
AQUALITE GLASS will be more freehand than MORU glass. Through the light transmission of the water ripples, a hazy picture like an oil painting is created, which is suitable for small areas. In addition to being used on doors and cabinets, it can also have unexpected effects on windows, like rain falling on the glass.
It’s like a water pattern that flows freely without any rules. Because the pattern is so water-like, when you use corrugated glass for your windows, you’ll magically find that it’s raining outside.
HITCHCROSS GLASS
Compared with the previous two, HITCHCROSS glass has a better occlusion effect. This pattern is more regular, giving people a sense of pixels. It is very suitable for blocking sundries, which can not only create a sense of transparency but also make the items appear orderly. Especially suitable for use as cabinet doors or partitions.
The square grid is like a row of chocolate bars. It seems to be well-organized, but it is actually a very interesting home element. The vision seen through the grid is like a mosaic, and the pixels are magnified thousands of times, making People can’t see what’s hidden behind it
Figured glass
Other frequently asked questions about patterned glass
Is it easy to clean?
Easy, the embossed pattern is actually very shallow, just wipe it with detergent
Does glass break easily?Not easy to break, because it is pressed, the strength is stronger than ordinary glass, and you can choose to temper it. it is safety glass
Engraving Glass is a form of decorative glasswork that involves engraving a glass surface or object. It is distinct from glass art in the narrow sense, which refers to molding and blowing glass, and from glass etching which uses acidic, caustic, or abrasive substances to achieve artistic effects. Some artists may combine two or more techniques. It is rotary engraving, often use in interior decoration and exterior building.
The knives engrave various textures that are crisscrossed, patchy, and jagged. Under the irradiation of light, it will emit crystal clear, sparkling, which plays a very good decorative effect.
Engraving Glass
Technical Parameters:
Max Size: 2000mm*2600mm
Min Size: 300mm*300mm
Glass Thickness: 5mm-25mm
Glass color: clear, ultra-clear（low iron, crystal clear, star fire）, F green, Ford blue, gray, Light Bronze, Deep Bronze, etc.
What is the origin of the International Year of Glass?
For more than 60 years, the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed the United Nations International Year to recognize international cooperation and concerted efforts in important fields and the contributions made by relevant organizations and institutions to society, such as the International Year of Astronomy (2009), the International Year of Chemistry (2011), International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies (2015), International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements (2019), etc. The International Year of Glass in 2022 is the first time the United Nations has named a year after a single material. The initiative to establish the United Nations International Year of Glass is led by the International Glass Association and has received positive response and support from the global glass academia and industry. As far as we know, universities, research institutes, associations, museums, and glass companies from 90 countries and regions on five continents have provided more than 2,100 letters of support for the International Year of Glass initiative. Among them, the China Silicate Society took the lead in organizing Nearly 200 letters of support from relevant domestic units. On May 18, 2021, at the 66th plenary session of the 75th United Nations General Assembly, 2022 was officially approved as the United Nations International Year of Glass.
What is the significance of the establishment of the International Year of Glass by the United Nations? Glass is one of the earliest man-made materials invented by human beings. It has been used in human life for thousands of years. From Mesopotamia 4,000 years ago to the remains of ancient Egypt, there were small Unarthed glass beads. Nowadays, with the rapid improvement of the level of science and technology, it is widely used in construction, communication, transportation, life and health, new energy, aerospace, art, and other fields. It is a very important material in daily life and high-tech fields. played an important role in the history of technological inventions. For example, glass optical fibers have brought about a paradigm change and triggered a global communications revolution; the development of glass optics and optoelectronics has expanded human understanding of the universe; glass panels support solar cells and provide clean energy; glass fibers strengthen wind power generation Blades, which reduce carbon emissions; touch-sensitive glass screens bring smartphones into people’s lives; bioglass enables muscle tissue design and regeneration, and can solve hearing and dental problems; vitrification of hazardous waste improves the safety of nuclear energy Sex, etc… This transparent enabling material not only enters thousands of households and becomes an important medium for art, but also supports the development of many technologies. Its history is connected with the history of mankind. The establishment of this year of glass highlights the indispensable and important position of glass in many fields such as science and technology, economy, environment, culture, and society, and its role in addressing the challenges of a sustainable society, building an inclusive society, and achieving global economic recovery, promoting the development of emerging technologies, etc., are conducive to promoting the construction of a global glass community, serving the multilateral governance system with the United Nations as the core, and further highlighting the importance of glass to science, technology, economy, and sustainable development and the importance of glass to human civilization. and artistic contributions.
What are the important activities of the United Nations International Year of Glass in China?
The Organizing Committee of the International Year of Glass has been divided into 18 regional committees according to various regions. Among them, China, Germany, and Brazil are independent regional committees, and the China Silicate Society is the leading unit of the regional committees in China. We will actively respond to the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, give strong support to the International Glass Association, and organize various activities of the International Year of Glass in China, including the 32nd China International Glass Industry Technology Exhibition, the 10th International Advanced Glass Symposium, the China Function Glass Academic Symposium and Forum on New Optoelectronic Materials, Summit Forum on Glass and Human Civilization, “One Belt, One Road” International Glass Art Exhibition, Glass Popular Science Series Activities, Glass Museum Series Activities, Glass Themed Winter Camp, etc.
From February 10th to 11th, it officially opened at the Palais des Nations, the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. At present, we plan to hold the launching ceremony of the United Nations International Year of Glass in China and the “Glass and Human Civilization” summit forum in Beijing in April and announce the selected propaganda slogan. The 32nd China International Glass Industry Technology Exhibition (referred to as China Glass Exhibition) to be held in Shanghai this year is one of the important events of the United Nations International Year of Glass (originally scheduled to be held from April 13 to 16, due to the epidemic prevention and control in Shanghai. The same heavyweight international events include the “National Glass Day” event in the United States, the theme event “From Pharaoh to High-Tech Glass” in Egypt, the 26th International Glass Conference in Germany, and the closing of the International Year of Glass in Japan at the end of the year. formula, etc.
China Glass Exhibition
This year’s China Glass Exhibition is still sponsored by the China Silicate Society and undertaken by Beijing China Silicon Exhibition Co., Ltd. The exhibition area planning will be basically the same as the previous one: Hall E1 is the international exhibition area, which brings together German and Italian national pavilions and many global glass industries. Mainstream brands, Hall E2 is for original film manufacturers and large-scale comprehensive glass manufacturers, Halls E3 to E6 are for deep processing equipment manufacturers, Hall E7 is a non-equipment exhibition area, and a special area for art glass and daily-use glass is set up.”Popular science” is also a focus of the International Year of Glass in China. In addition to planning to set up a special area for popular science at the China Glass Exhibition, we will also organize “Science and Technology Activity Week” and “National Science Popularization Day” in May, June, and September. , for middle school students and college students, adopt various forms to publicize glass science; in July and August, a series of activities for primary and middle school students to enter the glass museum and themed cultural center will be carried out. In addition, the International Year of Glass academic issue of “Journal of Silicate” sponsored by the China Silicate Society has been published, including 18 review articles and 13 research articles, which introduce the preparation technology, structural characterization, and application exploration of glass in detail. It is also a gift from Chinese glass technology workers for the International Year of Glass.
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Laminated glass is made of two sheets of plain or tempered glass sandwiched around a layer of transparent plastic film (PVB). The set of glass is processed through a process designed to expel air bubbles and then heated for an initial round of melting. After this, the glass is heated under pressure to form the final bonded product. It can be made stronger by adding layers that make the final product thicker.
What does laminated glass do?
If it is subjected to a high-intensity impact, one side of the glass will shatter without causing the other side to shatter. Even if the glass does break on either side, the shards will stay together, creating a spider web pattern.
Some additional benefits of that are that it reduces the transmission of high-frequency sound (sound insulation) and blocks 97% of UV radiation. A major benefit is that it with minor impact damage can be repaired with a special clear adhesive resin.
Where is laminated glass used?
It is commonly used in high-rise building windows, skylights, balconies, and frameless glass railings. Homeowners who live in noisy places such as airports or near golf courses often need laminated glass.
What is tempered glass?
Tempered glass is a piece of annealed (ordinary) glass that acquires its safety properties through a heating and cooling process called “tempering”. The process involves heating the glass and cooling it immediately. Cooling incredibly hot glass quickly causes the outside of the glass to harden faster than the center. This process puts the center in tension, making the glass stronger and more durable than regular glass.
The difference between tempered glass and It is that it is a single piece of glass. Remember, it is two pieces of glass sandwiched around a piece of plastic film.
What does tempered glass do?
Tempered glass, also known as tempered glass, is stronger than ordinary glass, but easily shattered. Similar to laminated glass, when tempered glass is impacted, it breaks into a mesh interlocking pattern and remains within the frame. This is not always the case, as broken pieces will only grab adjacent pieces and may fall out of the frame.
Tempered glass is safety glass because it’s more durable than regular glass, and it’s designed to shatter into less harmful pebble-like shards, rather than sharp and jagged shards.
Unlike laminated glass, tempered glass cannot be repaired.It can be repaired with minor damage, but damage to any part of the tempered glass will eventually cause the glass to shatter. Glass breaks because the equilibrium stress in the glass is disturbed by high-stress shocks.
Where is tempered glass used?
Flat-tempered and curved-tempered glass is safety glass. Widely used in high-rise building doors and windows, glass curtain walls, indoor partition glass, lighting ceilings, sightseeing elevator passages, furniture, glass guardrails, etc
Tempered or Laminated: How to Choose the Right Glass for Your Job?
Keep in mind that both tempered and laminated glass qualifies as safety glass and it is more expensive than tempered glass. Although it is stronger than tempered glass, tempered glass is more commonly used in home windows and doors. It is rarely used in residential construction due to its high price.
Tempered glass provides strength and resistance to breakage, but laminated glass provides UV resistance, additional security, and sound insulation. Both types of glass are easy to clean and maintain, provided they are installed correctly. After learning about the benefits of safety glass, it seems like a good idea to use it in all applications, especially when considering them for your home,
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Does frosted glass also have a process distinction?
Frosted glass is a glass that has been rendered opaque through a process that roughens or obscures the clear surface of the glass Due to the rough surface of the frosted glass, the light is diffusely reflected, and the light is transparent without perspective. It can make the indoor light soft and not dazzling. It is often used for window glass in places such as bathrooms that need to be concealed and can also be used for glass ceilings, which have dual functions of privacy and decoration.
The production methods of frosted glass include mechanical sandblasting, manual grinding or hydrofluoric acid dissolution. The common frosted glass process, frosting, and sandblasting, is to blur the surface of the glass so that the light can be scattered evenly after passing through the lampshade. It is difficult for ordinary users to distinguish these two production processes, which can be identified by the following methods.
frosted process: Frosting refers to soaking the glass in the prepared acidic liquid (or coating acid-containing paste), corroding the glass surface with strong acid, and at the same time, the ammonia hydrogen fluoride in the strong acid solution causes the glass surface to form crystals. Therefore, if the frosting process is done well, the surface of the frosted glass is extremely smooth, and the scattering of crystals produces a hazy effect. If the surface is relatively rough, the acid has serious erosion on the glass, which is a manifestation of the immature craftsmanship of the frosting master. Or some parts still have no crystals (commonly known as not ground to sand, or the glass has mottled), which also belongs to the master’s poor control of the craftsmanship. This process is technically difficult. The best feature of the process is the appearance of sparkling crystals on the glass surface, which are formed under critical conditions, mainly because the ammonium bifluoride has reached the point where it is running out.
Sandblasting process: This process is very common. It hits the surface of the glass with the sand particles shot at high speed by the spray gun, so that the glass forms a fine concave and convex surface, so as to achieve the effect of scattering light, making the light appear hazy when passing through. The surface of sandblasted glass products is relatively rough. Because the glass surface is broken, it looks like white glass in the original clear glass. This method is moderately difficult to manufacture
Actually, the two processes are completely different processes. Frosted glass is more expensive than sandblasted glass, and the effect mainly depends on user needs. Some special glass is also not suitable for frosted. From the point of the pursuit of nobility, frosted should be used. The sandblasting process can be completed in general factories, but it is not easy to do the sandblasting process well.
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Usually, we are familiar with glass brick, tempered glass, frosted glass,
Insulating glass, laminated glass, shaped glass, etc.
In fact, there is not much difference in essence
Tempered, frosted, clipped, etc.
It is a different treatment method for the secondary processing of glass
thus showing different performance and visual effects
However, ultra-clear glass is fundamentally different from ordinary glass.
“Visual effects”
Generally, glass contains a certain amount of iron, which will lead to different degrees of green
The visual effect, the iron content in ultra-clear glass is the percentage of ordinary glass
Ten or less, with appearance properties similar to colorless crystals.
“Optical Performance”
1. Generally, the transmittance of ordinary glass is about 80%, and the transmittance of ultra-white glass is about 80%.
The light rate is above 91.5%.
2. Compared with ordinary glass, ultra-white glass absorbs more ultraviolet wavelengths
low, which can effectively reduce the transmission of ultraviolet rays, and at the same time of high light transmittance,
Reduce UV damage.
3. High light transmittance also reduces light refraction and reflection, reducing light pollution
At the same time as dyeing, it will not be produced through the objects between the inside and outside of the ultra-clear glass.
Produces chromatic aberration and distortion for added realism.
4. Special anti-reflection treatment on single or double sides of the ultra-white glass.
After that, the reflectivity can be reduced to around 1% and the transmittance can be increased again.
Up to 98%, the visual effect is almost transparent.
“Physical Properties”
Ultra-clear glass generally contains fewer impurities than ordinary glass.
The composition is more uniform and the physical properties are more stable than ordinary glass
Of course. The self-explosion rate of ultra-white glass after tempering is about 1/10,000
Compared with three-thousandths of tempered glass, it is much lower than tempered glass, which greatly improves safety.
gender”price” Ultra-clear glass has high technical content and is difficult to control in production.
Stronger profitability than ordinary glass. Higher quality determines its
Expensive, the price of ultra-white glass is about 5 times that of ordinary glass,
The cost is about twice that of ordinary glass, but the technical barriers are relatively high.
Has high added value.
Nowadays, people pay more and more attention to the combination of architectural style and home furnishings, trying to make their houses more distinctive. As the “eyes” of architecture, the combination of doors windows, and glass has also received more attention. In this issue, I will discuss with you how to choose door and window glass to be more appropriate
Hollow glass
Generally speaking, the thermal conductivity of the sealed intermediate air layer is much lower than that of ordinary glass. Therefore, compared with single-piece glass, the thermal insulation performance of insulating glass can be increased by two times. The power consumption of air-conditioned buildings can be greatly reduced.
In summer, it can be insulated by more than 70%, and in winter, it can keep indoor heating not easy to lose, reduce heat loss by up to 40%, play a role in heat preservation, and make summer cool and winter warm into reality.
If tempered glass is used for both indoor and outdoor glass, the impact resistance and safety of the glass are greatly improved both indoors and outdoors. Because the impact resistance of tempered glass is 5-10 times that of ordinary glass, and its bending resistance is 3-5 times that of ordinary glass, it can be said to be safe. Therefore, PVB laminated glass not only has good sound insulation performance but also has the characteristics of high strength and good explosion-proof performance. Today, when product safety is more and more important, it is widely used in high-end doors and windows and is also popular in high-end residences and villas. User’s favorite
LOW-E glass
Determine the type of glass according to the geographical location of the building: The glass in severe cold and cold areas should be mainly to control heat conduction and try to choose insulating glass or Low-E low-radiation insulating glass.
LOW-E glass is coated with a metal compound film such as silver ions on ordinary white glass. This film is easy to oxidize. Therefore, LOW-E glass is generally combined with another piece of ordinary white glass to synthesize insulating glass. Such LOW-E insulating glass has the effect of sound insulation at the same time.
LOW-E glass
Determine the type of glass according to the geographical location of the building: the glass in severe cold and cold areas should be mainly to control heat conduction and try to choose insulating glass or Low-E low-radiation insulating glass.
LOW-E glass is a thin film of a metal compound such as silver ions coated on ordinary white glass. This film is easily oxidized. Therefore, LOW-E glass is generally combined with another piece of ordinary white glass to form hollow glass. This LOW-E insulating glass also has the effect of sound insulation. Glass is one of the important components of doors and windows. Good doors and windows cannot do without high-quality glass, and a good home environment and safety cannot do without high-performance and high-quality doors and windows.
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