Custom Laminated Glass By Bear Glass

Laminated glass panels can be that touch of class and safety that you are looking for!

Laminated glass is a type of safety glass that holds together when shattered. The interlayer keeps the layers of Laminated glass bonded even when broken, and its high strength prevents the glass from breaking up into large sharp pieces. This produces a characteristic “spider web” cracking pattern when the impact is not enough to completely pierce the glass.

Laminated glass is normally used when there is a possibility of human impact or where the glass could fall if shattered. Skylight glazing and automobile windshields typically use laminated glass. In geographical areas requiring hurricane-resistant construction, laminated glass is often used in exterior storefronts, curtain walls and windows.

Bear Glass offers Custom laminated glass which is constructed by bonding a polyvinyl butyral (PVB) plastic interlayer between two pieces of glass under heat and pressure to form a single piece of glass. Custom Laminated glass can be made using many combinations of clear, tinted, translucent, or reflective glass. Various colors and types of inter-layers may be used as well.

Laminated glass provides significant sound control characteristics, effectively blocking out unwanted noise. In addition to sound control, laminated glass resists penetration and forced entry, while screening out the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays.

When laminated glass is broken, the glass particles adhere to the vinyl interlayer, reducing the risk of shattering glass. Laminated glass tends to stay in the opening, securing it.

Custom Lamination has various uses.

What is Laminated Glass?
Laminated Glass is a multifunctional glazing material that can be used in a variety of applications. It is manufactured by permanently bonding two or more lites of glass with layers of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayer, under heat and pressure, to create a single construction.

Where should I use them?

• Places where safety glass is required legally
• Museums, Prisons, Government Buildings, airports, bus station
• Jewelry Stores, Banks, show rooms
• Safety Glazing Applications
• Schools, Hospitals, Hotels
• Office Buildings, Furniture interior decoration
• Bulletproof glass:

PROPERTIES:
1) Safety: if impacted by outside forces, it shatters but never splinters for protecting objects inside

2) Sound insulation

3) UV-proof. Laminated glass insulates most UV while allowing visible light to enter, thereby protecting furniture, carpeting and indoor decorations against aging and fading

4) Bulletproof. High intensity glass can be made by adding more PVBs and glass of different thickness

5) Except of transparent PVB, we offer milk white and other various colors to meet different tastes and needs

Table of available stock laminated glass

Shapes:
Below are some of the many shapes you may select from for your glass needs:

If the shape you need is not displayed we can probably still create it for you;

Please contact us to verify that we can cut the shape you desire with either a drawing, picture or diagram of the shape. A pattern is required before we can cut the glass for you. This pattern is usually created from paper, wood and/or cardboard.

Glass Thickness
Any combination of flat glass 1/8” (3mm) to ¾” (19mm) or pattern glass can be laminated (subject to weight restrictions)

Edgework
This is the shaping or finishing of the edges of a glass surface, usually by grinding with an abrasive wheel.

• Seamed edge is the standard edge for laminated glass
• Polishing and grinding is also available

Custom Cut Size Laminated Glass is a Bear Glass specialty. Call us with your special needs and your unusual requirements. Competitive prices, outstanding delivery dates, and close interactive customer service make Bear Glass a perfect choice for your next job.

For more information, please contact us. We look forward to working with you!

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