Expertise Hub Pilkington have been at the forefront of glass manufacture for over 200 years. But you won’t just find our products in windows. We’re also at the cutting-edge of digital technology, with our smart glass being used in touch screens around the world. From the latest ‘head up display’ technology for windscreens, to trusted fire-resistant glass. But we won’t stop there. Our ...

Expertise Hub. Blog Post. 29 May 2019. A Transatlantic collaboration built on expertise and innovation. For over 25 years, Pilkington has proudly been a partner with W&W Glass, one of the largest metal and glass companies in the New York metropolitan area and the largest supplier of structural glass systems in the entire USA. It’s a partnership built on trust, close collaboration and a ...

Throughout its history, Pilkington UK has built its expertise in glass through a commitment to collaboration. Whether it’s our close partnerships with customers, universities or tech start-ups, we continually strive to remain at the forefront of the industry by working closely with others to develop the latest products and processes.

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With its expertise and long track record of developing new technologies, Pilkington is at the forefront of the smart glass revolution. Indeed, thanks to the work of its Innovation Incubator and R&D projects around the world, the company is bringing new smart glass applications to market for a variety of sectors including architecture, automotive and retail. Here Neil McSporran, Business ...

Meet the expert: Steve Bond on Pilkington UK's market leading approach to fire safety

Overview. NSG TEC™ is a group of products, including a comprehensive range of TCO glass (Transparent Conductive Oxide coated glass), optimised to suit a variety of thin film photovoltaics, with different haze and conductivity levels. All our NSG TEC™ products are manufactured using a patented chemical vapour deposition process to produce a durable, on-line pyrolytic coating that may be ...

Pilkington Optilam™ I. Laminated glass incorporating a choice of eight standard coloured interlayers. Pilkington Insulight™ Protect. Pilkington Insulight™ Protect units incorporate at least one pane of Pilkington Optilam™ or Pilkington Toughened Glass, our laminated and toughened glass products.The units offer heightened safety and security and are designed to break safely or remain ...

Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, discusses the revision of BS 6262, a key document for the glass and glazing industry, and what implications it might have for manufacturers, fabricators, installers and designers.