Automotive glass retailer Hyperformance Glass Products (HGP) has announced the availability of HGP’s Hybrid Windshield featuring Corning Gorilla Glass. With the official opening of HGP’s facility in Shelby Charter Township, current Ford F-Series truck owners will now have the aftermarket option to upgrade their vehicle with a more durable and performance enhancing windshield. Several additional other vehicle applications are planned for release in 2020.
While traditional windshields use two sheets of annealed glass, HGP’s Hybrid Windshields featuring Corning Gorilla Glass replaces one of these layers with chemically tempered glass that is flexible, durable and thin, and enables lightweight glazing. In addition to windshield applications, HGP is leveraging this technology to offer the most unique products in the industry, such as multi-panel windows and ultra-lightweight windows that provide performance benefits previously unavailable from standard automotive glass.
In comparison to conventional applications, HGP’s Hybrid products are tested and proven to be two-and-a-half times stronger against sharp stone impacts than traditional windshields, according to the company.
In addition, HGP says its Hybrid exterior products are five times stronger than traditional windshields and 30% lighter than traditional windshields, giving a distinct performance advantage.
“The right glass technology can impact everything in the driver’s user experience” said Robert Brisley, president of Hyperformance Glass Products. “Our innovations and collaborations with Corning redefine a standard in automotive glass production that has been largely unchanged over the past 100 years. Consumers will now have access to the latest in windshield glass technology for their automobiles and is an example of our mission to provide today’s drivers with a distinct performance advantage and improved experience.”
Putting Tough to the Test
HGP’s Hybrid Windshields featuring Corning Gorilla Glass are backed by rigorous extreme testing methodologies, the company says. One such test involves a high-speed hail cannon firing large hail pieces at terminal velocity (65mph) at the Hybrid Windshields. The test, which results in little to no sustained damage to the windshields, underscores the toughness of HGP’s Hybrid Windshield including inner ply technology from Corning.
“Glass technology is central to the future of the automobile, whether it’s the cars and trucks of 2019 or the connected, autonomous, shared and electric vehicles of tomorrow,” said Mike Kunigonis, vice president and general manager, Auto Glass Solutions at Corning Inc. “Corning’s technology is playing a crucial role in that future, and we’re pleased to unveil these Hybrid Windshields featuring Corning Gorilla Glass with HGP. Our two companies have worked together to incorporate design and manufacturing processes that have yielded stronger, lighter and thinner windshields, designed to go the distance and improve the driving experience.”
Industry buyers, consumers and motoring enthusiasts can see HGP’s Hybrid Windshields featuring Corning Gorilla Glass up close at the 2019 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show. At this year’s event, HGP and Corning will feature new automotive fitments on current and future Ford models, including the F-Series Truck and Mustang, along with live demonstrations that show the durability tests throughout the day.
Hyperformance Glass Products and Corning Automotive Glass Solutions will be at the SEMA Show Nov. 5-8 in booth No. 30289 in the South Hall Upper location of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
