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[July 2008]
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain Introduces Larger Keralite® Sheet Sizes
Responding to demand from architects and building owners seeking to incorporate larger interior glazing elements into their designs, Vetrotech Saint-Gobain (Auburn, WA, USA) is now offering its Keralite® FR-R and Keralite® FR-F fire-rated glass-ceramic in larger sizes.
The new 46in x 78in sheets join the company's current offering, which is 30in x 60in in size. "We can now accommodate larger designs," notes Brian Brunette, Vetrotech Saint-Gobain National Sales Manager. "This gives architects more freedom to use fire-rated glazing while still meeting the fire and impact safety requirements of local building codes."
Keralite FR-R is a wireless, fire-rated glass-ceramic used in fire-rated locations such as transoms and borrowed lights.
The material is a fire-rated glass-ceramic with surface applied safety film for high impact safety (CPSC Category II). It is designed for use in locations where accidental human impact safety ratings are required, such as doors, transoms and borrowed lights. Keralite FR-F provides fire ratings of 20-, 45-, 60-, 90- and 180-minute duration, and also helps to contain smoke and flames.
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain is a leader in the manufacture and distribution of high performance fire- and accidental human impact safety-rated glass. The company strives to partner with its clients to develop product solutions that fulfill both design needs and safety code requirements.
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain products have been available in North America since 1982. In 1999, Vetrotech Saint-Gobain North America established its first manufacturing production plant in the USA.
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