Decades of Innovation
A legacy of advancing aerospace transparencies. In Garden Grove since 1966.
The Garden Grove Chapter Begins
In 1966, Swedlow Inc. built a manufacturing facility surrounded by fields in rural Garden Grove and invented Acrivue™ stretched acrylic. A lot has changed since then, but we are still proud to call Garden Grove home.
Making Clearer, Stronger Windows
Garden Grove created de-fog coatings and new lamination methods that bonded acrylic layers together for stronger windows.
Evolving Coating Technology
Garden Grove developed second-generation acrylic materials with lower water absorption as well as new protective and low observability coatings.
Selected by Boeing
Garden Grove’s CrystalVue™-coated windows were selected for all Boeing aircraft. Over time, other aircraft manufacturers adopted CrystalVue™ technology, including Airbus, Embraer, and Bombardier.
Advanced Technology for Passenger Windows
Garden Grove developed specialized coatings for Boeing 787 passenger windows to help reduce electromagnetic interference and heat from sunlight.
Offering Next-Generation Protection
Garden Grove made durable coatings and fine-wire heating systems to help transparencies resist wear, mitigate fogging, and reduce ice buildup.
From Garden Grove to Outer Space
Acrivue™ acrylic was selected by NASA for spacecraft. A window made in Garden Grove helped enable the view from Artemis II’s Orion spacecraft in 2026.