Products
Glass plays a critical role in construction today. It has a variety of applications from foundation to skylights. And for each application, the glass is required to have specific properties.
We offer the widest range of glass, meeting diverse industrial, commercial, and residential needs, including construction, automobile, pharmaceutical, furniture, defense, and railway sectors.
KG CERAMIC – Ceramic printed glasses
Overview
KG CERAMIC consists of a ceramic based paint screen printed onto clear, tinted, patterned or reflective glass. Ceramic printed glass is in fact tempered safety glass to which a special paint, composed of powdered glass and pigments, has been applied by way of a silk-screen print, rollers or spraying immediately prior to the tempering process.
This glass is heat strengthened or toughened which fuses the paint to the glass creating a permanent durable coating, making it resistant to mechanical damage and ageing. Any pattern can be printed permanently on the glass in different colors such as company names, logos and patterns. Its increased resistance to pressure, impact and temperature fluctuations make it a distinguished tempered glass.
Features
- Variety of stable and durable colors, patterns and designs
- Saves Energy
- Light Weight
- Can be processed into laminated safety glass
Special Applications
- All-glass entrances and interior partitions
- Signage, storefronts and exterior window walls
- Commercial fixed and operable windows
- Canopies and skylights
- Curtain walls, glazing systems, shower cubicles, glass doors, and partitions
Specifications
- Maximum glass size: 2440 mm x 4200 mm
- Minimum glass size: 300 mm x 100 mm
- Glass thickness: 2.8 mm – 19 mm
Glass in Architecture
Glass is being used extensively in today´s architecture. It brings in light and plays as a great medium to experiment upon.
We offer many functional glass types to make life more pleasant and secure inside these high rise modern buildings, including glass for insulation, energy-conservation, crime and disaster prevention, and noise reduction.
The use of Energy conserving glasses in making Green buildings has greatly multiplied in the last few years.
We at Kochhar provide solutions for all your architectural requirements.
Glass in Automotives
At Kochhar we make both Tempered Glasses and Laminated Wind Shields for the special use in cars ,bus bodies,and other automobiles. The benefits are Strength, Safety and Security and UV rays protection.
Glass in Industrial
Glass is particularly used for making solar panels which help in absorption of Solar heat. Such glasses are extensively used in making Solar Panels.
Miscellaneous
Glass is now being used in Micro ovens; refrigerators and in other equipments in the Industry like the LCD monitors, table computers etc.
Sound Reduction
In humans, hearing takes place whenever vibrations of frequencies from 15 hertz to about 20,000 hertz reach the inner ear. The need to restrict sound arriving from the external environment means that glass should be able to shield and insulate while satisfying more sophisticated design standards. The most common type of glass used in noise control are laminated glass and insulating glass(double glazed). Laminated glass incorporates a special PVB interlayer, which absorbs some of the sound energy, reducing its passage. The acoustic PVB interlayer can be utilized to reduce the noise level experienced in cars. Better sound insulation is also achieved with double glazed glass. Vacuum sealed inner space, special selection of glass types, and some gasses effect sound insulation and provide acoustic stability.
Solar & Heat Control
“Is glass a good insulator?” The clear answer is No! But it could be. There are various choices available to the informed buyer to save on energy costs and get all aesthetic and psychological benefits of glass. Coated and tinted glass products and insulating glazing units can be used to control the flow of energy into and out of a building. In a hot environment like India, solar control glasses can be used to dramatically reduce the effect of the sun’s heat, minimizing the need for air-conditioning. Solar control glass, usually either body tinted(absorbing) or coated(reflecting), is used to reduce unwanted solar radiant light and heat energy transmitting through glass. Similarly, in colder environments, low emissivity( low-e) glass can be used which reflects heat back into building, thereby minimizing the need for heating.
Safety & Security
A commonly perceived notion is that glass compromises safety and security. However, continuous research and technology advances have made glass safer and more secure that it ever was. Solutions like laminated glass in its various types are being widely used for the purpose of accidental protection. Commonly used in car windscreens, laminated glass ensures that glass does not shatter when hit by a baseball bat or even during natural calamities like earthquakes. Glass can now protect your home and office from threat from burglars. A panel of multi-layered glasses or special made thick glass can offer even higher levels of protection from bullets to blast to burglary.
Strength
While glass offers superior aesthetic looks and flexibility in its use and application, the most perceived drawback of glass is strength. The same has resulted in forcing both architects and consumer to use glass restrictively in exterior and interior application.
However, with recent advances and better technology the same concern has very much reduced through effective application of tempered glass. Tempered glass, 4-5 times stronger than ordinary glass, is used traditionally in place of other glass products in applications requiring increased strength and reduced likelihood of injury in the event of breakage.
The building industry, motor vehicle industry and certain manufacturing industries find tempered glass is effective and economical in a wide range of app, it is now safe for people living in glass houses to pelt stones at others.
Colors & Aesthetics
Glass for Beauty and Privacy- best of both worlds!
Glass is more than functional-it is architectural. It gives the illusion of more space, increases natural lighting, and lends character to interior spaces. Architectural glass goes beyond architecture to become art, using textures, patterns, colors, and technique to define and highlight individual tastes. Glass can incorporate rice paper for a softer look, be mouth-blown for a more authentic, vintage feel, or be rolled for a three-dimensional look. It can be practical, like sleek, contemporary frosted glass that leaves no fingerprints behind. Glass can be patterned, laminated, frosted or acid-etched, offering varying degrees of translucency for privacy and design.
Glass can transform space with color, light, and pattern. Used in doors as insets or panels, art glass allows light to penetrate interior spaces while capturing the eye with colors, patterns, and laminates that make an architectural statement.
Art glass is always decorative and sometimes hand-crafted. Stained glass is among the most popular forms of art glass. Sometimes referred to as leaded glass, stained glass is typically sold in large, colored sheets. While the designs made from stained glass are artfully crafted by hand, the production of the glass itself can occur in a studio using the mouth-blown technique or in a factory setting on an assembly line.
Whether hand-made or machine-made, glass that is colored is typically made in smaller batches. Colors are created by mixing various metal oxides-like gold or cobalt-into the raw materials prior to melting. Firing alters the color, so gold will yield a bubblegum pink color when cooled. Iron oxide is used to give reproduction glass its characteristic light green hue reminiscent of older glass.
Reproduction glass, with its bubbles and blemishes, is the preferred choice for glass replacement in an antique china cabinet or vintage cupboard. It also lends itself beautifully to more expansive historic renovations. Because it is mouth-blown, reproduction glass has a waviness that is not found in modern glass. Hand-made glass is not homogeneous, so it can’t be tempered. It can, however, be made safe through lamination.
