IF YOU THINK IT, WE CAN MAKE IT.

Arcadia is a nationally recognized premier manufacturer of aluminum entrance and fenestration products including but not limited to store front entrances, aluminum entry doors, curtain wall, window wall and ribbon wall systems, sliding windows and doors, bi-fold doors, hinged swing terrace doors, hinged casement, awning and hopper windows and introducing our new line of steel windows.

We specialize in providing both standard and customized engineered solutions for all your architectural aluminum fenestration and entrance system needs. Our motto of "If you can think it, we can make it" couldn't be more true. Our products can be made to any size that is required and we offer our products in a variety of standard and custom finishes.

You will find our products in the finest contemporary and traditional residential homes, luxury condominiums, coops and rental apartment buildings, the finest hotels and resorts, sports venues, restaurants, sound and cinema studios throughout the USA.

All our products employ Thermal Break technology for optimal energy savings and sound performance. The main function of a thermal break system is to separate an aluminum profile into two parts to reduce thermal conductivity throughout the product. The two ways of doing this are by using (1) polyamide insulating strips (thermal struts) or (2) poured polyurethane (pour and de-bridge).

The first method is referred to as pour and de-bridge. This method allows for an aluminum extrusion profile designed and extruded with a strategically placed channel to accept and encapsulate the insulating polymer (a liquid polyurethane polymer resin that is poured into the pocket and hardens almost immediately) - The underside of the cavity is then "de-bridged" or saw cut about 1/8" - 3/16" wide along the length of the extrusion to separate both sides of the aluminum. This causes both sides of the aluminum extrusion to be separated by a non-conductive material and thus prevent thermal conductivity from one side of the extrusion to the other.

The second method uses polyamide insulating strips to separate and secure the interior and exterior sections of an aluminum profile extrusion. Thermal strut involves two separate extrusions joined together through the use of engineered structural plastic strut. Both the inside and outside aluminum profiles are extruded independently with a cavity that will ultimately receive the struts.

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