Spiral bending and double-curved surfaces

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Computer-aided design should be used more to develop spiral bending, tapered tubes, laser-cut shapes and double-curved surface designs for steel. Steel is an extremely popular material which is already used in a variety of structures, including buildings like the long-standing Ritz Hotel in London, England. It is particularly suitable for structures with glass roofs, such as the latest addition to Liverpool station which uses domehead steel bolts that impersonate the material of the older Victorian structure.

Construction industry, Usage, Architects, Materials, Steel

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Shedding light on glass: the manufacturer and specialist supplier Pilkington invented float glass and is now a major player in the world market

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Pilkington, a manufacturer and specialist supplier of glass, invented float glass and brought the invention to the market in 1959. Its two lines at the Greengate float glass works each produce 1000 tonnes a day. The company also manufactures rolled glass. It supplies advanced glasses to the aerospace industries and flat glass to the automotive industry. It is also involved in research for the automotive and construction industries.

STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS, Glass Products, Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing, Glass

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Focus on sunshading: one manufacturer involved in the rise of passive low-energy design is the sunshading manufacturer Technical Blinds

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Technical Blinds specialises in sunshading and custom made blinds, particularly extern shading systems, which offer greater reduction in solar gain than through internal blinds. Many systems are motorised and automatically controlled and the company had developed its own motor system. It also makes its own plastic injection moulding tools using spark erosion techniques.

Other Millwork (including Flooring ), Wood Exterior Blinds & Shutters, Blinds, Window shutters

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