Research into the Use of Polymeric Film to Enhance the Safety of Sideglass

Sidewindow glass offers three significant and related areas of liability to automobile owners and drivers: smash and grab, spalling, laceration.

3M is currently testing an anti-spall/anti-lacerative film designed to improve the integrity and safety of both tempered and laminated sideglass.

This paper will compare the performance and benefits of film-coated automotive glass to standard tempered and laminated glass for automotive sideglass applications.