LIQUID GLASS PROTECTIVE COATINGS NOW AVAILABLE ON HOUSE SIGNS... August 5th 2010

 

KANELASER have conducted a number of trials on our personalised housesigns using 'Liquid Glass' and the results are very positive.

Presently we are offering this as an option on housesigns while we continue trials. The expectation is that we will offer it as a standard finish on all our engraved slate, marble and granite products including clocks following completion of trials.

Trials are scheduled for completion by end of August.

 

The benefits include:

 

* Housesigns/plaques exposed to the elements will be cleaned naturally by rain.

* Graffiti can be readily removed.

* Dust adherance to interior products will be extremely low and can be easily cleaned by vacuuming or light wipe with a dry duster.

 

Following is a copy of a press release from the manufacturers dated February 2010.

 

"The German manufacturers of an invisible protective layer made from "liquid glass" say their product will revolutionise the way we protect surfaces from dirt and dust.
The idea that we could one day have our entire world completely enveloped in an invisible layer, protecting us from dirt and disease, may not be too far off.
German company "Nanopool" is fast becoming famous for its product which some say resembles something out of a sci-fi movie. The company says its 'liquid glass' solution, for which it holds the patent, will revolutionise the way we protect surfaces.
"We apply our NP (Nanopool) liquid glass to any surface," manager Sascha Schwindt said at the company's headquarters in Huelzweiler, in south west Germany.
"The surface's characteristics change completely which means that we can, for example, make textiles dirt resistant and oil or water no longer penetrates."
The non-toxic spray-on invention is already being hailed as one of the most important and environmentally-friendly nanotechnology products on the market and forecasts show that its potential uses are almost endless.
The liquid glass is sprayed onto a surface and forms an invisible, dirt-resistant film which is only 100 nanometers thick -- some 500 times thinner than a human hair. The film is completely undetectable and non-toxic and can be applied to almost any surface within seconds to protect it against not only dirt, but also water, bacteria, heat and UV radiation.
Buildings, cars, kitchen appliances, clothes and medical equipment can all be rendered stain resistant if coated with the film, after which they need only be rinsed clean with water, said Schwindt.
"Frying pans, the Ataturk memorial and car rims all have surfaces which we treat with our glass," said Schwindt.
"With the frying pan, it's important that the heat resistance is ensured and food no longer sticks, with the Ataturk memorial it is essential that the structure remains intact without negative effects and for car rims it's important that brake dust does not burn into the rims," he said.
The company say the invention is also set to take the medical world by storm as it will ensure antibacterial surfaces and equipment. Tests at an NHS hospital in the UK have already revealed that the surface is resistant to microbial growth.
The liquid glass, composed of almost pure silicone dioxide (SiO2), is already available for domestic use in Germany and Nanopool says full scale retail of the product will begin this year in the UK.
The technology is already being used to protect outdoor stone. The Ataturk Mausoleum in the Turkish capital Ankara has already begun using the liquid glass to test its protective power on its monuments. The spray-on solution was applied to the building's dome as well as all its marble surfaces in 2008 and the surfaces still repel water today and have not suffered any colour fading.
The liquid glass can also be used to protect agricultural surfaces such as plants and seeds.
"Future liquid glass technology fields are plants. In future, it will be possible to apply the product to plants to protect it from micro organisms," said Schwindt.
Winemakers are testing the product on their vineyards and hope it will stave off fungal attacks and that it may also prevent corking.
Nanopool claims that seeds sprayed with the liquid glass are not only protected against fungi, but also germinate and grow faster.
Nanopool believes the day will soon come when liquid glass will replace traditional cleaning products in all homes and businesses and that soon almost all surfaces will be treated with the formula."

 

WORLD RECORD HOLDER

 

Eileen Clair fron The Holistic Therapy Centre Kilrush and Director of BNI Armada Chapter presents Darren Hayes from Hayes of Ennis with specially commissioned plaque from KANELASER. This was presented to recognise his achievement in becoming the first person to circumnavigate Ireland on a Jetski.

Darren and his colleague Liam Cleary took on this challenge to raise funds for TLC4CF (Tipperary, Limerick, Clare for Cystic Fibrosis) which is involved in a drive to collect €4.2m to construct an in-patient and out-patient facility at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Dooradoyle in Limerick. Over €1.5m has already been collected for the unit.

Presentation took place outside the Armada Hotel overlooking a deserted Spanish Point beach at 6:30am prior to BNI meeting.

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(from The Clare People, 1st Sept 2009)

When Michael meets Muhammad Ali

 

Former Mayor of Ennis looks forward to seeing his ambitious suggestion bear fruit!

When Muhammad Ali steps onto Ennis soil next week, former Mayor of Ennis, Michael Corley, will witness his ambitious suggestion of 2002 bear fruit.

When genealogists at the Clare Heritage Centre unearthed the unlikely Irish and Clare connections of the boxing legend, in particular his descendancy from the Grady clan in Ennis, Mr Corley, as chairman of the Town Council, suggested that the three-times world boxing champion should be invited to visit the town; the Council unanimously passed the motion to name Muhammad Ali a freeman of Ennis.

 

Seven years on, and Michael Corley is ecstatic that Ali has decided to accept his invitation, He is counting the days until he finally stands in the presence of a man who was crowned ‘Sportsman of the Century’ by Sports Illustrated and ‘Sports Personality of the Century’ by the BBC in 1999. It’s something he never believed would happen and he will be standing proudly and prominently to extend a hand and a rapturous welcome to ‘The Greatest’.

 

He has even commissioned local craftsman, Stephen Kane, to produce a commemorative piece to mark the occasion – a laser engraved gift on Killaloe Slate, comprising the coats of Arms of the Clay and O’Grady families with an image from the Turnpike area of Ennis, where Ali’s great grandfather, Abe Grady, was born.

“I will take great pride in presenting this piece to Ali,” he said. “Occasions like this are once in a lifetime; it’s most certainly one that I will cherish and relish for many a day!”

The former boxer’s visit has been organised by biotechnology firm Alltech, headed by Dundalk native Pearse Lyons, to establish a fund to raise money for educationally underprivileged children, under the Alltech Muhammad Ali Centre Global Education and Charitable Fund.

 

The laser engraved gift was created by Stephen Kane of Kane Laser, Ennis, Co Clare.

 

Picture shows:

Former Mayor of Ennis Michael Corley who issued an invitation seven years ago to Muhammad Ali to visit Ennis is pictured with local craftsman Stephen Kane, and the engraved coats of arms of the Clay and O'Grady families.