Abstract:
A method for manufacturing an insulating glass unit. The glass unit comprises an insulating glass structure having parallel, spaced glass panes (12, 14) defining between them an interpane space (24) and a peripheral support (16) supporting and spacing the panes with respect to each other. Respective confronting surfaces of the peripheral support and the glass panes define exteriorly accessible spaced recesses (48, 50) between them adjacent each glass surface. In one embodiment, the silicone sealant composition has the capacity to gel within 45 seconds at a predetermined elevated temperature. Flowable components of the heat-curable silicone sealing composition are mixed together without entrapment of air to provide a bubble-free, heat curable sealing composition, and the sealing composition (36) is flowed into the space recesses at the predetermined elevated temperature and gels within 45 seconds, thus reducing or eliminating sagging of the sealant and providing for rapid assembly of the insulating glass units.