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Whether you ordered modular office walls, hotel counter tops or store fixtures, the glass manufacturer must complete certain steps, including cutting and shaping, edging, drilling and tempering, in a specific order to ensure that the finished product retains the highest quality.
When a glass fabricator puts glass through the tempering process, the material is first heated in a furnace and then rapidly cooled. As a result, tempered glass is five times stronger than regular or annealed glass. It can better handle thermal stress, which makes it harder to break. And even if tempered glass does break, the pieces aren't sharp and jagged but dull and round, so anyone near the shattered glass is far less likely to be harmed.
When architects, contractors and interior designs are looking to fill an interior space with glass elements, they usually want to use the clearest glass possible. They want transparent glass that lets people see right through it without any hindrances.
From retail shelves and display cases to office walls and railings, glass proves time and time again that it is the perfect addition to any interior space. By custom-ordering this translucent material, the result will turn out just as you imagined it—maybe even better.
Part of the fabrication process is custom glass cutting, which involves meticulously shaping the glass in order to ensure that the finished product will have the right dimensions and design.
Tempered glass, or toughened glass, has been heat-treated to make it stronger and safer to prevent injury in case if it ever breaks. In fact, tempered glass is four to five times stronger than annealed, or untreated, glass. In the event of breakage, tempered glass fractures into small, relatively harmless pieces rather than jagged shards.
Spontaneous glass breakage takes place when tempered glass fractures or shatters without any probable cause. Although it may seem like a random incident, there is usually a reason why it happens. Typically, it’s is due to nickel sulfide inclusions that are oftentimes contained in float glass. These imperfections can potentially cause the glass to break if their pressure point is hit enough times.
