The glass channel is a cast glass formed through computer-controlled furnaces, consistently producing glass of the highest quality and to accurate dimensions. The U-shaped configuration of the glass produces a high structural strength within the channel, allowing it to be installed at high level or in large unit lengths without the need for additional horizontal or vertical support.

Coatings

• Pilkington Profilit™ Standard

• Standard glass channels formed with a cast outer surface, which diffuses incoming light, creating a slight green colouring to the glass.

• Pilkington Profilit™ Amethyst

• Blue coated glass with a cast outer surface for decorative or coloured finishes.

• Pilkington Profilit™ Clear Blue

• Blue coated glass with no ornamentation to the outer surface.

• Pilkington Profilit™ Clear

• Non-coloured glass with no ornamentation to the outer surface, providing greater transparency.

• Pilkington Profilit™ Plus

• Hard pyrolytic surface coating, low emissivity glass type, producing efficient U-values with a cast outer surface: heat loss and incidence of condensation reduced, optimal thermal insulation.

• Pilkington Profilit™ Clear Plus

• Low emissivity glass type, producing efficient U-values with no ornamentation to the outer surface.

• Pilkington Profilit™ Antisol

• Bronze coated, solar control glass, reducing heat transmission.

Options in glass type

• Specific metal oxide surface coating applied to the internal surface of the glass channels to provide decorative or coloured finishes i.e. Pilkington Profilit™ Amethyst.
• Sandblasting and painting in form of a ‘wash coat’ of paint that gives a coloured tint to the glass (for coloured glass walls or specific logos) but that still allows light transmission through the glass channels and designs.
• Filming applied to the internal surface of the glass to provide an additional level of security and coloured finishes.
• Pyrolytic surface coating to improve thermal insulation and solar control properties.

Longitudinal, stainless steel reinforcing wires incorporated within the body of the glass channels to achieve specific safety and security levels.

PROFILIT™ PROPERTIES

Physical Properties
The system offers outstanding performance in high light permeability, exceptional sound and heat insulation.
The incorporation of the Lumaglass™ system is ideal to transmit the maximum amount of daylight, without compromising the thermal, acoustic or weathering performance of the external skin.

Optical

• Pilkington Profilit ™ light transmission levels: 69 to 85% (depending on single or double glazing).

Pilkington Profilit ™clear: level of vision increased through the system whilst not quite producing the same level of transparency as float glass.