Overview

Pilkington Profilit™ is an alkali cast glass in U-shape, produced according to EN 572, Part 7, using the machine rolling process.

Behind this matter-of-fact technical description lies an amazingly versatile construction product that thanks to ongoing development activities and intensive technical application support has constantly opened up new applications in the areas of facades and interior construction in recent years.

Taking national and international standards and guidelines into consideration, the range of applications now extends from purely functional buildings to architecturally sophisticated reference objects. What all applications have in common is the unique combination of function, aesthetics and cost-effectiveness that distinguish construction with the Pilkington Profilit™ profiled glass with system.

The Pilkington Profilit™ glazing system is based on a range of unique cast glass channels, which have high structural strength and are contained within a custom designed aluminum perimeter frame. A unique feature of the Pilkington Profilit™ system is the wide range of glazing system is the wide range of glazing designs that can be achieved without the need to incorporate vertical or horizontal aluminum members.