The sector

The glass industry developed insulated glazing products to prevent the heat inside a building escaping through the windows. One of the major contributors to the development of this glass was the German flat glass industry. The insulated glass products unite the positive properties of glass such as transparency with the excellent emission properties of precious metals. A thin functional metal coating of approx. 10 nm in thickness is applied to the surface of the glass. This ensures that sunlight can enter and prevents heat from escaping. The space between the lites can also be filled with a special gas to provide better insulating performance. Insulated glazing is associated with the advantages of lower heating costs, which means added ecological value.