Switchable privacy glass.
Liquid-crystal film laminated between two lites. One switch takes the glass from clear to frosted. Daylight still comes through; the view does not. Sold under the Prismatek name and laminated in our kiln.
Which film for which room.
The two films do the same job in opposite directions. The question is what the glass should do when nobody touches the switch, or when the power goes out.
| PDLC | PNLC | |
|---|---|---|
| Power off | Frosted, private | Clear |
| Power on | Clear | Frosted, private |
| If power fails | Goes private | Stays clear |
| Draws power while | Clear | Private |
| Suits | Baths, exam rooms, conference rooms that should default to private | Offices, lobbies, storefronts, glass that should default to open |
Where it goes.
Anywhere a room needs to be open sometimes and private other times, without a blind or a curtain.
Clear until someone steps in. Tempered laminated panels and doors with the film sealed inside.
Glass-walled rooms that go private for a meeting at a wall switch or from the room scheduler.
Privacy on demand with a surface that wipes clean, no curtain track.
Open during the day, private after hours, or a projection surface when frosted.
Primary baths, home offices, interior windows and transoms.
For exterior walls the laminated lite goes inside an insulated unit made by an IG fabricator. We supply the laminated lite.
Send the opening sizes and where the leads can go.
We will recommend PDLC or PNLC and quote it.