Gillinder Glass (Gillinder Brothers, Inc.)

Employee Size

51-200

Organization Type

Public Company

Headquarters

Port Jervis, NY

Founded

1861

Established in 1861, Port Jervis-based Gillinder Glass (Gillinder Brothers, Inc.) makes custom technical molded and filter glass for lighting, aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. The company is especially known for optical filter glass and supplies up to half of the glass components used in U.S. airfield runway lights, while its in-house mold shop and engineering team develop parts from small prototypes through production runs. Gillinder’s made-in-the-USA operation is ISO 9001:2015 certified.

• Kopp Glass, IncFounded by color-glass formulator Nicholas Kopp more than 90 years ago, Kopp Glass manufactures custom molded glass for mission-critical applications, with compositions spanning ultraviolet through infrared wavelengths. The Pittsburgh company’s portfolio includes more than 200 engineered glasses, while its fully integrated, U.S.-based operation develops tooling, prototypes and finished parts under one roof. Kopp also invented “Selenium Red” in 1926, a formulation that helped establish its long-standing role in airfield and signal lighting.PITTSBURGH, PA
• GrayGlass CompanySince 1946, GrayGlass has fabricated, distributed and imported specialty glass for industrial, architectural, lighting and optical applications. Its Queens Village operation combines a 60,000-square-foot factory with more than 200 years of staff glass expertise, producing precision work from one-off parts through million-piece runs. GrayGlass supplied more than 6,000 high-precision absorbing glass shields for the National Ignition Facility, a project that reflects its particular strength in demanding optical fabrication.QUEENS VILLAGE, NY
• Swift GlassPrivately owned Swift Glass has spent nearly a century building its name around custom glass fabrication for original equipment manufacturers. From its New York facility, the company produces precision components for demanding applications, with ISO 9001:2015 certification and ITAR registration supporting work in fields such as medical technology and aerospace.ELMIRA HEIGHTS, NY
• Chromaglass IncorporatedEstablished in 2001, Chromaglass Incorporated is an Export, Pennsylvania glass manufacturer built around highly skilled craftsmen and the traditional practices of glassmaking, updated with modern equipment. The company produces custom industrial glassware for applications such as aircraft lighting and works directly with customers to address design and technical requirements.EXPORT, PA