CSC Window Films keeps AmSafe operation in the dark

If your manufacturing processes can be damaged by sunlight, keeping UV light out can be a problem. And if your staff are overheating in summer and becoming too cold in winter from heat loss through glazing, you’ve got a serious problem. This was the situation faced by AmSafe Bridport at their manufacturing site in Dorset.

AmSafe Bridport is a world leader in textile air cargo restraint, providing cargo nets, pallet straps and tie downs to airframe manufacturers and airlines throughout the world. They are the world’s leading supplier and premier airlines from around the world choose Bridport products for their quality, and reliability.

However, Kevlar is used in the manufacture of some of AmSafe’s state-of-the-art rope and strap products and before the ropes receive their final treatment they are vulnerable to degradation by UV light coming through the factory windows. This can weaken them, reducing their durability and performance.

In addition, the staff were struggling to cope in the heat caused by excessive solar heat gain through the glass, while in winter, significant heat was lost through the glazing, contributing to high energy costs.

AmSafe Bridport called in CSC Window Films to help solve the problem. CSC has been installing protective window films for the last 20 years, and their expertise has been used to protect tapestries, curtains, wallpaper, paintings, photographs, antiques and heirlooms from UV damage in stately homes, public buildings and museums.

CSC surveyed the building and recommended an application of LLumar® low emissivity performance film, specifying LLumar® VE35 SR CDF (which offers UV transmission of less than 0.1%, rejects 69% of total solar energy, and has a U-value of 3.74, reducing heat loss by up to 30%).