CANTON, Mich. — NxLite™ today announced the commercial launch of NxLite L80, the industry’s first low-emissivity (low-E) sputter coating that can be applied to polycarbonate and acrylic sheets. NxLite L80 can also be coated on glass as thin as 0.5mm, enabling customers to integrate advanced energy-saving features into products including windows, secondary glazing, commercial refrigeration, and vehicles.
Unlike other sputter coatings, NxLite L80 can be used in monolithic applications—removing a long-standing technological barrier for manufacturers. This breakthrough means low-E performance is no longer limited to sealed insulated glass units (IGUs), opening the door to entirely new product categories.
“NxLite L80 represents a paradigm shift in what’s possible with energy-efficient glazing. For the first time, manufacturers can apply high-performance low-E coatings to lightweight polymeric substrates and ultra-thin glass, enabling new applications that were previously impossible.”
— David Mather, CEO and Chairman of NxLite
NxLite L80 offers an improved U-value and Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) compared to competing pyrolytic or ITO-based coatings, resulting in greater year-round insulation and energy savings. The coating maintains excellent visible light transmission while dramatically reducing heat transfer through the glazing.
Target applications for NxLite L80 include:
- Window and door manufacturing—enabling lighter, thinner IGUs with superior thermal performance.
- Architectural retrofit—storm windows and secondary glazing for existing buildings without full window replacement.
- Commercial refrigeration—display cases and cooler doors with enhanced energy efficiency.
- Transportation and automotive glazing—cars, buses, RVs, trains, aerospace, construction, agriculture, and specialty vehicles.
The L80 is the first product in a range of next-generation coatings from NxLite’s Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Center in Canton, Michigan. Each coating in the series will be optimized for specific performance characteristics and application requirements.
NxLite’s proprietary coating technology is manufactured at its 45,000-square-foot AIM Center, which houses state-of-the-art nano-coating production lines and a materials science research and development center of excellence.
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