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Andersen Corporation was founded in 1903 and soon revolutionized the way windows were <br />installed by pre-cutting materials for carpenters to assemble on the building site. <br /> <br />Over the years, Andersen proudly introduced other industry milestones, including new technologies and methods <br />that made windows and doors last longer, look better, and function as intended for many years. By the 1950s, <br />Andersen’s research and development efforts were laying the groundwork for Fibrex® material and a brand new way <br />to provide homeowners with beautiful, high quality, and efficient replacement windows. <br />Andersen® hollow vinyl window (1959)Perma-Shield® clad casement (1966) <br />Fibrex® Material: A Better Material, A Better Performance <br />Fibrex® material pellets <br />1958 Aluminum rejected as a framing material <br />due to high conduction of heat and cold. <br />1959 Andersen is the first company to develop a <br />hollow vinyl window in the U.S. but decides it <br />doesn’t have enough structural integrity. But <br />the low maintenance feature of the vinyl had <br />possibilities. <br />1966 Andersen creates the “clad-wood” window <br />and door category (still the standard of <br />excellence in stock-size new construction). <br />Andersen Research & Development invents a <br />way to weld the corners together for airtight, <br />watertight performance. <br />1968-78 The price of wood increases 400% <br />in 10 years. Wood’s unique structure <br />preserves its strength right down to the <br />cellular level. Andersen expands its use <br />of reclaimed wood fibers into pressed <br />wood boards for hidden parts of the <br />window. Engineered wood–wood pieces <br />combined and pressed together–actually <br />prove stronger than traditional raw wood. <br />1991 Fibrex® material is patented–it combines <br />the best qualities of wood and thermo- <br />plastic polymers.