The Float Process 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.

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 project evaluates the antiviral functionality of two coated products to actively reduce viral load on glass surfaces, specifically SARS-CoV-2.

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;

Press Release 24 Oct 2021 SmartWindow – a cutting edge glazing technology that will revolutionise the way the future combines sustainability, ergonomics and workplace productivity. An office that comes complete with windows that improve your health and keep you comfortable, while at the same time saving up to 30 per cent on your energy bills.

Press Release 22 May 2022 Pilkington Deutschland AG, a part of the NSG Group, has developed a new interactive PilkingtonAR mobile app, which is now available for download to mobile devices from Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

07 Mar 2019 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.

02 Mar 2021 The fifth NSG Group Environmental Project Award has been awarded to the VFG (Vietnam Float Glass) site for their ‘Reduction of waste hot water for glass washing’ project. This project reduces consumption of heated water for the washing of the float glass by interrupting the water spray through gaps between glass sheets on the line.

An innovation that is particularly promising as a wide variety of properties can be achieved at a reasonable cost. A good example of this being showcased on the stand, is the enamelled spandrel glass with a new anti-graffiti coating.

Today the company looks back on more than three decades of innovation, product development, testing and expertise. Milestones in product development and application . 1978 Market launch of the world's first glass for EI glazing: Pilkington Pyrostop ®, simultaneously with publication of DIN 4102, Part 5 as the first standard for fire-resistant ...