C O M P A NY U PDAT ES

SATINAL

THE ITALIAN ECOSYSTEM

FOR SAFETY GLASS
MANUFACTURE
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 hn olo gical res ea rch , high- pe rfo rm an ce po lym eric interlayers,
Innovation, tec
4.0 ma ch ine ry for the gla ss ind us try . Th es e are just some of the
Industry of its
SA TIN AL , se t up tha nk s to the lon g tra dit ion
important features of
Bre sc ian i fam ily – in the gla ss se cto r. The company
founders – the
int ern ati on all y in ov er 60 co un tri es , co ns tan tly searching for the
operates
highest performance of all its products.

I
nnovative solutions and EVA films for safety glass
360° support for cus- in interior and exterior pro-
tomers are a fundamen- jects, encapsulating films
tal part of the work that for the photovoltaic indus-
SATINAL carried out each try and high-quality ma-
and every day, at global lev- chinery specially designed
el. The company provides for customers, with assis-
the worldwide glass market tance and constant advice
with the widest range of over time.

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 C O MP ANY UP D A T E S

MULTI-BRAND company technical staff fo- America in order to provide a

ARCHITECTURE cus on providing complete close customer service in in-
SATINAL features a multi- technical assistance and ternational markets.
brand architecture, which consulting services all over Being a cross-linking mate-
encompasses a range of the world. rial, STRATO® can be used
products and machinery for for laminating safety glass
the glass industry worldwide: STRATO®: THE FIRST for both architectural and
• TK – Engineering and MADE IN ITALY EVA interior design applications
manufacturing of glass GLASS INTERLAYER without running the risk of
processing machinery STRATO® is the first ever de-lamination and yellowing
(lamination, tempering, EVA glass interlayer ‘Made over time.
chemical tempering, heat in Italy’. SATINAL’s propri- Particular attention is paid
soak testing); etary and innovative EVA in- to customer service intended
• STRATO® – Manufac- terlayers are processed from primarily as research: the
turing of polymeric inter- the granular raw material SATINAL laboratory not
layers for glass lamination/ into a cast film that is then only formulates increasingly
encapsulation; used to manufacture lami- advanced interlayers in per-
• SATINAL – Production of nated safety glass. formance, but is at the ser-
chemicals and machinery The STRATO® production vice of customers to perform
for glass frosting and acid- site is the first ever located tests on request and to offer
etching. in Italy and ensures the high their advice.
S-LAB is SATINAL’s in- standards required by a pre- The application of EVA film
house R&D Laboratory, mium-quality product. is, in fact, a sensitive process
where new products are SATINAL operates two that requires precise temper-
developed and tested. The branches in North and South atures and cycle times. The

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 FULL RANGE OF STRATO ® INTERLAYERS
• STRATO® CLEAR: The highest degree of transparency for the STRATO® NERO
architectural glass market. Delivered in rolls from 300-mm up to 2600- • STRATO® BIRD FRIENDLY: The first EVA interlayer that
mm wide. combines the benefits of laminated safety glass with a bird-friendly
STRATO® PLUS design. Several patterns available.
STRATO® EXTRA CHIARO • STRATO® SOLAR CONTROL: Innovative high-performance
• STRATO® FROST: Different frosted finishings to perfectly blend EVA film providing efficient solar control. Exceptional resistance to
into any architectural or interior design project. Exceptional durability weathering exposure.
STRATO® SATINATO STRATO® FRESCO
STRATO® LEGGERO • STRATO® PHOTOVOLTAIC: EVA and POE encapsulants
• STRATO® COLOUR: When it comes to design and total specially designed for photovoltaic modules. Structural support,
opacity, solid colours are the perfect solution. More in the protection and electrical insulation.
pipeline, keep updated. STRATO® SOLAR PV
STRATO® BIANCO STRATO® SOLAR PV HLT
STRATO® LATTE STRATO® SOLAR PV POE

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quality controls carried out
in-house are meant to en-
sure the perfect adhesion
of the material with the
glass surface.
SATINAL’s in-depth ex-
pertise acquired in treat-
ing EVA-based materials is
essential to master all their
potential applications and
thoroughly exploit the ad-
vantages they offer.
STRATO® EVA film is a
thermosetting material,
and is significantly differ-
ent from PVB film (Poly-
vinyl butyral), which is a
thermoplastic material.
STRATO® EVA film cre-
ates three-dimensional
bonds at molecular level formance of their finished operating modes of the oven.
during the lamination pro- products. Working in close
cess. The interlayer is not collaboration with custom- FROSTING AND
sensitive to humidity or ers, SATINAL guarantees ETCHING
water, and therefore does the best Italian technology SATINAL is an Italian
not need to be stored in and European components brand recognized as a glob-
controlled humidity and to meet the quality stand- al leader in the production
temperature conditions. ards and requirements they of frosting chemical com-
demand. pounds and frosting ma-
TK BY SATINAL: SATINAL is specialized in chinery for the glass indus-
HIGH-QUALITY AND the design and construc- try – both hollow glass and
INNOVATIVE ‘MADE tion of furnaces and kilns flat glass.
IN ITALY’ GLASS for glass lamination, tem- SATINAL is synonymous
MACHINERY pering, chemical temper- with quality and reliability.
TK is the SATINAL brand ing and Heat Soak Test. The raw materials used to
with which it designs and TK ovens have a low ener- manufacture the compa-
builds furnaces for glass gy consumption compared ny’s products are carefully
lamination, tempering, to the average of furnaces selected, controlled and
chemical tempering and produced and marketed balanced to provide a high-
Heat Soak Testing: the internationally. This is due quality frosted finishing on
Italian brand of innova- to the quality of the ma- any glass surface.
tive and high quality glass terials, such as the use of Our wide range of solu-
machinery appreciated high-quality and perform- tions is delivered, above
throughout the world. The ing technical insulators. all, to the cosmetics, light-
glass furnaces are intended SATINAL provides an accu- ing and beverage industry
for small-, medium- and rate H24 after-sales service – with the capability of
large companies that need and assists during the ma- creating bespoke formula-
to start or increase their chinery installation, and – if tions to meet the peculiar
production capacity and needed – offer training on requirements of customers
improve the quality per- the lamination processes and all over the world.

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 THE NEW SATINAL.IT SITE IS ONLINE
The new site is online: a complete platform dedicated to the safety glass industry, from the production of
EVA film to machines for the glass industry, as well as the first e-commerce of the sector.

Product sections
The website presents the three souls of SATINAL: the TK machines for the glass industry
(complete ranges for lamination and chemical tempering, with the availability of accessories in
e-commerce), the STRATO ® interlayers, available in different performance families (transparency,
colour, outdoor applications, attention to nature, solar control, applications in photovoltaics and
respect for the sustainability of buildings) and the SATINAL frosting chemical compounds and
frosting machinery for the glass industry – hollow glass and flat glass.
On the site, you also find the latest
innovations such as the new range
of encapsulating films created for the
photovoltaic sector for the production of
photovoltaic panels.

The first e-commerce in the world

for the glass industry
The part of the site for e-commerce is unique
within the panorama of the manufacturers:
accessories, instruments, components for
furnaces, test equipment. Satinal offers a wide
range of tools useful for lamination and for
durability or mechanical resistance tests of
laminated glass.

Satinal Spa
TK--StStrato
TK

Via del Lavoro, 1

22036 Erba (CO) - Italy
Tel.: +39-031-870573
E-mail: [email protected]
www.satinal.it

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