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Entry Doors
Featuring a fir grain, the new Craftsman door line from MasterGrain offers the classic lines that have made the Craftsman style one of the most popular options today. Added features providing flexibility include flush removable fiberglass frames for both doorlites and sidelites. The frames offer an attractive look, and accept 1-inch insulating glass, which enables the door to qualify under the... more »
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Vinyl Extrusions & Related Prod.
Doublenature products provide the most realistic wood finish—in terms of both look and feel—in the PVC industry, according to the supplier. From P.H. Tech, the new profile finish provides fabricators with an opportunity to set themselves apart with an elegant, versatile and easy-to-produce window and door line. Oak, mahogany, golden pecan and walnut stains for the profiles are water-... more »
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Wood and Wood-related Components
An emulsion polymer isocyanate (EPI) system, Advantage EP-940 is formulated to bond treated lumber and other wood substrates that are difficult to glue. For example, it bonds ponderosa pine, bamboo, various imported woods, wood-plastic composite, laminated veneer lumber and a variety of proprietary treated lumber, according to the supplier. From Franklin International, the new adhesive meets ASTM... more »
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Glass & IG Processing Equipment
With two alternately functioning application heads, the flexspacer'twinapplicator from Bystronic Glass allows for non-interrupted production of double and triple insulating glass units using Super Spacer type flexible spacers–even when adding spacer material. Particularly suited toward manufacturing IG with varying spacer widths, including triple-pane units that require two different spacer... more »
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Computer Software & Systems
The impower! Corporate Portal and improveit! 360 provide a new method for manufacturers to support and communicate directly with their dealers. The impower! system allows manufacturers to share virtually anything, from email templates and marketing materials to operational collateral like price books, sales aids and invoice templates, the supplier states. After uploading content, manufacturers... more »
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Door & Window Hardware
Paddock Fabrications' Lockmaster multipoint system lock system recently helped enable Custom Window Systems' new Windpact Plus residential swing door achieve a DP 100 rating on the 6 foot x 6 foot, 8 inch double door model, the supplier reports. Tested to Florida and Dade County standards, the hardware enabled a 6 foot x 8 foot double door set to achieve a DP 70 rating. Specifically... more »