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EDGETECH EUROPE GmbH
Gladbacher Strasse 23 - 52525 Heinsberg - Germany
Tel.: +49 2452 96491.0 / Fax: +49 2452 96491.11
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About Edgetech Europe GmbH
Edgetech’s Super Spacer flexible foam-based spacer systems act
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as energy-efficient Warm Edge spacers in insulating glass windows.
They significantly reduce energy loss to the outside, largely pre-
vent condensation and also contribute to the lifespan of a window.
Worldwide, more than 300 million metres of them on average are
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sold annually in over 90 countries. Super Spacers receives award from the Passive House
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Edgetech Europe GmbH, located in Heinsberg Germany, is a fully- At the BAU 2017 in Munich, Dr.-Ing. Benjamin Krick, head of the
owned subsidiary of Quanex Building Products Corporation, a lea- Component Certification working group at the Passive House In-
ding global provider of energy-efficient components such as window stitute in Darmstadt, handed over the official component seal to
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and door profile systems, flexible insulating-glass spacers, edge se- Edgetech Europe GmbH for the flexible, foam-based Super Spacer
als for photovoltaic modules, wooden floors and ceiling profiles, as spacer systems.
well as window and door grilles, with its head offices in Houston, The Passive House Institute tests and certifies products in terms of
Texas. Based on turnover Edgetech/Quanex is the world‘s largest their suitability for use in passive houses. All the three certified
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manufacturer of spacers. Edgetech Europe GmbH is a sales location Super Spacer spacers exceed the required minimum levels of spe-
for the markets in continental Europe and one of the three worldwide cific edge resistance and are thus certified for arctic climates and
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Edgetech production plants, with a total of 450 employees and 16 every climate zone with lower requirements. The Super Spacer
extruders. You can obtain additional information about the Super Premium warm edge was classified in the highest efficiency class
Spacer systems and the Warm Edge Technology of Edgetech here: of phA+ with an edge resistance of 6.11 m K/W. This product also
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www.superspacer.com. achieves the best values of up to 0.028 [W/mK] where the heat
transfer coefficient ^ is concerned.
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Quanex IG Systems Inc. The Super Spacer TriSeal™ / T-Spacer™ Premium and Super
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