The Magic Of Smart Glass Film Technology

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By Leslie Ball


If you are still thinking that curtains are the reliable solution to privacy on demand at your home, then you have been overtaken by the technology. The smart offices and business premises are now turning to innovative solutions for the purpose of solving the privacy, security, and transparency nightmare. Today, there exist smart glass film that will change your office from an open office to a private office within seconds. All you need is a switch.

With the smart glass technology, your room can change from an open office to a private place fit for VIP meeting with just a flip of a switch. Also known as switchable window, this is a technology that uses electric current to alter the light transmission capabilities of glasses, thus changing it from a transparent to opaque or translucent window.

They are installed on building envelopes to create a climate adaptive building shell, a technology that is now accessible even to the low-end market. The technology offers several windows to on expenses related to heating, lighting, and even air conditioning. In addition to this, it can replace installations like motorized light screens, curtains, and blinds, thus saving the maintenance and the installation costs for the same. Their ability to block the ultraviolet rations also reduces on the fabric fading which is also an advantage.

Normally, it is relied upon to create climate adaptive sky scrappers and other commercial buildings and the cost has come down, allowing its application in residential buildings as well as hotels and restaurants. It greatly cuts on costs related to air conditioning, heating and as well as lighting in offices. In many commercial buildings, it is now used as a replacement for curtains, blinds and the motorized light screens, thus doing away with the cost of buying, installing, and maintaining them.

The areas of applications are as wide as the glasses. They are mainly used for room partitions, security and privacy glazing, skylights, vision panels, counters and furniture in businesses premises, conservatories, sunrooms, screen for video projections, blinds, windows, and doors.

The specifications vary widely and may largely depend on the intended use. However, some factors to consider under specification include the power consumption, the frequency, the current required, the operation specifications, and the time taken to switch from translucent to transparent, the light transmittance, the thickness, and the haze coefficient among others.

The additional features like the UV protection capability also help when making your selection. It is also better if the chosen brand can work in both the permanent and temporary fitting. In addition to this, it should be available in custom sizes and come with self-adhesive film to make fitting easier.

You should also look at the additional factors like price, availability in custom sizes, shapes, and designs, the durability, maintenance cost, and the after sale support from the vendor or manufacturer. Some brands have self-adhesive films that allow for easy fitting.

There are many other areas that where they are used such as banking halls, security rooms, hotels (conference, bar and restaurants, and toilets and balconies). Generally, this is what you need to take your business to the next level.




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