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Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published in March 2020 and has been revised to reflect industry updates.

Ultraviolet (UV) bonding involves the preparation and joining of two glass pieces utilizing a specialized, two-step adhesive process of pre-curing and final curing. 

When successful, the UV bonding adhesive should be minimally visible, with smooth and clean lines. This is used frequently for retail applications, such as creating frameless glass display cases. Despite involving several pieces of glass, UV bonding produces an elegant and seamless display.

Before discussing how UV bonding can achieve a desirable appearance, let’s first address its relevant applications, security features, and more.

Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published in June 2020 and has been revised to reflect industry updates.

Decorative glass is often utilized in various industries and applications for its unique color options, textures, customizations, branding, and other design elements. It adds extends natural light within interior spaces, along with required privacy. With many customizable features including laminated glass, sandblasting, silkscreening, and back-painting it’s best to consult an experienced fabricator, such as Dillmeier Glass Company, to ensure your project achieves and exceeds your goals.

Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published in February 2020 and has been revised to reflect industry updates.

When it comes to glass fabrication processes, one of the most important is edging. Creating a sophisticated, finished look, it’s often incorporated into conference tables, partitions, dividers and doors, markerboards, and display cases in a vast array of retail, hospitality, and office environments.

Glass edging adds style and character. It’s also easy to clean and maintain. Regardless of industry, custom edgework is additionally utilized to help prevent injuries from chipped or jagged glass corners. Choosing the best type is determined by several factors and considerations, such as the fabrication project, and intended application and usage. 

Below we’ll discuss the glass edging process, review several types, and address why some are more appropriate for specific applications than others.

The coronavirus pandemic prompted retailers, healthcare facilities, hospitality venues, corporate offices, and others to immediately adopt health and safety protocols to protect their employees, customers, patients, and guests.

Characterized by its textured ripples, reeded glass creations can vary in size, shape, and scope—with primary commercial applications those workspaces requiring ample natural light yet privacy.

Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published in November 2016 and has been revised to reflect industry updates.

Acid-etching is a specialized glass fabrication process involving the application of hydrofluoric acid to annealed glass sheets or sections to give its surface a frosted look. It can also be used to create specialty designs, such as horizontal and vertical lines, and graphics. Because this process involves various chemical compounds, it's therefore best to consult an experienced fabricator boasting valued partnerships with acid-etched glass manufacturers. 

Whether adding pristine branding and pops of color for retail and hospitality guest experiences or within an office, back-painting elevates an average glass piece to the next level, and beyond. 

Beauty and simplicity aside, back-painting is functional and easy to maintain. Its durability and strength make it useful for applications within high-traffic areas, including glass railings, hotel lobby walls, partitions and dividers, shower enclosures, and more.

Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published in July 2020 and has been revised to reflect industry updates.

Laminated glass is a popular element of commercial interior glass projects, and well regarded for its strength, durability, versatility, and optimal functionality across various industries for myriad purposes. These include retail, personal care, corporate offices and conference rooms to fitness centers, restaurants, hotel rooms, and common areas. 

Due to its sandwiched interlayers essentially holding together the two outer glass pieces, laminated glass is used for applications requiring extraordinary safety measures. Should breakage occur, it will result in weblike cracks but keep the glass intact.

More and more organizations and industries recognizing the need for quiet, separate spaces with enhanced acoustics and aesthetics are utilizing reeded glass to improve collaboration and productivity.

Designed for privacy, this textured glass style is often implemented in healthcare facilities, corporate offices, and other workplaces where confidentiality is paramount. 

Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published in October 2017 and has been revised to reflect industry updates.  

As a glass fabrication technique infusing color within tempered glass, back-painting creates beauty and pizazz while enhancing strength and durability for applications such as hotel lobby walls, partitions and dividers, shower enclosures, and more.