Modern Steel Hot-rolled Steel Windows & Doors

HISTORY

Although various forms of iron, gun metal, bronze and ancient steel have been known and produced for thousands of years, the modern era of carbon steel production did not begin until 1858.  That is when modern steelmaking production began to replace wrought iron as the metal of choice for a multitude of material applications.  Many new uses were found for this modern steel, due to the new production methods allowing for larger quantities at cheaper costs, especially in the construction industry.  As the 19th Century ended and the 20th Century progressed, modern steel became more and more commonly used as a construction material due to its unique combination of strength and flexibility, performing superbly under both tension and compression forces.  One new application for modern steel in construction projects, as a result of these unique material qualities, was as a window and door framing material.  Using modern hot-rolled steel sections to create window frames allowed for thinner frame profiles, and therefor more glass area and more light and visibility.  The flexibility and strength of modern steel also allowed for window openings to be made in various shapes, like curves and arches, and in larger sizes than had previously been possible.

Now, Windorsky’s Modern Series hot-rolled steel windows and steel doors take this use of modern steel as a window framing material to the next level.  Windorsky advances hot-rolled steel window design and methods into the 21st Century by combining state-of-the-art finishing, weatherstripping, and glazing bead technology with the traditional hot-rolled steel window sections.   Additionally, incorporating the latest double or triple pane high-performance insulating glass into the thin steel frames allows for a more energy efficient window system that is NFRC Rated.

Although metal windows were available as early as 1830, they only became popular throughout the world from the 1890’s onwards. At that time, there was no standardized method for manufacturing metal windows and every firm had a variety of different types of sections. They just selected any available material from their stores, which might have been either wrought iron, gun metal, bronze or modern steel, the latter becoming increasingly the most common. In the first part of the 20th century, great emphasis was placed on changing the steel window to a mass produced engineered production window. In 1909 a giant step forward was made when the “Universal Range” was designed and introduced, with standardized modern steel sections, which slowly began replacing the multitude of non-system related sections and various types of metals.  This was the birth of the modern steel window.  Windorsky’s system of Modern Steel hot-rolled steel windows and steel doors follows in this tradition.