Knowledge

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Quality, safety and security

With competition becoming ever fiercer, quality production, quality marketing and quality assurance provide a way out of the price war.

Windows

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Learning from damages!

Building elements must meet their functional and aesthetic responsibilities for decades un-der extreme boundary conditions.

Windows

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Digitalisation in the window industry

Digitalisation changes the entire value-added chain of the windows, doors and facades in-dustry. This stretches from sales with online-based sales premises,…

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Master the future

In order to be able to master the future, the issue at hand is: What do we, as an industry, have to deal with in the future?

Windows

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Brexit – Consequences of the Agreement

At the last minute, Brussels and London put a 1,200-page trade and cooperation agreement [6] under the Christmas tree. This brings new formalities and documents…

Windows, Facades, Doors, Industrial doors and gates

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Current Trends in Burglar Resistance

The standardisation of burglar-resistant windows, doors and roller shutters has a long tradition in Germany and also in Europe.

Windows

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Facades – bizarre shapes, state-of-the-art technology

Curtain walls should primarily be able to fulfil their function as building envelopes. The requirements for tightness, thermal insulation, sound insulation etc.…

Facades

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ift Rosenheim – 50 years of service to the industry

In 2016, the Insitut für Fenstertechnik e.V. (ift Rosenheim) is celebrating its 50th anniversary. According to the motto ‘ift Rosenheim - 50 years of service to…

Windows, Components

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Sound insulation of windows when installed

For purposes of documentary evidence on the construction site, the quality of windows in their installed state is always an important consideration, because it…

Windows

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Insulating glass units

The first draft version of EN 1279 was published in the year 1994. It contained the test standards prEN 1279 Part 2, 3 and 4, which then superseded the national…

Glass

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Pressure release of insulating glass units (IGU)

This technical contribution is based to a large extent on findings of the research project "Analyses regarding the feasibility of pressure released insulating…

Glass

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ift Rosenheim – 50 years of service to the industry

For decades, wooden muntin windows with small panes and low sash widths determine the look of building facades. Glazing systems with glass, frame and exposed…

Glass