Natural
Disaster Protection.
During hurricanes, when high-powered winds are allowed
to enter a structure, they can collapse it from the inside.
By preventing the glass from shattering, Madico's SafetyShield
film not only prevents potential physical harm, but also
keeps winds from rushing inside and doing serious structural
damage. And during an earthquake, SafetyShield holds glass
together under the most extreme conditions, minimizing
injury to those nearby, both inside and out.
Graffiti-Free
Vandalism is more than just a nuisance and eyesore, it's
also a huge financial drain to public and private budgets.
The cost of repeatedly replacing windows and glass that
has been scratched up or marked with spray-paint can end
up being prohibitive, not to mention time consuming and
disruptive.
Graffiti-Free
is Madico's window coating for the commercial and retail
marketplace. When vandals do strike, it won't be permanent.
The window stays put, and just the film is replaced, at
a fraction of the cost.
Safety Glazing
In buildings where the government mandates tempered glass,
Madico films can bring buildings up to requirements at
costs far below than that of replacing existing windows.
Madico's Safety Films have been extensively tested by
independent testing facilities and meet Safety Glazing
criteria as defined by CPSC, the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Council and Underwriters Laboratories.
We live in a far from perfect world. Whether it's man
or nature, destructive forces are all around us. For over
30 years, Madico has been engineering products to increase
protection against everything from criminal acts, to catastrophic
events.
Hurricanes. Earthquakes. Chemical explosions. Bomb blasts.
Theft. Vandalism. All of these events can cause massive
damage to our homes and businesses, and in many cases,
can prove lethal. The addition of Madico films and our
safety Anchoring Restraint Systems dramatically improve
security for buildings of all kinds.
Blast Protection
The powerful blast from a bomb can cause immeasurable
destruction. It would seem that windows shattering would
be the least of it, but a single square foot of glass
can produce up to 200 deadly, razor-sharp fragments. Flying
glass shards are what many times causes severe injury,
and even death.
Madico's
Safety & Security systems are specifically engineered
and tested to meet stringent federal and state mandated
standards, more so than any other manufacturer in the
industry.
Madico
conducts blast tests that adhere to the protocols outlined
by the U.S. General Services Administration's Standard
Test Method for Glazing and Window Systems Subject to
Dynamic Overpressure Loadings.
Madico
has four different glazing system solutions – FrameGard,
GullWing, WetGlaze, and LifteLine - each with its own
level of performance. Our systems are in place at some
of the most highly protected buildings in the world.
Anti-Intrusion
Windows are, and always have been, the quickest way for
people to gain access to someplace they're not supposed
to be. And if they're going in through a smashed window,
it's usually because time is something they don't have
much of.
Madico's
SafetyShield® 1500 stops these intruders in their
tracks. When struck, the glass will break, but not shatter,
preventing the intruder from entering quickly, and leaving
him wondering what to do next. In most cases, the answer
is simple: move on. SafetyShield® 1500 is among the
first films in the world to pass the UL972 standard for
Anti-Intrusion - making it the easy choice to help secure
your home or business from theft and intrusion.
Testing Safety Films
Madico believes the most important aspect of our business
is in the testing of our products, and we go to lengths
to make sure it's the most extensive testing possible.
We hire independent consultants to test our films under
the most extreme conditions. Instead of swinging a sandbag
into a pane of glass from 5 feet, Madico films are subjected
to detonations of up to 10 psi - enough to take down most
buildings.
Our
films meet and surpass more government and international
standards than any other films. When you install Madico
products, we guarantee you the best the industry has to
offer.
