Suppliers of glass and related products to North America and the Pacific Rim for 35 years.
State of the Art production and manufacturing facility in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Tempering
With 30 years in the glass business and 25 years of tempering we figure we've got it right by now. We've grown through three different furnaces over the years and currently run with a state-of-the-art HHH Horizontal Tempering furnace. This computer-controlled machine allows us to temper glass to 84" wide and over 200" long. We have tempered up to 205" in length but try to avoid it because of the strain on our tempering staff.
Glass thickness? from 3mm to 19mm (3/4") and patterned and slump glass with overall thickness up to 25mm (1"). This ability has given architects and designers use of some extremely unique pattern & slump glass, while still allowing their use in tempered glass applications.
This furnace utilizes an internal convection system, which allows Garibaldi to temper the latest in highly efficient soft coat Low-E glass available today. This glas, soft surface and insulating quality makes it very difficult to temper without scratching. The convection airflow ensures the glass heats evenly while positioned with the delicate insulated coating facing upwards. Garibaldi's ability to temper this glass has allowed our local architects to achieve previously unheard of insulating coef ficients in clear glass and so create near see though buildings, with little or no spandrel areas.