Invitation To Indo Build Tech 2013

Ball Drop Test – by AGC FLAT GLASS

Dear Friends,
How are you this past few weeks, I hope that you’re in a good health and good mood…..
I would like to highlight another test by AGC Flat Glass which is very interesting in my opinion, this test would change your mind set.

This test was done by AGC Europe to highlight the safety application of glass usage for wall cladding, as you know that glass, especially Decomirror (Tinted mirror) and Lacobel (Painted Glass) are having an increasing trend for interior usage. With it, there is also an increasing concern if glass usage is really safe for interior usage, you know, our mind is already set that glass are fragile, easy to breakage and harm people when the incident happened.

In the last few editions, we have seen the safety glazing article & pendulum test by AGC, which proof that glass application in interior can be safe with its SAFE application (safety back film).
Now we’re going to see the Ball drop test which is meant to simulate the application of wall cladding and compare the material usage between glass and ceramic.





In the 1st scene, a 6mm Lacobel SAFE was installed as wall cladding, which is silicon glued, and a steel ball weighted 500 grams was prepared to be dropped from 4.5 m height. When the ball dropped, we could see that the ball drop right to the glass and bounced high, several times, and caused no breakage to the glass.

2nd scene, same glass was used (6mm Lacobel SAFE, silicon glued), with same 500 grams steel ball, but with higher drop, 6 m. and similar case happened, it caused no breakage.
3rd scene, same glass (6mm Lacobel SAFE, silicon glued), heavier steel ball, 1000 grams (1Kg) dropped from 2.5 m height, no breakage as well.

4th scene, its time to compare the material, this time a ceramic wall tile was installed with classic mortar (wall cladding application), and a stell ball weighted 1 Kg was dropped from 2.5 m height (same condition with test no. 3). We can see that after the ball was dropped, it is not bounced as high as when it was dropped to glass material, afterward when the camera is zooming in, we could see that impact caused the ceramic wall tile to be dented and break.

5th scene, the people in AGC apparently not satisfied with the result, they are now doing test on thinner glass, 4mm Lacobel SAFE, silicon glued was used, with 500 grams weighted steel ball, dropped from 1.1 m height. The result is similar to the previous test on glass, no breakage was seen.

So, contrary to popular belief, in wall cladding application, glass vs ceramic wall tile, was tested in similar method, and the result showed that glass application as wall cladding with the proper installation is as safe as ceramic wall tile if not better, since it could create brighter, spacious ambience in the room.
Hope this test would clear all your doubt on the glass application for interior usage and now, start designing those interior of yours with Asahimas’s Lacobel and Decomirror range.

Thanks for your attention, contact us for any inquiry.

AGC to provide world’s first Glass Roofs for Player Benches at FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013

AGC to provide world’s first Glass Roofs for Player Benches FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013


Tokyo, June 6, 2013–AGC, a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals, ceramics and
high-tech materials, announced today that it will provide the world’s first glass roofs for player and
official benches at the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 football tournament in Brazil between
June 15 and 30.

The roofs incorporate AGC’s Dragontrail™ cover glass technology, the same used in smartphone,
tablet and television displays. They will be used at all matches of the 16-game tournament, a
prelude to the 2014 FIFA World Cup™.

Composition includes three layers of Dragontrail, a high-performance, flexible and highly
scratch-resistant glass. For this outdoor application, the glass is resistant to deformation,
discoloration and deterioration, remaining clear and transparent over a long period of time to ensure
the best-possible visual experience for spectators.

Conventional bench roofs in stadiums are made from plastic. To develop its new glass roof, AGC
successfully adapted high-performance glass by synthesizing the company’s technological expertise
in automotive, construction and electronic-display glass solutions.

“I am delighted that our glass bench roofs will support one of this year’s greatest global sporting
events, which will be enjoyed by people from every continent,” said Kazuhiko Ishimura, President
& CEO of Asahi Glass, Co., Ltd. “This is a wonderful first step for us to show the world the
evolution and potential of glass materials, and how they can change the future. By further
developing our technologies we plan to support the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.”

“I’m pleased that our glass bench roofs have met all FIFA requirements for the FIFA Confederations
Cup Brazil 2013. It is rare for FIFA to commission a materials manufacturer like AGC to provide
on-pitch installations, and I believe this reflects FIFA’s high expectations that AGC will continue
developing technologically advanced glass solutions that allow new, creative and attractive
infrastructure to be implanted at stadiums during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil next year.”
In October last year, AGC was named a 2014 FIFA World Cup™ Branded Licensee as the first
B-to-B company to market the “Official Licensed Glass Roof of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ Player
Benches” for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™.

Separately, the company is constructing its first glass manufacturing facility in South America,
which will begin operating later this year in Sao Paulo State, Brazil, to contribute to the growth of
Brazil’s industries and economy ahead of the series of global sporting events scheduled to be held in
the country.


About the AGC Group
The AGC Group, with Tokyo-based Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. at its core, is a world-leading supplier of
flat, automotive and display glass, chemicals and other high-tech materials and components.
Drawing on more than a century of technical innovation, the AGC Group has developed world-class
expertise in fields including glass, fluorine chemistry and ceramics technologies. The group
employs some 50,000 people worldwide and generates annual sales of approximately 12 billion
USD through business in about 30 countries. For more information, please visit
www.agc-group.com/en.

Media Contact
Toshihiro Ueda, General Manager, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
(Contact: Masahiko Tobari; Tel: +81-3-3218-5603; E-mail: info-pr@agc.co.jp)

(Reference)
Official Licensed Glass Roof of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ Player Benches






About Dragontrail™
Dragontrail is AGC’s damage- and scratch-resistant specialty glass that has been adopted for use as
cover glass in numerous smartphones and tablet PC models. For more information, visit
http://dragontrail.agc.com/en/

For more details about AGC Glass Roofs for Player Benches, please check the link below:
http://www.agc-group.com/benchglassroof/en/index.html