DecoTherm®
Digital, Ceramic Frit Glass Decoration
Images on Glass
Digital, Ceramic Frit Glass Decoration
Images on Glass
PITTSBURGH , June 22, 2007 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has announced a marketing alliance with IIMAK, Amherst , N.Y. The agreement authorizes PPG to promote IIMAK's new, DecoTherm digital ceramic frit technology in combination with Starphire ultra clear glass by PPG, as a decorative glass solution for use in commercial applications across North America . IIMAK will also promote Starphire glass as the exclusive “ultra-clear” glass for decorative images.
PPG's architectural team will introduce the DecoTherm custom technology to the design community. Scott Surma, national sales manager for IIMAK, said, “PPG's innovative approach and extensive reach in the marketplace makes them ideal for educating designers on new products like DecoTherm digital ceramic frit that are complementary to their glass offerings. The PPG team will show designers new, more creative ways to utilize decorative glass in interior and exterior projects.”
The DecoTherm digital ceramic frit joins ICD High-Performance Coatings, Vancouver , Wash. , a manufacturer of high-performance silicone coatings for spandrel glass, in the PPG marketing alliance partner group. Bob Krystyniak, PPG manager of strategic alliances, said “PPG continues to look for alliances involving innovative technologies to provide the architectural and design communities with solutions to their building needs.”
DecoTherm digital ceramic frit glass decoration is a patented process for placing graphic designs permanently on glass without sandblasting or screen printing. It offers a viable, economical alternative for custom and short-run flat glass decoration in commercial and residential applications. The DecoTherm process delivers a high degree of detail, with up to three colors, so designers can create any design imaginable, from graphics, logos and text to photographs and detailed custom designs.
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Starphire is a trademark of PPG Industries.
