Plastic glazing finally looks promising
Author: Matthew Beecham | 13 December 2005
Although the idea of replacing glass with lighter weight plastic sounds like an obvious innovation, it is not new. For over thirty years, auto glass experts have explored the potential for polycarbonate as a replacement to glass. Matthew Beecham reports.
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