Building design is constantly changing. Today, strict energy codes and ambitious designs are urging architects to evolve their designs, and manufacturers must provide solutions for these emerging challenges.
As projects become more and more complex, the commercial construction channel is seeing increased demand for larger expanses of glass that don’t compromise energy efficiency.
In 2018, Vitro Architectural Glass began producing oversized glass with Coater7 at the Wichita Falls, Texas, plant, North America’s largest magnetron sputtered vacuum deposition (MSVD) coater. With Coater7, Vitro’s high-performing, energy-efficient low-emissivity (low-e) glasses are now available in oversized standard sizes of 130-by-214 inches, as well as our Titan glass products that allow for sizes up to 130-by-240 inches.
Expanded Coating Capabilities
Beyond simply larger coated glass sizes, this new technology will make it possible for us to introduce new platforms for solar control low-e coating development as well as accelerate our development of advanced high performance coatings that maintain their neutral appearance when viewed from any angle.
What does all of this mean for architects? Coater7 allows you to specify larger expanses of glass without compromising your sustainability vision. The technology is capable of applying Solarban® solar control low emissivity (low-e) MSVD coatings on a range of glass substrates at varying thicknesses. In addition, Coater7 facilitates improved availability by producing 20% more low-e glass annually, and is centrally located to provide the Southern U.S.—the region with the highest demand for low-e glass—with easy access to our full range of glass sizes.
Updated on July 10, 2024
