At the heart of the world's glass industry is the float process - invented by Sir Alastair Pilkington in 1952 - which manufactures clear, tinted and coated glass for buildings, and clear and tinted glass for vehicles.

Sir Alastair Pilkington - he was honoured with a knighthood in 1970 - invented the "float" method of glass making which revolutionised the industry in the 1960s.

Pilkington Technology Management Limited announces today that its antiviral glass development project has been successful in receiving a 100 per cent award from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency.

The Step-by-step Manufacturing of Float Glass. Watch the magic of this science-based process begins to unfold, in a series of stages on a float line that may be nearly half a kilometre long. Raw materials enter at one end.

Pilkington glass innovations include: Energy-saving products such as Pilkington K Glass ™; Advanced bending processes for making car windscreens in complex shapes to fine tolerances; Pilkington Pyrostop® advanced fire-resistant glass; Ez-Kool™, Sundym™ and Galaxsee™ solar control glass for cars; Solar reflective automotive glazing;

Pilkington Floatglas AB will present the latest innovations of the NSG Group at the international exhibition ARCHITECT@WORK at Stockholmsmässan in Älvsjö on Wednesday the 3rd and Thursday the 4th of April, 2019.

Pilkington Deutschland AG has played a major role in this development with its market-leading product lines Pilkington Pyrostop®, Pilkington Pyrodur® and Pilkington Pyroclear®. Today the company looks back on more than three decades of innovation, product development, testing and expertise.

Finally, the company will present its latest innovation – the new low-carbon glass Pilkington Mirai™. The glass offers a market-leading 50% less CO 2 e vs our standard glass, achieved by using a combination of alternative fuel, high recycled glass content, and green electricity sources.

Pilkington Italia was awarded at the MADE Expo for the innovative electroconductive glass NSG TEC™. After the product was selected by a jury of technical experts to be included in the strict group of finalists, the final choice was made by the trade fair community on social media.

Launched in 2012, Quiet Mark supports technological innovation for quieter products and awards a stamp of approval to products or schemes that minimise noise. Products that have been awarded the purple Q stamp of approval include kettles, blenders, hairdryers and washing machines, hotels, silent musical instruments and now glazing.