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SAMSUNG
Our technical strides ensure we remain
PATENT FILED FOR SELF-HEALING the leading UK manufacturer of highest
performance warm edge spacers. We
GLASS LAMINATE supply the largest volume of spacer bar
to the UK market.
According to patent documents heal cracks in the glass layer due to im- From initial design and compounding of raw
published by the World Intellectual pacts. But the technology could reduce materials, through the manufacturing process
to delivery to the customer, our multiple
property Organization, Samsung is surface damage caused by contact with award-winning team of specialists continue
working to develop a new variety of other objects in a user’s pockets, such to enhance and develop new products for
glass laminate for smartphones that as keys or coins. the window industry. We now supply over
would self-repair scratches as well When used in tandem with the cur- 2,000 insulated glass components.
self-clean fingerprints. This oleophobic rent and future iterations of Go-
coating would be composed of polyro- rilla Glass, the laminate layer could
taxane, polyhedral silsesquioxane and result in smartphones that maintain
fluorinated (meth) acryl, and could be a crystal-clear screen for the full life
applied to Corning’s Gorilla Glass. The of the phone, and Coning’s durable
result would be a smartphone screen glass products can withstand all but
capable or regenerating itself. the most violent of drop and impacts.
The details of the patent are broad in Within the next few years, Samsung
spectrum, suggesting that practical ap- could possibly create a near perfect
plications could still be years away, and phone screen; self-cleaning, scratch
the laminate probably won’t be able to resistant and water-proof.

EMIRATES GLASS
PROGRAMME FOR DUBAI

CENTRAL LABORATORY

Emirates Glass, a subsidiary of Dubai Investments and a leading architectural glass
provider in the Middle East, recently organised a two-day training programme for
Dubai Central Laboratory, the testing and certification wing of Dubai Municipality.
The training programme focused on glass performance and testing for the con-
struction and building industry, underlining the company’s commitment to uphold
the highest quality and testing standards in the glass industry, said a statement from
the company. It included presentations about glass manufacturing and process- Thermof lex Thermobar
ing and applications in the sector; factory tour of Emirates Glass in Al Quoz and ™ ™
Warm Edge Spacer Warm Edge Spacer Tube
the coating plant in Dubai Investments Park; as also practical testing sessions at its
(Thermal Conductivity (Thermal Conductivity
state-of-the-art laboratory. Value 0.135W/mK and Psi Value 0.14W/mK and Psi
Rizwanulla Khan, executive president – Emirates Glass, said: “We aim to become values as low as 0.027) values as low as 0.029)
the centre of learning and innovation for the glass industry and prides itself on de-
livering high quality training that equips the attendees with the tools and knowledge
to stay up-to-date with the latest development in the glass processing industry.”
An official statement from Dubai Central Laboratory said: “This partnership with FIND OUT MORE
Emirates Glass will help us in fully delivering on Dubai Municipality’s vision of
developing a happy and sustainable city by giving the department solid technical
capabilities and business foundation in glass quality testing.”
“We are confident that Emirates Glass is the perfect partner to help foster techni- D e di ca t e d t o I nsul a t e d G las s
cal advancement to its resources in the field of architectural glass quality testing
and performance,” it added.The training session marked the beginning of a series Proud winners of The Queen’s Award for
of collaborative engagements between the two organisations as Emirates Glass Enterprise: International Trade 2017
endeavours to be DCL’s preferred partner for all architectural glass requirements/
trainings/ conferences in the future, it stated.

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