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pered glass sample brought terms of both innovative-
by Tianjin NorthGlass with ness and product quality.
an arc length of 8 meters In this exhibition, we want
– the only Chinese prod- to let European customers
uct exhibited in the core know more about North-
display area of Glasstec. Glass.”
At the company’s own If you think that this glass
stand, NorthGlass also ex- is nothing but ‘Made in
hibited four other types of China’, you are wrong. It is
innovative glass products: ‘Born in China’, manufac-
spherically tempered glass, tured by NorthGlass’ self-
slump-bending glass – made tempering furnace.
water wave, S-shaped SGP The arc length of the glass
laminated slump-bending is nearly twice as long as
glass, slump-bending glass that of the previous record.
– semi circle, catching the In other words, the core
eyes of so many visitors technologies and processes
from all over the world. to produce curved tem-
“It is a very successful exhi- pered glass with super-long
bition beyond my expecta- arc length are all in Chinese
tion. Industry well-known hands.
insiders in Europe even Glass products from
said that this oversized NorthGlass are being ap-
curved tempered glass from plied in more and more
NorthGlass was the best landmark buildings.
one showcased in technol- “What we can find in glass
ogy live,” Mr. Gao Qi, Vice applications in recent years
President of NorthGlass & is that NorthGlass main-
General Manager of Tian- ly focused on the R&D
jin NorthGlass speaking of large-size hyperbolic
of this glass. “This exhibi- curved tempered glass
tion is a great opportunity and slump bending glass,”
for Tianjin NorthGlass. We Mr. Gao Qi said. “Today,
are an innovative company, NorthGlass is recognized
dedicating in the research as one of the best domestic
and development of new curtain wall glass suppliers
products for many years. in the industry. And almost
The kind of glass we can all glass projects we took
provide is incomparable in on were directly assigned

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