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Nano‑Tech Security and Safety Film: Advanced Protection for Stronger Glass Performance

Glass brings openness, natural light, and modern design into a space, but it can also become a vulnerable point during accidental impact, breakage, forced entry attempts, or external pressure. Nano‑Tech Security and Safety Film is designed to strengthen glass surfaces by adding a durable protective layer that helps hold broken glass together when damage occurs. Unlike standard window films that focus mainly on heat control, privacy, or appearance, Security and Safety Film is engineered for glass protection. It helps improve post‑breakage safety, reduce risks from flying glass fragments, and create an added barrier against impact.

Nano-Tech Security and Safety Film
Up to 200 lbs Break Strength
Level 3 Explosive Test Rating
Clear & Privacy Options Available
Why Choose Security & Safety Film?

Why Choose Nano‑Tech Security and Safety Film?

Nano‑Tech Security and Safety Film helps reinforce existing glass without requiring immediate glass replacement. Once professionally installed, the film bonds to the glass surface and helps hold shattered pieces together if the glass breaks. This added layer of protection can help reduce injury risks, improve occupant safety, and delay forced entry attempts. It also provides UV protection and can be selected in clear or privacy shade options depending on the required appearance and function.

Glass Strengthening & Safety

Helps strengthen existing glass surfaces • Holds broken glass fragments together • Reduces risks from flying shattered glass • Adds protection against accidental impact

Security Enhancement

Helps delay forced entry attempts • Creates an additional barrier against quick glass penetration • Useful for vulnerable windows and doors

UV Protection & Clarity

Provides UV rejection at 400nm • Clear options maintain natural visibility • Privacy options available for added discretion

Key Benefits

Everything Security & Safety Film does for your space.

Helps strengthen existing glass surfaces
Helps hold broken glass fragments together
Reduces risks from flying shattered glass
Adds protection against accidental impact
Helps delay forced entry attempts
Available in clear and privacy film options
Provides UV protection at 400nm
Suitable for residential and commercial glass
Ideal for doors, partitions, windows, and vulnerable glass areas
Durable construction for long‑term protection
Performance Specifications

Complete Technical Data – Commander 4 Mil & Machete 8 Mil

SECURITY FILM Explosive Test Large Scale Tensile Strength psi Break Strength lbs Elongation at Break VLT Visible Light IR Rejection @ 1400 nm UV Rejected @ 400 nm SHGC Solar Heat Gain TSER Total Solar Energy
Commander 4milClear – Level 1 security
Level 1 29900 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.00 0%
Commander 4mil Charcoal DarkLevel 1 – strong privacy
Level 1 29900 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.00 0%
Commander 4mil Charcoal MediumLevel 1 – balanced privacy
Level 1 29900 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.00 0%
Commander 4 Mil Charcoal NeutralLevel 1 – lighter privacy
Level 1 29900 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.00 0%
Commander 4 Mil Clearsky 9060Level 1 – clear heat rejection
Level 1 29900 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.00 0%
Machete 8milLevel 2 – stronger security
Level 2 31000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.00 0%
Machete 8mil DarkLevel 2 – maximum privacy
Level 2 31000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.00 0%
Machete 8mil MediumLevel 2 – balanced privacy
Level 2 31000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.00 0%
Blast Shield 12 milLevel 3 – balanced privacy
Level 3 31000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.00 0%
Blast Shield 16 milLevel 3 – balanced privacy
Level 3 31000 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.00 0%
Explosive Test

Large scale explosive test rating – Level 2 indicates higher performance.

Tensile Strength

Maximum stress the film can withstand while being stretched (psi).

Break Strength

Force required to break through the film (lbs) – higher is stronger.

Elongation at Break

Percentage of stretch before breaking – indicates flexibility.

VLT

Visible Light Transmission – lower means darker and more privacy.

IR Rejection

Infrared heat rejected at 1400 nm – higher means better heat reduction.

UV Rejected

Percentage of ultraviolet rays blocked at 400nm – security film provides 99%.

SHGC

Solar Heat Gain Coefficient – lower means less solar heat transmitted.

TSER

Total Solar Energy Rejected – higher means better overall heat rejection.

Security Film Options

Commander 4 Mil vs. Machete 8 Mil

Commander 4 Mil

Level 1 — Added glass safety, shatter retention, and everyday protection.

Available in: Clear, Charcoal Privacy, Clearsky

Tensile Strength: 30,000 psi

Break Strength: 120 lbs

UV Rejection: 99% at 400nm

Machete 8 Mil

Level 2 — Stronger protection, higher break strength, and enhanced impact resistance.

Available in: Clear, Privacy Shade

Tensile Strength: 32,000 psi

Break Strength: 200 lbs

UV Rejection: 99% at 400nm

Choose based on your desired protection level and budget — Commander 4 Mil for cost‑effective everyday safety, or Machete 8 Mil for maximum impact resistance.

Clear Options

Clear Security Film – Protection Without Changing Appearance

Clear security films are ideal for customers who want glass protection without significantly changing the appearance of the glass. These are recommended for homes, offices, schools, commercial spaces, and glass doors where visibility and natural light are important.

Maintains a natural glass appearance
Allows high visible light transmission
Adds safety protection to existing glass
Helps hold broken glass fragments together
Ideal for residential and commercial windows
Suitable for glass doors and partitions
Privacy Options

Privacy Security Film – Protection with Privacy

For customers who want both security and privacy, Nano‑Tech Security and Safety Film is also available in charcoal privacy options. These films combine added glass protection with shade, privacy, glare reduction, and stronger heat rejection performance.

Adds security protection to glass
Provides privacy depending on selected shade
Helps reduce glare from strong sunlight
Improves comfort near windows
Provides UV protection at 400nm
Creates a darker or tinted glass appearance
Glass Protection

Enhanced Glass Protection Against Breakage

Untreated glass can shatter into dangerous fragments when exposed to impact, breakage, or forced pressure. Security and Safety Film helps reduce this risk by bonding to the glass surface and holding broken pieces together after damage occurs.

  • Helps reduce flying glass fragments
  • Improves post‑breakage safety
  • Adds strength to existing glass
  • Creates an additional protective barrier
  • Supports safer indoor environments
  • Helps protect vulnerable glass areas

While no window film can make glass completely unbreakable, security film can improve how glass performs when impacted or broken.

Security film holding shattered glass together
Security film installation on commercial glass
Security

Added Protection Against Forced Entry Attempts

Windows and glass doors are common vulnerable points during attempted break‑ins. Security and Safety Film helps create an added barrier by making the glass harder to penetrate quickly after impact.

Helps delay forced entry attempts
Makes glass more difficult to break through quickly
Adds a protective layer to vulnerable windows and doors
Supports security planning for homes and businesses
Useful for retail stores, offices, schools, and commercial spaces
Part of a broader safety and security plan

Note: Security film should be viewed as part of a broader safety and security plan, not as a complete replacement for alarms, locks, grills, or other security systems.

Interior Protection

UV Protection for Interior Preservation

Nano‑Tech Security and Safety Film also provides UV protection to help reduce sun‑related fading and deterioration of interiors. The security film range provides ultraviolet rejection at 400nm, supporting both glass protection and interior preservation.

Furniture and upholstery

Wooden flooring

Artwork and décor

Areas where glare and UV exposure may affect eye comfort

Skin exposed to sunlight near windows

Curtains and fabrics

Office interiors and displays

High-value interiors in homes, offices, and commercial spaces

Suitable Spaces

Ideal for Homes, Offices, and Commercial Spaces

Homes and apartments Offices and workplaces Retail stores Schools and public buildings Commercial properties Glass doors Glass partitions Ground‑floor windows High‑traffic glass areas Showrooms and display windows Clinics and reception areas Areas vulnerable to impact or forced entry
Important Safety Note

Understanding What Security Film Can and Cannot Do

Security and Safety Film helps strengthen glass and improve post‑breakage performance, but it does not make glass completely unbreakable. Its purpose is to help hold broken glass together, reduce flying fragments, delay entry, and improve safety.

For maximum security, it should be combined with proper locks, alarms, access control, and other building safety measures when needed.

Durability

Long‑Term Performance and Easy Maintenance

Nano‑Tech Security and Safety Film is designed for durable, long‑term glass protection. With proper installation and care, it maintains its protective function and clean appearance over time.

  • Strong film construction
  • Shatter retention performance
  • Impact resistance support
  • UV protection at 400nm
  • Clear and privacy options available
  • Easy maintenance
  • Suitable for residential and commercial use
  • Professional glass protection finish
Security Film Long-Term Performance

Nano‑Tech Security and Safety Film is a practical solution for customers who want stronger glass performance, added safety, and enhanced protection without replacing existing glass. For homes, offices, schools, retail stores, commercial spaces, glass doors, and vulnerable window areas, Security and Safety Film helps create safer and more protected environments.

Advanced Protection for Safer, Stronger Glass

Safety & Security

Growing concerns regarding natural and manmade disasters clearly illustrate the importance of glass safety and security. If glazing shatters during an extreme weather event or earthquake a secondary disaster is often created from scattering and falling glass shards. Lintec's window films minimize the risk of personal and property damage caused by glass fracture during an earthquake or other disaster, thereby greatly contributing to the building's overall safety.

Shatterproof Measures

The superior properties of WINCOS Architectural Films preventing the scattering of glass shards is demonstrated via a variety of tests including distortion*, impact and explosion, etc. These tests clearly validate the shatterproof capability of the films.

01

Distortion

Method: An experimental observation of frame displacement. The simulated earthquake test uses a "fixed sash window" to observe whether the test specimen scatters or not after a fracture. This test was conducted by the Building Research Institute under the control of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Japan as a trustee.

ResultIn the case of conventional float glass, sharp shards scattered as far as 15m away. In the case of glass with WINCOS 1501UH applied, fine cracks were evident and some glass powder was scattered but otherwise the scattering of shards was minimal.

Float glass
Glass with WINCOS 1501UH applied
02

Impact Test

Method: An impulse fracture test according to ANSI standards (US safety glazing standards), conducted at the Department of Industrial Design, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University.

Result In the case of float glass, the test specimen broke at the impact point, scattering large sharp shards. In the case of glass with LUMICOOL 1501UH applied, the impact point did not collapse.

Float glass
Glass with WINCOS 1501UH applied
03

Explosive Blast Test

Method: An experimental observation of the scattering of float glass caused by a blast from an explosion conducted at the National Chemical Laboratory for Industry, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (currently the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology).

Result The scattering of glass from a test specimen with a size of 60cm by 60cm caused by a blast from an explosion of No.3 Kiri Dynamite 1.2m away was examined. The 6mm thick float glass was fractured at a blast pressure of about 1.5kg/cm2, the area of scattering extending to more than 60%. The glass affixed with WINCOS 1501UH remained shatter-resistant against a blast pressure of up to approximately 4.2kg/cm2, comparable to 6.8mm thick wire glass.

Float glass (300g explosive)
Glass with WINCOS 1501UH applied (400g explosive)

Note: Our extensive achievements, which are backed up with over 20 years' experience, reinforce the superior reliability of our products.

Building on the effects of the 1978 Miyagi earthquake, Lintec's efforts have been focused on establishing the shatterproof capabilities of window films applied to glazing. We have been making continual efforts to pursue the advancement of window film safety. For example, Lintec conducted interlayer displacement tests, which examine the scattering of glass resulting from "distortion" which would be anticipated during an earthquake. This was the first test of its kind in Japan, and took part in the establishment of relevant JIS standards through the accumulation of quantitative experimental evaluation. These long-term efforts over many years back up the high reliability of our products.

Crime Prevention Measures

In recent years the crime of home burglary has grown and the invasion tricks employed are becoming increasingly malicious and diverse.

When the clear shatterproof type 1561UH window film, which is the most suitable for crime prevention, is applied to the entire surface of the glazing it can substantially retard the breaking and the penetration of window glass, thereby resulting in a substantial contribution to crime prevention in buildings.

Metropolitan Police Department web site: "Living full of security" (300g explosive)
Japan Urban Security Research Institute (JUSRI report) (400g explosive)

The 1561UH window film features a three-layer structure (film thickness of 395µm and total thickness of 425µm) in which our unique coating and laminating technology allows the lamination of high transparency PET film. The transparency of the film is comparable to conventional glass scattering prevention film (film thickness of 50µm and total thickness of 80µm) and the tensile strength of the film is more than six times that of conventional film.

Test: 01

Testing the fracture of a crescent sash lock through simulating breakage by prying (in-house evaluation)

Method: Measurement of time before successfully "breakage by prying" the crescent sash lock with a secondary lock.

Tools Used: Screwdriver and cutter

Result: More than five minutes were needed before successful glass breakage and invasion.

Test: 02

Multiple drop tests simulating breaking by striking

Method: In accordance with the EN356 standard. Steel ball used: 100mm in diameter, weighing approximately 4.11kg. Method of dropping the steel ball: The steel ball was dropped toward around the center, to each vertex of an equilateral triangle with a side length of 130mm. Size of test specimen: 900 mm by 1100mm.

Result: No penetration through the glass was observed after dropping the steel ball from a height of 1,500 mm and 3,000 mm three times in succession.

When applying the film the sash should enclose the film within the frame perimeter.
Product Construction

What Nano‑Tech Security and Safety Film Is Made Of

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Nano‑Tech Security and Safety Film is best for strengthening glass, holding broken fragments together, reducing risks from shattered glass, and adding protection against impact or forced entry attempts.
No. Security film cannot make glass completely unbreakable. However, it can help hold broken glass together and improve glass performance after impact.
Commander 4 Mil is a thinner Level 1 security film option with 30,000 psi tensile strength and 120 lbs break strength. Machete 8 Mil is a thicker Level 2 option with 32,000 psi tensile strength and 200 lbs break strength.
Machete 8 Mil is the stronger option because it is thicker, has higher break strength, and is rated Level 2 in the large scale explosive test.
Yes. Commander 4 Mil Clear, Machete 8 Mil Clear, Blast Shield 12 Mil and Blast Shield 16 Mil are available for customers who want added glass protection while maintaining a clear glass appearance.
Yes. Security film is available in charcoal and darker privacy options for customers who want both glass protection and privacy.
Yes. The Nano‑Tech Security and Safety Film range provides ultraviolet rejection at 400nm, helping reduce UV exposure entering through glass.
It can be installed on suitable glass surfaces in homes, offices, retail stores, schools, commercial buildings, clinics, glass doors, partitions, showrooms, and vulnerable window areas.
Yes. Security film can help delay forced entry by making glass harder to penetrate quickly after impact. However, it should be used together with proper locks, alarms, and other security measures.
Clear security films maintain a natural glass appearance. Privacy security films, such as charcoal or dark options, will change the appearance by adding shade and privacy.
Yes. It is suitable for offices, retail stores, schools, commercial properties, showrooms, clinics, and other business spaces where glass safety and protection are important.