Adam Opel GmbH
Rüsselsheim
Industrial spies have no view into Opel’s design studio
Requirement:
View protection into the interior of the design studio, without minimal loss of daylight.
Solution:
Bruxsafol Privacy Film Lexan 160
Amount of Film:
approx. 700 m2
Benefits:
Cost effective transformation of a publically accesible bulding into a highly secure and yet light design center.
Technology theft as the misappropriation of secret or protected technological information represents a growing threat for many medium-sized and large international companies. German know-how is in demand worldwide, especially in the automotive industry: Some would like to use this knowledge – on their own behalf and without permission. That is why protection against technology theft is becoming increasingly important for car manufacturers with their high investments in research and development. With this in mind, compliance with high safety standards in development, design and vehicle production to protect against unwanted spies is easy to understand. Privacy films can be part of the security concept, as is the case, for example, in the Adam Opel GmbH automobile plant in Rüsselsheim: There, high-quality privacy films of the Lexan 160 type from BRUXSAFOL were used to protect intellectual property in particularly sensitive areas.
With Sandblas-Effect
In addition to the headquarters and various production halls, the International Technical Development Center ITEZ and the former exhibition room are located at the Opel headquarters. This was converted into a design studio with around 700 m2 of glass area. Under the large glass roof, developers and automobile designers are now working on the design of all Saab and Opel mid-range cars produced worldwide. The polycarbonate film with “sandblast effect”, which is suitable for inside installation, achieves a high level of light dispersion thanks to its structured surface with a light transmission of 90%. This means that the product offers good privacy protection, but at the same time allows a lot of light to pass through – demands that the Opel factory had placed on the films from the beginning. “Privacy films such as our LEXAN 160 or ICED HAZE are also used in the automotive industry for TISAX measures. Protection against espionage is guaranteed with view protection. In contrast to pure mirror films, this is guaranteed on facades regardless of the lighting conditions and therefore at any time of day. As a rule, the installation of LEXAN 160 does not require any increased lighting thanks to its very high light transmission.” says BRUXSAFOL managing director Michael Brux.
Serves every purpose
At Opel in Rüsselsheim, the privacy screen should protect people from looking into the interior of the room, but at the same time let in as much sunlight as possible. “With our films, a building that was previously open to the public could be transformed into a highly secure, yet bright design center within just two weeks,” says Brux. So it’s no wonder that the development managers now work with total ease behind the windows.