Has the sun left your home overexposed? Beautiful rugs, art, photographs and furnishings all need protection from the sun. The first step in protecting valuables is to understand how the energy causes damage in the home. Light affects art and other materials in two main ways. It fades colors and it weakens and discolors materials. Over time sun damage is …
Blast Protection Standards and Independent Testing Several years ago, the General Services Administration (GSA) mandated a universal standard for measuring the level of blast protection. The GSA developed criteria for evaluation of acceptable levels of protection for the glass fragment hazard. This criteria is part of the comprehensive security criteria (GSA Security Criteria, Final Working Version, January 1997) developed by …
Security films have traditionally been installed using a technique known as a daylight application. The film is applied to the window and bonded to the glass when the pressure sensitive adhesive is activated by a mild solution of dishwashing detergent and water. Excess film is then trimmed to fit against the window’s gaskets to create a finished product. After the …
Thickness Is No Substitute for Technology The 3M™ understanding that thickness is no substitute for technology was the motivation behind the development and production of the latest generation of Scotchshield™ window films. It was generally accepted that protection increased as a film’s thickness increased. As other manufacturers sought to produce films in excess of 10 mils (.010 inches), 3M™ understood …
Technology has changed since 3M™ invented window films in 1966. Back then, increased sun control or heat gain reduction performance resulted primarily from depositing heavier levels of metal on a polyester film. However, this increased performance sacrificed the film’s visible light transmission. Since then, 3M™ has developed films that manage the solar spectrum selectively. What this means is that selective …
While there are several adhesive systems used on window films today, only one is developed and made exclusively for window film by the world’s best adhesive innovator – the 3M™ Company. 3M™ window film uses a unique pressure sensitive adhesive with over twenty-five years of performance success unmatched by any other adhesive system. The truth is that window film is …
What makes Scotchtint™ and Scotchshield™ window film really a 3M™ technology? Is it the superior adhesive unmatched in the industry? Or perhaps the clarity and consistent quality of the film? Scotchtint™ and Scotchshield™ window films are truly 3M™ products because they are based on five core technologies that have been the cornerstones of 3M™’s success in many diverse global markets. …
