Spider Glazing System
Spider glazing is a type of glazing solution for exterior bolted glass assemblies. It uses point fixings to secure the glass to a support structure. Spider glazing is a complete packaged solution with glass, fixings, fasteners, and spider brackets connecting to the main structure.
Benefits & Applications of Spider Glazing Glass
The fixings used are made up of stainless steel. These fixings are designed to absorb all kinds of load and then distribute them to the support structure. It can handle static and dynamic loads, such as dead weight of the glass, wind loading, and differential expansion due to temperature alterations.
Top Benefits of Installing Spider Glazing
I. Flexibility: - Spider glazing is a flexible medium. One can create various designs for canopies and frame-less entrances per the need and requirement. This glazing solution comes with a swarm of glass hardware fittings that can be customized according to the glass's condition and thickness.
II. Transparency: - Spider glazing offers maximum transparency and ensures the entry of natural light into the building interiors. Therefore, spider-glazing curtain walls are widely used to provide daylight to commercial buildings. Being visually attractive, they are also used to create quality building skins. Since they are available in unique designs and allow brightness optimization, they are the number one choice for canopies, curtain walls, and atriums.
III. Easy Installation and Maintenance: - Owing to their easy installation and maintenance, spider glazing systems are widely used in offices and building complexes. All uPVC doors and windows can easily be inserted in spider glass areas.
IV. Durability: - Reputed glass manufacturers use high-quality materials like glass and stainless steel to make glass canopies and aluminium composite panel canopies, thus ensuring durable performance.
V. Weather and Rust-proofing: - Since spider glazing is meant to be installed externally, there is always the factor of unstable and inclement weather conditions tampering with the structure’s durability.
However, modern-day spider glazing is highly weather and water-proof. The stainless steel material used in construction prevents any ill effects of rusting.
Unobtrusive Appearance: - Another essential benefit of spider glazing is that it provides an unobtrusive appearance, and enhances the external look of the building due to its edgy architecture.
Top Applications of Glass with Spider Glazing
Exterior Glass Facades: - Modern architecture has an evident edginess and a sense of futurism, and glass is the element that complements this attribute supremely well. In commercial buildings, exterior designs can use spider-glazing glass to create a sleek façade. When the sunlight hits the glass surface, it will be reflected in a rainbow of colors, offering a natural glimmer. As we all know, glass facades are a notch up for stylish and trendy exteriors. The occupants will also experience a good ambiance as the glass allows natural light to flood in.
II. Canopies: - Canopies made of spider-glazing glass are superior on two fronts - style and strength. With these additions to architectural designs, you will get the functionality in an imaginative and stylish package. Glass canopies protect you from all weather conditions while seeking shelter. They are great additions to extend an interior space or assimilate an open section for space maximization. Best of all, it is the glass solution with which you can quickly achieve that refined modern sensibility.
III. Atriums: - An atrium designed using spider glazing glass is the perfect solution to open up space in the interiors without compromising safety. An efficient option for improving lighting conditions, it can be customized to accommodate any structural setup. You can use it to allow copious amounts of natural daylight in your interiors and enjoy an expansive indoor ambiance. Moreover, it will be highly functional irrespective of the weather conditions, all year round. Atriums will help you add a modern twist to your structures.
IV. Curtain Walls: - Spider glazing glass used in curtain walls will ensure maximum protection against air and water infiltration while providing robust support to the exterior structure. An exquisitely modern design option, glass curtain walls are most suited for encasing the exteriors of a structure. They will allow natural light to pass through while keeping the interiors airtight. Manufactured using lightweight material, glass curtain walls require minimal maintenance. Indeed, they are a modern masterpiece in structural design.
V. Frameless Entrances: - Glass entrances that are not encased in a frame often provide a sense of extension. There is also a sense of continuity to frameless entryways. This helps in creating a false sense of enlargement. Using a glass entrance with spider glazing gives you a perfectly stylish but rugged structural design. These walls are easy to maintain as glass does not require intensive cleaning. Along with this, you get to enjoy a transparent and unobtrusive view. For modern architecture, it is a novel design.
We create spider glazing by utilizing glass spider fittings that provide it strength and make it more resilient than standard glass solutions. The stainless steel hardware for glass fittings does not rust. These solutions are water and weather-proof.
At Green Fab Technology customizable glass solutions are tailored to your specific needs. We offer specialized glass solutions in a variety of value-added products and services. You can rely on our expertise in inspection, product selection, design, installation, fitting, and after-sales service. We bring a highly versatile portfolio of glass solutions to meet your architectural requirements. All your décor needs can be arranged using our expert guidance. With superior-quality glass products that are processed for extra strength and unmatched aesthetic appeal, we deliver on all quality parameters.
