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Wright Style, an innovative steel and glazing Glazing

The application of finely ground glass, or glass-forming materials, or a mixture of both, to a ceramic body and heating (firing) to a temperature where the material or materials melt, forming a coating of glass on the surface of the ware.
 specialist, has introduced a structural glazing system for use in flush-fitting glass facades. The SG system removes the need for extemal pressure plates and capping profiles, giving exciting aesthetic options. It is suitable for vertical, sloped slope  
v. sloped, slop·ing, slopes

v.intr.
1. To diverge from the vertical or horizontal; incline: a roof that slopes. See Synonyms at slant.

2.
 or roof applications and allows architects to incorporate much larger or multi-faceted areas of structural glazing into their designs than previously possible. The SG system has successfully completed UK high-pressure high-pres·sure
adj.
1. Of or relating to pressures higher than normal, especially higher than atmospheric pressure.

2. Informal
a.
 blast-resistant testing, underlining un·der·lin·ing  
n.
1. The act of drawing a line under; underscoring.

2. Emphasis or stress, as in instruction or argument.
 its strength as a fully-glazed primary protection system against risks of explosion.

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Publication:The Architectural Review
Date:May 1, 2003
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