The SGX foil from the roll is available in thicknesses of 0.76 mm and 0.89 mm and not only easier and more efficient to store, but also cause less waste compared to sheet products. In addition, according to the manufacturer, there is an extraordinary flatness of the foils, which ensures more efficiency and throughput when laminating. According to the manufacturer, the quality in the manufacture of laminated glass increases enormously, both as rolls and sheets.
The new SGX has been optimized in terms of process technology and can now be processed in the autoclave under parameters that actually apply to PVB, as the developers emphasize.
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Of particular interest to glass processors is the reduced risk of haze caused by inadequate cooling rates. Reason: The new SGX behaves less sensitive to the previously used rapid cooling and tolerates more moderate cooling curves.
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In addition, the adhesion on the air side of the glass has been significantly improved, so that the use of a primer can be dispensed with. All these properties together with the new roll format make it easier to produce multilayer laminated glass structures with higher throughput due to the larger number of glass units in the autoclave.
