Solar control profiled glass PROFILIT™

low-einsulatingacoustic

Overview
Pilkington Profilit™ is a translucent linear channel glass system formed as U-shaped alkali-cast glass produced by machine rolling (EN 572, Part 7). It admits daylight while maintaining limited visibility and is available with smooth or patterned external surfaces and a range of fitting options for façades, walls and roofs.

Key product description
Pilkington Profilit™ is suitable for single- or double-shell installations and for triple/multiple glazing arrangements (e.g. “one in 2”, “2 plus one”) with Pilkington Profilit™ “low-e plus” coatings for improved thermal performance. Typical multi-glazed U-values range from 1.2 W/m²K down to 0.61 W/m²K; g-values can be reduced below 0.2 with appropriate coatings. Acoustic performance can reach up to Rw 57 dB depending on construction.

Features & Benefits

• High light diffusion with reduced outward visibility.
• Effective sound reduction in suitable configurations.
• Vertical or horizontal installation in single or double shell.
• Available for large curtain-wall sizes and curved walls.
• Rapid maintenance and straightforward replacement of units.
• Options for thermal insulation and solar control coatings (low-e).
• Available thermally toughened (T) and can be supplied with Heat Soak Test.
• Multiple textures, dimensions and colour/enamel options; custom sandblasting or patterned ceramic enamels possible.

Applications
Pilkington Profilit™ is developed for external façades, walls and roofs and for internal glazing where daylight is required but direct visibility must be limited — commercial, industrial, institutional and residential architecture. It also creates specific lighting effects with artificial interior illumination.

Sports centre applications
For ball-impact glazing in sports centres, select the double-skin special profiles Pilkington Profilit™ K22/60/7, K25/60/7 or K32/60/7, used without wires and meeting ball impact requirements per DIN 18032‑3. Consider specific application requirements for such installations.

Products in the Pilkington Profilit™ Range

• Pilkington Profilit™ Amethyst — textured channel glass with a blue coating.
• Pilkington Profilit™ Antisol — textured channel glass with solar control coating.
• Pilkington Profilit™ Plus 1.7 — textured channel glass with thermal insulation low-e coating.
• Pilkington Profilit™ OW — textured low iron extra clear channel glass.
• Pilkington Profilit™ Clear — channel glass without any texture.
• Pilkington Profilit™ Macro — textured channel glass with netted screen structure ornament.
• Pilkington Profilit™ Micro — textured channel glass with extremely fine granular irregular surface.
• Pilkington Profilit™ Slim Line — textured channel glass with thin, linear grooves ornament.
• Pilkington Profilit™ Opal — textured channel glass with a soft, milky look from sandblasted inner surface.
• Pilkington Profilit™ Custom Made Opal — textured channel glass allowing custom sandblasted patterns on the inner surface.
• Pilkington Profilit™ Wave — wave-shaped textured channel glass.
• Pilkington Profilit™ T — thermally toughened channel glass (Heat Soak Test on request).
• Pilkington Profilit™ T Color — thermally toughened, coloured enamelled channel glass.
• Pilkington Profilit™ T Color Design — channel glass with ceramic enamel patterns in RAL colours on request.
• Pilkington Profilit™ T Color Design Décor — channel glass with ceramic coating available in 6 colours.
• Pilkington Profilit™ 2 plus one — system for triple- and multiple-glazing for enhanced thermal insulation.
• Pilkington Profilit™ one in 2 — setup with coatings capable of achieving Ug-values around 1.3 W/m²K (example).
• Other Pilkington Profilit™ variants available on request.

Technical specifications

• Product type: Alkali cast channel (U-shaped) glass.
• Standard: Produced to EN 572, Part 7.
• Manufacturing: Machine rolling (cast glass).
• Appearance: Translucent (not transparent); available smooth or patterned externally.
• Installation: Single shell or double shell; vertical or horizontal fitting; suitable for large curtain-wall sizes and curved walls.
• Thermal performance: Available with low-e and low-e plus coatings; multi-glazed U-values from ~1.2 W/m²K down to 0.61 W/m²K (examples).
• Solar performance: g-values can be reduced (examples: below 0.2 with suitable coatings).
• Acoustic performance: Sound reduction up to Rw 57 dB (depending on construction).
• Safety: Available thermally toughened (T); Heat Soak Test on request.
• Sports glazing: Double-skin profiles K22/60/7, K25/60/7, K32/60/7 comply with ball impact per DIN 18032‑3 (use without wires).
• Design options: Multiple textures, dimensions, colours; sandblasting and ceramic enamel pattern options.
• Coatings: Thermal insulation and solar control coatings available; specific product ranges (Plus 1.7, low-e plus) for improved thermal performance.