SYMPOSIUM 34: Glass Manufacturing

The glass industry requires constant innovation to meet the needs of new compositions, new products, and sustainable manufacturing processes. Studies of natural silicates, such as magma and lava, can also provide useful insight. This session will cover the spectrum of new research, development, and engineering advances from the lab to the factory, including: 

• Physics and chemistry of glass melting and forming via both modeling and experiments  

• Energy efficiency strategies  

• New furnace designs and process control methods  

• Furnace materials – new materials, corrosion, and wear studies  

• New concepts for melting and forming  

• Post-forming treatments 

• Challenges in recycling  

This symposium provides a forum for exchanging and discussing current issues and trends in additive manufacturing (AM) of glasses, recent theoretical and experimental advances in the processing and characterization of 3D-printed glasses for biomedical, optical, architectural, functional, and artistic applications, and emerging technological applications of 3D-printed glasses. 

Proposed Sessions/Topics 

• Challenges in glass manufacturing and recycling 

• Additive manufacturing of glass 

Symposium Organizer(s) 

• Kathryn Goetschius, Corning Inc., USA 

• Joel Destino, Creighton University, USA 

Point(s) of Contact 

• Kathryn Goetschius; goetschik@corning.com 

Symposium Sponsor(s) 

• Glass and Optical Materials Division