Page 59 - Glass-Technology International no. 3/2017
P. 59
SEDAK GMBH &
CO. KG
Based in Gersthofen, Germany, sedak was
founded in 2007. With 150 employees,
the world’s leading glass fabricator produces
insulating and processed, tempered,
laminated, printed, coated and cold
bent safety glass in dimensions up to 3.2
meters by 16 meters. The company’s core
capabilities are lamination of glass, edging,
and its knowledge of producing glass
components with additional functional and
decorative elements. sedak’s production
has been optimized for extraordinary glass
sizes; the level of automation for such glass
dimensions is unique. All finishing steps
are handled in-house with its new, fully
automated insulating glass line. As a full
supplier for large-size glass units, sedak sees
itself as a partner for architects, designers,
and façade constructors. Outstanding
references of its work are the Apple Cube
and the Lincoln Center Canopies in New
York, the Städel Museum in Frankfurt,
and the Tottenham Court Road Station in
London.
ements connected to a glass turer produces the support-
fin. Both the six-meter high ing glass fins with fixing el-
fin and the glass panes are ements such as metal shoes.
multiple laminates fabri- The design allows for sim-
cated with an edge qual- ple installation on site.
ity characteristic for sedak. LARGE PRINT
The toggle system with its WITH HIGH LEVEL
minimalistic connection OF DETAIL
elements, is a trademark
of the company’s technical With a 5.5 meter long and
brilliance. The parts have 2.6 meter high glass pane,
been laminated between sedak displayed not only
the laminates’ layers in a its motto, “Big in Detail,”
highly precise way so that but also its printing capa-
the elements are almost bility. Since 2014, sedak
breaking solutions for the GLASS IN A KEY invisible. This unique tech- has operated a ceramic-ink
small details is it possible POSITION nology opens new ways of digital printer for 16 meter
for big ideas to work. To Maximum transparency can designing façades. sedak long glass with a resolution
prove that, sedak exhibited be achieved as soon as the has used the technique for of 720 dots per inch. That
glass at the BAU 2017 ac- façade’s supporting struc- the Apple Cube in New enables sedak to creates a
cording to its motto ‘Big in ture is out of glass. As an York, the Skywalk in Dubai back-lit, printed glass dis-
Detail’ using four exhibits example, sedak showcased as well as for several glass- play that impresses with ex-
to explain the techniques this modern architecture fin façades of premium cellent colour brilliance and
behind them. concept with two façade el- stores. The glass manufac- a very high level of detail.
Glass-Technology International 3/2017 57
