Which glass should you choose for shop windows? A good window must fulfill two fundamental functions: protecting and showcasing the merchandise. Vetreria Re, active for over twenty years in the design, creation, and installation of security windows for shops, banks, and public premises, is available to help clients identify the most suitable solution based on the specific security needs of the premises. But let’s recap the main technical characteristics of double glazing before explaining in detail how to increase the security level offered by the insulated glass unit, or double glass.
Double Glazing: Technical Specifications
Insulated glass or double glazing is a particular type of glass consisting of the coupling of two or more panes through the interposition of a spacer frame of variable thickness. This frame can be made of aluminum or stainless steel covered with a plastic film to maximize the thermal insulation characteristics of the glass. To ensure the glass adheres perfectly to the frame, a special glue is first applied, and then the glass passes through a specific press to create an airtight chamber between the two panes. This chamber can be filled with air or, alternatively, noble gases such as argon or krypton to further increase thermal insulation. Finally, the insulated glass unit is permanently sealed with a two-component substance applied around the glass to maximize both thermal insulation and acoustic silence.
Once the two-component substance has solidified, the glass can be mounted on any type of fixture, including shop and commercial windows. However, to function effectively as a shop window, it is fundamental to increase the security characteristics of the double glazing. In fact, like safety glass, insulated glass can be made more resistant through a process similar to how laminated glass is produced. Shatterproof double glazing retains all the thermal and acoustic insulation features of traditional double glazing but also guarantees the same security levels as laminated glass, ensuring a superior finish.
How is Double Glazing Made?
Created by merging several layers of glass using a specific plastic adhesive film, laminated double glazing provides high levels of protection against vandalism, smashing attempts, and break-ins, as well as excellent levels of passive safety. In other words, in case of breakage, the laminated insulated glass may crack, but it stays together without shattering into pieces, thus posing no danger to people. Furthermore, by using a greater number of plastic films and thicker glass, it is possible to obtain anti-vandalism, anti-crime, or bulletproof windows that retain all the characteristics of double glazing.
Another point to emphasize concerns the dimensions of the windows, which significantly influence heat dissipation: in fact, this figure increases proportionally to the size of the glass surfaces. Since shop windows are much larger than normal windows, it is easy to understand how thermal dispersion can significantly affect the consumption of shops and public businesses, especially those with more than one window. Choosing double glazing for your shop, bar, or public premises can therefore positively impact the business budget while simultaneously providing protection against vandalism or break-in attempts, improving overall comfort.
Double Glazing for Windows
Double glazing, or insulated glass, allows for the creation of insulating windows with a high safety rate. Multifunctional and versatile, double glazing is ideal for shop windows and public premises, complying with the main accident prevention safety regulations and allowing for a reduction in the emission of polluting particles into the atmosphere by eliminating heat dispersion. Vetreria Re, specialized in the design, creation, and installation of windows, is at the client’s disposal to provide more information regarding the technical characteristics and prices of double glazing.