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GATGLASS® Polycarbonate

In the World of mining, glass has been the only viable product available to date for glazing requiring resistance to impact, engulfment pressures, and extremely harsh conditions.

Now, imagine a product that has higher optical values than glass, has glass-like abrasion resistance, is supplied in monolithic, unlaminated form so can never delaminate, and is virtually unbreakable.

GATGLASS® is the disruptor to this industry, by offering the world’s only higher-performing alternative to traditional glass within the mining industry.

GAT Mining is the exclusive global supplier of GATGLASS® polycarbonate glazing engineered as an alternative for extreme applications, including 40psi requirements for dozers working in coal stockpiles, easily withstanding the impact shocks when a dozer falls into a coal stockpile void.

Traditional glass requires lamination for a few reasons:

If the glass breaks, the interlayer holds the glass fragments together, preventing them from shattering into sharp, dangerous pieces
Laminated glass is stronger and more impact-resistant than non-laminated glass of the same thickness
The interlayer in laminated glass can also help reduce noise transmission
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The advantages of GATGLASS®

It is virtually unbreakable at approx. 250 times stronger than glass
It does not require to be laminated for increased strength
It does not need to be laminated to assist in noise transmission reduction - it absorbs and dampens sound vibrations far more effectively than glass thereby significantly reducing cabin operator noise
Is half the weight of equivalent thickness glass
It can be supplied with IR (Infra-Red) blocking technology to significantly reduce cabin temperatures and reflection
It is available in various gauges as an alternative to traditional glass used in the mining industry, typically from 6mm to over 20mm as a monolithic sheet, unlaminated

Glass breakage is not only a problem when used in situ due to impact, but a high percentage of glass is broken during transportation, delivery, storage, and installation.

GATGLASS® is manufactured under strict quality management protocols of ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 14001:2015 and has the following local & international safety glass certifications:

ANSI Z 26.1 US Safety Glass Standard
AS2, AS4, AS5 US Safety Glass Standard
ECE43R European Safety Glass Standard
JIS R 3211 Japan Safety Glass Standard
AS2080:2019 Australian Safety Glass Standard

GAT Mining is working with OEM and aftermarket supply partners to offer complete framed solutions for coal dozers and many other types of heavy equipment used in mining and other applications.

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About GATGLASS®

It is produced using proprietary technology under strict quality management protocols of ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 14001:2015
This revolutionary process creates a polycarbonate sheet that has the highest light transmission of any transparent glazing material, including glass, unsurpassed optics with virtually no distortion, and glass-like surface abrasion resistance
GATGLASS® polycarbonate sheet is virtually unbreakable at approx. 250 times stronger than traditional glass and half the weight of equivalent thickness glass

GATGLASS® is able to be used for other types of mining, construction, transport and military equipment applications.