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DRI
Launches Spancoat Glass Colour System
Following market research at Glasstec in Düsseldorf at the end
of last year, and extensive independent testing in the UK, Decorative
Resins International has launched a two part glass colouring system
called Spancoat.
The Spancoat system comes complete with its own in-house mixing and
dispensing station, which can offer an unlimited range of RAL, BS, Pantone
and NCS colour mixes. Recipes can be supplied to match any corporate
or design colour.
Aimed at the architectural glass market, Spancoat can be opaque or transparent
and can be applied with a spray or roller system. So far it has generated
a lot of interest as a balustrading or wall cladding product, and for
spandrel panels. However, it is also expected to find a niche as a kitchen
and bathroom product as a work surface and/or splashback material.
Spancoat
effectively solves the problem of producing a coloured laminated toughened
glass which is coloured right up to the edge, unlike products which
use coloured interlayers. This means they can be used in glass to glass
situations such as balustrades without any additional processing.
Developed by DRI in the UK, several glass companies were signed up at
Glasstec to trial the product and are now sucessfully using it on a
daily basis. DRI will be exhibiting the product again, at GP&T in
Birmingham in May, in conjunction with Glasslam, who has also been involved
in the development of the product.
The team at Decorative Resins, who developed Spancoat, is headed by
Michael Revell (pictured), known to most people in the decorative glass
trade for his work with glass stains and paints over several decades.
He has recently been involved with the testing of the product to BS3900,
which has now been successfully carried out.
Tested by the PRA Coatings Technology Centre, one of the tests involved
subjecting a panel of Spancoat to over 2000 hours alternating from +60degC
to -5degC, which it passed with virtually no degradation.
Another test to assess thermal shock involves cross hatching a panel
with 50mm lines, then submerging it into boiling water for 60 minutes.
The panel is then removed, and sticky tape is attached to the scoring
and left for 24 hours. When the tape was peeled off, virtually none
of the coating came with it.
'The test procedures need to be rigorous to provide both the trade and
ultimate customers confidence in the durability of the product,' says
Michael. 'The colour needs to remain fast in aggressive climatic conditions
(when used as cladding panels for example) or in high use, wet environments
such as kitchens and bathrooms, and we are happy to say that the independent
testing has confirmed that it does this.'
The coating is touch dry after an hour and can be processed after 24
hours. Any type of glass can be coated, including textured, patterned,
toughened etc. The paints are natural pigment based colours rather than
inorganic chemical dyes, which makes them more environmentally friendly
and more durable.
Michael Revell is actively now seeking more companies from within the
decorative glass or glass processing trades to take this new British
product on board. He is also looking for distributors worldwide to market
and sell the product.
Contact Michael on 01622 725304, or visit the stand at GP&T (Stand
No G60)
Email: info@decorativeresins.com
Website: www.decorativeresins.com