How Windows are Made: Simonton Factory Tour - Did You Know?

Simonton Windows, founded in 1946 as Penn Vent Awning Company by Fred and Sybil Simonton, has grown to be one of the top five vinyl window manufacturers in the country with nationwide distribution. The following is a brief timeline outlining the history of Simonton Windows:
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1946 - Fred and Sybil Simonton founded Penn Vent Awning Company and began manufacturing aluminum awnings, storm windows, and storm doors at a plant located in Pennsboro, W.Va.
1964 - Sterling Simonton, only son of Fred and Sybil, purchased the company.
1974 - First aluminum replacement windows with insulating glass added to product line.
1979 - Name changed to Simonton Aluminum Products, Inc. to better represent product lines as window sales increase.
1981 - Name changed to Simonton Building Products, Inc. as the company begins manufacturing its first vinyl replacement window.
1984 - Initiated the 14-day delivery policy.
1986 - Opened Pennsboro Industrial Park manufacturing facility.
1989 - Sterling Simonton sold Simonton Building Products, Inc. to SBR, Inc.
1991 - Pennsboro manufacturing facility achieved milestone production of 1,000 windows a day.
1992 - Name changed to Simonton Windows. Initiated the 7-day delivery policy.
1993 - Purchased Harrisville, W.Va. manufacturing facility. Pennsboro plant achieved milestone production of 2,000 windows a day.
1994 - Introduced proprietary vinyl replacement window line, The Simonton Collection. Purchased Paris, Ill. manufacturing facility.
1995 - Purchased Vacaville, Calif. manufacturing facility. Introduced a line of proprietary vinyl new construction windows, ProFinishTM.
Obtained first patent for the Lap-Lok® meeting rail.
Opened Product Development Center at the Pennsboro Industrial Park site featuring a lab and test chamber.
1996 - Introduced proprietary vinyl replacement window, Series 2000, in California.
Achieved milestone production of 100,000 windows in a month company-wide.
1997 - Opened Ellenboro, W.Va. manufacturing facility.
With Simonton, you have a wide variety of windows and patio doors to choose from to accent your home. Whether you are replacing your existing windows or doors, or looking for windows or doors to complement your new home, we have the right products to meet your needs.

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We still use most of these machines and they work perfectly

[@fitzroybrown8576]

Love your Double Hung windows ❤❤❤

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Nice Fusion welding❤❤❤

[@osubam]

I have had my new house for only a year and a half. One of the Simonton 6100 Picture Windows cracked on the inside. No kids in the house, the bottom of the window starts 10 1/2' from the floor, and nothing hit it, but they will not cover it by warranty. I'm already talking to the builder about swapping window companies for future builds. So not sure if the quality has changed from when this video was put out.

[@fitzroybrown8576]

If you know a window person, they can fix it for you by removing the glazing bead, take the glass out and replace the broken one.🙏🏾

[@trevorford7514]

how old is this footage? shows equipment that hasn't been used for years.

[@andrewk8636]

Got me wondering too cuz I thought that today's windows have argon in between the panes

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Hello！We are the manufacturer of laser welding/cutting/cleaning/marking machine, did you need these kinds of equipments in production ?

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