Glass forming Glass forming is an intermediate stage in glass manufacturing process. It comes in between glass melting and annealing. Manufacturing of almost all commercial glass comprises of different stages. In forming stage of glass manufacturing, viscosity of molten glass changes gradually with temperature. Glass forming permits molten glass to be shaped into flat sheets and filaments by controlling the viscosity. Depending upon the applications, there are different processes of forming the glass. The most common type of glass forming process can be categorized as: Blowing, rolling, stretching and casting. Methods for shaping glass are quite different from those used ...

 

Glass: Overview of the Material Glass is one of three basic types of ceramics The others are traditional ceramics and new ceramics Glass is distinguished by its noncrystalline (vitreous) structure The other ceramic materials have a crystalline structure ©2013 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. M P Groover, Principles of Modern Manufacturing 5/e Glass Products Glass products are commercially produced in an almost unlimited variety of shapes Most products made in very large quantities Light bulbs, beverage bottles, jars, light bulbs Window glass Glass tubing (e.g., for fluorescent lighting) Glass fibers Other products are made individually Giant telescope ...