The Benefits of Laminated Side and Rear Glazing in Automobiles

It probably happened to you once that, coming back to your car one night, you saw thousands of glass pieces on the pavement near your front door..
Besides the hassle of calling the police, filling in the paperwork for insurance claims and so on, you will have had to have the window replaced as soon as possible to protect your car's interior from the rain, the wind and from further vandalism..
You still remember this bad experience everyday when you see glass particles under your seat embedded in the carpet or in other remote places..
Fortunately, a new category of automotive glazing products - EPG - Enhanced Protective Glass is now being offered on some vehicles and will make such bad experiences a thing of the past.
This paper describes the benefits offered by Enhanced Protective Glass.

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The Authors

Mr. Michel van Russelt Automotive Market Development Director Solutia Europe Sa Michel Van Russelt obtained his Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Louvain (Belgium) in 1970 and work on a PhD Thesis int the laboratory of High Polymers on an industry-University prog... Read more