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Glass + Glazing
New glass technologies take center stage
Artistic wall feature
Standard Bent Glass, a source for curved annealed monolithic glass, custom artist glass, and security glass, is one of three companies in North America with the manufacturing capabilities of SentryGlas Expressions. SentryGlas is a computer-based digital-imaging system for decorative glass utilizing DuPont technology, which enables any icon or picture to be reproduced in laminated safety glass. The technology has been fully tested for both interior and exterior applications and meets safety glazing codes. The company’s most recent project applying this technology was unveiled last September at the Nulman Lewis Student Center at the Wheeler School in Providence, Rhode Island. The “Welkin” glass art piece, designed by artist Nicole Chesney, connects the student center to the Clark Alumni House with one panel leading to the courtyard. The piece represents the first time that such a bright white has been utilized with SentryGlas technology. The piece consists of four panels of laminated SentryGlas, each approximately 8' high, 41⁄2' long, and weighing 300 pounds. Standard Bent Glass, Pittsburgh. www.standardbent.com [Reader Service: November 2009 #205]
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