Float glass

Float glass is a sheet of glass made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten metal, typically tin, although lead and various low melting point alloys were used in the past. This method gives the sheet uniform thickness and very flat surfaces. Modern windows are made from float glass. Most float glass is soda-lime glass, but relatively minor quantities of specialty borosilicate^[ and flat panel display glass are also produced using the float glass process.

Lacobel

Lacobel is a coloured back painted glass range that is commonly used in a number of decorative installations in the home and workplace.

• Float glass coated with a high quality paint
• Aesthetically pleasing opaque glass; the coloured glass panels acquire a bright look due to the coat of varnish
• Bonding: silicones, tile adhesives and adhesive tapes
• The paint coating is moisture resistant
• Available in a SAFE / SAFE+ version: this is a polypropylene film applied to the back of the glass which ensure safety
• Available in an antibacterial glass version

Tempered glass

Tempered Glass is manufactured by subjecting the final glass size to a heating and cooling treatment. This means that the tempered glass cannot be cut, edged or drilled after tempering and all kinds of processing excluding sand blasting have to be performed before the tempering process.

• In the unlikely event of breaking, it fractures into small particles, significantly reducing the risk of injury.
• Tempered glass has high mechanical strength and is 4 to 5 times stronger than annealed glass of the same thickness due to the stresses induced during toughening.