Pilkington Toughened Glass is a safety glass up to five times stronger than ordinary glass of the same thickness. Because of its increased strength, Pilkington Toughened Glass allows architects and builders far greater scope in their use of glass in buildings.

Knowledge Base. Glass Technology. The Float Process - Step by step. 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.

With properties that make it up to three-four times stronger than ordinary glass of the same thickness, toughened glass is a popular choice of safety glass for architects and specifiers alike.

Pilkington Spacia™ consists of an outer pane of low-emissivity glass and an inner pane of clear float, with a vacuum rather than air or another gas in between. The result is excellent thermal performance from a unit only fractionally as thick as a standard one.