Safety and Security Window films and tints have many purposes and benefits.
- Prevent injury from glass fragments due to crime, destructive weather and terrorism
- Protect glass surfaces from destructive vandalism such as graffiti or etching
- Provide safety in homes susceptible to burglary and invasion
- Offer fade protection for your furniture, drapes, carpets and more
- Cut annoying glare which will reduce eye discomfort
- Eliminate up to 99% of the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays
- Reduce excessive heat gain through your windows
- Provide increased comfort and energy savings
Typically, a buildings weakest points are the glass surfaces both inside and making up its outer shell. In the event of a bombing or explosion, glass surfaces are the most susceptible to damage. The glass that is not protected can be shattered into sharp fragments and propelled at high speeds, causing severe injury to the building's occupants and contents.
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A homeowner or retailer's worst fear is unwanted entry. Needing only a few seconds, burglars most often gain entry through a window or glass door. However, because the safety films installed by Eastern Solar Glass hold glass in place, more time would be required for a robber to gain access into your home or office. Given that delay, the would-be thief is most likely to move on to another target.
Safety and security window films and tints installed by Eastern Solar Glass are designed by our manufacturers to hold your glass together and in place during destructive weather conditions, bomb blasts, explosions, or smash and grab burglaries. They will help maintain the integrity of a structure's outer shell to keep wind, rain and flying glass fragments from wreaking havoc inside the structure. This nearly invisible protection has been around for many years, but has only recently gained wide acceptance in the United States - primarily because of the Oklahoma City bombing and the September 11th terrorist attacks. Safety and security film, also known as fragment retention film, was credited for saving many lives in the September 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon.
Safety and security films are manufactured with multiple-layers of tough, transparent polyester. Extensive testing has proven that the threat of injury due to flying glass can be greatly reduced with the use of safety and security window films. Many of our films meet or exceed federal government standards when tested to the GSA/DOD/USACE Security Criteria. (Testing has included but not been limited to... TNT, pipe bombs, molotov cocktails, crowbars, baseball bats and more.) The building’s contents and occupants can be saved from such horrific disasters simply with the installation and use of safety and security window films installed by Eastern Solar Glass.
Graffiti is another common problem for buildings and glass in cities big and small. Vandals destroy public and private property through "creative expression" on brick walls, concrete, and windows. Not only is spray paint on glazed surfaces unsightly and dangerous to a neighborhood's image, it is expensive to remove. In fact, graffiti abatement is a $12 billion per year industry.
Installed on glazed surfaces susceptible to vandalism, Anti-Graffiti film is a clear polyester laminate that is invisible to perpetrators. The vandals believe that they have made an artistic statement that can’t easily be removed but in actuality the sacrificial protective laminate is all that was damaged. After removing the damaged film, the glass is exposed to reveal a graffiti-free piece of glass and is ready for a new film covering. Installation, removal, and re-installation is a fraction of the cost of glass replacement or general graffiti abatement.
Not only do our films provide safety and security but, the selection also includes lines of combination films that can reject up to 79% of the solar heat that may otherwise come through a window. By diminishing the heat, we increase the interior comfort by helping to eliminate hot and cold spots in your building or home. By blocking out the sun's heat, your building's temperature is determined by your heating and ventilation systems, not the position of the sun.
Our films not only save energy, they help protect your furnishings, drapes, carpet and woodwork from the destructive ultraviolet rays that can cause fading and deterioration. Our films block up to 99% of the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays. This can save you thousands of dollars in not having to replace any of the building’s contents due to sun damage. It will also shield the tenants or employees susceptible to solar radiation and the sun’s damaging rays.
You never know where danger and destruction will come from: sometimes nature, other times people. In this day and age, it seems no building is immune to the threat of terrorism. While heightened security cannot always prevent a building from becoming a target of a blast, precautionary measures such as the installation of safety and security window film by Eastern Solar Glass can work to minimize the resulting damage. When you have these films installed, you are backed by the resources of one of the largest and most respected companies in the Delaware Valley. No matter where the threat comes from, Eastern Solar Glass and its line of safety and security window films can help you be prepared for the worst. Contact us for your free estimate and consultation today.
You can follow the attached link that has all the security films from 3M represented in viewable format.
These next links are videos showing the benefits of having 3M safety & security window film installed on your home or business.
This is also a link for 3M Attachment systems which increase the power of safety and security films.
All of our supplied safety and security films are maintenance-free and are warranted by their manufacturers to maintain their optical clarity without any peeling, cracking, or discoloration.
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