Low-E double glazed glass helps to ensure a consistent temperature environment that helps preserve the freshness and quality of food.
June 2024
The Advantages of Double-Glazed Glass with Low Emissivity Coating in FPG Temperature-Controlled Food Display Cabinets
FPG specifies double-glazed glass with a low-E (low-emissivity) coating for use in the construction of many of its food display cabinets. It costs a bit more, but we think it is well worth the investment.
What does this mean for food retailers and food service providers?
Double-glazed glass with a low-E coating offers several advantages for food display cabinets:
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Superior Insulation
Low-E glass reflects a higher percentage of heat back into your space compared to standard uncoated glass. This superior insulating property helps maintain a more stable temperature inside the cabinet. -
Enhanced Food Shelf Life
The stable temperature environment helps preserve the freshness and quality of perishable foods. Whether it’s a deli display or a bakery display cabinet, low-E double-glazed glass helps to ensure consistent temperatures. -
Energy Efficiency
By reducing heat transfer, low-E double-glazed glass minimises energy loss. It keeps your food display cabinet warmer during cold weather and cooler in hot climates. This energy efficiency can lead to cost savings on heating and cooling expenses. -
Reduced Condensation
Condensation can be detrimental to food quality and aesthetics. The low-E coated, double-glazed glass helps to mitigate condensation, preventing water droplets from forming on the glass surface. -
Quality Assurance
Low-E double-glazed glass is manufactured to high European quality standards, ensuring reliability and longevity for your FPG food display cabinets.
In summary, double-glazed glass with a low-E coating helps maintain optimal food storage conditions, reduces energy costs, and enhances safety and comfort. An excellent choice for food display cabinets!
Sourcing Glass Post Covid-19
Historically, most of our glass components for cabinets were manufactured in China and India due to cost efficiency and availability. Ross Mepham, FPG Manufacturing Services Manager says, “Dual supply helped to ensure the consistent supply of glass, especially during the challenging times coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the downside was the extended lead time and expense due to shipping. We addressed this by stocking an extensive range of glass components in our warehouse.” At the time, 50% of the warehouse was allocated to glass storage.
Post covid, FPG was approached by Glasslines NZ Ltd, a company specialising in glass located in Cambridge, New Zealand.
“Glasslines offered short lead times and competitive pricing compared to internationally sourced glass”, says Ross.
FPG made the switch. Ross adds, “The end result is that our supply chain lead times on glass are much shorter, and we can produce products that require new glass components quicker. “
Recycling Glass Waste
When FPG has waste glass to dispose, the glass is consolidated with other sources of waste glass locally in Napier, New Zealand. A bulk delivery is made to Auckland for recycling. Ross observes that this waste stream is being diverted from landfill, so a positive result.
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