Transparent Digital

Glass Solutions
 The future is now
Vibrant digital beacons for modern cityscapes

Transform your building into an iconic landmark. With 130 successfully completed projects
Amaze people with inspiring visuals. Engage worldwide, this innovative technology is
them with interactive content such as games or tried and tested and is continually being
live digital artworks. Through instantaneously improved upon.
customisable content, we enable you to turn
glass façades into storytelling canvases of This is the next generation of story telling at an
architectural proportions. architectural scale.

Join the growing Smart City revolution, to create Being proud winners of many awards in 2017-18,
social hubs in our urban areas, where people including the prestigious London Construction
can meet and form a seamless connection Awards Technological Innovation of 2017, we’re
between the physical and digital experience. supporting our urban environments towards a
brighter, more connected future.

Worldwide clients include:

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 G-SMATT Digital Media Glass Why choose us?
Allow us to introduce you to our next generation Digital Media Benefit What this means for you
Façade Technology
G-SMATT Digital Glass is at the forefront of Media Façade
Unlike previous generation media façade systems, G-SMATT Digital Media Glass Futureproof Technologies, therefore positioning our clients as pioneers,
provides totally transparent glass that allows natural daylight to pour in, complementing your brand spearheading innovation.
the beauty of the architectural design. The LEDs are integrated within the glass
laminate, resulting in an intelligent, weatherproof solution, with all electronics protected
This a highly durable product, requiring a similar capital investment
from the elements.
Cost effective to previous generation mesh and strip LED systems on the market,
This means G-SMATT Digital Media Glass is the primary facade material providing yielding much lower total cost of ownership.
the weatherproof envelope of the building in one neat solution. Our system can be
designed in conjunction with all market leading curtainwall systems or retrofitted to the
internal or external surfaces of an existing façade. Enhance the Not only can our technology provide an elegant glass façade, but can
beauty also burst into life with a vivid, eye-catching display.

G-SMATT Digital Glass is a market leader in transparency, with a rating

Maximise of 99.7%. Capitalise upon daylight to create naturally lit spaces that
natural daylight promote wellbeing and productivity.

Maximise Unlike conventional LED displays, which create dead and dark spaces
useable floor behind them, utilize all available floor area in your building, producing
area habitable interior space all the way to the façade.

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 Immersive Spaces

Illuminate
your message
Project who you are and your values

Create into the community by displaying

beautiful dynamic art to mark
Art installations your building as iconic
and relevant.
Interactive displays
Eye catching public information
 A space for advertising
or community engagement

Transform
Stadiums
Shopping Centres
Landmarks

Fully
Durability interactive
G-SMATT media glass comes
Our Digital Media Glass is a with a library of pre-developed
tough and robust construction apps allowing people to interact
material and can be built in a with your facade increasing
variety of specifications to awareness, footfall and
suit your needs. engaging those
around you.

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 Engaging Exteriors

99.75%
transparent
Our glass is so transparent it
looks like standard laminated
glass when not in use, which
minimises distractions for
Create office occupants.
 Information and displays at
airports, bus stops and railways.
Art installations
Engaging displays

Transform interiors:
Public waiting areas
Offices
Flooring
Ceilings

High
impact Introduce
Set yourself apart from infotainment
your competition and
provide a talking point with Easily delivers a stream of text
your graphics. and image-based information
on your glass. Create welcome
messages, sales offers, news
bulletins, weather information,
and much more.

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 CASE STUDY

Coex convention & Technical information

exhibition centre Every G-SMATT media glass is made to order. The diagrams show
the details of the single laminated and double glazed structures.
The corresponding table below demonstrate how the structures
can be adapted to individual project requirements.

Typical structure: Double glazed structure:

G-SMATT completed the installation of a large 1,200 square Cover glass Cover glass
Laminating Interlayer Air/argon cavity
metre transparent architectural LED media glass facade.
LED Laminating Interlayer

There were a number of challenges facing the The result is a breathtaking facade nearly three FTO Glass LED

team as the building remained open throughout times the area of a basketball court used for FTO Glass
the construction process and all finishing works commercial advertisement and for culture and
had to be carried out at night. art displays. This facade helps to bring the
community together and the cityscape to life.
In addition, there were varying dimensions
which required complex engineering at the
Size: 1,200 square meters of glass
design stage to ensure a constant pitch of the
LEDs across the glass to ensure the highest Glass specifications:
Number of LEDS: Over 300,000
image quality curved and faceted. Types of glass: Normal or low iron
Pitch of LEDs: P60
2 4
Where: 
Coex Convention & Exhibition
Diagram
Centre in South Korea Components Thickness
reference
Installation time: Three months Base Glass - Fluorine-doped tin oxide FTO 1 4/6mm
Inside Outside Resin (interlayer) 2 2.5mm
Cover glass 3 4/6/8/10mm

Options - Air, Argon or

Air/argon cavity 4
Krypton 12/16/20 mm

1 3 5 Cover glass (if curtain wall type is installed) 5 Variable

4 2
Other specifications:
Transparency 99.75%

Internal reflection Less than 7.5%

Construction grade material Yes

Inside Outside Compatible with standard frames Yes

Films and coatings Available on request

Heat treatment of glass available

5 1 3
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 LED arrangement System diagram
The LED arrangement that you pick will impact the definition of Simply bring your graphics to life. Our simple control enables you
your facade, so we can work with you to ensure you pick the best to rapidly arrange, schedule and play content on your glass facade.
product for your application: SMATT Europe (GSE) can provide full media support - generating
and managing your content schedule.
Mono Mono Colour Colour Colour Colour
Product
P40 P30 P80 P60 P40 P30

LED arrangement Input

24x24 32x32 12x12 16x16 24x24 32x32
(per square metre)
App / Device VPN Sensors
Pixel 576 1024 144 256 576 1024

Pixel Pitch 42 (mm) 31.42 (mm) 84 (mm) 63 (mm) 42 (mm) 31.25 (mm)

NICHIA/ NICHIA/ NICHIA/ NICHIA/ NICHIA/ NICHIA /

LED maker/model
NESL157BT NESL157BT NESM026DT NESM026DT NESM026DT NESM026DT Power/Control

Viewing angle H: 140°, V: 140° H: 140°, V: 140° H: 140°, V: 140° H: 140°, V: 140° H: 140°, V: 140° H: 140°, V: 140°

Media Server
Brightness 4500 nit 3500 nit 3000 nit 5000 nit 2200 nit 1900 nit

Luminous flux 859 lm 1085 lm 120 lm 350 lm 340 lm

Colour depth 12 bit 12 bit 12 bit 12 bit 12 bit 12 bit Distribution Box

1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 x
Size
10.5 mm 10.5 mm 10.5 mm 10.5 mm 10.5 mm 10.5 mm
Distribution Box
Weight Appx 23kg Appx 23kg Appx 23kg Appx 23kg Appx 23kg Appx 23kg

Depends on Depends on Depends on Depends on Depends on Depends on

Protection class
cover glass cover glass cover glass cover glass cover glass cover glass

Glass input 24V DC / 24V DC / 45 V DC / 45 V DC / 45 V DC / 45 V DC /

voltage/current 4.2 A DC 5.6 A DC 1.35 A DC 4.0 A DC 4.0 A DC 5.1 A DC

Glass power
100 W DC 135 W DC 60 W DC 180 W DC 180 W DC 230 W DC LED
consumption

Power consumption
125 W AC 170 W AC 75 W AC 220 W AC 220 W AC 255 W AC Cover Glass
(with SMPS)

100 - 240 V 100 - 240 V 100 - 240 V 100 - 240 V 100 - 240 V 100 - 240 V FTO Glass
/ 50 - 60 Hz / 50 - 60 Hz / 50 - 60 Hz / 50 - 60 Hz / 50 - 60 Hz / 50 - 60 Hz
SMPS input voltage
(depends on (depends on (depends on (depends on (depends on (depends on
Laminating Interlayer
SMPS) SMPS) SMPS) SMPS) SMPS) SMPS)

Lifetime >100,000 Hr >100,000 Hr >100,000 Hr >100,000 Hr >100,000 Hr >100,000 Hr

Storage
-40 - +80 °c -40 - +80 °c -40 - +80 °c -40 - +80 °c -40 - +80 °c -40 - +80 °c
temperature

Operating
-30 - +60 °c -30 - +60 °c -30 - +60 °c -30 - +60 °c -30 - +60 °c -30 - +60 °c
temperature

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 Safety and quality
At GSE quality and durability are key, our market leading media glass European glass compliance
products are designed, manufactured and installed to all the ISO and
CE standards relevant to the glass and electron components.
Test Standard Test Description Classification

EN 12600 Pendulum impact test on flat glass 2(B)2

CE
IEC62471:
LED LPAWW(ITO) additional 2015.07.10 EN 356 Resistance against manual attack P2A
2006
Guideline
EN 12543 Glass in Buildings - laminated safety glass PASS
CE
IEC62471:
IEC LED 1608 dimmer chip) additional 2015.07.10
2006 EN 13823 Reaction to fire tests for building products B-S2-d0
Guideline

CE EN 11925 Reaction to fire tests PASS

IEC62471:
LED NESL157B (mono chip) additional 2015.08.24
2006
Electrical Safety

Guideline EN 1279 Glass in building. Insulating glass units PASS

Electric sign 48V, 4A, 192W IEC 60950-1 CE

board NESM026DT (colour chip) (1000*1000, 10.5T, and/or EN additional 2014.03.212
16*16, Colour 60950-1 Guideline

230V, 50/60 Hz, 400W

Electric sign CE
FC-1000-2056, (1000*2000,10,5T, 16*32
board EN 60950-1 additional 2015.08.28
LVD GSG-C/M/X/D Colour)
Guideline
M/X/D => 16*16

48V dc, Max. 10.5A, Max

GS-C-aaaabbbb0048xxxxx 500W CE
Module EN 60950-1 additional 2015.12.02
GS-M-aaaabbbb00224xxxxx 24V dc, Max. 13.5A, Max. Guideline
500W

48V dc Max. 10.5A, Max EN 55020:

GS-C-aaaabbbb0048xxxxx 500 W CE
2010 + AC:
Electromagnetic Wave

G-Glass additional 2015.12.21

GS-M-aaaabbbb0024xxxxx 24 dc, Max 13.5A, Max 2011, Class
Guideline
330 W A

EMC FC -1000-0256 Colour CE

230V, 50Hz, 18W EN 55015:
LED Glass G-Glass with frame GSD/ additional 2014.11.11
(535*435, dimmer) 2013
LED Glass Guideline

FC-1000-0256, 230V,50/60Hz,400W CE
Electric Sign EN 55015:
(1000*2000, 10.5T, 16*32 additional 2015.09.16
Board GSG-C/M/X/D 2013
colour) M/X/D=>16*16 guideline

Laminated glass marked C 2014 12.02

EN356 G-Glass
Laminated Glass marked M 2016 01.11
Construction material
(Laminated Glass)

EN12543 G-Glass Laminated Glass marked M 2015.02.23

Full colour 10.5mm 2014.12.02

G-Glass European
Laminated marked C
EN12600 standard EN
Full colour 10.5mm 12600 [1]
G-Glass 2014.12.02
Laminated marked C

EN Laminated GS-C-aaaabbbb0048 Thickness: Laminated 4t.

14449:2005 Glass GS-M-aaaabbbb0024 Glazed 6t 2016 01.27

FC-1000-0256 colour CE
Heavy
Metal

230V 50Hz 18W IEC-62321

RoHS LED Glass G-Glass with frame GSD/ additional 2014.10.31
(535*436, Dimmer) / TR
LED Glass guideline

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 Installation An example of a curtain wall
installation diagram

It is
straightforward
to install our G-SMATT
media glass. The highlighted area
shows the G-SMATT
It can be retrofitted to the interior or exterior of an product in relation to the
existing facade, or it can be used as the primary curtain wall

facade material itself, integrating with market

leading curtain wall systems.

Before installation, advance work

and surveying will take place
to identify all operational
requirements.

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facade in action!

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 Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to install? How long will the LED last? What does the viewing distance look like for a media facade on a building?
This will depend on the size of your installation. The lifetime of G-SMATT media glass varies
Get in touch with your requirements and we can by the usage environment and usage time.
provide you with an estimate. However, the estimated lifetime is 100,000
hours (under a general environment and
How much does it cost? 24-hour continuous operation condition), which
We will provide an estimate based on is 34 years at eight hours of operation per day. 5m 10m 20m
your requirements. We also guarantee the glass for five years and
the electronics for two years.
Can you produce different
How visible is the product
shaped glass?
in daytime?
G-SMATT media glass can be made only in a flat
rectangular shape. Making curved glass is not G-SMATT media glass is like a normal window
possible but we can look at alternative options during the daytime and provides a splendid
for creating this effect. media facade in the evenings. We recommend
that G-SMATT media glass is used as a media
What is the country of origin and facade during low light and dusk/evening times. 5m 10m 20m
brand of the glass? Is the light projected in
We typically use KCC Korea products for the
both directions?
Cover Glass and Pilkington for our FTO Glass, but
this can be changed upon request. Lighting is one way, however the reflection can
be seen from the rear side. The reflectivity of Double glazed structure: Typical G-Glass structure:
the cover glass may vary but it is typically 7.5%
Are other colours available?
backwards and not distracting.
Different colors can be applied to the
Cover Glass, but please consult because 4mm FTO Glass
Will a media facade obey light 4mm FTO Glass
brightness and color can be affected by
different transmittance. pollution regulations? LED Units LED Units

2250mm

2250mm
We are able to adjust the brightness level, so it is 2.5mm Interlayer
Is it easily broken by easy to ensure that we remain within regulations. 6mm Cover Glass 2.5mm Interlayer

1100mm
physical shock?

1100mm
6mm Argon cavity
Do you provide maintenance? 6mm Cover Glass
G-SMATT laminated glass has passed physical 10mm Cover Glass
shock and safety tests and has also obtained the Yes, GSE offer a range of maintenance
certificates listed below contract options.
• CE, EN356, Ball drop test 1000mm
How visible are the LED units? 1000mm
• EN12600, Pendulum test.
Each LED at 3mm x 3mm is almost indiscernible
under normal viewing conditions from Typical example of (barrier) loads on 1000 mm x 2250 mm glass pane
3 metres distance.

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Get in touch
To transform your building, get in touch and we’ll
discuss the options available to you.

From design to installation to system and content maintenance,

we’ll be with you at every stage of your cityscape transformation.

+44 (0)1865 688221

info@g-smatteurope.com

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