Guardian launches Clarity Neutral glass

Guardian has launched Clarity Neutral glass, which has been developed to meet demand for higher transparency, neutral-looking glass for architectural projects, as well as special purpose applications such as digital signage, retail storefronts and museum displays.

According to Guardian, Clarity Neutral is an advanced, anti-reflective coated glass that provides the highest transparency of any Guardian Glass product to date, providing ‘truer, more natural’ views thanks to a reflectivity of 0.6%.

Compared to the current version of Guardian Clarity anti-reflective glass (0.7% reflectivity) Clarity Neutral is said to provide even higher transparency by reducing the bluish reflections that remain in the glass, resulting in a more neutral remaining reflected colour.

Even in low or diffused background light conditions, Clarity Neutral has been developed to reduce undesirable light reflection and refraction across more angles and light frequencies. The new glass also benefits from lower haze and colour shift after being heat treated.

Liam Williamson, European product commercialisation manager at Guardian, commented: “In architectural monolithic applications such as facades, curtain walls and viewing areas, architects will have more freedom to create visually stunning, crystal clear, transparent glazing that blends the building in with its surroundings.

“In special purpose applications such as retail storefronts, museum showcases, picture frames and commercial refrigeration doors, Clarity Neutral reduces reflections and glare to such an extent that the glass appears almost invisible, providing clearer, uninterrupted, more natural views through the glass.”

Clarity Neutral is designed to be optimally applied on either Guardian ExtraClear float glass as standard or Guardian UltraClear low-iron float glass. The product is available in glass thicknesses from 3mm to 15mm, and sizes up to jumbo (6,000mm x 3210mm).

The glass is available annealed or in a heat treatable version for safety, security, or acoustic applications. The double-sided glass is supplied with one temporary protective film for easier processing and fabrication.