SCHOTT CONTURAN® - anti-reflective glass for displays


At a Glance
CONTURAN® is used whenever protection of precious displays in combination with minimized undesirable reflection is needed.
CONTURAN® is an anti-reflective glass with an optical interference coating on either one or both sides. As a result, this coating design prevents optical reflections from sunlight or artificial light being caused by the glass surface.
CONTURAN® can be used for different applications, including indicator board covers, railroad destination indicators, anti-reflective filters for technical displays, and many more. It can basically be put to use anywhere irritating reflections occur.
CONTURAN® is an anti-reflective glass with an optical interference coating on either one or both sides. As a result, this coating design prevents optical reflections from sunlight or artificial light being caused by the glass surface.
CONTURAN® can be used for different applications, including indicator board covers, railroad destination indicators, anti-reflective filters for technical displays, and many more. It can basically be put to use anywhere irritating reflections occur.

SCHOTT CONTURAN® anti-reflective glass is ideally suited as protective cover glass for displays
Summary:
- reduction of irritating reflections
- high transmission and increased contrast
- high abrasion resistance and chemical stability extends its lifetime, makes it hardly vulnerable and easy to clean
- appears to be invisible and neutral in color, yet enables perfect viewing
- available in any customized shape, form or set-up
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Benefits
SCHOTT CONTURAN® - anti-reflective glass for displays is unique due to ...
... Transparency ...
... Durability...
- high transmission characteristics
- less than 0.5% on each surface
- increased contrast
- good view of dimly lit items
... Durability...
- high abrasion resistance extends the lifetime of the respective object
- high chemical stability means that CONTURAN® is hardly vulnerable and easy to clean ► ideal characteristics for use as protection cover
... Quality ...
... Processing ...
- appears to be invisible and neutral in color, yet enables perfect viewing
- wide-ranging portfolio for specific applications and processing requirements
- optimized coating design for thermal tempering and chemical toughening
... Processing ...
- available in any customized shape, form or set-up
- can be adapted to meet customer needs by applying UV or IR protection
- only anti-reflective coating that can be chemically toughened for optimized process chain
Area of Applications
Information displays
- customized cover glasses for digital signage, transportation and outdoor displays with various dimensions and customized screen printing and optional anti-fingerprint coating (DARO)
- touch applications, e.g. machine control
- ruggedized displays
- cover glass for displays, e.g. in medical technology
- e.g. cover glass for washing and drying

SCHOTT CONTURAN® used for outdoor displays

Machine control display

Destination display at a train station
Technical Information
These anti-reflective characteristics are made possible by the sol-gel dipping process developed by SCHOTT. The glass is dipped in different metal oxide solutions.
Once dipped, the metal oxide coating layers are burned in at 450° C to 500° C. The oxidic layers produce interference that actually helps prevent annoying reflections. These layers are actually much purer and especially mechanically and chemically more stable than those processed with conventional PVD techniques (such as vapor deposition or sputtering, for example).
Once dipped, the metal oxide coating layers are burned in at 450° C to 500° C. The oxidic layers produce interference that actually helps prevent annoying reflections. These layers are actually much purer and especially mechanically and chemically more stable than those processed with conventional PVD techniques (such as vapor deposition or sputtering, for example).
Pristine view of any display
- every glass surface of uncoated glass reflects about 4% of light (8% overall both sides)
- CONTURAN® is covered on one or both sides of the float glass with multiple layers of metal oxides
- anti-reflective layers can reduce reflection by 90%.

Glass substrate types
- float glass
- low-iron, extra-clear glass
- grey glass
- BOROFLOAT®
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