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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

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