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Curved or Bent glass is a normal glass, which is curved with a special process. It can be used for external sites, such as facades, shop fronts, panoramic lifts etc. and is also commonly used for internal sites in showcases, shower doors, refrigerator cabinets etc.

In addition to clear glass most body tinted and pyrolytic coated (hard coated or on line coated) can be also curved, in compliance with building standard curved glass can be manufactured to international safety standard and when annealed laminated is selected for building facades is virtually free of distortion.

Production
Curved or Bent glass is produced in a horizontal mould by slowly heating the glass to approximately 600°C, at which the glass softens sufficiently and takes the shape of the mould. The glass is then slowly cooled to avoid any internal stress. The mould itself plays a very important role in bent glass manufacturing because it determines the quality and angle of the curve.