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 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.

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 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 Suncool™ Q Range – is a neutral, superior solar control glass with high colour-stability, low reflection and superb selectivity. The range includes Pilkington Suncool™ Q 50, Pilkington Suncool™ Q 60 and Pilkington Suncool™ Q 70 oferring various levels of light transmission and a solar heat gain. The coating allows maximum ...

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.

By keeping the outer surface of the glass warmer, this latest innovation solves a common problem with Insulated Glass Units – external condensation – giving homeowners a clearer view.

For the jury chaired by architect Luca Molinari, NSG TEC™ is "a technological innovation that raises the performance benchmark of thermally controlled glass and which sets itself as a new performance reference for the market".