first company to commercially use polysulfide sealant for creating hermetically-sealed IG units (1960)

first company to design and patent injection molded spring clip corner keys for energizing electrically-heated glass (1978)

first company to design and build hermetically-sealed IG units rated for continuous 600^oF operating service (1996)

first company to design 100% corrugated containers for shipping insulating glass units internationally (1997)

first company to design and patent 100%-corrugated supports for shipping IG units on steel racks (1997)

first company to design and deliver a full-day Glass Technology Seminar to its customers (1997)

first company to design and build a heated insulating glass unit over 40 square feet - other competitors asked to bid said "it could not be done" (1998)

first company to eliminate costly heated glass by substituting high-performance, krypton-filled, triple-glazed IG units for a high-volume commercial application (1999)

first company to design and build a metal-framed, bullet-resistant heated insulating glass unit (1999)

first company to design, develop and patent a synthetic ice crystal coating (ICEglass®) for exclusive use by leading international soft drink company (2000)

first company to develop a reliable, high-capacity manufacturing system for inert gas-filling IG units for high altitude (i.e., >2,500 feet above sea level) customer locations (2000)

first company in North American commercial insulating glass industry to acquire and implement the Sparklike® gas plasma instrument for non-destructive testing of inert gas concentration inside gas filled IG units (2001)

first company to design, commission and implement a mini-drawer glass storage system for handling small glass cutoffs (2002)

first company to design and build a stackable, returnable, rolling glass dolly for moving large IG units within customer's operation without a forklift - patent pending (2004)

first company to be awarded a patent for a welded PVC swing door for commercial refrigeration equipment applications (2004)

first company dedicated to supplying IG units to the commercial refrigeration equipment industry to become ISO 9001:2000 certified (2007)

first company to develop a welded PVC sliding glass door system, including one-piece frop-in frame system, for commercial refrigeration applications (patent pending 2007)