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20 YEARS OF THE SENTRYGLAS INTERLAYER

In recognition of the 20th Anniver- exterior’; Nick Beaumont, Pub- impact and pressure cycling require-
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sary of the SentryGlas interlayer, lisher of ‘Intelligent Glass Solutions’, ments developed for wind-borne de-
Trosifol™ invited architects, engi- Professor Xiaokun Huang, Doctoral bris protection in Florida. Long-term
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neers, and façade consultants, fab- Supervisor of the China Academy of outdoor exposure of SentryGlas
ricators, and installers worldwide to Building Research CABR. laminates in South Florida validates
contribute their projects to the ‘World First introduced in 1998 as SentryG- the outstanding durability of this
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of Innovative Glass Laminating Solu- las Plus (SGP) based on the iono- interlayer. In addition, recent salt-
tions Design Competition’. plast technology, this film is widely spray/fog testing conducted by an
The submittals were reviewed by an used in laminated glass façades, independent laboratory in Singapore
international jury will review the sub- skylights, canopies, glass railings and reported no edge defects after 3,000
mittals and select the most interesting glass walkways. Exceptionally robust hours of exposure.
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projects made with Trosifol PVB or and with unparalleled clarity, the film Originally designed to address the
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SentryGlas interlayers. Winners of exhibits the lowest yellowness index immediate needs of the hurricane
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the competition will be honoured at of any laminated glass interlayer. It market, SentryGlas is now con-
the Glasstec 2018 trade fair in Düs- is 100 times stiffer and five times sidered to be the gold standard for
seldorf, Germany. more tear resistant than PVB and, in structural applications.
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Members of the jury are Diana addition, exhibits the highest post- In addition to SentryGlas , the
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Darling, founder of ‘The Architects breakage strength over a broad range Trosifol PVB portfolio offers archi-
Newspaper’; Junkil Baek, Secretary- of temperatures and loads. tects a wide range of clear and tinted
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General at KAFA and Publisher In 1992, the SentryGlas team interlayer options, stiff PVB, and
of ‘Architectural Façade Magazine began testing glazing systems to meet acoustical PVB interlayer to fit a va-
riety of architectural
requirements.
According to Global
Marketing Manager,
Christoph Troska, “In
the 20 years since the
launch of SentryG-
®
las it is amazing to
see the unique ways
that glass is being
incorporated into
buildings and struc-
tures. We are excited
to learn how Trosi-
®
fol PVB or SentryG-
®
las have enabled to
create innovative and
remarkable projects”.

44 Glass-Technology International 5/2018