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TVITEC
TECGLASS VITRO JET F TYPE MACHINE

FOR INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS

Ensuring interior comfort and excel- for ideal working conditions. Slatted most prestigious architectural pro-
lent thermal and acoustic insulating blinds between the two glazed surfaces jects. Thanks to the high performance
performance in a building, while ensure protection from solar gain. capabilities of this line of machines
using natural light to create unique The effect is accentuated by deco- for digital printing on glass, it is
aesthetic and decorative effects, are rated glass provided by Tvitec, a possible to decorate and customize
among the main features requested Spanish company that is a European immense sheets of glass, up to 3,300
by today’s buildings. Using glass leader in glass processing. x 18,000mm.
provides the right combination Tvitec utilized the capabilities of the The extremely high quality of the in-
of transparency, graphic patterns Vitro Jet F Type machine by Tecglass novative and constantly evolving inks,
and high-tech coatings on building to design and print a graphic pattern ensures exclusive effects and colours
façades can substantially reduce the on large sheets of glass that would perfectly compatible with all types of
impact of heat from the sun, with the enhance the view of the surrounding coatings.
added advantage of maximizing the natural landscape of Suresnes – look-
view of the surrounding landscape. ing toward the Bois de Boulogne –
The renovation project for the Pace- while taking advantage of the excep-
mar SAS Headquarters, a holding tional performance of glass, including
company of Louis Dreyfus Arma- solar control, to bathe the building
teurs, in Suresnes, France managed in natural light while maintaining
to achieve all these effects. the privacy appropriate to corporate
The naturally-ventilated, glazed dou- headquarters.
ble-skin of the facade ensures the ther- Tecglass is a unique partner for those
mal and acoustic insulation needed who contribute to the creation of the

PILKINGTON
PILKINGTON ACTIV ™ CLEANS UP IN EUROPE

Pilkington Activ™, the world’s first self- run off in a ‘sheet’ – removing any that help cater to modern life. As the
cleaning glass, has been independently dirt at the same time. pioneers of self-cleaning glass it’s
verified and officially meets the new Independently tested by the Fraun- important that we continue to invest
European Standard for self-cleaning hofer Institute for Surface Engineer- in and develop our product range to
glass. EN 1096-5 tests and classifies ing and Thin Films (IST) in Ger- ensure it remains best in class.
the self-cleaning performance of coated many, this result further validates the “Not only will this standard provide
glass. It is the only independent assess- performance of Pilkington Activ™, peace of mind for homeowners, who
ment that can verify the performance which has previously achieved Class can insist on installers supplying self-
of products that use hydrophilic and A, the highest classification for coat- cleaning glass that passes this latest
photocatalytic properties to enhance ing durability in accordance with EN test, it will also enable specifiers to
the cleanliness of the glass. 1096-2. This standard tests the dura- differentiate between products with
Pilkington Activ™, which this year bility of a coating to natural weather- an official self-cleaning performance
celebrates its 15th anniversary, uses ing conditions, as well as abrasion. and those without.
a microscopic coating with a dual Alessandro Michetti, Commercial “Pilkington Activ™ helps to reduce the
action. Firstly, the coating is activated Director at Pilkington said: “We’re amount of time and money spent on
by daylight to break down organic seeing increased demand across both window cleaning, while providing clear-
deposits such as dirt and then, when the commercial and domestic markets er, better-looking windows, and this
rainwater hits the glass, the coating for self-cleaning glass as occupiers latest achievement is testament to the
allows the water to spread evenly and and homeowners look for products quality and strength of our offering.”

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