Crystal Windows achieves PPG certified commercial fabricator status

Crystal Window & Door Systems has attained PPG Certified Commercial Window Fabricator status. Crystal has qualified for the silver member level within PPG's elite network of certified fenestration manufacturers. "Crystal has a long standing relationship with PPG, one of the leading glass and coating suppliers in the world," said Harold Kaye, senior vice president of business development for Crystal. "Our window products offering energy efficiency and value, and PPG's quality glass, coating and paint products are a natural fit. We are extremely pleased to have achieved their prestigious certification." The Certified Commercial Window Fabricator national network is limited to window manufacturers that meet PPG's stringent criteria for production. To qualify, manufacturers must fabricate insulating glass units in accordance with standards and protocols of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Insulating Glass Certification Council (IGCC), and PPG's own standards for glass coating applications. Companies in the certified network are also subject to an annual on-site technical audit of their manufacturing processes by PPG technical inspectors to ensure compliance. As a PPG Silver Level Certified Commercial Window Fabricator, Crystal is eligible to use PPG's low-E Solarban glass strategic products, which are sold exclusively to certified fabricators. Solarban low-E glass coatings, such as industry-leading Solarban 70XL, significantly enhance the energy efficiency of windows through solar control to transmit a high percentage of visible light while blocking a significant amount of solar heat energy and delivering low U-values (a measure of thermal transmittance). Ultimately this results in reduced cooling, heating and lighting requirements for buildings and reduced energy bills for property owners. Crystal has always fabricated its own insulating glass units (IGUs) and also extrudes and finishes its own aluminum window frame profiles at its subsidiary facility in Union, MO.