Clearview National May 2019 - Issue 210 | Page 38

PROUD SPONSOR OF DOORS & WINDOWS DOORS&WINDOWS NEW STUNNING DOOR FOR ‘HOME OF FLUSH’ » » TRAILBLAZING fabricator Dekko Window Systems is set to add a stunning new Flush Door to its ever- growing ‘Home of Flush’ range. The new Flush Door combines beautiful style with outstanding performance and has been designed to replicate traditional timber and aluminium. It is also #BestInClass for weather performance and energy efficiency, with Class 4 600 Pa Air Permeability, Class E1050 Pa Water Tightness (full frame) and Class A3 1200 Pa Wind Resistance. The doorset achieves an ‘A’ energy rating with U-Values as low as 1.0 W/m2K with triple glazing and 1.3 W/m2K with double glazing. The Flush Door also comes with dedicated PAS24- approved hardware and is Part M compliant for easy access. The Flush Door has the only dedicated open-out flush door sash on the market, making it a perfect addition to the leading fabricator’s ‘Home of Flush’ which also includes Infinity, R9, R7 and R². “The new Flush Door is a stunning addition to our ‘Home of Flush’ family and complements the rest of the range perfectly,” said Kurt Greatrex, Dekko’s Sales Director. “It looks fantastic and the door has been designed to look and perform the very best. “The Flush Door suites features a seamless, high- end look that enhances both traditional and contemporary homes, and can be graf-welded for that high-end Infinity finish. It will also be available as standard in 30 colourways.” Dekko will be displaying the newly launched Flush Door at the upcoming FIT Show at their stand Q10, and Kurt added: “The Flush Door looks absolutely stunning and we’re anticipating it’s going to be a big seller in 2019. “Dekko’s success has been built on providing installers with the perfect route into the high- end home improvement market and everything they need to get ahead of the competition, and the new Flush Door is another product they can use to grow their business.” www.dekkowindows.com Print’s Charming Another UK first for VEKA Group – with 3D printed window » » VEKA GROUP IS WELL- known for investing in people, plant and technology for the benefit of customers. One such investment in recent years was a BlackBelt 3D printer, which was recently used to print a full-sized M70 casement window. Head of Technical Paul Kennington explains: “VEKA Group is well known for staying ahead of the curve; the company runs the industry’s most technically advanced on-site mixing plant, was first to create a window rated ‘A’ for efficiency, first to offer a BSI Kitemark-accredited Bi-Fold Door and first to open a dedicated PVC-U profile recycling plant. Now, we believe VEKA Group is the first to ‘3D print’ a fully functioning window. “We invested in this top- of-the-range 3D printing technology because it offers significant benefits for our customers, particularly for prototyping. It means we can create and test the viability of potential new products immediately, for a fraction of the cost associated with traditional prototyping. We can anticipate where efficiencies can be made and solve any potential problems long before we get to the more involved tooling design stage. “It has already allowed us to produce numerous prototypes for internal needs and for our customers, including designing and testing a new bottom rail for a customer to add to their door range. 38 » M AY 2019 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M “The unique thing about VEKA Group’s printer, compared to others we’ve used in the past, is that it can print to any size. So rather than creating a ‘scale model’ of something, we can actually produce a ‘like for like’ physical product that customers can get to grips with. For example, the fully functioning M70 side-opening casement we’ve 3D printed is life sized and we’ve been able to fit it with all the relevant hardware. It’s already been used for demonstration purposes on a number of occasions. “VEKA Group is proud to put customers at the very heart of everything the company does. Investment in technology such as this allows us to bring innovations to market faster, giving our customers a distinct edge over the competition. I’m looking forward to seeing this 3D printing technology continue to ‘prove its worth’ in a host of ways.” www.vekauk.com