Switchable Glass
What is Metro Switchable glass?
Metro Switchable glass is like an inbuilt privacy system, allowing for the effortless shift from clear glass to opaque glass and vice versa with the flick of a switch, using an interlayer that is inserted as part of a laminated panel.
Delivering total privacy while maintaining access to natural light, without any moving parts. Free from the need for blinds or walls, creating pristine and open interior spaces.
Switchable glass applications
Hospitality – ensuite divisions, windows
Corporate – minimise distractions, meeting privacy
Healthcare – intensive care units, operating rooms
Residential – windows, ensuite divisions
Retail – store front display, marketing campaigns
How does Switchable glass work?
Switch the current off and the glass turns opaque, turn it back on and the glass reverts to a clear, transparent view. This ingenious technology involves a film of dispersed liquid crystal in a polymer matrix pressed between two glass sheets. When a small current is applied to the liquid crystal, its molecules align allowing light to pass through. When the current is disconnected, the molecules immediately disarrange for instantaneous and total privacy
It is a LSG panel that can be sold as a single panel or included in insulated glass units for both internal and external applications.
The switchable glass panel is obscure when the power is off and becomes transparent when the panel is switched on.
The science behind Switchable glass
The Metro Switchable glass range
We have two products to choose from below, our switchable glass is backed by a 5 year warranty, ensuring lasting performance and peace of mind.
Original - Offering privacy at the flick of a switch, by changing its state from opaque to transparent and vice versa instantly.
Blackout - Comes in a black tint that reduces the amount of penetrating light by 86% while maintaining the highest levels of transparency in ON mode.
Benefits of Metro Switchable glass
Convenience – Metro Switchable glass works flawlessly every time. The effect happens with the press of a button and works in a fraction of a second. What’s more convenient than that?
No moving parts - unlike other privacy systems, our Switchable glass has no pulleys, strings, fixtures, or chains to wear out, tangle up, or get stuck.
Maintenance - No moving parts means maintenance-free enjoyment. It’s also easy to clean compared to curtains and blinds, with just a quick wipe down.
True transparency – Metro Glass has mastered the switchable glass formula in order to offer the absolute lowest amount of haze in our product.
Transform your space - allows you to completely change a space to suit your different needs. With the flick of a switch an open office space can turn into a private meeting room.
Switchable glass warranty
Our switchable glass is backed by a 5 year warranty, ensuring lasting performance and peace of mind.
Gallery - Switchable Glass
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