GlassShield ®
GlassShield® Shatter-Resistant Technology is a next-level safety innovation by MAAX that offers an added layer of protection to the tempered glass security features.
Explore Doors With GlassShield
A Next-Level Safety Innovation
At MAAX, we understand the importance of offering forward-thinking designs that add value and minimize risk. For more than 50 years, our R&D team has constantly delivered innovations in safety and design, reflected today in our new Shatter-Resistant Technology, GlassShield®.
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Explore Shower Doors with GlassShield® Technology
Designed with showroom customers in mind, the Capella offers many unique and innovative features, like the pre-installed GlassShield® technology providing a higher level of security, or the hinge with a patent mechanism that offers 3 in. of lateral adjustment and a robust support arm for sturdiness, but yet designed to disappear in the decor.
This is an upgraded and taller version (78 in.) of our highly successful Duel shower door. With GlassShield® technology pre-installed. it provides an extra layer of security for family residential, senior living or hospitality.
We have added another member to the GlassShield® family under our Professional Series, providing builders and contactors a product that comes with enhanced layer of safety for busy jobsite environments. This security feature will reduce potential for liability for added peace of mind.
A Next-Level Safety Innovation by MAAX
Building a Better Bathware Industry
GlassShield® Shatter-Resistant Technology
This is just another way MAAX and American Bath Group bring home more value to their customers. Shower doors enhanced with GlassShield® will provide an extra layer of security especially for applications requiring extreme protection, like family residential, senior living or hospitality.
GlassShield® Shatter-Resistant Technology FAQs
Is GlassShield® shatter-proof glass?
The term shatterproof refers to laminated safety and security glass. This type of glass is not actually unbreakable, but it is highly shatter-resistant. GlassShield® works similarly to the laminated glass safety technology used in the automotive industry, since the transparent film is permanently bonded to the glass surfaces. Therefore, GlassShield® is shatter-resistant and not shatterproof.
Is it better than a tempered glass shower door?
Tempered glass offers a great level of protection for everyday usage of your shower door, but having GlassShield®provides an extra layer of security, since it keeps most of the glass fragments together in one piece in the rare case of a glass breakage.
What does the Shatter-Resistant glass Technology do?
The Shatter-Resistant Technology uses a clear, permanent, transparent film to bond directly and permanently on top of the tempered glass panel, which provides an additional layer of protection to the tempered glass shower door. It also offers a better retention of glass fragments, ensuring that most pieces of glass and accessories are retained in one piece in the rare event of a breakage giving you a safe exit from the shower.
Can I keep using a GlassShield® shower door even after a breakage?
Although GlassShield® retains most of the glass fragments and accessories together in one piece, this is just to give you a safe exit from your shower enclosure. You should never use the door after that and contact MAAX Technical Services for instructions on how to replace the glass safely.
