Pleotint LLC

What Pleotint LLC does

Pleotint LLC is a privately-held US manufacturer of advanced glass technologies headquartered in Jenison, Michigan, founded in 1998. The company develops and sells the Suntuitive® family of thermochromic dynamic glass, which automatically and continuously adjusts its tint level in response to direct sunlight and ambient temperature without requiring wires, electricity, or external controls. The product portfolio includes the core Suntuitive Dynamic Glass, Suntuitive MonoLite for single-pane and renovation applications, and a security line (Suntuitive Defender, Thompson Defender, Suntuitive SchoolDefender, Thompson SchoolDefender) that combines the dynamic-tinting behavior with forced-entry and bullet-resistant properties for commercial and educational facilities.

The underlying technology is proprietary thermochromic chemistry that reacts to solar radiation and heat, distinguishing Pleotint from electrochromic competitors that require electrical control infrastructure. Pleotint operates as a technology licensor and product supplier, distributing finished glazing through a global network of fabrication partners who manufacture and install Suntuitive products in commercial workspaces, K-12 and higher education facilities, healthcare buildings, retail environments, and residential projects. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with multi-year project contracts typical, and the company claims its technology is the world's most adopted dynamic glass with installations across multiple countries.

The company is led by CEO Harlan Byker alongside founder David Byker and operates with 51–100 employees. Pleotint has not disclosed venture or institutional funding in the available data, and its growth signal set is limited primarily to product line extensions into security glazing and renovation applications rather than visible revenue, headcount, or geographic expansion trends.

Name

Pleotint LLC

Legal name

Pleotint LLC

Website

https://suntuitive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Pleotint LLC manufactures Suntuitive® thermochromic dynamic glass that automatically tints in sunlight without electricity. Based in Jenison, Michigan, the company sells via a global fabrication partner network to commercial, educational, healthcare, and residential building projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jenison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Dynamic Glass Products: Sale of thermochromic dynamic glass products through a network of fabrication partners globally. Products include Suntuitive Dynamic Glass, Suntuitive MonoLite, Suntuitive Defender, and Suntuitive SchoolDefender.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

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Product overview

Pleotint LLC offers Suntuitive Dynamic Glass, a portfolio of intelligent window products based on proprietary thermochromic technology that automatically adapts tint in response to direct sunlight. The core offering is Suntuitive Dynamic Glass, supplemented by Suntuitive MonoLite for single-pane applications. Security-focused variants include Suntuitive Defender, Thompson Defender (bullet-resistant glass), Suntuitive SchoolDefender, and Thompson SchoolDefender (designed specifically for educational facilities). All products install like traditional window systems and provide benefits including optimized daylighting, solar control, energy savings, and occupant comfort.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Suntuitive Dynamic Glass: Thermochromic dynamic glass technology that continuously and automatically adapts tint level in response to direct sunlight
• Suntuitive MonoLite
• Suntuitive Defender
• Suntuitive SchoolDefender
• Thompson SchoolDefender
• Thompson Defender

Quantifiable outcome

• Better daylight in stores has proven to increase sales
• +3 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• View, Inc. View is a leading manufacturer of electrochromic smart glass for architectural applications, directly competing with Suntuitive in the dynamic glass category serving commercial, healthcare, and education buildings.
• Sage Electrochromics (Saint-Gobain): Sage, owned by Saint-Gobain, produces electrochromic dynamic glass and competes head-to-head with Suntuitive in commercial and institutional building projects globally.
• Kinestral Technologies (Halio): Halio makes electrochromic smart glass for architectural use, directly competing with Suntuitive in tinting-and-shading window solutions for offices and homes.

Emerging players

• Research Frontiers: Research Frontiers licenses SPD-SmartGlass technology used in variable-tint architectural and transportation glass; it competes with Suntuitive in the broader smart glass category but with a different underlying technology.
• Gauzy Ltd. Gauzy produces SPD and PDLC smart glass films and finished glass products for architectural and automotive use, partially overlapping with Suntuitive in dynamic architectural glazing.

Broad incumbents

• Guardian Glass: Guardian is a major global flat glass manufacturer offering high-performance coated architectural glass; it overlaps with Suntuitive in commercial glazing but does not specialize in passive thermochromic switching.
• Vitro Architectural Glass: Vitro is a large North American architectural glass manufacturer with coated and energy-efficient products, broadly competing with Suntuitive in the commercial and institutional glazing market.
• AGC (Asahi Glass Company): AGC is one of the world's largest flat glass producers with coated, energy-efficient, and emerging smart glass offerings, operating as a broad incumbent in the architectural glass space where Suntuitive also competes.
• Pilkington (NSG Group): Pilkington is a global flat glass manufacturer with high-performance and self-cleaning coated products that compete broadly with Suntuitive in commercial and residential architectural glazing.

Regional players

• Smartglass International: Smartglass International is an Ireland-based manufacturer of switchable and dynamic glass with strong presence in the EMEA region, competing with Suntuitive in architectural dynamic glazing primarily outside North America.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/suntuitive-glass

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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