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Gillinder Glass specializes in custom engineered glass solutions for industrial, military, aerospace, airfield, marine and transit applications. PRODUCTS View Open Stock Catalog Request Custom Quotation

Gillinder photos through 1923, a century after founder, William T. Gillinder was born. GILLINDER HISTORY: PHOTO GALLERY View gallery page Art of Glassmaking Above (2)- poster for Gillinder & Sons' factory at the Centennial Exhibition in 1876. Above Left- copy of The Art of Glass Making by William T. Gillinder, which was gifted to his son, Fredrick, with the inscription, "From the Author To his Love Fredrick R. Gillinder July 4th 1869." Above Right- Gillinder & Sons' picture with three factories from approximately 1910. View 1 Gillinder Historic Photo- worker packing products. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker moving product. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker removing glass from lehr. Gillinder Historic Photo- shipping boxes. Glass Blowing Molds & Lehr Glass Finishing Shipping & Inspection Factory Photos Gillinder Historic Photo- worker preparing boxes for shipping. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker carrying box to ship. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker working on mold tooling. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker inspecting products. Gillinder Historic Photo- glass going into lehr. Gillinder Historic Photo- hot metal work. Gillinder Historic Photo- glass blowing. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker putting glass into lehr. Gillinder Historic Photo- workers finishing glass. Gillinder Historic Photo- office upstairs, Port Jervis, NY factory. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker working with mold tooling. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker putting glass on lehr. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker using grinder to finish product. Gillinder Historic Photo- mixing pots. Gillinder Historic Photo- workerfinishing product. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker working in finishing. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker finishing products. Gillinder Historic Photo- factory machine. Gillinder Historic Photos- workers standing on table blowing glass. Gillinder Historic Photo- G. Mutzer, on opening day at Maria Street factory. Gillinder Historic Photo- early exterior picture of factory in Port Jervis, NY. Gillinder Historic Photo- early exterior picture of factory in Port Jervis, NY. Gillinder Historic Photo- early aerial shot of factory in Port Jervis, NY. Gillinder Historic Photo- Gillinder & Bennett building from 1863. Gillinder Historic Photo- Gillinder & Sons' workers the 1860's. Gillinder Historic Photo- fire destroys factory. Gillinder Historic Photo- employees at Gillinder's first annual outing, 1917. Gillinder Historic Photo- Centennial Exhibition ticket from 1876. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE RETURN TO HISTORY PAGE View 2 Gillinder Historic Photo- worker blowing glass. Gillinder Historic Photo- workers gathering glass. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker blowing glass in 1800's. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker blowing glass, standing on table. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker molding glass. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker cutting glass in 1800's. Gillinder Historic Photo- group of workers in the late 1800's. Gillinder Historic Photo- conveyer belt. Gillinder Historic Photo- finishing machine. Gillinder Historic Photo- conveyer belt. Gillinder Historic Photo- factory floor and oven. Gillinder Historic Photo- conveyer belt. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker inspecting glass. Gillinder Historic Photo- conveyer belt. Gillinder Historic Photo- worker gathering glass. Samuels Glass Factory Howard and Oxford Street. Gillinder & Bennett factory from 1865. Example of Gillinder & Sons' process for attaching handles to glass from 1965. Gillinder & Sons' Stippled Star pattern. Gillinder & Sons' Stippled Star pattern. Pricebook 1876 RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE RETURN TO HISTORY PAGE Flint Glass Makers' Magazine Left- Gillinder & Sons' Price List from February 1st, 1876. Above Center- Flint Glass Makers' Magazine 1851, 1852, 1853, address from William T. Gillinder. Above Right- ad for both Gillinder & Sons' factories being open in Philadelphia, PA, late 1800's. Above- Bennett Brothers' ad with factory exterior. Below Left- Gillinder & Sons' National Export Museum ad from 1899. Below Right- Gillinder & Bennett trade cards from 1863- 1866. Above- Gillinder & Sons' Franklin Window Glass Works Tacony, PA, 1880's. Trade Cards RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE RETURN TO HISTORY PAGE Patent Above- lamp shade price list poster from Tacony, PA, in the 1880's. Above- two Gillinder patent requests from 1886 and 1901.

Gillinder Glass provides a major engineering resource to aircraft manufacturers, distributors and lighting OEMs around the world. AEROSPACE & DEFENSE Gillinder Glass provides a major engineering resource to commercial, military, and private aircraft manufacturers, distributors and lighting fixture OEMs in North America and Europe. In addition to more standard products, the Gillinder Glass engineering team has developed a proprietary Thin–Wall Lens. Developed principally for military projects for improved flight performance, the process is now being marketed to the entire aerospace industry where weight reduction can be a key ingredient to success. Gillinder Glass’ specially formulated soda lime and borosilicate compositions with increased working times combined with advanced pressing technology and skilled craftsman can achieve 20% to 50% thinner wall thickness (as thin as 1 mm) while maintaining mechanical and thermal integrity. Until this technological breakthrough, pressed glass shapes this thin could not be made. Glass this thin could only be reached on flat filters through grinding and polishing or through phosphate-based molded parts not suitable to exterior environments. While we have seen our thin-walled pressed shapes satisfy many cockpit applications, we believe offering both thin-walled borosilicate and soda-lime compositions acceptable for use in exterior applications will now permit our customers to meet their weight reduction goals. Gillinder Glass supplies a broad spectrum of products and extensive capabilities for the general and commercial aircraft of today and tomorrow as well as special products for the United States military and defense industry. BACK TO APPLICATIONS AEROSPACE & DEFENSE STOCK CATALOG

Gillinder Glass manufacturers an extensive line of glass domes and lenses that meet FAA, ICAO, Military and Air Canada specifications. OPEN STOCK AIRFIELD PARTS Aviation Domes Aviation Lenses

Gillinder Glass offers several compositions of NVIS-compatible filter glass for the aerospace, military and defense industries. NVIS COMPATIBLE Gillinder’s broad range of monolithic glass NVIS filters are in compliance with U.S. military specifications MIL-STD-3009, MIL-L-85762A, and humidity resistivity test of MIL-STD-810E. Each composition offers color consistency, high transmission, low NVIS radiance, excellent internal quality, and third-party certified environmental durability. We have engineered our product line to provide a superior filter product with consistent and uniform spectral properties. Gillinder’s complete listing of NVIS products for aircraft lighting includes: Secure Blue-Green NVIS Green A NVIS Green A (Intruder) NVIS Green B NVIS Yellow B NVIS Friendly compositions Covert (IR Transmitting) glass The Gillinder team can also meet the challenges associated with the adoption of light emitting diode (LED) technology and customization for unique aerospace applications. Gillinder can modify or develop NVIS glass colors to accommodate various lamp sources and/or optimize specific factors of particular importance to our customers. We offer comprehensive glass solutions — from design and glass formulation through manufacture. Our technical team, consisting of glass scientists and optical engineers, is available and prepared to meet the most difficult challenges: Standard blank forms are 6.5” square with a 6.0” square of guaranteed usable area. Thicknesses start at .275” (7mm). Finished parts can be provided as flat filters, polished and/or diffused and cut to size for a particular application. Our NVIS compatible glass is easier and faster to machine work, which reduces customer finishing times and promotes generally higher yields. BACK TO APPLICATIONS Request our NVIS Catalog Send Thanks for submitting! We’ll get back to you shortly.

Gillinder Glass manufactures a wide variety of convex, flat and fresnel lenses in clear and colored glass compositions for lighting applications. OPEN STOCK LENSES *Reference for Convex Lens Measurements

We've worked with architects for decades, providing optimal glass solutions to showcase projects with the best illumination. COMMERCIAL & ARCHITECTURAL Gillinder Glass provides solutions for specified projects requiring distinctive custom illumination. Gillinder Glass has the capability to engineer and help design your molded glass components, fabricate the molds and tooling in house, and manufacture to quality standards above those generally expected by the architectural community. Gillinder Glass has been the material of choice for decades as discerning designers strive for the optimum solution to showcase architectural projects with the best illumination available. Regardless of the light source, (incandescent, fluorescent, HID or LED) glass is unsurpassed in beauty, durability, and functionality. Typical applications include: Entryways Incandescent Diffusion Optics Street Lighting Stairways Decorative Colored Components Parking Structures Hallways Decorative Exterior Components Decorative External Lighting Gillinder Glass shapes and styles most frequently included in architectural plans include: PAR Lenses Plano Convex Lenses Decorative Trims Fresnels Concave Lenses Flat Covers Prismatic Pattern Lenses Refractors for Wallpacks BACK TO APPLICATIONS

Gillinder Glass is a glass manufacturer providing custom engineered technical molded glass solutions for lighting, industrial, aerospace, and many other applications. Products include rail and traffic signal lenses, airfield lighting domes, theatrical lighting lenses and numerous other products. Anchor 1 Gillinder Glass We take pride in engineering molded technical glass for tomorrow’s technology. With a 160-year history of custom glass manufacturing and industry-leading technical knowledge, Gillinder Glass is uniquely qualified to help you design your products with the future in mind. GILLINDER GLASS IS ISO 9001:2015 COMPLIANT Read More applications APPLICATIONS Airfield Lighting Airfield Lighting Elevated Runway (HIRL) PAPI Filters and Lenses Inset Prisms and Filters Taxiway Lighting (MIRL) Helipad Lighting Runway Guard Lighting General Aviation Incandescent and LED Compatible Filters and Lenses Aerospace & Defense Lighting Exterior Aircraft Lighting Crew Station Lighting Cargo Bay Lighting Wing Tip Lighting Anti-Collision Lighting Landing Lights Military Vehicular Lighting Shipboard Lighting Aerospace & Defense Lighting Theatrical Lighting Stage Studio Flood Lighting UV Lighting PAR Lenses Fresnel Spread Lenses Theatrical Lighting Industrial Lighting Industrial Lighting Vapor Tight Applications Hazardous Locations Industrial Sight Gauges Refinery Lighting Power Station Lighting Utility Meter Covering Bridge & Tunnel Lighting Security Lighting Signal Lighting Warehouse Lighting Landscape & Marine Lighting Fountain Pool/Spa Parks Walkway Bollard Lighting Spot & Flood Lighting In Ground Lighting Parking Area Boats Water Fronts Wharfs Dock/ Marinas Landscape & Marine Lighting Commercial & Architectural Lighting Recessed Lighting Down & Track Lighting Decorative Trims Residential Lighting Retail Store Lighting Incandescent Diffusion Optics LED Smoothing Optics Parking Structures Street Lighting Commercial & Architectural Lighting NVIS Compatible Glass NVIS Compatible Glass Secure Blue-Green NVIS Green A NVIS Green A (Intruder) NVIS Green B NVIS Yellow B NVIS Friendly compositions Covert (IR Transmitting) glass Custom Engineered Solutions Prototype Development Glass Composition Development Optical Design Antique Restorations Proprietary Project Development Custom Colors Design Optimization Custom Engineered Solutions ABOUT ABOUT GILLINDER GLASS Established in 1861, Gillinder Glass (Gillinder Brothers, Inc.) is a custom technical molded and filter glass manufacturer located in Port Jervis, NY. Gillinder specializes in pressed and custom molded, clear and colored glass products “Made in the USA” from both open (Gillinder-owned) and private (customer-owned) molds. Gillinder is a world leader in the manufacture of optical filter glass. Current products include PAR lenses, convex covers, Fresnel lenses, vapor tight and explosion-resistant globes, domes, cylinders, industrial globes, sight lenses, NVIS-compatible filters and contoured covers. Custom shapes can also be engineered and produced. Established in 1861 Trusted Source for Glass Development Projects 50% Marketshare of Airfield Lighting Glass in the USA Open Mold Catalog In addition to producing as much as 50% of the glass components for airfield runway lights for the US market, Gillinder provides products for lighting and other applications for many industry segments (both domestic and international) including aerospace and defense, architectural, commercial, industrial, landscape, theatrical, and transportation. Our chemists and engineers work with customers to assist in the design and development of custom glass products. Using multiple day tanks and pots, as opposed to continuous flow manufacturing techniques, Gillinder is able to produce multiple product shapes of different colors each day to meet each customer’s specific requirements. But, perhaps even more importantly, it allows us to serve a customer’s needs throughout their products' life cycle from limited introductory quantities, to full maturity production runs, and then heritage volumes. Gillinder is proud of its rich heritage as a US glass manufacturer and its long standing (in some cases decades old) relationships with its customers. We look forward to continuing and building upon our reputation as a world leading manufacturer of technical molded glass products. If you are already a customer, thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you again. If you are not yet a customer, please contact us today so we may begin to provide the solution to your glass needs.

All of our furnaces (day tanks and closed pots) are computer controlled and monitored to maintain precise temperatures, repeatability, and the highest quality level. ANNEALING Gillinder Glass uses modern mixing equipment and techniques to create each batch of glass. Batches are created from proprietary formulas designed to create the glass components necessary to fulfill the customers’ needs. The mixer is the same as those used in the pharmaceutical industry and is designed to ensure homogeneity and consistency of composition, quality, strength, color, and resistance to heat or impact. All of our furnaces (day tanks and closed pots) are computer controlled and monitored to maintain precise temperatures, repeatability, and the highest quality level. Presses also employ computer technology to ensure consistent control of pressure and time of the press. After forming, every piece of glass is placed in a 10 foot wide annealing lehr and over the next 2+/- hours it travels over 75 feet through seven computer controlled convection heated zones. By using convection heat (as opposed to radiant), controlling belt speed, and employing our proprietary combination of settings for the multiple zones far more internal stress is relieved than by using other methods. This results in a stronger, more impact resistant product for our customers.

The tempering of symmetric or complex shapes requires extensive glass knowledge, the proper equipment, and process conducive to repeatability. TEMPERING If tempering is required, it is the last step in the process. The tempering of symmetric or complex shapes requires extensive glass knowledge, the proper equipment, and process conducive to repeatability. Gillinder Glass employs all three with its well-seasoned team of engineers, traceable process control, and two efficient and computer controlled tempering lehrs. The balance of the process is proprietary, however once the heat strengthened piece of glass completes the strengthening tempering process, samples are examined using a polariscope and depending on application may undergo thermal shock or impact testing as well.