FIELD OF APPLICATIONS
The system is designed to create curtain wall for multy-storey buildings with load-bearing structures in reinforced concrete, steel or a combination of the two, such as hotels, public buildings, schools, etc...

STRUCTURE
The curtain wall consits of an aluminium profile structure forming a series of large "cells". Each cell can be fitted with elements (solid or glazed panels) which finishing are fastened directly to the primary structure with a special profile (patented together with the overall system). The horizontal and vertical sides of the cells are joined together by special telescopic couplings which absorb thermal expansion and minor scismic shocks and completely eliminate any noise or cracks that these phenomena may produce.
The standard joint is approximately 66 mm width and 177 mm height.

We can also made curtain wall with traditional system uprights and cross-pieces. All this is studied to offer an infinity typologies of curtain wall, vertical, inclined, curved, etc...with simplicity and few accessories.
Our special joint between horizontal and vertical profiles lets the water flow away as a "rain-pipe", this is possible because our profiles have a double pipe inside them.
It is also possible use this curtain wall in inclined curtain-wall.

EXTERNAL FRAME
Aluminium profiles which made external frame are supply into two different version of sealing glazed panel or other material; the first is easy and the second (named CLW170-t.b.) with thermal break in polyamide bars to guarantee a perfect thermal insulation. In each case the total aluminium surface is smaller than 10%.
The system used to fit the glazed panels (or panels in other materials) to the cells is really easy. It utilizes especially-designed aluminium profiles and sealing strips thar assure a perfect mechanical seal of the panel. From the exterior is visible, only a very small part of the aluminium profile which is almost on the same level of the external glass. The shutter between the two frames is at least 10mm. (see joint here attached).

We can supply other two system of finish, one is with a 45° grinded glass as the system Clima G175 and other with a structural sealing using special silicones.

As well as a wide range of reflecting glass, which offers an infinity of combinations of colour, thickness and composition of the glazed cells, it is also possible to use numerous other finishing materials, including natural or synthetic marble, plastic laminates, pre-enamelled sheet metal, silk screened or printed glass, etc....

OPENING SYSTEM
All frames can be equipped with opening systems and also after installation fixed frames can be changed into opening ones adding the handle, if required.
From external viewed there are not difference between opnening system and fixed ones.
The opening system is suitable for use each type of internal blinds or curtains also because the lower edge of the window opens outwards. The uprights (if required before installation) are on the same plane as the cros-pieces so each modular axis can be joined to suspended ceilings and internal partition walls without use a special connector element.

MOUNTING CELLS ON THE STRUCTURE
The way of mounting cells on the building structure changes from site to site. Any method used allows to be adjusted the curtain wall among all three axes. Furthermore, in this way we are able to reduce vibration, expansion and earthquake movements, as well as providing positive and negative flexion in response to accidental loads on floor slabs. Every cells is mounted on the building in an autonomous manner with respect to the adjacent cells on all sides.
Also, every cell can be precision adjusted for perfect correction of out-of-level error between the floors of the "raw" building structure and out-of-line error in the cell row of the same floor.
Except in a very few cases, this curtain wall system can be installed without scaffolding or additional expense on the part of the construction company.

THE PRINCIPAL STEPS IN INSTALLATION ARE:
- tracing out
- placement of brackets, vertical plumbing, horizontal alignment and attachment of the brackets on building floors using Halfen-type rods, set pins, welding
- distribution of curtain wall to the brackets that were previously installed
- installation of sheet metal trim
- sealing of interior and exterior perimeters
- adjustement of opening systems

CERTIFICATIONS
The air-tightness test, which is in compliance with UEAtc European Standards (from ICITE - CNR in S.Donato MI), resulted a class A3 in air-permeability.

The water-tightness test, which is in compliance with UEAtc European Standards (from ICITE - CNR in S.Donato MI), resulted a class E4 in water-permeability.

The result of the wind-resistance test, which is in compliance with UEAtc European Standards (from ICITE - CNR in S.Donato MI), showed no functional deterioration after pressure and depresure give in this way a class V3 in wind-resistance.