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What state-of-the-art fire protection should look like

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The Mizral building at the entrance to Düsseldorf's Media Harbour, designed by Eller + Eller Architekten, sets standards in terms of functionality and safety. State-of-the-art fire protection technologies with glass are used here, making the building a model of safety.

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Vetrotech

Contraflam One: A special new fire-resistant glass

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The Contraflam 90-1 fire-resistant glass from Vetrotech Saint-Gobain sets new standards in fire-resistant glass technology. With an innovative single-chamber foaming technology, the glass combines exceptional light transmission, low weight and sustainability.

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Fire protection facade

Hueck introduces new Trigon FS facade system

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Hueck has expanded its Trigon FS facade modular system with the new Trigon FS 050/060 FP30 fire protection facade, offering fire resistance for 30 minutes. This addition retains the flexibility, energy efficiency and sound insulation of the original Trigon system.

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Cooperation

Deltamax and Polflam announce new European partnership

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Deltamax has announced a significant new European partnership with Polflam, known for their innovative fire-resistant glass solutions. Recently, Deltamax successfully conducted a test day of their product QPLUS at Predari Vetri Spa in Mantova, Italy.

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Polflam Gaia

World’s first low-carbon fire-resistant glass

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The specialists for fire-resistant glass, Polflam, have pulled out all the stops to make their latest product, Polflam Gaia, as environmentally friendly as possible. Find out here how they were able to reduce the carbon footprint of their glass.

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Fire Protection Glass

Mathieu Joli appointed Managing Director of Pyroguard

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Pyroguard, part of the Technical Fire Safety Group (TFSG), has appointed Mathieu Joli as its new Managing Director. He will be tasked with leading an ambitious new programme of investment and expansion. Here are the details:

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Requirements for high-security glass

Glass from Vetrotech optimised for safety

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Safety and high-security glass is available in a wide variety of structures. However, it is not only the structure of the multi-layer composite of these glasses that is important, but the focus must always be on the overall system. Here you can find out why.

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AGC Pyrobel

Thin fire-resistant glass using vacuum glass

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At BAU 2023, AGC Pyrobel focused on very slim fire-resistant glass structures with high light transmission and optimised thermal insulation. This is now possible thanks to the combination of Pyrobel with Fineo vacuum glass. Another topic was fire-resistant glass in XXL formats (Pyrobel-T) as well as delicate glass partitions without disturbing mullions.

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Interview with Sebastian Dengg

Can security and aesthetics go together?

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Everyone wants safety, but no one should see it. This is a high requirement, especially when it comes to high-security glass and fire-resistant glass. Sebastian Dengg explains how this can nevertheless be achieved.

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The Vandaglas Group acquires Glassolutions  Switzerland

Vandaglas goes Switzerland

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Saint-Gobain has signed an agreement to sell its Swiss glass processing business to the German group Aequita. The glass processors of Glassolutions Kreuzlingen in Switzerland will then become part of the Vandaglas Group, the glass division of Aequita.

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Fire-resistant glass

Protecting precious artworks with fire-resistant glass in the Netherlands

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Pyroguard's fire-resistant glass was recently specified for the Boijmans Van Beuningen depot in the Netherlands, the world's first publicly accessible art storage facility. The depot is an 40m high egg-shaped building with a surface covered in reflective mirrors.

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Vetrotech Saint-Gobain

How high-security glass protected the new Amsterdam Palace of Justice

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The new Amsterdam Courtroom consists of an open, relatively freely accessible outer shell. The inner shell of the courthouse is secured in many places by fire protection and security glass from Vetrotech Saint-Gobain.

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Interview with Sebastian Dengg:

"RC2 only protects against casual intruders"

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When is a new security system sufficient and what should be considered when retrofitting. In an interview with GW News, expert Sebastian Dengg points out the security trends for the glass, window and facade industry and explains where RC2 is often not enough.

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Interview:

What makes XXL glazing safe?

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The use of XXL glazing is increasing significantly, especially in commercial and facade construction. High-security glass is also increasingly in demand. In our interview, glass and safety specialist Sebastian Dengg explains the potential obstacles:

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Top stories of the week

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A renovated float line in Russia, an introduction to switchable glass, collaborative robots that help to cut delivery times and the ins and outs of burglary-resistant windows. Here are the top stories of the week:

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Burglary-resistant windows:

Key points about the connection of frame and glass in security windows

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If a glazing system is not considered as a whole, serious weaknesses can occur. Every single constructive detail of a burglary-resistant glazing system plays an important role and can result in or prevent a break-in. Here you will learn which key points to consider.

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Sicurtec_Slim:

The thinnest security glass in the world

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While Sicurtec high-security glass with polycarbonate was already up to 50 % thinner and lighter than conventional "bulletproof glass", the manufacturer has now developed and had certified an even lighter version. Here are the details and a video to show the strength.