Core application fields
1. Furniture and home decoration
This is the most common application field. Polished rounded corners can greatly enhance the texture and safety of furniture.
Coffee tables and dining tables: Rounded corners can prevent family members (especially children) from bumping into sharp right angles during activities, avoiding serious injuries.
Cabinet doors and partitions: Glass doors used for bookcases, wardrobes, and wine cabinets, as well as interior decorative partitions, have rounded corners that appear more soft and modern.
Glass shelves: Glass shelves on bookshelves or display stands, with rounded edges that are both aesthetically pleasing and convenient for taking and placing items.
2. Architecture and Interior decoration
In architecture, this treatment mainly takes into account the safety and visual comfort of densely populated areas.
Glass doors (not the main entrances and exits) : such as bathroom partition doors, glass doors of indoor rooms, etc. Rounded corners are softer than right angles and reduce the sense of oppression.
Windows: Especially inward-opening Windows located in narrow Spaces such as corridors and passageways, rounded corners can prevent bumps and knocks.
Glass guardrails and handrails: For glass guardrails used on balconies, stairs and platforms, the edges must be polished and chamfered. This is a basic requirement of the building safety code.
Curtain walls and skylights: Although the corners of large curtain wall glass are usually right angles, in some specific designs or areas that people may come into contact with, rounded corners are also adopted.
3. Household appliances and electronic products
Oven and microwave door: The glass of the observation window usually adopts rounded corners, which conforms to the overall streamlined design of the product and is also safer.
Induction cooker panel: The edge treatment is smooth, easy to clean and prevents users from being scratched.
Smart home control panel: Touchscreen control panel embedded in the wall, with rounded corners as the standard design.
4. Commercial display and Retail
Product display cabinets and racks: Display cabinets for high-end products such as jewelry, watches, cosmetics, and electronic products. Polished round edges can enhance the refinement of the display cabinets and protect valuable goods and customers.
Shopping mall guardrails: The glass guardrails in the atrium and beside escalators must undergo safety chamfering treatment.
5. Means of transportation
Car and high-speed rail Windows: The edges of the window glass are usually rounded. On the one hand, this is for safety considerations; on the other hand, it is also convenient for installation and sealing.
Why is it commonly used in these places? Summary of main advantages
Safety (the main reason) :
Prevent cuts: Although the edges and corners of tempered glass are stronger than those of ordinary glass, they are still relatively sharp after direct cutting. After polishing, it becomes smooth and round, completely eliminating the risk of cuts.
Preventing injuries: Compared with right angles, rounded corners have a larger contact area and lower pressure during a collision, which can significantly reduce the severity of the injury. This is particularly important for children and the elderly.
Aesthetic appeal
The rounded corner lines are smooth and gentle, looking more exquisite and upscale than right angles, which conforms to the modern minimalist and streamlined design aesthetics.
The polished edges are as clear as crystal, enhancing the overall texture and value of the glassware.
Durability
The polishing process can eliminate microcracks at the edges of the glass, which are the concentration points of stress. Eliminating them can enhance the strength of the glass edges, making them more resistant to impact and bumps and less prone to chipping.
