Tag: glazing protection

Coolest Hotels Choose Advanced Film Solutions

When a local downtown Tampa hotel needed to lower the amount of glare and heat gain entering their lobby through a huge atrium sunroof the team at Advanced Film Solutions was naturally their first choice to solve the problem.

Our expert installation crew tackled the heat and weather by installing a reflective exterior solar film that will reduce heat by 90% as well as the glare and 99.9% of the UV

Advanced Film Solutions has completed thousands of residential and commercial projects since we launched the company in 2007.

We have created what we believe is the best installation team in Florida. Our track record includes the Sarasota International Airport as well as NC State University.

Our expertise is unmatched and our selections include the leading choices in the window film industry.

Brands like Eastman Chemicals’ LLumar, Vista, SunTek and Huper Optik

Madico and Sunscape

Hanita interior and exterior coatings.

Solar Gard and Armorcoat Safety Films

Johnson, Geoshield and 3M Fasara and ScotchCal Vinyls

Call Advanced Film Solutions toll free at 877-575-3456 for a free estimate!

Tampa Bay, Clearwater, Bradenton, Sarasota, Orlando

Tampa, Orlando How To Choose Between Security & Solar Window Film

Fall is almost upon us and Floridians now under stay at home orders consider methods for keeping their homes cooler and safer.

Advanced Film Solutions is the region leader in window film solutions and installation capabilities.

To be sure we have been developing our capabilities for the last 15 years and prior to that 33 years at 3M.

Our portfolio of solutions is unmatched and our installers are some of the best in the world. That’s not a guess or hype; we actually placed 2 of our installers in the top eight in the world.

The question at hand is how to decide between a strictly solar control window film as compared to a thicker (8 ML) clear or solar safety window film?

Solar films are thin film coatings available in a wide array of light transmissions. These coatings stop UV and as much as 85% of the total solar energy (Heat!)

Thicker safety iterations perform the solar control function but as they are much thicker these versions have a far greater puncture resistance and impact capabilities.

Above and below our installation at Sarasota International Airport for protective glazing blast mitigation concerns.

There are less solar security versions than the thinner versions and a slight cost uplift for the thicker coatings as compared to the thinner versions.

Advanced Film Solutions offers several brands of solar films and safety films manufactured by Eastman Chemical LLumar Select and Vista as well as SunTek.

We also install Madico and Sunscape, Avery Dennison Hanita and Solar Gard/ Armorcoat films.

If you are concerned about home intrusion or burglary or your home or office is subject to flying debris or an errant golf ball you should consider the thicker versions.

The industry is circumspect about defining the thicker films as a storm protection mitigation device.  These films do hold the glass in the frames when properly attached but the window will likely shatter whereas a code meeting shutter will prevent the window from breaking.

Advanced Film Solutions will discuss all of your options and provide the very best custom solutions all with a lifetime warranty.

Call our office toll free at 877-575-3456 and start cooling your home today!

Advanced Film Solutions

Tampa, Clearwater, Sarasota and Orlando

Protective Glazing Window Film, Tampa Home & Business Solutions

Your home’s windows and glass doors are the weakest point of entry in defending against forced entry and burglary.

Alarm systems will alert law enforcement but the thieves will be long gone when they arrive.

That’s why thousands of home and business owners throughout Tampa Bay, Orlando and Sarasota select Advanced Film Solutions protective glazing window films.

Security films are much thicker than standard solar films.

These films are designed to keep the window envelope intact against forced entry.

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Many clients take advantage of our solar tinted security films for maintaining comfort and decreasing glare.

Privacy can also be obtained while simultaneously protecting against theft.

Advanced Film Solutions represents global window film leader Eastman Chemicals and our LLumar, Huper Optik and SunTek films offer a variety of appearance and solar performance.

We are also pleased to offer Armorcoat, Madico and Hanita Solar safety and Security window film.

Slowing down burglars by denying entry may be your primary objective but solar versions will reduce your AC costs and provide a fast ROI.

Free estimates by calling Advanced Film Solutions

Toll Free: 877-575-3456

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Keeping Tampa Area Children Cooler & Safer With Advanced Film Solutions

Advanced Film Solutions has been awarded the contract for the Hillsborough County School System.

Our expert installers have performed superior installations throughout the Tampa area transforming clear glass into energy smart & safe windows.

Glare and UV are virtually eliminated and cooling costs will be reduced by as much as 30%.

Window film is an invisible retrofit solution that business owners and smart home owners employ to keep their rooms and offices cooler and safer.

Thicker solar security films not only stop heat and glare but they also protect against forced entry.

Now that the summer heat is in full swing the time to make your life cooler and comfortable with window film is right now.

Advanced Film Solutions has earned the confidence of more than 20,000 home and business owners throughout west and central Florida.

Call for a free estimate toll free at 877-575-3456

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Orlando Utilities Get Advanced Film Solutions LLumar Protective Glazing Film

The team at Advanced Film Solutions  completed protecting   with our Vista glazing protection film.

The goal is to provide shatter protection and solar heat filtering with a combination solar safety window film.

This objective has been met with our LLumar SelectPro Vista Luminance Film.

Our team is uniquely qualified to perform this type of installation given the technical installation capabilities of our installation team.

The entire installation of shatter film will be anchored to the glass and frames with our wet seal attachment system.

The superior heat, glare and strength of our LLumar films met and exceeded our direct competition in all aspects and specifications.

No matter the size of your requirements Advanced Film Solutions is ready to meet the challenge.

Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota’s leading window film installation company is Advanced Film Solutions

Telephone: 877-575-3456

Advanced Film Solutions Airport Security Window Film

Given the recent attacks throughout the world it has become critically important to consider life safety measures to protect people from flying glass; the result of an explosion.

One simple, yet effective measure for asset protection and safety managers is the employment of glazing security window film attached to curbside terminal glass and entry way vestibules.

Advanced Film Solutions expert installers is well versed in the application of clear and tinted versions of these thicker (8 ML) shatter control films.

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The history of effectiveness has been well-documented.

Our security films when properly installed and attached to the frames has met the criteria established by the Federal government post Oklahoma City, 1994.

The major window film manufacturers have had their security glazing films tested independently to meet GSA and Department of Defense standards for blast.

Advanced Film represents the Eastman portfolio of security films that includes LLumar, Vista, SunTek and Huper Optik.

Saint-Gobain’s Armorcoat series.

Madico and Madico Sunscape Coatings

The Israeli manufactured Hanita

Johnson Laminating Security Films

Advanced Film Solutions recommends the Dow Corning 995 wet sealant system to create an attachment system that maintains the integrity of the window envelope.

Our recent installation of glazing security film at the Sarasota International Airport is a ready demonstration of superior installation capabilities.

The entire land side terminal windows and doors are now protected to the same level of glass security as Federal buildings and US embassies throughout the world.

These versatile coatings are also effective for school and daycare center entry glass as well as religious institutions throughout Florida.

Many retailers utilize these films for smash and grab protection.

Call for a free estimate toll free at 877-575-3456

Advanced Film Solutions

Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota, St. Pete, Clearwater