New products from CRL will be showcased at GlassBuild 2024 in Dallas, at Booth 41025. A broad array of new products featuring the company’s latest design and engineering advances will be on display for the first time.
CRL’s latest innovations
New and improved glazing products
Highlighting the new tools CRL will unveil is a caulk gun without the steel rod. The new CRL (model CRLCG2) caulk gun includes a patented mechanism that extrudes caulk by exerting pressure on the plastic cap at the end of the tube from a pre-tensioned spring in a lightweight 13.5-inch cartridge gun. Like a tape measure, the spring-loaded mechanism is located at the handle of the caulking gun, retracting back into itself when the caulk tube is removed, ready for the next tube to be inserted. By eliminating the steel rod, application of caulk is now smoother and more controllable.
MultiPRO from CRL is expanding its universe of uses among contractors. This sealant’s versatility, including elongation and elasticity properties, is now being used for interior applications and exterior sealing and adhesive purposes beyond traditional window and door uses, such as sealing the 2-inch-wide gaps between the concrete slabs of building floors, and filling expansion joints inside and outside of structures, building wraps, and siding.
The sealant’s performance is complemented by its convenient tinting ability, enabling glaziers to create custom colors on-site. Contractors can mix custom colors by simply adding latex paint of any shade to the base-clear caulk using a two-to-one ratio of MultiPRO. Quick one-hour tack-free time and paintability in six to eight hours enable contractors to paint on top of MultiPRO in a single coat without priming. MultiPRO is water-soluble, making for easy and less time-consuming cleanup requiring no harsh solvents.
MultiPRO is engineered to be low in volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, which can harm the secondary seals of insulated glass window units. This advantage enables contractors to use MultiPRO on window and door installations without concerns that it may damage the seals on the windows they are installing, repairing or maintaining.
“MultiPRO is a one-stop-shop sealant—all uses, all conditions, both indoors and out,” says Brent Flaharty, senior vice president of sales, CRL. “Our focus continues to be on bringing innovative products to market that improve the lives of glaziers, making their jobs easier, faster and with exceptional results.”
The Zero Hinge for glass shower enclosures
The Zero Hinge for shower enclosures features a detachable design to make installation substantially more efficient for glaziers. Zero Hinges are fastened to the glass in the prone position and then attached to pre-installed wall mounts. Beauty plates completely conceal mounting mechanisms from sight. The Zero Hinge can handle glass doors more than 50% heavier and 15% wider, and the entire installation can take place outside of the shower.
Blumcraft Entice HP+ glass entrance system
Engineered to perform in year-round weather conditions, the Entice HP+ glass entrance provides performance with monumental all-glass door visuals. Entice HP+ features a full-perimeter seal around doors, structural enhancements, thermally broken components with 1-inch insulating glass, and a durable continuous geared hinge. The new system has earned Florida Product Approval.
Improved online programs for glaziers
CRL has made it easier for glaziers to access Showers Online and Glass Entrances & Partitions Online by logging into both web-based tools from a single site. Glaziers can use any mobile device with an internet connection, including cell phones, tablets and laptops, to easily prepare project designs, produce quotes and order products directly from CRL.
Latitude 34° sliding door collection
The new Latitude 34° sliding door collection is a re-engineered approach to barn door design featuring minimalist hardware profiles with concealed mechanisms, high-grade aluminum construction, wall-mount or glass-mount options, and single or bi-parting door configurations. The Latitude 34° Collection includes three sliding door systems: Hemisphere, Meridian and Solstice—each with a unique look and door weight capacity.
Premium shower sliders, hinges, shower handles and towel bars
CRL is enhancing the design of luxury bathroom shower enclosures with Euro-inspired enclosure handles, towel bars, hinges, and shower sliders that conceal the mounting mechanisms. The new CRL shower hardware offers a cleaner look for creating high-end bathroom designs accentuated by the beauty of the glass shower enclosure.
“Across the board, CRL has engineered new, innovative products that will help glaziers do their jobs better and more efficiently, as well as delight their customers,” says Crista Tekstra, vice president marketing, CRL. “The number and magnitude of the innovations we’re featuring at this year’s GlassBuild demonstrate the company’s leadership in performance, durability and design.”
