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INTERLAYERS

well as for decorative ele-
ments while maintaining
its main feature as an el-
ement of safety: offices,
shops, restaurants can thus
achieve an aesthetic, crea-
tive and special effect but
always safe. Colours and
materials inserted between
STRATO™ and glass can,
indeed, create endless varia-
tions, games of designs and
particular visual effects.
Textiles, chain-link fences,
organic dried materials,
marble: all these elements
can be used for decora-
The application of cables as insulation. It is, even when it is subject tions with glass and EVA-
STRATO™ requires spe- in fact, a material with nu- to high temperatures. based interlayer. To verify
cific temperatures and merous advantages thanks the compatibility of a new
processing times. For this to its characteristics. Colours and finishes material, test can be car-
reason, quality controls STRATO™ is a crosslinked STRATO™ interlayer is ried out directly by Satinal
carried out by the company material (thermoset) which available in a range of ba- at its premises.
enable to achieve the per- can be applied on glass for sic colours, with which is Many designers have used
fect adhesion of the mate- architecture and interiors possible to create lighting EVA-based interlayers to
rial on the glass plate. without incurring in the effects and combinations give a creative aspect to
Thanks to its network of delamination process. with different materials: simple interior design ele-
agents, Satinal offers top • Safety – EVA-based in- • EXTRA CHIARO: ments, thanks to the inser-
level assistance through terlayer is used for the transparent and brilliant tion of multiple materials
customized services, with lamination of the glass, • LEGGERO: or lighting effects which
staff available to meet the making it a security light frosted can be obtained from the
needs and requirements of glass according to Eu- • SATINATO: illumination of the final
clients. ropean (UNI EN ISO) matt effect, soft and product.
Satinal’s after-sales follow and American (ANSI) delicate Regarding architecture,
up with clients involves standards. • LATTE: especially for the produc-
asking them to send sam- • Resistance to high semi-transparent, tion of railings, stairs and
ples of products during moisture – Not being giving glimpses of the bus shelters, the use of
and after production, to sensitive to water and shape of objects STRATO™ for glass strat-
verify the final result. moisture, it does not • BIANCO: ification is a synonym of
require other protec- purity and simplicity safety. In fact, in the case
Versatility tion (such as sealants) • NERO: of broken glass, STRA-
STRATO™ is a very ver- even in external glass extreme coverage TO™ avoids the disper-
satile product, present units. • FRESCO: sion of dangerous sharp
in many products used • Resistance to high tem- solar control shards.
in everyday life, ranging peratures – STRATO™ The crosslinked structure
from the footwear sec- interlayer, if correctly Applications of STRATO™ enables the
tor – where it is used as processed, becomes STRATO™ can be used internal molecules to ac-
cushioning material, to highly crosslinked: this in the realization of ele- tivate three-dimensional
being inserted into electric means that its perfor- ments, positioned both links, ensuring added pro-
mances does not change indoors and outdoors, as tection for all the archi-

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