U-Channel Glass is a specialty architectural glass for interior and exterior , distinguishable by its signature linear aesthetic. The U-shaped glass channels are self-supporting, standing as tall as 7 meters in a relatively lightweight 7 mm thickness. They require minimal perimeter framing, creating virtually seamless glass walls that can be hundreds of feet long and can span across elevations.
By contrast to flat panes of glass and due to its U-shape, LINIT channel shaped glass has excellent load-bearing capacities and can therefore be installed in very considerable lengths (up to 7m depending on wind load/stress) without any intermediate support. LINIT U-Profiled Glass has such high static strength that side braces can usually be avoided. The result is a façade which provides a maximum of glass and a minimum of frame profile.
Daylighting: Diffuses light & minimizes glare
Great Spans: Glass walls of limitless distances vertically or horizontally heights up to 23 ft.
Elegance: Glass-to-glass corners & serpentine curves with soft even light
Versatility: From facades to interior partitions to lighting
Thermal Performance: lightweight energy-efficient interior and exterior applications of U-Value range = 0.49 to 0.19 with no heat gain and offer natural light without the loss of privacy.
Acoustic Performance: reaches a sound reduction rating of STC43 (better than 4.5″ batt-insulated stud wall)
Seamless: No vertical metal supports required
Lightweight: 7mm thick channel glass is easy to handle
LINIT clarissimo is a production-technical enhancement of LINIT clear, which has been highly successful on the market for many years. LINIT clarissimo is produced using non-structured rollers and offers an additional aesthetic appeal due to its good transparency (with regard to rolled glass). However, it should be noted that the optical qualities of rolled glass cannot be compared the surface and transparency of float glass as the production techniques are completely different.
LINIT matt is a U-profiled glass with a sandblasted inner surface refracting and diffusing the light completely. As a result, you can no longer see clear outlines (in contrast to directed permeability). This creates a soft, whitish hue making the LINIT facade more attractive and providing an additional lightness at comparatively low costs – especially when the glass facade is backlit.
The brilliance of such a facade can be enhanced by using so called low iron LINIT instead of standard glass: low iron LINIT, due to its lower iron content, significantly reduces the green tint usually found in standard glass and thereby accentuates the visual appearance of the sandblasting.
By burning ceramic colors into the inside of the glass the designer is able to create LINIT facades in a variety of RAL-colors (from white via orange through to black) with more or less translucency, depending on the color. For planners and constructors preferring the whitish color of so-called etched / frosted glass we have a special type of LINIT color available, that is emulating the appearance of etched glass on the basis of ceramic colors.
There are also special profiles available for special glazing, e.g. such as push-in system, shed roof glazing, horizontal glazing and round glazing. In principle, in the case of special structures and a certain level of requirement, it is also possible to develop new profiles – if the schedule and budget allow.
All profiles can be produced in plain-pressed, anodised and RAL powder coated design. It is also possible to produce special colours, on request. The guarantee is in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications.
