American Glass Products (AGP) is pleased to announce that it will
unveil its AGP Vario Plus-Sky SPD-SmartGlass(TM) as well as its AGP
Vario Plus-Polar glass at the 2007 SEMA Show in Las Vegas this week.
These new AGP intelligent glass products add innovative features to
glass. Vario Plus-Sky SPD-SmartGlass(TM) enables users to instantly
and precisely control the amount of light, glare and heat coming
through glass using patented SPD light-control film technology
licensed from Research Frontiers Incorporated (Nasdaq: REFR). AGP
Vario Plus-Polar glass allows users to achieve enhanced privacy using
state-of-the-art nano-particles LC technology.
This event marks the launch of AGP´s global marketing campaign for
AGP Vario Plus. With more than 900 employees, and production plants
and marketing offices on five continents, AGP is one of world´s
leading manufacturers and suppliers of specialty glass to the
automotive, marine, rail and architectural markets.
The company´s newest product, AGP Vario Plus-Sky SPD-SmartGlass,
will be offered as a laminated glass, and will allow users to control
the transparency of windows, sunroofs and other glazing products. With
the touch of a button, AGP Vario Plus-Sky can switch from a completely
dark state to a highly transparent one, or to any point in between. In
addition to its unequalled shading capabilities, AGP Vario Plus-Sky
offers exceptional safety and security benefits and it significantly
reduces the amount of heat passing through the window into a vehicle´s
cabin or other interior space. AGP Vario Plus-Sky also blocks more
than 99% of harmful ultraviolet (UV) light.
"The SEMA Show is an ideal venue to initiate our global marketing
efforts for AGP Vario Plus," commented Norman Pena, Business
Development Manager for American Glass Products. "SEMA is the world´s
premier event for automotive specialty products and is expected to
attract more than 100,000 industry professionals. Our exhibit´s
featured products - including a front door glazing and a sunroof
featuring AGP Vario Plus-Sky SPD-SmartGlass light-control technology -
will introduce this revolutionary product offering to our global
automotive target audiences of original equipment manufacturers and
aftermarket distributors and installers. Our marketing campaign
includes programs to also offer AGP Vario Plus to the marine, rail and
architectural markets."
Joseph M. Harary, President of Research Frontiers Inc. which holds
over 500 patents and patent applications on SPD-Smart(TM)
light-control technology noted: "We have long-admired the lamination
capabilities of AGP and their ability to bring and combine
state-of-the-art technologies to the world of advanced glass. Their
production capacity and commitment to quality, coupled with their
skill and experience, have enabled AGP to develop unique products for
automotive OEMs throughout the world. This product and the marketing
launch at SEMA will enhance our worldwide SPD light-control
infrastructure. In addition to AGP´s focus on automotive OEM
SPD-SmartGlass products, we are also excited about their ability to
bring SPD-Smart automotive glazing technology to the important
aftermarket."
AGP Vario Plus will be featured at American Glass Products´ booth
(#11876) at the SEMA Show from October 30 through November 2. The SEMA
Show is for automotive industry professionals and is not open to the
public. Information about the show can be found at
http://www.semashow.com.
Note: AGP(TM) is a trademark of American Glass Products.
SPD-SmartGlass(TM) and SPD-Smart(TM) are trademarks of Research
Frontiers Incorporated.
