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Follow on Google News | ![]() Modification to the European Standard for Thermally Toughened Safety Glass in BuildingsThe European standard EN 12150-1:2000 Glass in buildings – Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass – Definition and description, has been revised and superseded by EN 12150-1:2015.
1) Some figures have been revised and some new figures have been added to the standard. 2) New terms and definitions have been included in clause 3; Air cushion process – clause 3.6, edge lift – clause 3.9 and roller wave distortion – clause 3.13. 3) Additional nominal thicknesses have been included in Table 1; Nominal thicknesses and thickness tolerances. 4) Subclause 6.2.3 ‘Tolerances and squareness’ has been completely revised; the squareness of rectangular glass panes is now expressed by the difference between its diagonals. 5) Clause 6 (Dimensions and tolerances) and clause 7 (Edge and\or surface work, holes, notches and cut outs) have been completely revised; including the air cushion manufacturing process. 6) The normative annex ‘Determination of U value’ has been deleted. 7) A new informative annex dealing with an alternative method for the measurement of roller wave distortion has been added. Conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 2016. About SGS Consumer Goods and Retail Services Throughout a global network, SGS offers consultation, comprehensive testing services and quality management systems (http://www.sgs.com/ To learn more about SGS’ services, please contact an SGS expert. Contact details: SGS Consumer Testing Services Anny Lai Marketing Supervisor t: +886 22299 3279 Email: cts.media@sgs.com Website: http://www.sgs.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/ SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 80,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1,650 offices and laboratories around the world. End
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