Safety Window Film Information

WHAT CAN SAFETY FILMS DO?

Everyone knows that glass is a wonderful material, allowing light and energy to enhance our lives. But sometimes glass can be a problem.

The problem: Glass can break into large, sharp pieces – creating hazards of cutting and piercing injuries. And it can be the elderly, the young or the inexperienced who are at most risk. Fortunately, these risks are usually very low, but when risk is high, or when you are concerned about personal safety against broken glass, then solutions are available. The solution: Safety of glass can be substantially improved using modern, high performance, high durability safety window film. These micro-thin, high technology products will, with professional installation, upgrade ordinary float glass to a safety glass. There are even safety films offering a variety of options to meet your particular needs, such as combined safety and solar control.

It may seem amazing that a micro-thin window film can be adhered to a piece of glass and transform it into safety glazing, but this is exactly what happens. The film is intended to: Absorb some of the energy of an impact Hold shattered glass fragments together his thin, apparently ‘simple’ piece of plastic film modifies ordinary glass to safety glass, reducing the risk of injury when the glass is broken – especially the risk of cutting and piercing injuries. Ordinary plain 4 mm float glass breaks safely like laminated glass with a safety film of only 0,1 mm thickness. The glass – which normally breaks into dangerous fragments – is protected from shattering by the safety film. In fact, 3 mm, 4 mm, 5 mm or even thicker glass can similarly be converted to a safety glass. Better still, ordinary wired glass, incorrectly believed by some to be a safety glass, can be modified for safe breakage.