
Origin of IGK and its fundamental idea
In the 1960s, the automotive industry started installing windshields as a supporting construction part of the vehicle’s mechanics by utilizing adhesives. To conduct this procedure,
In the 1960s, the automotive industry started installing windshields as a supporting construction part of the vehicle’s mechanics by utilizing adhesives. To conduct this procedure,
In the late 1960s/early 1970s, polysulfide sealants dominated the European industry from the get-go once the 2-stage sealing system for insulating glass was developed. The
For an industry newcomer, the European IG production looks quite simple and structured at first sight. At the beginning of the production, 6m times 3.21m
A few years after founding IGK in 1988, the term “warm-edge” was coined in the mid-1990s. It described the loss of heat within the insulating
In the mid-1980s, polysulfide was by far the best-selling insulating glass sealant worldwide. Each year, more than 90% of the sealant was applied as an