Door & Window Market • October 2016 • GlassBuild America Preview

GlassBuild America 2016, which runs at the Las Vegas Convention Center October 19-21, promises to be another big showcase for the door and window industry. You might not be able to visit every booth, so DWM is highlighting some of the must-see products at the show.

LaCantina Doors will roll out its aluminum thermally controlled system for the company's folding, multislide and swing doors.

The system features a narrow 2 15/16-inch stile and rail profile for more glass and light.

LaCantina's proprietary core and fascia design allows for a split finish option for both the interior and exterior frame and door panels. The company says this allows the interior color/ finish to be a different color than the exterior for design flexibility.

The aluminum thermally controlled folding system's maximum panel size is 10 feet tall by 39 inches wide and is available in configurations up to 20 panels spanning a 65-footwide opening.

Applications include a zero post corner, door/window combination and a pass-through window.

The system is also used in the company's impact-rated doors, which passed the stringent Miami-Dade County impact-testing protocols and achieved a DP 70 rating.

The GPI Group will show off its Performance Products Program for door pre-hangers.

This includes "N" series T-astragals with double woolpile seals made from PVC, aluminum and fiberglass; a pultruded fiberglass sill with post-installation extenders; a pultruded fiberglass jamb with "Snap-On Hinge Prep Molding"; a pultruded fiberglass door panel with "Snap-On Hinge Prep Molding"; a pultruded fiberglass sill; sloped sill pans; and adjustable sloped sill pans.

Novagard Solutions will show off its Novaflex line of sealants for door and window fabrication and installation.

Novaflex products are formulated for use with extrusion temperatures ranging from-20°F to 120°F. The company says it becomes tack free in 10-15 minutes and completely cured within 48 hours. The exclusive formula gives the sealant enhanced weather and UV resistance.

The multi-purpose adhesive sealant is available in 10.3-oz. plastic cartridges and also 20-oz. sausage packs, in a variety of colors to match to major window vinyl, aluminum, PVC and Kynar coating colors.

The company's newest product, Novaflex Seam Sealer, is designed for use with rivet, corner and butt joint seams, as well as with screw heads.

The 2400 Silicone Assembly Sealant from Dow Corning is a reactive hotmelt adhesive that's ideal for both residential and commercial windows, doors and skylights.

The product was intended for dynamic weather-seals in back-bedding applications. It's appropriate for standard and impact glazing of most common fenestration materials and is compatible with standard hotmelt dispensing equipment, which includes bulk meters and XY glazing equipment.

The clear, moisture-reactive sealant reduces creep compared with traditional hot-melts. This 100-percent silicone product features ease of use, instant green strength and primer-less adhesion, says the company.

Wakefield Equipment will be showcasing its K-29P vertical stretch wrapper at GlassBuild.

The K-29P features automatic cycle wrapping and pneumatic stretch moving. It can also operate at variable speeds, according to the company.

AquaSurTech will introduce its LH1100 automatic door painting machine at GlassBuild.

The LH1100 was designed specifically for use with AquaSurTech OEM Ltd.'s D200 paint formulation. Designed to coat composite doors, the LH1100 is also capable of coating PVC window boxes and pre-cut lineals up to 8 feet long. Future capabilities will include a scanner on the input to allow the dynamic programming of both doors and UPVC window frames.

Billco is introducing two all-new glass-washing systems, including its Z Series Horizontal glass washer and its Super EV Vertical glass washer.

The Z Series horizontal glass washer is designed with a compact footprint that delivers many innovative process control and maintenance-friendly features, according to the company.

The Super EV is a 60-inch opentop washer that features a chain-free drive system and accommodates glass thicknesses up to 19 mm.

Emmegi's new double-head cutting- off machine, Precision T2 550 E-HS, is equipped with five controlled axes for aluminum, PVC and light alloys with automatic movement of the mobile head and electronic management of all 45-degree (internal) to 15-degree (external) angles.

The company says the machine's virtual rotation axis of the cutting units allows it to manage positioning and profile blocking with accuracy. These features allow Precision to obtain its cutting precision.

Forel SpA will have a variety of equipment on display, including an automatic vertical seamer and a residential insulating glass unit (IGU) line for processing flexible spacers. This includes a space-saving 90-degree turning conveyor and a traditional PIB extruder for primary seal extrusion on rigid spacer frames.

The CRM12 and CR13-R series profile bending machines from 3C CLOMEA will be displayed by distributor J&S Machine. Both series are well-suited for bending residential aluminum profiles and can be set up to run in either a horizontal plane to utilize support tables or a vertical plane to save floor space. The CRM12 is set up in a pyramidal configuration, and the CR13-R has a double-pinch configuration.

Both series are available with multiple control system options ranging from manually operated to computer numeric control (CNC). Additionally, the CR13-R series can be fitted with various attachments to assist in the bending of angle iron, handrails and serpentines.

Stürtz Machinery will exhibit the latest addition to its welder product line, the SMI-VSM-30/25 turbo vertical high-speed four-point welder. The company will run demonstrations that it says will show the reduced cycle time and high-quality welds achieved through this technology.

Experts will be on hand to discuss Stürtz's welding technology and the rest of its product line of standalone and automated saws, fabrication equipment and corner cleaners.

GED will showcase several products at the show, including its new Intercept 2.5 warm-edge spacer technology system. It's designed to complement the i-3 Intercept system and replace its GEN I and GEN II Systems.

A new control system affords operator and maintenance familiarity and includes Windows 7, WinIG 4/5 compatibility; significant hardware/cable reduction and improved/remote diagnostics. Additionally, the 2.5 offers improved coil feed and handling; the GEN 3 Corner Crimper; position width clamping with anti-drift monitoring for consistent quality product and quick-release tooling for reduced maintenance time.

GED will also introduce its SD-20 batch cutting saw, which is designed to allow for cutting multiple tracks at 45 or 90 degrees, as well as profiles with quick-change features.

Additionally, the company will display two of its RoboClean (RC-2000) robotic twin-head vinyl corner cleaners, as well as its software solutions.

Wood's Powr-Grip will unveil its next generation of vacuum lifters. The new MRTA8-DC3 features Intelli-Grip technology to maximize lifter productivity and worker safety, according to the company. Sporting 1,400 pounds of load capacity, the machine is able to handle large lites. In addition, the lifter features WPG's Quadra-Tilt four bar tilt mechanism, which reduces the effort required to tilt heavy loads between flat and upright positions.

Erdman's high-speed parallel process insulating glass (IG) line can produce a unit in less than 19 seconds, and it will be highlighted at this year's show. The system was designed to produce more than three units per minute with only three to four operators.

The IG line derives its name from the innovation of shuttling the topping lite to a back lane. Therefore, the two glass lites run parallel to each other. This and other advancements lead to an increase in speed. The machine is less than 100 feet long and requires only one grid application station.

Deceuninck's eos patio door is designed to complement its eos window system. Like the window system, the patio door meets the criteria for Energy Star 6.0. It also contains Deceuninck's Innergy rigid thermal reinforcements, fiberglass reinforced resin inserts designed to slide into door and window frame chambers for greater support and insulation. The eos patio door is available as a two-panel, sliding patio door or direct-set versatile door offered in two-, three-or four-lite configurations. It has been tested up to DP50 overall for both new construction and remodeling. The door is designed for light commercial DP 45 and residential DP 50.

According to the company, window fabricators can now access the design and engineering resources needed to build new products or improve existing ones. Vision Hardware says its new initiative teams up with door and window manufacturers to help create better products for the consumer.

Hoppe North America will display a selection of tilt-and-turn hardware at GlassBuild.

Tilt-and-turn window hardware moves a window sash to one of two open positions for ventilation, giving the user the option of different types of air circulation. In the turn position, the hardware allows the sash to swing inward for ventilation and air circulation across the entire window. In the tilt position, the hardware tilts the window open at the top by about 6 inches, allowing warm interior air to escape and be replaced with cool, fresh air.

Hoppe North America has been offering tilt-and-turn hardware for the North American market since 1986.

Roto North America will introduce two new sliding patio door handles at GlassBuild.

The 9800 handle is designed for three-hole in-line cross drilling, with right-and left-hand options. The 9900 handle is designed for three-or four-hole in-line cross drilling, is non-handed, and works especially well with larger sliding patio doors, according to the company.

The company's drop-in balance system is available in ½-inch and ¾-inch coil widths with single to triple coil combinations.

The sideload constant force system features include sash guide components visible at the top corners of the sash. These guides can now be replaced with sash cams that the company says are out of view and tamperresistant.

President Mike McHugh calls OptiClose "a new breakthrough argon filling system for PPG's Intercept lines that delivers higher quality at a lower labor cost."

The key to the product is an oval snap for filling, as opposed to previous round versions. This small change in shape offers big results over previous versions. "The fill hole is now 350 percent larger than the 4 mm hole you're using now in the same spacer width," he says.

Argon Filling Systems Inc. will show off its line of high-speed gas-filling machines. The company says its reliable calibration, intuitive programming and built-in safety features ensure easy, accurate and worry-free operation.

Remote start, data collection and barcode scanning are options available to manufacturers. These innovative features can decrease operating expenses and overall cost of ownership, while increasing plant safety, improving performance and optimizing reliability, according to the company.

FeneTech will present its FeneVision MAX ERP software solution for door and window manufacturers. This fully integrated software operates on a graphical-user interface that runs on a single database. This allows employees to see–in real time–what is happening on the production floor.

FeneVision provides all the tools necessary to control each phase of production, including–but not limited to–web and client-based quotation and order handling, integrated computer-aided drafting (CAD) for glass shapes, the creation of bills of materials, production scheduling, tracking control (including the handling of rejects, production monitoring, logistics, and shipping) and mobile delivery using an iPad. This is in addition to invoicing, return merchandise authorization, and reporting through FeneVision Business Intelligence (BI).

Renoworks Pro is the company's web-based visualization software that enables contractors to quickly design realistic images of remodeled homes before a project starts.

Contractors upload an image of a home interior or exterior, then use simple editing and design tool to apply real-world interior and exterior products to redesign the home. They can share designs using email or with a computer or tablet in a home. This sets clear expectations for the finished project, boosting the homeowner's confidence they will achieve their desired look.

WTS Paradigm will exhibit its CenterPoint, TouchQuote and Web Channel software solutions at this year's show.

The company's flagship configurator, CenterPoint, allows manufacturers, dealers, retailers, lumberyards, distributors and contractors to build and quote complex building products.

TouchQuote is a mobile selling solution that allows manufacturers to empower their sales team to leverage their product catalog in the home.

Homeowners can also browse a catalog in the comfort of their own home using Web Channel.

360 Innovations will showcase SalesUp, its new customer web-based application for retailers and manufacturers.

The company says SalesUp allows visitors to customize products according to their taste. Clients can start a project from the comfort of their home and create what they need with the specifications they want. The information captured is then available through an admin console, ready for your sales force to complete the transaction.

A+W Cantor software with iQuote lets users create and save quotes, and once an order has been finalized it is transferred directly to the A+W Cantor production system with no re-keying required.

After submission, the order is visible via an open order/quote inquiry. Users have the ability to see a timeline of the order from entry, submittal, confirmation and scheduling through production, completion, shipping and invoicing, all of which reduce errors and streamline the ordering process.

The easy-to-use point-and-click quoting and web-based ordering system caters specifically to window and door manufacturers and receives its data directly from the A+W Cantor production system.

Energi Fenestration Solutions brings its 4600 Series to the show. According to the company, it achieves NAFS-11 CW classification, which means it can be used in in residential, midrise, multifamily, institutional and commercial applications. The vinyl thermal insulation system is fusion welded, contributing to maximum air and water infiltration protection.

The multiple styles (casement, awning, fixed) and mulling capabilities allow design flexibility. It is offered in three versions: all vinyl, hybrid with aluminum extrusion on the exterior and a version with aluminum extrusion on the exterior and interior.

Chelsea Building Products announces its newest window platform, Inoview, a multi-faceted platform designed to increase thermal performance with most insulating glass packages. Multihollow profiles were engineered to align the mainframe and sash to offer superior weld strength while maximizing thermal performance, eliminating the need for foam filling.

The Glass-Chek Elite, the latest instrument from EDTM, adds the ability to identify laminated glass in a window and measures the thickness of the laminate inner-layer. Also new to the design is a graphical display that shows an illustration of the profile of the window, which helps the user better understand the construction of the window. The display shows the window drawn approximately to scale. It assigns numbers to each piece of glass in the window and provides numbers to each surface of glass. This aids in identifying the low-E coated surface.

In one of the 12 operating modes, the Glass-Chek Elite can identify which piece of glass has the low-E coating when the low-E surface is placed against the laminate inner-layer. In addition, the meter is now capable of storing the most recent 28 measurements, which allows the user to pull the measurements up for later use.

Quanex will have an array of offerings to show attendees, from products and support to marketing services, and research and development.

The company will exhibit its latest in fenestration innovation, including its Super Spacer and Dura Platform warm-edge spacers, Mikron C3-11300 AW-Rated door and window system, new high heat RollTrusion Glazing Bead, new premium caulking sealants, Edgetherm 3400 Desiccated Matrix, Edgetherm 3500 sealant and a variety of its vinyl systems.

Quanex will also display screens in a variety of sizes, aesthetics, meshes and performance capabilities.

Tremco Residential Glazing Systems will showcase EnerEDGE, the company's pre-desiccated, ready-to-apply, cellular silicone warm-edge spacer. It's suitable for a wide range of insulating glass constructions in fenestration applications. EnerEDGE spacer is inset and applied to a glass lite's perimeter to enable fabrication of dual-and triple-glazed IG units in conjunction with a quality applied perimeter sealant.

ODL is debuting Blink Blinds + Glass for doors and window, a blinds-plus-glass IG panel option for the fenestration industry.

Blink Blinds + Glass offers custom sizes up to 80 inches, six blind colors, clear and low-E glass, and a turnaround time of eight days or less. Assembled in America, each panel comes with a ten-year full warranty.

Strybuc has added a new line of window balances to its manufacturing facility process. It features Crossbow window balances custom made for the various types of windows containing these sash support systems.

PPG has added SolarBan 90 solar control, low-E glass to a range of its performance-tinted glasses, providing architects with more design options.

Introduced in 2015, Solarban 90 glass utilizes proprietary PPG coating technology to deliver solar control and high visible light transmittance (VLT) on clear glass, while maintaining the color neutrality needed to harmonize with a wide range of performance- tinted glasses.

In a standard 1-inch insulating glass unit (IGU) with clear glass, the product has a solar-heat-gain coefficient (SHGC) of 0.23, which is a 15-percent improvement over Solarban 70XL glass. When coated on performance-tinted glasses by PPG glass can achieve SHGCs as low as 0.17 in a 1-inch IGU, according to the company.

Under the skai brand, Hornschuch will present a broad range of new products at GlassBuild.

A new window profile laminate, skai x-brush, was inspired by a technical application in automotive engineering, the company says. Precise laser engraving portrays a detailed and contoured grinding look in metallic colors.

Hornschuch will also display its cool colors technology, including the latest version, cool colors PLUS. Here, the film has an additional white base layer that makes it even more efficient at reducing heat absorption, especially on dark surfaces.

Renolit will show decorative and performance films for a variety of door and window applications.

The company will have EXOFOL FX, an acrylic-based film solution for long-term exterior performance. The range includes new colors for residential windows with items specifically for both new construction and for the replacement segment.

If you're in Las Vegas for the GlassBuild show, you can visit DWM on the exhibition floor. We'll be in booth #635.

Veka will be displaying Black Onyx, the newest addition to its Pinnacle line of laminates for PVC window and door systems.

One of the biggest challenges for the vinyl industry has been dark color selection for vinyl profiles. According to Veka, it has improved on its previous color technology and is introducing a true black option that has greater UV reflectance than other dark colors. The company says Pinnacle achieved a 10 percent lower predicted heat buildup in the vertical when compared with other dark color solutions. It's planning a sales launch for Black Onyx in the first quarter of 2017.

Great Lakes Lifting's new SmartLift 780 Outdoor glass handling machines lift and position both straight and curved panes, which allow customers to place glass where it's needed. Designed to lift more than 1,800 pounds with an extra-long reach and lifting height, the machine is ideal for lifting large, laminated lites.

Added features enable the machine to lift windows, lites and other materials, including showroom façade windows and skylights. The 780 Outdoor sports a 2,000-watt engine, off-road capabilities, front-wheel drive and an electronic braking system.

Kömmerling will bring its large lift-and-slide door to Las Vegas. The company combines German engineering with U.S. manufacturing via its new plant in Huntsville, Ala.

This lift-and-slide door is capable of accommodating openings of up to 21 ½ feet wide by 9 ½ feet high with just two sashes, helping to maximize the passage of light yet operating with the slightest push, according to the company. It's available in double-or triple-glazed units.

Caldwell will be featuring its automation solutions for residential and commercial doors and windows, including the Omni-Mation (projected window automation), Dreamview (large door automation) and Enginuity (single-panel residential patio door and hung window automation) product lines. They have several enhancements and additional features such as home automation and mobile app operation to.

Additionally, Caldwell will display its ADA-capable Omni-Drive bi-fold hardware, The Zeus locking systems, and other automation solutions for a multitude of applications.