High Performance and Security Film

These films will protect you from hazardous breakage of glass, bomb blast or explosion, vandalism and extreme weather.

WHAT IS SAFETY FILM ?

Safety film is a sheet or film of clear, tinted, or reflective polyester that is laminated to the interior surface of a pane of glass. The film prevents flying shards of glass in the event of glass breakage by holding the broken fragments of glass intact on the surface of the film while the glass remains in its frame. This is achieved with varying degrees of success depending on the circumstance that is initially caused the glass breakage.

HOW DOES SAFETY FILM WORK ?

The primary function of safety film is to hold glass intact in the event of it being broken. The likelihood of injury to person and property is great in the course of normal glass breakage. It is proven that the application of safety film to existing glass can reduce damage and injury by up to 80%. Many different events occur may result in glass breakage. The nature of the event is likely to determine the type and extent of property damage and personal injury. The manner in which glass breaks is important, as it has a bearing on the above mentioned factors.

Glass breakage occurs in one of the following ways:
• Thermal stress from absorption of solar radiation
• Tensile stress from the weight of the glass itself
• Mechanical flexing stress – from wind
• Impact stress from flying objects
• Twisting stress from building movements

There are many different events that can occur that will give rise to any one of the above conditions, resulting in glass breakage.
• Human impact
• Thrown objects
• Explosions
• Natural catastrophes
• Fire bombs

For building safety and security films we strongly recommend to use 4 mil, 7 mil or 11 mil of thickness. For automobile we recommend to use 2 mil for the front and rear windscreens and 2 mil or 4 mil or for the side windows glass panels.

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