High Performance Soft Coat Units

Our high performance soft coat units offer a number of key benefits that clearly differentiate it from other low-E products, helping to give processors and window fabricators an added edge in an increasingly discerning and competitive market:

Benefits for fabricators / consumers:

Enhanced Thermal Insulation

Double glazed units incorporating high performance soft coat units offer up to three times more insulation than standard double glazing and significantly better thermal insulation compared to hard coated low-E products:

• Considerable reductions in heating bills
• Eliminates cold areas around windows
• Reduced condensation on the inner pane
• Environmentally friendly solution, given the lower CO2 emissions associated with reduced energy consumption
• Ensures compliance with Document L of the Building Regulations in England and Wales for all frame types or designs via the ‘centre-pane U-value’ option
• Superior Window Energy Rating performance thanks to the optimised balance between a very low U-value and high solar gain

Neutral Appearance

The new generation soft coating is remarkably neutral in both transmission and reflection as opposed to traditional hard coated low-E products which typically suffer from a noticeable tint:

• White curtains remain looking white from outside
• No discolouration of Georgian bars

Exceptional Clarity

High performance soft coat units offer a high level of light transmittance, maximising the entry of natural daylight into the building. This type of coating also benefits from the lack of ‘haze effect’ commonly associated with hard coated products.

Benefits for glass processors

• High performance soft coat is a ‘single stock’ product; the same version can be used in either annealed or toughened form. This significantly reduces stockholdings, reducing working capital, freeing up warehouse space, as well as simplifying logistics and production planning.
• The high performance soft coating is durable and easy to process helping to ensure the highest levels of quality of finished units.
• Depending on the type of furnace and settings, igh performance soft coat may offer improved toughening cycle times and/or reduced cycle temperatures, helping to improve throughput and lower energy costs.
• As a durable, single version product, high performance soft coat can help to improve processing optimisation in terms of cutting, planning, and ‘right first time’ yields..

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