A bullet-resistant drive-through window combines a rated frame, rated glazing and a secure way to pass items and conversation between employee and customer, typically a package receiver, drawer or deal tray plus natural voice or speaker communication. Armortex® manufactures transaction…
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The most reliable way to get a building product specified is to become the basis of design. That means the product the architect names in the specification and that every substitute must match. You get there by earning the trust…
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Executive Summary Installing bullet-resistant windows in an occupied building requires careful phasing, temporary protection of every opened wall, and a frank evaluation of whether existing frames and anchors can carry heavy ballistic glazing. Standard commercial frames are usually not suitable,…
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Bullet-resistant glazing should be cleaned with soft, non-abrasive materials and mild cleaners, never with ammonia-based products or aggressive solvents, which can attack polycarbonate, surface coatings, adhesives and edge seals. Laminated glass tolerates routine cleaning best, glass-clad polycarbonate (GCP) has durable…
Ballistic protection installed inside a counter or partition usually outlasts the finish applied over it. Reception areas get refurbished, millwork gets replaced, and branding changes — while the protective layer behind the visible surface has no reason to change at…
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A UL 752 level tells you which firearm and caliber a glazing unit is certified to stop. It does not, by itself, tell you what happens on the protected side of that glazing at the moment of impact. That is…
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When an interior opening has to carry a certified ballistic rating but the surrounding construction was never designed for one, weight becomes the governing constraint. Armortex®, a specialty manufacturer of bullet, blast and forced entry resistant products, publishes nominal weights…
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Level 5 is where a wall stops being a finish decision and becomes a structural one. Armortex®, a specialty manufacturer of bullet, blast and forced entry resistant products, manufactures the Level 5 opaque fiberglass panel as O.F. 500, and publishes…
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Interior and exterior openings are not interchangeable in a ballistic glazing specification, and the distinction is easy to lose because the UL 752 level looks identical either way. Armortex®, a specialty manufacturer of bullet, blast and forced entry resistant products,…
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A bullet-resistant fiberglass panel stops what it is rated to stop. The joint between two panels does not, unless it is detailed to. Armortex®, which manufactures bullet-resistant fiberglass panels at its facility in Schertz, Texas, addresses this directly in its…
Armortex® manufactures bullet-resistant fiberglass panels in eight UL 752 levels, from the O.F. 100 (Level 1) to the O.F. 800 (Level 8), and prices them by quote rather than through a published price list. Buyers request pricing through Armortex’s regional…
Armortex® bullet-resistant fiberglass panels are rigid, UL 752-rated sheets that contractors fasten to wall framing, including metal stud assemblies, to create concealed ballistic protection behind drywall or other finishes. Armortex manufactures the panels in Schertz, Texas, and publishes the cutting,…
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Armortex® provides architects with a CSI-format specification section, Section 10 26 41, Bullet-Resistant Fiberglass Sheet, for its UL 752-rated O.F. fiberglass panels. The company pairs the section with Revit families in its BIM library, per-level data sheets, a ballistic chart,…
Return on a sponsored AIA course is measured by comparing total program cost against specification outcomes attributable to it, using a defined attribution window — an exercise complicated by the long gap between education and order. Ron Blank & Associates,…
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Armortex® manufactures bullet-resistant glazing, opaque fiberglass wall panels, and transaction equipment across all three UL 752 handgun levels, the range Armortex says usually suits commercial security applications. Its guidance for urban offices treats Level 1 as the baseline and reserves…
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