Point Fixed Glazing Systems

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Our Point fixed glazing systems are often used by architects in structural glass curtain walls to create transparency and depth of vision for the occupants. The building will have thus a near transparent façade or sloped roof with a flush glass appearance. The glass panes are either bolted or clamped with components providing attachment to the structural system. The most common system type is often referred to as a “spider” system. The metallic fingers that support the glass façades allow the designer to increase transparency by minimizing the structural framing. As structural system, we usually use Steel structure, tension cables or glass fins depending on the structural calculation requirement, the client budget and the esthetic vision requested by the architects.

A special fixture allows for targeted application of pressure and tensile forces into the glazing, while its flexibility prevents over-stressing at the mounting points. The structurally required glass thickness and the number of point brackets needed are determined by calculation programs and, depending on the application, tested in trials. Standard safety and usability are always documented by permits on a case-by-case basis. Point Supported Glass Curtain Wall is also called Point Fixing Curtain Wall or Bolted Glazing System is one type of the non-frame curtain wall that consists of glass panels, point-fixing components on such panels and their supporting structures. Adopt tensioned cable/rod system as supporting structure of the point-fixing glass curtain wall. The entire structural system is made of cable/rod, stainless steel rod, glass connecting claw, and so on.
According to the actual situation of the main structure, the horizontal and vertical direction could be selected as the main forced direction, tensioned cable/rod on the main forced direction as the bidirectional forced system and could adopt two kinds of form, fish-bellied or cross-type. Point fixed glass systems are used most frequently in structural glass curtain wall to create transparency and depth of vision. The glass panels are either bolted or clamped with components providing attachment to the structural system. The most common system type is often referred to as a spider system. The metallic fingers that support the glass facades allow the designer to increase transparency by minimizing the structural framing.