DIRTT has entered into a strategic collaboration with Corning Inc., an innovator in materials science. This strategic relationship will bring Corning Willow Glass to DIRTT’s suite of interior construction solutions.
Thirty times thinner and lighter than standard 6-millimeter soda lime glass, 200-µm Willow Glass is an ultra-thin, flexible, display-grade glass that enables DIRTT—for the first time—to apply a pristine, durable glass surface to a wide range of next-generation products. Willow Glass is chemically durable, scratch-resistant, bendable and easy-to-clean.
“Our collaboration with Corning brings the interior construction industry one of the most powerful and original glass solutions the world has ever seen: Willow Glass,” says Mogens Smed, co-founder and CEO of DIRTT.
“DIRTT’s commitment to innovation is very similar to our approach here at Corning. We are excited by the opportunity to collaborate with DIRTT as they incorporate Willow Glass into their interior construction offerings,” says Gilbert Chorosz, managing director, Willow Glass.
Introducing Willow Glass to its suite of solutions, DIRTT will see strong operational efficiencies in manufacturing its interior construction solutions. Clients will notice key benefits, such as improved accuracy, more rapid delivery, freight savings up to 70 percent, enhanced acoustic performance and a wide array of design capabilities. For integrated technology applications, DIRTT will continue to use back painted glass solutions.