Low Iron Glass

Pro Ultra Clear from Glass Projects is a specialised float glass manufactured with a significantly reduced iron content, resulting in exceptional clarity and optical neutrality. Unlike standard clear float glass, which often exhibits a subtle green tint (particularly noticeable at the edges or in thicker lites), Pro Ultra Clear provides a crystal-clear appearance. This purity allows for maximum visible light transmission and ensures that colours viewed through the glass, or applied to the glass surface, are rendered more accurately and vividly.

Key attributes of Pro Ultra Clear include:

• Exceptional Clarity: Offers a virtually colourless appearance, eliminating the greenish hue common in standard float glass.

• Maximum Light Transmission: Allows a higher percentage of visible light to pass through compared to standard clear glass, creating brighter interior spaces and maximising daylight harvesting.

• True Colour Rendition: Ideal for applications where accurate colour perception is crucial, such as for displaying artwork, retail products, or when used as a substrate for back-painted or printed glass.

• Aesthetic Purity: Provides a cleaner, more brilliant aesthetic, highly valued in high-end architectural and interior design projects throughout New Zealand.

• Versatility: Pro Ultra Clear can be toughened (Pro Tuf), laminated (Pro Lam/Pro Lam Tuf), incorporated into Insulated Glass Units (Pro Comfort), or coated, offering a high-performance base for a wide range of glazing solutions.

Glass Projects specifies Pro Ultra Clear for applications where visual purity, high light transmission, and unadulterated colour rendition are paramount. Its superior optical qualities make it the preferred choice for:

• High-End Retail Displays & Shopfronts: Enhances product visibility and presents merchandise in its true colours, crucial for luxury brands.

• Museums & Galleries: Ensures artwork and exhibits are viewed without colour distortion.

• Interior Glazing: Used for frameless partitions, doors, and balustrades where maximum light flow and a seamless, clear aesthetic are desired.

• Architectural Features: Specified for statement windows, facades, and skylights in projects demanding the highest level of transparency and visual quality.

• Back-Painted Glass & Splashbacks: Provides a true colour base for painted glass (e.g., with Pro Print ceramic frit), ensuring the specified colour is accurately achieved without being influenced by a green tint.

• Shower Enclosures: Offers a brighter, cleaner look, especially important with light-coloured tiles and bathroom fittings.

• Furniture & Aquariums: Where clarity and true colour transmission are essential for the desired aesthetic and function.

• Solar Applications: The higher light transmission can be beneficial for certain photovoltaic (Pro Photovoltaic) or BIPV (Pro BIPV) applications, maximising energy conversion.

Glass Projects ensures the meticulous handling and processing of Pro Ultra Clear to maintain its pristine quality from supply through to installation, providing architects and designers in New Zealand with a premium glazing option.