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FORMATOR SAFETY GLASS

                   SPECIAL GLAZING APPLICATIONS
                                                                  Formator Safety Glass, founded in 2003 by IMSA Group, is the
                                                                 leading supplier of electrically heated glass for marine applications in
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                                                                 Europe, counting more than 60 cruise ships where its HeatVision
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                                                                 glass has been installed. Formator also offers HeatVision  glass for
                                                                 a range of interior and exterior applications in buildings, meeting the
                                                                 most demanding requests for projects worldwide.
           counting more than 60     a temperature of 20–22°C.   PRODUCTS
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           cruise ships where its glass   Heat is evenly distribut-  SentryGlas : helps create lighter, safer laminated glass, opening up
           has been installed over the   ed throughout the entire   new levels of performance.
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           past 10 years. Formator   space, ensuring a high de-  PrivaStar : laminated glass with a switchable film that instantly turns
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           also offers HeatVision    gree of comfort.            glass from translucent and transparent and vice versa, allowing privacy
                                                                 at all time.
           glass for a wide range of   The dimension of the heat-       ®
                                                                 HeatVision : used to prevent panes from freezing, fogging or
           interior and exterior appli-  ed glass depends on the
                                                                 snowing.
           cations in buildings.     level of thermal insulation   SafeDesign : Safety laminated glass with a colour palette able to
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           HEATVISION                of the building, and should   meet the requests of the most demanding investors.
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                                     be between 10 and 30 per
           AS A PRIMARY              cent of the floor area of the   Sefar : Black precision fabric that can be coated on one or both
                                                                 sides or printed on and used in laminated glass.
           HEATING SOURCE IN         room.                       TSSA : Bonding technology, including an optically clear and high-
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           BUILDINGS
                                     This heating system should   strength silicone film for exterior facade applications.
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           HeatVision  glass can be   not be confused with glass   SuperSpacer : Structural foam spacer system which provides
           used as a heating system to   radiators, which are heated   excellent perimeter insulation for sealed glazing units and significantly
                                                                 simplifies insulating glass production.
           achieve maximum comfort   to very high temperatures
           in residential homes.     (60-90°C).
           The   electrically  heated  HEATVISION
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           glass at the surface tem-  AS ANTI-CONDENSA-
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           perature of 26–28°C trig-  TION GLASS                HEATVISION  TECHNICAL FEATURES
           gers transfer by radiation,
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           bringing the entire room to   HeatVision  anti-conden-  Maximum size  3,100mm x 2,100mm
                                                                Colour       Wide range of colour laminating films, coloured glass,
                                                                             Screen printing, sandblasting, enamelling
                                                                Shape        Rectangle, square, trapezoid, round, oval, triangle
                                                                Glass type   Single laminated glass, double insulating glass, and
                                                                             triple insulating glass
                                                                Safety       Composed of tempered, laminated glass
                                                                Voltage      12–380 V AC/DC – Appropriate voltage is determined
                                                                             depending on the application
                                                                Power        30–1,000W/m2 – Appropriate power intensity is
                                                                             determined depending on the application.
                                                                Certifications   CE EN 12150, EN 12543


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                                                               temperature beyond the      laminated glass, double
                                                               dew point to prevent con-   insulating glass and tri-
                                                               densation.                  ple insulating glass;
                                                               It can be used for a wide   t  FYDFMMFOU  DPNGPSU  JO
                                                               range of applications: in   heated areas;
                                                               doors and windows in     t  OP DPME TQPUT OFBS XJO-
                                                               rooms with high humidity,   dows;
                                                               in indoor glass partition   t  OP  DPOEFOTBUJPO  PO
                                                               walls, glass roofs.         windows;
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                                                               use:                        problems   associated
                                                               t  JOWJTJCMF  IFBUJOH  TPVSDF   with forced hot air sys-
                                                                 (no visible wires);       tems (e.g. dust, mites);




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