ProductsHistorical briefing
Source date Avery Dennison introduced patterned SkyWay bird film in 2024
The retrofit product was designed to make existing glass more visible to birds.
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Commercial window film news for buildings, including glazing research, solar control, safety films and business developments, with original sources.
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IndustryHistorical briefing
Source date Solar Art adds General Solar Company in the D.C. region
The October 2024 deal included staff, an office and warehouse in Gaithersburg.
ProductsHistorical briefing
Source date Avery’s 2024 SkyLite release separated glass and plastic skylight applications
The installation guide gives the two versions different substrate limits.
IndustryHistorical briefing
Source date Safe Haven Defense recapitalizes with Dominus Capital
The May 2024 transaction kept founder Steve Johnson involved and named Cameron Evans as chief executive.
TechnologyHistorical briefing
Source date KIT film research combines diffuse daylight with radiative cooling
A 2024 silicone-film study explores bright, blurred-view glazing. Its cooling measurements came from small outdoor apparatus.
TechnologyHistorical briefing
Source date A 2024 study tested transparent polyethylene–MXene films for solar control
Laboratory samples and building simulations addressed different parts of the research.
IndustryHistorical briefing
Source date Solar Tint’s Suntrol acquisition expanded its Ohio installation business
The 2024 announcement preserved Suntrol’s Cleveland operating base.
TechnologyHistorical briefing
Source date Protective layers tackle moisture damage in thermochromic film
The January 2024 study leaves important lead and service-life questions open.
TechnologyHistorical briefing
Source date NC State’s 2023 window-material report separated infrared and visible switching
Structural water gave a familiar electrochromic material a different optical response.
TechnologyHistorical briefing
Source date A 2023 research briefing showed cellulose aerogel films insulating windows
The team tested transparent thermal barriers in retrofit and insulated-glass configurations.
IndustryHistorical briefing
Source date Eastman’s 2023 Ai-Red acquisition targeted more Asia-Pacific film capacity
The acquired Dalian manufacturer served automotive and architectural markets.
TechnologyHistorical briefing
Source date Notre Dame’s 2022 coating project used quantum computing to select a layer stack
Researchers fabricated a transparent radiative-cooling coating after computational design.