Chemical Speed Strengthening

Our innovation: chemical speed strengthening

Chemical speed strengthening (FCS)

Our innovation makes it possible for the first time to use the advantages of strengthened glass in almost all glass products. This makes glass thinner, lighter, more break-proof and scratch-resistant. The use of materials is reduced, service life increased, which protects resources and the environment. The use of less materials also leads to faster production.
  • + fast: process times between 5 and 30 minutes (like TV)
  • + including thin-walled glasses (like CV)
  • + including mass glasses (like TV)
  • + optimizable strengths in the range between TV and via CV possible

State of the art for strengthening glass

Chemical strengthening (CV)

Well-known chemical strengthening processes require – depending on the glass system – up to 24 hours for the ion exchange. The advantages of glasses strengthened in this way are outstanding. Due to the high level of effort involved, this technology is only suitable for expensive special products or small parts such as mobile phone displays, but not for inexpensive mass-produced goods.

  • + established for thin glass, high strength glass for luxury and security sector

  • – long process time: 4 hours for expensive aluminosilicate glass

  • – very long process time: up to 24 hours for inexpensive soda-lime glass

Thermal strengthening (TS)

The widely used thermal strengthening is used in building and vehicle glazing or in the solar glass sector. The disadvantage of this technology, however, is that due to technical limitations, it does not allow sufficient strengthening for glass thicknesses under 2 mm.

  • + established for flat glass (tempered safety glass – ESG)
  • + short process times; for mass-produced glass
  • – only for large wall thicknesses ≥ 2 mm

Facts about our technology

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The future of glass begins right here!

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