Overview

Pilkington OptiView™ and Pilkington OptiView™ Protect are our on-line coated low reflective products.

Pilkington OptiView™ is a monolithic glass with a low reflective coating on one surface, which reduces visible light reflectance and allows more visible light to pass through when compared to clear float glass with 8% light reflectance as standard.

Pilkington OptiView™ Protect is a laminated glass with low reflective coatings on surfaces #1 and #4 (both outer surfaces of the laminated glass), which reduces interior and exterior visible light reflectance to around 2%. As a consequence, views from both inside and out are clear, unobscured and virtually reflection-free. Pilkington OptiView™ Protect offers all the traditional benefits of laminated glass, such as improved safety, enhanced security, durability and acoustic properties. Furthermore, it provides protection from UV radiation (UVA and UVB) by blocking over 99% of UV transmittance, helping to reduce fading of the contents and interiors of a building.

Benefits

• Exterior and interior light reflection reduced to around 2%
• Light transmission greater than 90%
• Neutral colour
• UV transmittance reduced by over 99%
• Superior safety, security and acoustic properties
• Highly durable, on-line pyrolytic coating which achieves Class A to EN 1096-2
• Performance to Class 1(B)1 EN 12600 and EN ISO 12543-2 respectively
• Achieves ASTM C 1376 standard specification

Overview

The use of glass in architecture and design is becoming more and more prevalent, and Pilkington Optiwhite™ is at the very forefront of making it possible.

The reason for this is the sheer variety of benefits which Pilkington Optiwhite™ can offer, making it an excellent choice for a wide range of applications. Pilkington Optiwhite™ is a low-iron extra clear float glass with very high light transmission. It is practically colourless, and the green cast inherent to other glasses is not present. It is therefore ideal for use where glass edges are visible or where a neutral colour is desired. As its light transmission is higher than clear float glass, it is perfect for applications where transparency and purity of colour are desired.

Low-iron glass is made using carefully selected raw materials with a naturally low iron content. The melting process is tightly controlled to ensure that the product properties remain consistent, making Pilkington Optiwhite™ the leading low-iron glass on the market.

Available in thicknesses between 2 mm and 19 mm, the widest range on the market, Pilkington Optiwhite™ provides increased design flexibility. When combined with other Pilkington products, it can offer additional benefits such as thermal insulation or self-cleaning. We have been producing the Pilkington Optiwhite™ Range for over twenty-five years with high consistency and quality, making this low-iron, extra clear glass highly valued by our customers whether as exterior or interior glazing, furniture or a wide range of other applications.

Benefits

• High light transmission for outstanding visual clarity when an unrestricted view is required
• Purity of colour with minimum colour cast when viewing through the glass, ensuring a truer representation of the designer’s vision
• High solar heat transmittance providing passive solar gain to allow more heat through, which can save costs on energy bills during the winter
• Flexibility of application
• Can be toughened or laminated for safety and security
• Can be combined with other products from the Pilkington Range to provide
  additional benefits