Clearview National February 2020 - Issue 219 | Page 70

GLASS&SEALEDUNITS MACHINERY
LETTER TO THE EDITOR “No downsides”
with new saws
MANDATORY CHANGES
TO EN 1279 FROM
MARCH 19TH 2020
» OUR INDUSTRY
could be forgiven for being
distracted with the countless
economic and political
challenges that were thrown
our way in 2019, but in 2020
we have a new and very specific
challenge to face, and we need
to prepare quickly to ensure
continued compliance.
The standard for the
manufacture of Double-Glazed
Sealed Units (IGU’s) has
been amended. It is currently
in transition and becomes
mandatory on the 19th March
2020.
This hEN standard - EN
1279:2018 product standard
– is needed to comply with
the Construction Products
Regulation and has undergone
several changes that will affect
Sealed Unit Manufacturers. The
changes need to be addressed
urgently. We can’t cover the
complexities of the changes in
this letter but here’s a summary
of how sealed unit manufacturers
will need to comply from the
March deadline.
• Primary and Secondary
Sealant – compliance with
EN 1279:4-2018
• Molecular Sieves –
change in test method
and compliance with EN
1279:4-2018
• Foamed Spacer Systems
– test methods and
compliance with EN
1279:4-2018
• Testing to EN 1279-
6:2018– new parameters
and tolerances.
• Change of documentation
to reference the new
standard.
The changes are relatively
straight-forward but there is
a process that needs to be
adhered to before the deadline
to ensure ongoing compliance,
so companies do need to act
sooner rather than later. As is
always the case with changing
legislation we’ve found there is a
general lack of awareness across
the industry and no sense of
urgency to meet the deadline,
which inevitably leads to a last-
minute rush when the deadline
is upon us.
We’re already helping our
existing customers to get up
to date ahead of the deadline,
but we’ve also tried to help
companies further afield by
providing some free of charge
impartial guidance on the
issue on our website www.
censolutions.com. We’re also
happy to talk to anyone who
has any questions about these
important upcoming changes
so that as an industry we can
achieve the changes in time for
19th March.
Yours sincerely,
Wayne Rogerson,
CENSolutions Joint MD
70 » F EB 2020 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M
Faster, more versatile, more accurate, less
waste – there really were no downsides
when secondary glazing specialist
Selectaglaze chose two new Kombimatec
DGS530 CNC double mitre saws.
» SELECTAGLAZE
Managing Director, Keith Mercer,
said: “Secondary glazing is more
popular than ever as more people
realise the low visual impact and
increased thermal efficiency, so
we need to stay ahead of demand,
as well as being more reliable and
flexible.”
The DGS530 comes complete
with 530mm TCT saw blades, a
speedier automatic positioning
system and motorised heads.
It automatically cuts whole six
metre lengths to the pre-set size
with its auto feed trim cutting
facility in as little as 15 minutes.
Both machines have been fitted
with automatic digital calipers
which measure the height of the
extrusion and then automatically
adjust the blade – especially useful
when Selectaglaze works with
a list of over 100 profiles. Each
also has been given a cleat cutting
facility for auto-indexing.
The DG530s have also brought
sustainability benefits with
significant reductions in profile
wastage because of their improved
accuracy and the optimisation of
cutting combinations.
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