Celebrating more than a century in the glass industry, Frazier-Simplex designs and manufactures furnace equipment and batch chargers while providing engineering support for glass production worldwide. Its Washington, Pennsylvania, machine company builds much of that equipment in-house and also handles custom fabrication and heavy-equipment repair for regional industries. The company pioneered blanket batch charging in the 1940s, and some chargers installed in the 1960s remain in service.
Toledo Engineering Co., IncFounded in Toledo in 1927, Toledo Engineering Co., Inc. designs and builds glass-melting furnaces and complete glass plant systems for manufacturers around the world. The company has built more than 1,000 furnaces and combines furnace engineering with computational fluid dynamics modeling, project execution assistance, and ongoing technical support. Its work ranges from electric-melt systems to regenerative and oxy-fuel furnaces, with experience spanning glassmaking applications from fiberglass to float glass.TOLEDO, OH
American Glass Machinery LLCFor more than 40 years, American Glass Machinery LLC has been a Pennsylvania-based specialist serving the flat-glass industry. From its facility near Pittsburgh, the company supplies new and reconditioned glass-processing machinery to customers in the United States and worldwide, while also providing related service.MEADVILLE, PA
Electroglass LtdFounded in 1976, Electroglass Ltd is an independent South-East England engineering specialist that designs and manufactures all-electric glass-melting furnaces and conditioning systems. Its in-house design offices, model test laboratory, mechanical and electrical workshops support projects from individual equipment to complete system packages, with service and technical support delivered worldwide. The company’s furnaces range from 200 kilograms per day to more than 250 tonnes per day and are built for precise control, energy efficiency and consistent glass quality.WASHINGTON, PA
Billco ManufacturingSince 1948, Billco Manufacturing has designed and built flat-glass fabrication equipment in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, where every machine is manufactured on-site for glass producers. Founded by Ethel Billinger, the company remains in its third generation and is known for advancing the field—from early automated cutters to its American-made Ultra Series and 24/7/365 service support.ZELIENOPLE, PA