Kawneer

Kawneer is an architectural aluminum systems brand founded in 1906. Its portfolio ranges from curtain wall, window wall and storefront systems and entrances to sun control products and architectural aluminum windows. The company adapts high-performing architectural aluminum systems to fulfill exact specifications and meet engineering and technical requirements, serving architects, contractors and glaziers. With locations across North America, Kawneer describes itself as the pioneer in facade design and emphasizes sustainable construction methods and building legacies.

Kawneer was founded in 1906. In early 1900, the company introduced standardized storefront framing. In the 1910s and 1920s, Kawneer also produced components for various car makers; founder Francis Plym was offered contracts to move his manufacturing plant to Detroit but remained true to architecture and stayed in Niles. Kawneer supplied the first metal air frame sections for World War I biplanes and became the first manufacturer to use aluminum in architectural products. In the 1930s and 1940s, storefronts accounted for about three quarters of business at the beginning of the 1930s, and Kawneer was the largest American user of aluminium for architectural purposes. As demand for Air Force products grew, the plant was devoted to making aircraft parts for the war effort in the 1940s, and Kawneer expanded its reach to Canada in 1946. By the 1950s, its architectural aluminum systems redefined modern buildings. In the 1960s and 1970s, Kawneer developed 'dual moment corner construction' – the first fabrication method of its kind.

Pioneer in facade design; high-performing architectural aluminum systems for distinctive, resilient buildings.

• 2500 UT PLUS Unitwall® System

  Higher thermal performance with the same unitized efficiency.

• MetroView® 4-SSG Window Wall

  A window wall product.

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