ADVANTAGES

WHY USE TPS?

Transparent Protection Systems, Inc. was established to meet the need for high performance, optically clear window and door protection in coastal regions especially vulnerable to tropical storms and hurricanes. Utilizing leading edge materials and processing, TPS has developed ClearGuard® hurricane panels offering all the protection of traditional steel or aluminum panels, but with an amazing difference -- total clarity. With up to 85% light transmission, ClearGuard panels offer performance that has been certified to stringent National State, and County regulations through extensive testing in independent South Florida laboratories.

Transparent Protection Systems manufactures and markets a family of high performance glazing materials specifically designed to protect your family, home, and business. Using the same high performance polymer originally developed for use in jet fighter canopies, automobile light lenses, and even bullet resistant glazing laminates, TPS is proud to offer ClearGuard panels as a direct replacement for steel and aluminum storm panels. It’s no secret that we supply the most well known distributors in the “Hurricane Protection Industry” Be sure to ask your Supplier/Installer company for ClearGuard!

WHY USE CLEARGUARD?

Originally, builders and specialty storm shutter installers used galvanized steel to protect windows, simply because it was the only long-term reusable material available offering adequate protection during intense storms. But steel shutters have many problems, including high weight, difficult installation, rusting over time, and even the potential for injury during handling and installation, due to sharp panel edges. Advances in specialty alloys led to the use of aluminum panels, which made for a lighter panel, but didn't resolve the issue of injury due to sharp edges. Worse still, aluminum panels brought yet another problem -- susceptibility to damage during transit, storage and installation due to denting and deformation. But anyone who has ever spent any length of time in a steel or aluminum shuttered home or business will immediately recognize the biggest problem of all with these materials - TOTAL DARKNESS. With all windows covered, every area of the structure's interior becomes pitch black. And as everyone knows, power outages during an intense storm or hurricane are virtually guaranteed, leaving the occupants dependent on either candles or flashlights. Given the facts, it's no wonder that home and business owners everywhere are discarding old-fashioned metal panels and switching to ClearGuard. Offering superior weight advantages over aluminum panels, as well as the dent-resistance of steel panels, ClearGuard additionally offers smooth panel edges, greatly reducing the chance of injury during handling and installation. ClearGuard panels meet or exceed regulations for hurricane shutters as set forth by the ICC-ES for Large Missile Impacts (SSTD 12-99) and Florida Building Code as per ASTM standards E330, E1886-1996 (including HVHZ) as well as Miami-Dade protocol TAS 201,202,203.

TOTALLY TRANSPARENT PANELS

Best of all, ClearGuard panels are completely transparent, offering up to 85% light transmittance. This high level of clarity allows the occupants to view firsthand outside storm conditions and to make informed decisions during crucial storm periods. With ClearGuard panels installed, you are no longer dependent o n candles or flashlights. Virtually all available ambient daylight is transmitted directly into your home or business with ClearGuard panels, giving you a safer, more normal environment.

ADDITIONAL SECURITY

Due to its high light transmittance (similar to glass), ClearGuard panels can be seasonally installed in hard to reach areas such as upper stories, or as an additional security measure to protect windows from breakage due to vandalism or attempted robbery.

INSTALLATION EASE

Installation of ClearGuard panels is quick and easy, and in most cases requires little or no modifications and additions to existing framing systems. Your local ClearGuard Authorized Dealer/Installer can handle all aspects of your installation efficiently and economically. Give them a call today to see first hand the dramatic, clear improvement ClearGuard panels will make in your home or business.