is a design that encompasses the essentials of light transmitting panels for metal building construction.
The primary problem with previous systems has been the requirement for using mechanical fastening for the assembly of units to be compatible with the metal on a roof and the translucent matrix needed to transmit light through the unit. This mechanical fastening caused the unit to have multiple penetrations that were potential leaks. No matter how diligent a manufacturer is in their manufacturing of an assembly, there are always the simple laws of Physics to overcome. One law is simply that if there is a place for water to go it will find it because it is the nearest thing to a perfect solvent that exists. Another simple premise is that unlike objects always expand and contract at different rates and like objects with different mass will expand and contract at different levels. Previously, systems always had multiple penetrations for rivets, which gave avenues for leaks. In addition there was the coefficient of linear expansion of the Metal side rail, rivet, rivet spline, washer, light transmitting media (fiberglass, acrylic, polycarbonate etc.), mastic, and support channels.

                        is built using only three different products with no penetrations and sufficient lapping to allow for complete perimeter sealing. The SKY-BRITE is an assembly that consists of a customer’s metal panel with precision windows cut out, a translucent light transmitting panel and a very high tech bonding system that allows for free movement of the metal panel and the translucent panel. These translucent panels are designed to conform to the metal panel so as to alleviate any possibility of water penetration. The sides have a three-inch barrier, the ends have a two-inch barrier and the center has a bonding area the size of the cross support. We then finish the system by applying a second adhesive to the inner perimeter of the window cut outs.