Glass for Appliance Laundry

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Design

At Contour, your imagination is our greatest design asset. If you can imagine a design for glass applications in the laundry market, we can fire your design onto a frit bringing you aesthetic value and rigid requirements for dimension and temper. Since you are always looking for ways to improve your product quality and style, so are we.

Just ask us to help you create something unique that sets you apart, and we will bring your imagination to fruition. Just remember that when you have a design problem, Contour may be your best solution.

 

Graphics

Whether the graphics for your laundry glass is designed to be subtle or dramatic, Contour has the in-house capabilities to make your design become a reality. We work with your concept design professionals to set the appropriate printing requirements; select the best silk screen to give just the right effect; prepare the graphics and registration for multiple colors; and, mix custom color inks to give you exactly what you ordered. And, since all of our process functions are in-house, we can give you extraordinary service and execution time.
 

Glass Substrates

 

Glass Substrate Chart

Glass Substrates Single * DSG DST 5/32 3/16 1/4 5/16 3/8
Float Glass
Clear x x x x x x x x
Gray and Green x x x x
Bronze x x
Low-Iron x x x x x x x
Blue x x x

Dark Green

x x
Light Gray x x
Reflectives
Silver Clear x x
Silver Gray x
Silver Bronze x
Silver Green x
Silver Blue/Green x
Gold Clear x
Low Emissivity "pyrolytic"
Clear Low-E x x x x x x
Green Low-E x x
* Single thickness glass can only be fabricated wtihout tempering

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Cutting

Cutting

Inches mm Glass Dimension Inches

Nominal Inches

Width Length
Glass Type Gl. Thick. Gl. Thick. Min. Max. Min. Max. Tolerance Shape
All Substrate Options 3/32 2.5 mm 1 72 1 96 0.03 unlimited, 65"
1/8 3.0 mm 1 72 1 96 0.03 unlimited, 65"
1/8 3.2 mm 1 72 1 96 0.03 unlimited, 65"
5/32 4.0 mm 1 72 1 96 0.03 unlimited, 65"
3/16 4.7 mm 1 72 1 96 0.03 unlimited, 65"
3/16 5.0 mm 1 72 1 96 0.03 unlimited, 65"
1/4 5.7 mm 1 72 1 96 0.03 unlimited, 65"
1/4 6.0 mm 1 72 1 96 0.03 unlimited, 65"
5/16 8.0 mm 6 72 12 96 0.03 unlimited, 65"
3/8 10 mm 6 72 12 96 0.03 unlimited, 65"

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Edging

 

Edging

Inches mm Glass Dimension Inches

Nominal Inches

Width Length
Glass Type Gl. Thick. Gl. Thick. Min. Max. Min. Max. Swiped Pencil Dubbed Flat Polished
Various Substrate Options 1/8 3.0 mm 4 48 4 80 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1/8 3.2 mm 4 48 4 80 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1/8 3.2 mm 4 48 4 80 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
5/32 4.0 mm 4 48 4 80 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
3/16 4.7 mm 4 48 4 80 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
3/16 5.0 mm 4 48 4 80 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1/4 5.7 mm 4 48 4 80 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1/4 6.0 mm 4 48 4 80 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
5/16 8.0 mm 8 48 8 80 Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes
3/8 10 mm 8 48 8 80 Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes

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Drilling

Hole Drilling

Inches mm Glass Size Inches

Inches

Width Length
Glass Types Gl. Thick. Gl. Thick. Min. Max. Min. Max. Drill Dimensions Hole Size Tolerance Location from Edge Max. Distance from edge
All Substrate Options 3/32-3/8 2.5-10mm 3 48 5 80 1/8-2" 0.01 1/8 12

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Screening

Screen Printing

Inches mm Glass Dimension Inches

Nominal Inches

Width Length
Glass Type Gl. Thick. Gl. Thick. Min. Max. Min. Max. # Colors/lite # Base Colors # Color Options
All Various Substrates 1/8 - 1/2 3.0 - 10 mm 3 48 3 90 7 25 80,000
All it takes is your imagination. Contour's in house graphic design and screen building capabilities can apply endless ideas on glass with a simple photo, drawing, blueprint or (AI File) Adobe illustrator.

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Tempering

Contour's LionTuff Tempered Glass

    

Tempering

Inches mm Nominal Inches

Grams

Width Length
Glass Types Gl. Thick. Gl. Thick. Min. Max. Min. Max. Wave Distortion Warp 10 largest break weight* Glass Defect Size
Various Substrate Options 1/8 3.0 mm 2.75 48 3 80 zebra test .03/12" 48.618 ASTM Std.
1/8 3.2 mm 2.75 48 3 80 .03/12" 51.912 ASTM Std.
5/32 4.0 mm 2.75 48 3 80 .03/12" 65.508 ASTM Std.
3/16 4.7 mm 2.75 48 3 80 .03/12" 73.336 ASTM Std.
3/16 5.0 mm 2.75 48 3 80 .03/12" 77.044 ASTM Std.
1/4

5.7 mm

2.75 48 3 80 .03/12" 88.992 ASTM Std.
1/4 6.0 mm 2.75 48 3 80 .03/12" 90.228 ASTM Std.
5/16 8.0 mm 2.75 48 3 80 .03/12" ASTM Std.
3/8 10 mm 6 48 3 80 .03/12" ASTM Std.
* Break test calculated from target glass thickness

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Packaging

Click here to view the G-1 Standard Rack

Click here to view the Gregory G-4

Click here to view the Appliance Rack