AR Coated Glass
Just in case you are not sure, let’s start with the acronym… AR stands for anti reflective. So anti reflective coated glass is where we are at… The obvious benefits of AR coated glass are clear (sorry), and this makes AR coated glass a popular choice in a variety of environments and applications.
Anti Reflective Coated Glass Applications
In an external environment, AR coated glass has traditionally been used in control towers, architectural windows – both on a domestic and commercial level, and even to separate spectators at sporting events – the last thing you want there is a reflection!
Internal applications include usage within museums and galleries, allowing the art to be showcased in the best way. Aquariums and Zoos also use AR coated glass to great effect. Retail situations also use anti reflective glass both in store fronts and internal display units.
Recording studios and Television studios also utilise this type of glass, for obvious reasons. Large format advertising in external situations can sometime use AR coated glass too.
Another benefit to anti reflective coated glass, especially in naturally well-lit areas or externally is the UV barrier it provides, reducing discolouration of items exposed to direct sunlight.
AR Coated Glass Supplier
As well as our award-winning ITO coatings on glass, we can provide anti reflective coated glass to suit a variety of applications. Anything that requires maximum transparency and unimpaired vision through the glass will benefit from our anti reflective coating service.
Diamond AR anti reflective coatings can be applied to acrylic, polycarbonate and glass substrates with light transmission for glass coated on one side only is 94%. For glass coated on both sides, transmission is 96%.
Our coating options include:
- Diamond AR – multi-purpose coating to meet customer requirements
- Diamond AR Wet – Dipped AR coating on acrylic sheet providing approximately 3% reflection
- Diamond AR Vac – AR coating is vacuum deposited at varying wavelengths to meet customer requirements; average reflection: 0.5%
- Diamond AR Cond – Multi-layer AR coating combined with conductive ITO coating
As well as anti reflective coated glass, Diamond Coatings can also supply anti reflective plastic film which can be retro fitted over existing glass or plastic fixtures. This is a fantastic cost effective solution for large displays and signage that require no reflection. It is also being used in homes, offering best optical experiences when viewing framed pictures.
The film comes with a self-adhesive side for easy fitting and is supplied with a protective film on both sides. You can read more about our anti reflective film here.
More information
Get in touch with us today with your specific display requirements, we would love to help with our AR coated glass solutions.
