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Owner of data set Architectural & Metal Systems Ltd. |
Technical purpose Profiles and frames (without glass) are assembled at the AMS factory site. Aluminium profiles are painted, combined with PVC strips, filled with foam filler insulation, and then cut to size. The completed profiles are then assembled into the designed window/door/facade unit size, with the addition of handles, locks, receivers, etc.. Profiles and frames are packaged in light plastic bubblewrap packaging for dispatch to the customer, where the requisite double or triple glazing unit is fitted.
The intended use of the products are as windows in residential, educational and commercial buildings. The windows are manufactured to the requirements of I.S. EN 14351-1:2006 +A1:2010 Windows and doors - Product standard, performance characteristics. A wide variety of frame sizes are manufactured at the AMS production and fabrication sites, each specifically sized to the customers’ specifications. At the customers’ assembly site, the frames are fitted with double or triple glazing. As the weight of the specific glass installed is not determined by AMS, and may vary, the weight of glass in the tables below is indicative. Full technical specifications and performance characteristics for each of the products can be downloaded at www.ams.ie.
The relative percentages of materials in the windows is given below. These are based on averages between the Performace Plus and non-Performace Plus, as the differences in the mass of the materials between the two window types is in the order of 1 to 2%.
Extruded aluminium profiles are fed into a powder-coating paint line. After powder-coating, thermal insulation components are added to the profiles (such as foam filling, and application of rubber gaskets). The profiles are then worked on in the fabrication unit, where they are then cut to final size, and the hardware pieces are added. Frames are packaged before dispatch to customers. |
