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Fabrication Capabilities 2023
Insulated Glass Units
Three (3) Lisec automated vertical insulating lines:
Maximum 65 sq ft per unit, or 156” Length
Minimum 14” x 7”
Spacers
Aluminum Spacer (Helima Vendor)
Colors:
- Mill
- Black
- NO BRONZE
Sizes:
- 1/4”
- 5/16”
- 3/8”
- 7/16”
- 1/2” – Most common for commercial applications
- 9/16”
- 5/8”
- 11/16”
- 3/4"
- 7/8” – Do not stock, must order
- 15/16” – Do not stock, must order
- 1” – Do not stock, must order
Warm Edge Spacer – (Technoform)
Colors
- Black
- Light Gray
Sizes
- 13/32” – Black only
- 15/32” – Black only
- 17/32” – Black & Light Gray
Stainless Steel
Color:
- Mill Finish
Size:
- 17/32”
- Only used for Firelite
Maximum Spacer Sizes for Vertical Glazing Only:
- 1/4" - 20 sq ft
- 5/16" - 25 sq ft
- 3/8" - 30 sq ft
- 7/16" - 35 sq ft
- 1/2" - 65 sq ft
Maximum Spacer Sizes for Lami Vertical Glazing Only:
- 1/4" Lami Ann - 25 sq ft
- 5/16" Lami HS - 20 sq ft
- 7/16" Lami HS - 35 sq ft
- 9/16" Lami HS - 50 sq ft
Silicone
- Dow 982 – Black only
Muntins
- 3/16” thick x 5/8” wide
- Black
- Bronze
- Tan
- White
- 3/16” thick x 3/4" wide
- Bronze
- Tan
- White
Offsets edges
- Up to 3 sides
- Up to 2” offset
Sightlines – Edge of glass to edge of spacer
- 7/16” - 1/2” standard sightlines
Tempering:
Three (3) tempering furnaces:
Maximum 96” x 156”
Minimum size: glass must be 10” diagonally
Types:
- Heat-strengthened
- Fully tempered
Lamination:
One (1) laminating line with Autoclave:
Maximum 84” x 144”
Minimum 12” x 16”
Interlayers:
Kuraray - Vendor
PVB – Polyvinyl Butyral
- Clear
- Bronze
- Green
- Gray
- White
SGP – “SentryGlas Plus” – Safety/Hurricane Product
- Clear
Eastman - Vendor
Saflex – “PVB” - Polyvinyl Butyral
- Clear
- Ultraclear
- White
Vanceva
- Colored PVB
- 17,000 Color Combinations
Laminated Thickness Sizes:
1/4" Overall
1/8” | .030” | 1/8”
5/16” Overall
1/8” | .060” | 1/8”
3/8” Overall
3/16” | .030” | 3/16”
7/16” Overall
3/16” | .060” | 3/16”
1/2” Overall
1/4" | .030” | 1/4"
9/16” Overall
1/4" | .060” | 1/4"
Glaslite - Fabrication
Holes
- 1/4” – 1”
Can do larger than 1”
- Diameter in 1/8” increments
- Holes greater than 1” use a routing bit
- Ability to do notches/internal cutouts
Polish (Edging)
- Flat polish
- Flat grind
Same as flat polish without the shine
- No pencil polish
- No mitered edges
- No beveled edges
Hardware Vendors:
- DAMS
- Dormakaba
- Assa Abloy
- Access Door and Hardware
- CRL
- US Horizon
Firelite – Technical Glass Products (TGP)
Firelite NT – film on backside of sheet
- 3/16” thick
- 20, 45-, 60-, 90- and 180-minute rating
Firelite Plus – laminated product
- 3/8” thick
- 20, 45-, 60-, 90- and 180-minute rating
Spandrel:
One (1) Ceramic frit spandrel line (roll-coated only):
Maximum 84” x 144”.
Minimum 12” x 12”:
Not to be used in vision areas. No designs. Requires uniform opaque background by others.
Digital Printing:
Ceramic frit silkscreen designs: Digital Printer (Tecglass Digital Printer)
Maximum 98” x 177”, but Insulite’s max is 96” x 156”
Minimum 2” x 2”
Can print on any surface. They make 1st surface inks, but Insulite likes to print in the air space and cannot print on coated surfaces.
Up to 2880 DPI Print Resolution