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EDGETECH EUROPE GmbH
        Gladbacher Strasse 23 - 52525 Heinsberg - Germany
        Tel.: +49 2452 96491.0 / Fax: +49 2452 96491.11
        % MAIL  INFO EDGETECH EUROPE COM  s  www.superspacer.com


        Super Spacer  Warm Edge Spacers provide        The advantages of the Super Spacer   ®
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        a complete flexibility package                  UʏœÜÊ̅iÀ“>ÊVœ˜`ÕV̈ۈÌÞ
        Edgetech’s Super Spacer  flexible foam-based spa-  UÊv>ÃÌÊ`iÜÊ«œˆ˜ÌÊ`Àœ«
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        cer systems act as energy-efficient Warm Edge spacers   UÊ`ÕÀ>LiÊi`}iÊÃi>]ÊVœ˜Ìˆ˜ÕœÕÃÊ
        in insulating glass windows. They significantly reduce   vapour barrier at corners
        energy loss to the outside, largely prevent condensation   UʓœˆÃÌÕÀi‡>`ÜÀLˆ˜}]Êyi݈LiÊvœ>“Ê“>ÌÀˆÝ
        and also contribute to the lifespan of windows.   Uʅˆ}…Ê`iÈVV>˜ÌÊVœ˜Ìi˜ÌÊ>`ÜÀLÃʓœÀiʓœˆÃÌÕÀiÊ
        The age of flexible spacers has now arrived in the   than two-sided and generally also more than four-
        form of the window generation 4.0 according to   sided filled conventional systems
        warm edge specialist Edgetech. Therefore the main   UʘœÊV…i“ˆV>Êvœ}}ˆ˜}IÊ
        focus of Edgetech will be upon the technical benefits   UÊ>ÌÌÀ>V̈ÛiÊ>iÃ̅ïVÊ>««i>À>˜Vi
        of the Super Spacer  spacers during processing in   Uʅˆ}…‡µÕ>ˆÌÞÊȏˆVœ˜iÊvœÀÊÃÕ«iÀˆœÀÊÀiÈÃÌ>˜ViÊ
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        automatic production lines, in addition to the topic of   to UV-light and oxidation
        ‘preventing thermal bridges’.                  UÊÛiÀÞÊ}œœ`Ê}>ǏœÃÃÊÀ>ÌiÊÛ>ÕiÃÊ>VVœÀ`ˆ˜}Ê
        The company is convinced that new developments   to EN 1279 part 3
        such as quadruple insulating glazing and complex   Uʜ«Ìˆ“Õ“ÊÛ>ÕiÃÊvœÀÊi˜iÀ}ÞÊivwVˆi˜VÞÊ
        superstructures with integrated, intelligent functions   ­*ȇ6>ÕiÃÊÕ«Ê̜Êä°äΣII®Ê
        can only be produced economically and precisely   UÊi˜…>˜Vi`ÊVœ“vœÀÌÊ>˜`ÊÜi‡Liˆ˜}Ê
        with a high degree of automation in combination   near windows
        with flexible spacers. A robot can set the foam-based   UÊiÝVii˜ÌÊVœ˜`i˜Ã>̈œ˜ÊÀiÈÃÌ>˜Vi]Ê
        products in parallel down to the last millimetre in a   shape retention and colour stability
        matter of seconds, thus guaranteeing an impeccable   UÊiÝVii˜ÌÊ`ÕÀ>LˆˆÌÞÊvœÀÊÃÕÃÌ>ˆ˜>LiÊ«iÀvœÀ“>˜ViÊÊ
        and tight edge compound. Automation and digitisa-  Uʅˆ}…iÀÊ«Àœ`ÕV̈ۈÌÞÊ̅ÀœÕ}…Êi>ÃiʜvÊ«ÀœViÃȘ}Ê
        tion will also provide medium-sized window produ-  ­œ˜ÞÊ̅ÀiiÊ«ÀœViÃÃÊÃÌi«Ã®
        cers with competitive advantages in the medium term,   UÊ œÀÌ…Ê “iÀˆV>Ê -/ Ê Ó£nnÉ Ó£n™É Ó£™ä
        offering high-quality products and flexible manufac-  UÊ*>ÃÈÛiÊ œÕÃiÊViÀ̈wV>ÌiÊvœÀÊ ÀV̈VÊ ˆ“>Ìi
        turing that respond quickly to customer requirements   UÊ ÕÀœ«iÊ  Ê£ÓǙ
        and economically produce smaller series.       UÊ >˜>`>Ê  - Ê£Ó°n
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        Countdown to Edgetech’s 30  anniversary        UÊ*£Ê ˜`ÕÃÌÀÞÊÃÌ>˜`>À`Ê1-
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        In 1989 the Warm Edge pioneer launched the first   * safe up to approx. +80°C, higher depending on the test method.
        flexible structural foam spacer with an integrated   ** Super Spacer  T-Spacer™ Premium Plus made from structu-
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        desiccant onto the market. The company now sup-  ral foam processed in triple-pane insulating glass; source: Bun-
        plies some 300 million metres of the product a year   desverband Flachglas e.v. (German flat glass association).
        to more than 90 countries. At the start of the 1990s
        a large section of the industry also started investing    `}iÌiV…Ê  ÕÀœ«iÊ  “L Ê ˆÃÊ >Ê vՏÞ‡œÜ˜i`Ê ÃÕLÈ-
        in the automation of individual manufacturing steps.   `ˆ>ÀÞÊ œvÊ +Õ>˜iÝÊ  Ո`ˆ˜}Ê *Àœ`ÕVÌÃÊ  œÀ«œÀ>̈œ˜]Ê
        Due to a shortage of skilled workers and high com-  a leading global provider of energy-efficient com-
        petitive pressures, many window producers are now   ponents such as window and door profile systems,
        faced with the decision of whether to move in the   flexible insulating-glass spacers, edge seals for
        direction of full automation whilst the warm edge   photovoltaic modules, wooden floors and ceiling
        has at the same time established itself as an ener-  profiles, as well as window and door grilles, with its
        gy-efficient edge seal compound for windows. So   …i>`ʜvwViÃʈ˜Ê œÕÃ̜˜]Ê/iÝ>Ã°Ê >Ãi`ʜ˜ÊÌÕÀ˜œÛiÀÊ
        flexible spacers like Super Spacer  are now expe-   `}iÌiV…É+Õ>˜iÝʈÃÊ̅iÊܜÀ`¼Ãʏ>À}iÃÌʓ>˜Õv>VÌÕ-
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        riencing a new lease of life, because in view of the   ÀiÀʜvÊë>ViÀÃ°Ê `}iÌiV…Ê ÕÀœ«iÊ “L ʈÃÊ>ÊÃ>iÃʏœ-
        manufacturing technology involved, they outperform   cation for the markets in continental Europe and one
        rigid spacers in terms of their flexibility, application   of the three worldwide Edgetech production plants,
        speed and precision.                           with a total of 450 employees and 16 extruders.



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