SILATEC - If there were a better type of glass,
we would have long since invented it.

Glass from SILATEC is like a protective shield. An invisible one. Unlike ordinary armored glass, our ballistic glass is transparent and crystal clear¹. And more resistant – by orders of magnitude! A wall of glass. After all, SILATEC safety glazing reliably fends off the attacks of burglars all over the world. Hammer? Chisel? Axe? Nice try. SILATEC glass lets through pure daylight with a highly effective UV filter⁴. All the light from the visible color spectrum can shine through, unaltered.

Invisible UV light, on the other hand, does not penetrate. SILATEC glass filters it out completely. And that’s a good thing: UV radiation damages the valuable interior of your rooms and has ruined many works of art.

You can opt for conventional armored glass. Or for any other security glass. Or you can make no compromises and make the same choice as the security experts at the G20 summit and other high-profile addresses around the world: from embassies and art museums to private residences. 

The film shows just how resistant transparent security glass can be: SILATEC ShooteQ splinters, but the projectile does not penetrate. The glass continues to withstand the subsequent impacts. For people who need enhanced protection, SILATEC ShooteQ provides security while maintaining a clear view. In addition to standardised testing, we put its protective performance to the test in our own realistic trials. Repeatedly, systematically and under demanding conditions. This makes resistance visible.

And turns a transparent material into an important part of your security concept. Of course, security requirements can be highly individual. That is why, on request, we also conduct tests to your specific requirements. Because burglars do not follow testing standards, and only real conditions reveal how secure what may well be the world’s most secure glass¹ actually is. After all, your security should never be relative. It should be certain.

Protection for what you value most: your loved ones and yourself. Because safety and security are important. Tough luck for burglars – they have to stay outside. Even they try to shoot their way in.. And yet our glass is not greenish like ordinary armored glass, but color-neutral and completely transparent. It is also lightweight and thin.

This of course opens up new architectural possibilities. Even when meeting high security requirements, you can replace dark walls with large-format glass surfaces to create a light-flooded, open atmosphere – and by the way, we can deliver single panes of up to eight meters in length, in all conceivable geometric shapes like angled, round and around corners. Your secret, which nobody suspects in this open and inspiring architecture: your house is a fortress. No less.

Imagine your favorite work of art - with faded colors. The destruction is a creeping process, because the ultraviolet rays in natural daylight cause color pigments to chalk or fade. The surface gloss is lost or the varnish layer turns yellow. The painting: ruined.

SILATEC glass filters this invisible UV radiation⁴ - in contrast to conventional armored glass. At the same time the visible daylight, which is so important for the enjoyment of art, can shine through. Without any green tint, as with regular armored glass, and transparent. So you can enjoy your art with a clear conscience and exactly as it was created: in all aspects the artist intended, including gloss and optical depth, as well as rich and bright colors. After all, artists such as van Gogh or Gauguin created their works in daylight and chose their colors as they saw their motifs.

Museums and art collectors know this – and we are proud of our very prestigious clients.

Under the title “The Safest Glass in the World”, the German TV programme Galileo reports on SILATEC. Our security glass is developed and manufactured in Gelting, around 30 kilometres south of Munich, Germany. A peaceful setting. Inside, a demanding test is underway. Rudolf de Cillia swings an axe at a large, heavy pane of conventional armoured glass. After just a few blows, it breaks through. Next comes SILATEC security glass. Light. Thin. The axe strikes the glass again and again, for minutes on end, until our strong colleague finally gives up. The wall of glass stands firm¹.

During our demonstrations, we often see amazement turn into a very personal thought: I would feel so much safer at home with this glass. That is precisely why we have been developing and manufacturing security glass at SILATEC for decades. Our roots go back to the 1970s. As a medium-sized company with our own research and production facilities, we combine this experience with the continuous development of our products and manufacturing processes. Because behind every pane of glass is something deeply personal: your sense of security. Let us tailor your security glass to your individual needs. Simply get in touch.