# Tempered glass for window OEMs: sash lites and insulated units

Production glass for sash, casement, awning, and picture programs. Tempered where the code calls for it, and built into an insulated unit when your line needs a finished piece.

Group: Architectural & building

Source: https://www.temperededge.com/industries/window-oems/

## Part families

- **Tempered sash lites**: Hazardous-location glazing cut to your sash bite with a permanent temper mark.
- **Insulated glass units**: Dual pane, warm-edge spacer, coated or obscure combinations to your build-up.
- **Obscure privacy lites**: 3 mm obscure from stock for a bath or stair. Rain, glue chip, and satin are ordered to the pattern you name.
- **Shaped units**: Half-rounds, octagons and custom radii cut on the CNC from your DXF.

## Specifications

| Spec | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Unit sizes | Any size to 90" × 144" |
| Thickness | 1/8"–1/4" (3–6 mm) lites · IG build-up to 1" |
| Coatings | Gray, bronze, and 3 mm obscure are on the rack. Coated and low-iron glass is ordered to your spec |
| Edgework | Seamed standard for glazed-in lites |
| Size tolerance | ± 1/32" on cut size; squareness within 1/16" |
| Standards | ANSI Z97.1-2015 Class A · 16 CFR 1201 Category II (400 ft-lb) · permanent temper mark |
| Programs | Blanket PO with weekly or biweekly releases |
| Lead time | 5–10 business days · faster on released inventory |

## What we handle here

- **Insulated units assembled here** Dual pane with warm-edge spacer, built to your sightline and overall thickness.
- **Tempering under the same roof** Cut, printed and tempered in one building, so a print revision doesn't ripple through three subcontractors.
- **Scheduled releases** Blanket POs with weekly pulls. We hold the released glass so your line can take it on schedule.
- **Quotes in a day, parts in a week** Most quotes go out within one business day; production typically ships in 5–10.

## FAQ

### Can you hold inventory against a release schedule?

Yes. Blanket PO, agreed pull quantity, and we stage racks so your line pulls weekly instead of waiting on a truck.

### Do you supply coated and tinted lites?

We source coated and tinted substrates to your spec and temper them here, including obscure patterns for privacy openings.

### What about breakage allowance on production runs?

Overpack percentages get agreed up front so a cracked lite doesn't stop a build day.

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