Curved Architectural Glass

Ordinary glass forming and processing technologies have many shortcomings when it comes to satisfying increasingly complex demands and expectations of the modern architectural designs. In order to satisfy the needs of the most demanding projects, BCE has developed and patented its BestCurve Glass Bending Technology.

The main principle of the BestCurve is to prevent any part of the mould from touching the glass while the bending process occurs. This is achieved while bending is carried out at a high temperature and in a computer-controlled concentration of thermal radiation on deep curves.

BestCurve enables BCE to produce the most complex curved glass panels with outstanding optical properties even for extra-large dimensions.

Electrically Heated Glass

Heating from Transparent Glass

Thermolamex has been designed in 1985 to provide heat from transparent glass. Thermolamex improves the thermal comfort inside a building. Depending on the type of application and the glass structure, Thermolamex can fulfil the following functions:

• Anti-condensation
• Additional room heating
• Main heating
• Snow melting

Chemically Strengthened Glass

lonGard process is the new and sophisticated way of strengthening glass. Thanks to this technology, the geometry and thickness of a glass required by its design becomes irrelevant for the matter . lonGard Glass can be used as a durable structural element in any shape and form. The unique combination of strength and beauty of lonGard chemically strengthened glass paves the way for creating exciting new design possibilities in modern architectural projects. Some of the features of IonGard are as follows:

• Up to 10 times stronger than an annealed glass,
• Glass thickness ranging from 0,2 mm to 25 mm,
• Largest plant in the world in terms of volume with glass panel up to 7200 W x 3300 H x 2000 D mm.
• Any complex 2D or 3D geometry is possible,
• Perfect final optical quality.

ArmoLamex® High Security Glass Solutions

Passive defensive technologies have incresing importance against rapidly developing ammunition technologies and more orginized hostile attacks. ArmoLamex® High Securtiy Products are the outcome of BCE's 40 years of manufacturing experience and proven quality.

ArmoLamex® is your one-stop solution against all security threats.

Insulated and Laminated Glass with Functional Metal Insert

METALinGlass® is the BCE’s new innovative product that brings sophiticated and attractive look to facades and interiors.

BCE METALinGlass® combines the aesthetic value of metals with the performance of insulated glass and the security of laminated glass.

Decorative Laminated Glass

Decorlamex® refers to BCE’s decorative laminated glass product range.

Present day technology in the laminating process enables various materials to be incorporated, combining safety and aesthetic properties in the product. BCE currently offers a wide range of possibilities like special films, synthetic fabrics , marble, wood etc.

Ultra Safe Laminated Glass

Safelamex® is a structural glass laminated with SentryGlas® interlayer. Safelamex® offers ultimate strength, safety, durability and appearance.

The SentryGlas® Ionoplast interlayer is five times stronger and 100 times stiffer than conventional laminating materials. With this kind of strength the glass can be a more active structural element for architectural applications, opening up possibilities in design that didn't exist a few short years ago. With all of its strength, Safelamex® retains its clarity – even after years of service. And, unlike other interlayers, Safelamex® is much less vulnerable to moisture exposure or yellowing over time.

Protective Water Repellent Coating

BCE's NanoShield® is a patented protective coating that fills in and covers the microscopic craters on the outer layers of glass, giving it long-lasting resistance to water build-up and increased scratch resistance. This procedure creates a cross-linked bond (permanent chemical bond) that greatly reduces maintenance on glass surfaces.

Electrically Switchable Privacy Glass

Intima® Glass can allow users to control the amount of light and heat passing through with the press of a button, it changes from transparent to translucent partially blocking light while maintaining a clear view of what lies behind the window. Intima® Glass offers users the choice between privacy and visibility and even communication: in its off state of translucency, Intima® Glass constitutes an ideal back-projection screen.

Glass for Air Traffic Control Room

BCE's Towerview® Glass is the high performance glazing panel used for air traffic control rooms. The technology and the special configuration of TowerView panels guarantee the maximum field of view and a high-performance glazing solution.

Curved and Flat Insulated Glass

Insulating Glass units are hermetically sealed combinations of two or more lites of glass separated by a dry airspace.

BCE IsoTec® Insulated glass units with warm edge super spacer improve thermal performance, significantly reducing heating and air conditioning costs. Insulated glass units also reduce interior condensation in cold climates.

Curved and Flat Laminated Safety Glass

BCE Laminated Glass is a high performance safety glass which holds together in the event of breakage.

Laminated safety glass is made of at least two parts of curved or flat safety glass with interlayers of PVB, SG, TPU, EVA. The interlayers hold the assembly together in the event of breakage.

BCE is one of the few companies in the world that manufacture the laminated glass panels in ISO Class 7 humidity controlled clean room. This allows us to process and package glass panels in a contamination free environment.

Curved and Flat Thermally Toughened Glass

Toughened glass, also known as tempered glass, is manufactured using a fast heating and quenching process. The glass is heated up to 640ºC, curved by oven rollers, and then quenched or cooled rapidly.

This process introduces stresses in the glass, improving its overall material strength.

Heat strengthened glass is very similar and produced in the same oven, but quenched more slowly.

The difference of BCE tempered is the flatness of its surfaces, the outstanding quality of the edges plus the low anisotropy and low number of roller waves.