Building Applications

In the years since 9/11, the largest array of photoluminescent safety signage in the world has been installed in the Pentagon using AfterGlow® brand products. This installation encompasses more than 6.6 million sq ft. In addition to designing photoluminescent safety solutions for buildings, AfterGlow® brand Photoluminescent Safety Solutions® are presently being installed in many other government and commercial buildings in the National Capital Region and New York City areas including The Louis Dreyfus Property Group’s newest buildings in the Washington, DC area: Station Place 1 & 2 located at 700 Second Street, N.W.

Ships

AfterGlow® brand photoluminescent safety products are installed onboard a number of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships and are being used extensively in the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77). AfterGlow® branded products are only one of two manufacturers' photoluminescent safety products approved by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for shipboard use.

SleeveLight™

A new addition to the AfterGlow® brand product line, SleeveLight™ is a high-performance, rechargeable, long-lasting, cylindrical photoluminescent sleeve with a cruciform cavity running its length. SleeveLight™ slides over chains, wires, ropes, rods, and straps to provide a versatile, cost-effective, glow-in-the-dark marking capability that can help prevent personnel injuries and equipment damage in low-light situations where safety is a concern. Flight decks on aviation-capable ships and cargo decks on naval and merchant vessels often present a dimly-lit maze of tie-downs of various types, and the possibility of personnel injury from an unplanned encounter is very real. The probability of injury is only heightened during an emergency when people are moving fast and distractions abound. SleeveLight™ is presently being evaluated by the U.S. Navy.

Fixed-Wing Aircraft

AfterGlo® brand photoluminescent safety paint is used on E-2 and C-2 aircraft to make their propellers more visible in low-light situations such as on aircraft carrier flight decks at night, helping avoid tragic accidents whereby sailors are maimed or killed after coming into contact with a spinning propeller. The same paint is being used by domestic propeller manufacturers and several military services outside the U.S. Other aviation-related photoluminescent applications include illuminated checklists, cockpit and access markings, wheel chocks and tie-down marking devices.

Rotary-Wing Aircraft

Originally developed for the propellers of U.S. Navy propeller-driven aircraft deployed on aircraft carriers, AfterGlo® brand photoluminescent safety paint provides a unique solution for enhancing the low-light visibility of helicopter main and tail rotors.

Recreational Vehicles

Recreational Vehicle (RV) owners have found AfterGlow® brand photoluminescent safety products to be an ideal solution for marking steps, slide-outs, side-view mirrors, controls, light switches, access panels and any other items that owners might need to find in low-light situations.

Tactical Vehicles

AfterGlow® brand Photoluminescent Emergency Egress Lighting™ Kits are used by the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps to improve Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle safety and our Warfighters’ emergency egress capabilities. MRAP vehicles are armored fighting vehicles designed to survive IED (Improvised Explosive Device) attacks, mines and ambushes. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) determined that MRAP exits and escape hatches needed to be positively marked or illuminated to aid emergency egress. After evaluations and review, AfterGlow® brand Emergency Egress Lighting™ Kits were selected for rapid field installation inside the troop compartment and driver/passenger sections of all MRAP vehicles in order to provide the Warfighter with simple, highly-reliable emergency markings.

Tactical Applications

Photoluminescent illuminators are currently being developed to replace radioactive tritium illuminators in rifle sights (Rifle Combat Optics — RCOs) and other tactical applications. Illuminated weapons sights provide an enhanced capability to acquire and engage targets, particularly in low-light levels. Currently, tritium is used exclusively as a persistent, non-electric source of illumination in military sights because of its simplicity and low weight. However, tritium presents numerous safety concerns and logistic problems due to its radioactivity. Storage, transportation, and disposal of tritium sources are expensive and burdensome, resulting in measurable legacy costs. This technology is also being applied to hand compasses, other types of weapons sights and other tactical applications where tritium illuminators are presently being used.

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