Acrylic Ship Windows
Naval Architecture is in the time of transition. New materials are being used every day to fulfill the special requirements of today's ship owners.
As a break resistant, high performance material Acrylic has been used for the deepest diving submarine windows for over 40 years. Since sunlight does not pose a problem to the life span and clarity of the newest acrylic any more it has a good chance to replace glass for applications where its break resistance is needed.
Our Acrylic Ship Windows are designed to fulfill ASME/PVHO rules. At the same time, they can be as resistant to abrasion as only tempered glass can be. Thanks to our lamination technique Ship windows can now be designed for near or even below the water line (as agreed with your ship's class).
Lloyds Register of Shipping (LRoS), American Bureau of Shipping (ABoS), Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and other classification societies have ether showed interest or have already approved the use of acrylic for ship windows. Hydrosight Plexiglas ® is certified by the German Lloyd.
