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History of glass
Discover the beauties and production of glass trough history.
How Sir Allastair pilkington invented the float glass process
in the late 1950
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How is glass produced?
The term "float" glass derives from the production
method, introduced in the UK by Sir Alastair Pilkington in 1959,
by which process 90% of today's flat glass is manufactured. |
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A list of most common glass types in the flat glass industry. Starting from basic
glass types such as float glass, mirrors, trough security types and
finishing with special glass types like electrochromic and photovoltaic glass.
Selecting a glass type you will find a page with detailed description and topic related external links
where you can scan more in depth.
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Find descriptions of various technical and non-technical glass terms. Choose the first letter. |
