Written by Hybridized
March 10th, 2025
A new Norwegian innovation could transform the way energy-efficient windows are produced through a collaboration between Cody AS and Hybridized AS. Cody are experts in development, design, and building of customized production equipment and Hybridized AS is a forward-thinking company with a focus and mission to reduce energy consumption, raw material use and CO2 emissions within the building industry.
Ultra-thin foils are for the first time integrated in insulating window glass through an automated production process. This breakthrough in production and product technology enables mass produced Hybrid insulating glass, that will reduce glass usage up to 50%, significantly lowering weight, material costs, and the carbon footprint in energy-efficient windows and facades.
Hybridized AS is an innovative company dedicated to opening the door to use ultra-thin materials like PET foils in application of Hybrid insulation glass units, for use in windows and facades. Reinventing the way weight reducing materials could be applied in glass window units through automatization, their mission is to make energy-efficient and eco-friendly Hybrid glass solutions accessible and cost-effective to existing manufacturers of today's insulating glass. However, scaling up production to meet the demands of a mass market has posed significant challenges for this environmentally friendly principle of producing insulation glass —until now.
With Cody bringing its expertise in robotics, automation, and mechanical design to the table, the two companies are developing cutting-edge production technology that enables seamless integration of ultrathin materials like 0.07 mm PET foil into insulating glass units, replacing the traditional 4-6 mm inter-layer glass in triple-layer windows. This breakthrough not only enhances thermal insulation but also significantly reduces material consumption, weight, and CO2 footprint. According to Hybridized, this innovation can lower glass use and weight by up to 70% in advanced insulating glass buildups, making it a game-changer for sustainable building materials on an international scale.
The collaboration began with successful production tests to confirm the feasibility of this next-generation insulating glass technology. The project has since gained strong industry support. In the summer of 2024, Hybridized signed a strategic contract with Nordan Gruppen AS, one of Northern Europe’s largest window manufacturers, and received substantial soft funding from Innovation Norway and Telemark Utviklingsfond . Joining up with Edgetech, an international market leader and supplier of key product components, these partnerships strengthen and confirm the market potential for this new technology, and establish a long-term commitment to advancing energy-efficient building materials across international markets.
"Bringing our hybrid glass technology into full-scale production has always been a critical milestone for Hybridized." says CEO, Atle Geving "I needed a production solution that would be scalable, reliable, and compatible with the realities of industrial manufacturing. That’s why our partnership with Cody has been so essential. Their deep understanding of automation and engineering has enabled us to take a visionary idea and transform it into a commercially viable solution."
Cody is leading the development of a specialized automated production unit for Hybridized, that aims to seamlessly integrate into both existing and new production lines. The main target is to ensure efficiency, scalability, and precision while optimizing production speed for this environmentally improved product for the building industry.
Currently, Hybrid insulating glass production remains largely a manual small scale process, requiring significant time and energy, and without the potential of upscaling. Hybridized is in the process of patenting and establishing a state-of-the-art production facility to automate production, uncovering new technological innovations that will further enhance the potential of Hybrid glass, enabling building energy efficiency worldwide on a mass scale.
“With this project, Cody's focus isn’t just on building machines—we’re enabling Hybridized to scale up energy-efficient glass production in a way that’s both cost-effective and commercially viable,” says Ken André Myhra Kihle, CEO at Cody. “This project showcases what we do best: combining Hybridized innovative product development with advanced automation. By cracking the code on the insulated glass structure itself, we’ve removed a major barrier to automating the process. That dual approach is what makes this such a meaningful collaboration. Hybridized has a strong vision for sustainable window technology, and we’re proud to assist in bringing it to market.”
Hybridized project represents a crucial step toward making sustainable construction materials the global standard rather than the exception. By combining the Hybridized vision with Cody’s engineering expertise, the companies are setting a new benchmark for enabling energy-efficient, hybrid, high-performance insulating glass for the building industry on a large scale.
