greenhouse are made of looking glass , correct ? Yes , but certainly not always and not all . Even in the Netherlands , where most nursery are made of glass , polycarbonate is more common than you might expect .
" Polycarbonate has proven to be an first-class pick because of its farseeing warrant period and superior insularity value , " says Mark van den Tempel . " This has led to growing acceptance and implementation of polycarbonate in modernistic greenhouses . " It is also in in high spirits demand internationally . Where ultraviolet illumination shaft is not of the essence , the sturdy polycarbonate sheet are ideal for various app : on the cap , against the façade , or in front of the greenhouse .
" In the greenhouse , for example , it can be used for a sliding door , a windowpane , or memory board space . Polycarbonate is an implausibly various mathematical product , " list the Managing Director of Stabilit Benelux . The company has been dynamic in polycarbonate since 1984 . The polycarbonate phenomenon is for certain not novel in horticulture , but not everyone is aware of the latest developments . For instance , an prolonged warrant geological period of 15 or even 20 years is on a regular basis chosen for polycarbonate canvass , and more and more is possible with the insulation values of piece of paper . Not insignificant in time of vitality crisis .
The polycarbonate specialiser once started in the Westland but is now located in Benthuizen . Here , in increase to the federal agency , the 3,000 m2 dispersion center is also located . Stabilit Benelux supplies sheets to glasshouse detergent builder , but also in other sector . " When it fare to really large task , it is also possible to deliver custom - made products straight from the manufacturing plant . If machining is want , such as guttering or sloping , we do that here in Benthuizen . "
The power of lightweightOne of the advantage of polycarbonate is the system of weights of the material . " This exceptionally lightweight material offer the same structural integrity as glass but with importantly less flock . This means greenhouse builders can revel easy installation , less need for heavy support structures , and more often than not less tenseness on the nursery system . " The result ? " A cost - in effect and efficient root for modern greenhouse building . "
While some variants of this cloth may be heavy , they still offer advantages such as longer warrantee , better insularity time value , and impact immunity compared to traditional glass . " We provide firm polycarbonate in thickness from 2 to 15 millimeters . A 15 - millimeter sheet weighs 18 kilos per m2 , so you ’ll need some strong arm to lift it , " express mirth Mark .
The mill , or rather manufactory , are in several locating worldwide . Stabilit Benelux , formerly Macrolux Benelux , is now part of Verzatec , a Mexican family ship’s company . Stabilit Benelux is the exclusive distributer of the sheet material and arrangement of the Swiss manufacturing caller Stabilit Suisse SA . " Many of our Cartesian product go all over the reality with glasshouse builders . We turn in the ware to them on land site , and they transport it in containers with the rest of the textile needed to build the greenhouse ( such as sword , for exemplar ) . "
insularism : keep heat and saveIn these uncertain times , with eminent vigour price , multi - walled polycarbonate , in particular , is in demand . " The more walls there are in a sheet , the secure the insulation economic value . " At the polycarbonate specialist , they then talk , for model , about 16 millimetre 3 - walled , 16 millimeters 5 - walled , or 16 millimetre 5X , where the number then endure for the number of walls . " And we also have 16/10X. A gameboard with excellent insulation value , which continue heat and does not let it escape , thus maintaining a constant and friendly temperature . "
So , the instrument panel come in in different eccentric and strong suit , from 4 to 60 millimetre duncical . " For a lot of light transmissions , choose a 16 - millimeter 3 - wall board , for better insulation , a 5 - walled one . The single or double decade structure stress the inflexibility of the board . The last thing you desire when the sheets are on the roof is for the sheets to be blown out of the ceiling by a storm or fold inwards , for example , due to snow loads . "
Glasshouse project equipped with clear plane case 16/3
warranty : put in sustainabilityOne facet that has further fuel pastime in polycarbonate is the long guarantee offered . Due to extreme weather or calamities , scathe may still occur . This then leave to an insurance policy issue . To lodge agriculturist , Stabilit Benelux can increase the warranty period to 15 or 20 yr .
Replacing panelsOver 39 class , the polycarbonate product has undergone uninterrupted development . At HortiContact , the companionship is a returning participant with a base full of different types of plates . " We do n’t have a new intersection every yr , but we offer a peck of choice . "
late , due to the free energy crisis , there has been an surplus focus on insularism . " Growers are choosing extra showing , for instance , " Mark remark . " If you do this at a fourth dimension when the polycarbonate greenhouse covering is already 20 years old , there are addition to be made there . What we see a lot of in practice session is replace a 16 mm 3 - walled mainsheet with a 16 mm 5 - walled sheet or even a 10X sheet . With the latter plateful , growers gain importantly in uranium - value , the time value that expresses insulation . " Mark name a 15 - 20 % melioration in insulation economic value .
Carlo Bol and Leonard van Vliet at HortiContact 2023
CustomizationIf the light transmitting is not the most crucial thoughtfulness , it may pay to practice even fatheaded display board than 16 millimeters . Garden centers have been doing this a lot lately . " There you see that multitude choose to replace the 16 - millimetre boards with 20 , 25 , or 32 - mm boards , obviously , these boards have an even high insulating material value . "
For company like this , saving gun and sustainability is an significant argument for renewal and investment . In this respect , the polycarbonate medical specialist himself is still hard at work . " We have actually never shouted it from the rooftops , but we recycle all our pre - consumer material and have been driving around with the field of honor inspection and repair in electric cars since 2019 . "
The Benthuizen spot has also lately had solar panels on the roof . " In that regard , it ’s a well solar day today , " Mark laugh at the close of May . He concludes by pointing out one last piece of customization . " We can also offer an IR - Gold panel , this panel has the properties of letting sparkle through but largely utter the heat back outside . toppingly pleasant on these spicy days . "
For more selective information : Mark van den TempelStabilit BeneluxVerbreepark 312731 BR , BenthuizenTel . : +31 ( 0)79 343 88 88[email protected]www.stabilitbenelux.nl
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