Anti-Reflective Glass is a specialised glass product that has been treated to reduce the amount of reflection seen from the face of the glass.
Anti-Reflective coatings produce a clearer glass finish with residual reflectance reduced to as little as 1%.
Made from low iron Glass, anti-reflective glass is manufactured by dipping low iron glass in different solutions of metal oxides. This creates a coating on the faces of the glass that prevents visual reflectance.
These anti-reflective coatings produce a glass unit that is almost invisible, with no colouration or tint to the glass with little visual reflection.
Invisible Glass Structures
Due to their minimal visual appearance anti-reflective glass units are well suited to historical buildings, listed buildings, display cases for shops and museums, zoos and aquariums and conservation areas where the addition of new building elements need to have as little impact on the appearance of the building or area of interest as possible.
Anti-Reflective Glass is also used in architectural glazing applications where full transparency through the glass is paramount, such as shop fronts or car showrooms. Even when toughened and used in an insulated glass unit anti-reflective glass can achieve a minimal light reflectance, ensuring that any passers-by see the products inside rather than their own reflection.
The anti-reflective coatings are extremely hard wearing and create an easy to clean and maintain glass finish suitable for high traffic areas.