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AGC to Unveil Sound-generating Glass at Milan Design Week 2018
AGC Asahi Glass announced today that they will debut their sound-generating glass to the world during Milan Design Week 2018, which is held from April 17 to 22 in Milan, Italy. Sound-generating glass, which is currently under development at AGC, is designed with a special intermediary layer that mitigates the inherent resonance characteristics of glass.…
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Mercedes select AGC light control glass WONDERLITE for Panoramic Glass Roof on S-Class Coupé
AGC today announced that its light control glass WONDERLITE has been selected for the Magic Sky Control panoramic glass roof available as an option for the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupé, which was released on the European and North American markets on September 27, 2014. The Magic Sky Control glass roof equipped with WONDERLITE is the…
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Asahi Glass succeeds in rolling world’s thinnest float glass into a 1,150 mm wide and 100 m long roll
Asahi Glass has successfully rolled ultra-thin sheet glass SPOOL into a roll 1,150 mm wide and 100 m long. At 0.05 mm thick, it is the world’s thinnest glass manufactured using the float process. SPOOL ultra-thin sheet glass is very thin, lightweight, and flexible, and has excellent features unique to glass materials, including transparency, heat…
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Asahi Glass unveils ultra-lightweight solar panel-Lightjoule
AGC (Asahi Glass) announced that it will start the sales of Lightjoule, an ultra-lightweight solar panel this month. Using Leoflex , a thin and strong chemically strengthened specialty glass, as the cover glass, AGC successfully reduced the panel weight of Lightjoule by nearly 50% compared to conventional solar panels. In recent years, large rooftops, such…
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Asahi Glass releases WILD ATTOCH external installation Low-E glass for single-story retail buildings
WILD ATTOCH from AGC (Asahi Glass) is a Low-E glass ideal for energy-saving renovation of single-story retail buildings. AGC will release the glass in the Japanese market. WILD ATTOCH is heat-insulating/ shielding Low-E glass with excellent energy-saving and solar radiation control performance. The special feature of this product is that the installation is done from…
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AGC unveils official glass roof for player benches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
Asahi Glass (AGC) last week unveiled the official glass roof for player benches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. The glass roof, made from chemically strengthened glass, provides unparalleled visibility, durability and damage resistance, and is an evolution from the model provided last year by AGC to the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013. The…
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Asahi Glass light control pair glass installed in gauge changeable new test train
Asahi Glass announced that its lightweight light control pair glass has been installed in a gauge changeable new test train of Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency, which made a test run on JR Kyushu’s train line on April 20. The window glass mounted in the test train is a pair glass combining a…
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Low-E Glass ATTOCH from AGC provides high energy-saving performance throughout the year
Asahi Glass and the City of Kitakyushu (Fukuoka prefecture, Japan) conducted a demonstration test to evaluate the energy-saving performance of ATTOCHTM, a Low-E Glass developed by Asahi Glass for energy-saving renovations of building windows. Kitakyushu City is highly evaluated domestically and internationally for its pioneering environmental protection initiatives, and has been selected as an Environmental…
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Asahi Glass products adopted for the Net-Zero Energy House model houses at Enemane House 2014
Asahi Glass announced today that its energy-saving glass products have been adopted for the Net-Zero Energy House (ZEH) model houses at a housing event, Enemane House 2014. This ZEH event is a part of a project led by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.…
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World’s first spiral glass staircase from Asahi Glass makes visitors feel as if they are walking in the air
Asahi Glass has completed the world’s first spiral glass staircase using a suspension structure. The transparent, airy glass steps, which are suspended in spirals, look as if they are floating in the air. This unique innovation is available at AGC studio, which offers hands-on experience of AGC’s various glass products. Glass staircases have been used…