History of Kawneer
From humble beginnings in a sheet metal shop in Kansas City and its first patent in 1906, Kawneer has grown and continued to carry the torch of its founder, Francis Plym; having been awarded over 400 patents, with more pending.
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1906 Inventions & Patents |
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1920 Easyset Sash First Use Of Aluminum In Architectural Products |
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1930 Sash & Bar Free wheeling bicycle |
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1940 The War Years The PostWar Era Kawneer Store Fronts of Tomorrow Competition Anodized Aluminum Finishes Stock Door |
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1950 First butt-joint welded door First unitized curtain wall Narrow Line Framing Concealed Overhead Door closer |
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1960 Core Wall Framing System Dual Moment Corner Construction Pressure Equalization Sliding Mall Fronts Ventrow® Concealed Ventilator Entara® Entrance |
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1970 Seamless Mullion I-Line® Framing Insulclad® Entrance |
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1980 Paneline® Entrance Barrier Free Entrances Tuffline® Entrance Trusswall® IsoLock™ Thermal Break Technology |
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1990 GLASSvent™ IsoStrut® Thermal Break |
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2000 The year 2000 and Beyond 100 Years of Innovation |
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