glass manufacturing

Glass innovation in the grocery store, plus more inside June/July 2019 ACerS Bulletin

By Lisa McDonald / May 24, 2019

The June/July 2019 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring articles on glass advances and innovations—is now available online.

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Make better perfume bottles quickly and inexpensively

By Jonathon Foreman / May 24, 2019

Researchers from the United States and Europe developed a numerical model for manufacturing perfume bottles that could cut the cost and time associated with designing new glass containers.

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Microwave processing of glass frit promises significant energy reduction

By Jonathon Foreman / April 9, 2019

Frit produced by researchers in Spain using a pre-production scale microwave processing method compared well to commercial frit prepared in a traditional gas-fired continuous furnace—and it used 64 percent less energy per kilogram of frit to produce.

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Ceramic and glass business news of the week

By Faye Oney / November 30, 2018

PPL partners with GE Power to develop Distributed Energy Technology, Steklarna Hrastnik planning a €45 million expansion, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for November 30, 2018.

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Mo-Sci announces premier sponsorship of ICG 2019

By Andrea Ross / August 10, 2018

Mo-Sci Corporation announced this week that it be a premier sponsor of the 25th International Congress on Glass (ICG 2019) to be held in Boston, Mass., in June 2019.

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Apple’s investment in Corning is investment in US manufacturing

By Faye Oney / May 26, 2017

Apple’s latest announcement of its $200 million investment in Corning’s Harrodsburg, Ky., manufacturing facility appears to solidify a partnership it has had with Corning since 2007. The Kentucky facility makes screens for the iPhone with Corning’s Gorilla Glass.

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Glass relaxation research may improve quality of display screens

By Faye Oney / February 28, 2017

In their study of glass relaxation behavior, two researchers are hoping to improve resolution in display screen technology.

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Video: Watch the mesmerizing transformation of raw materials into glass bottles

By April Gocha / January 18, 2017

In this video, Chinese glass manufacturer Penglai Industrial Corp. Ltd. opens its plant doors to show us how it manufactures glass bottles.

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Global manufacturing in a holding pattern, but setting stage for firmer economy

By April Gocha / May 23, 2016

The state of worldwide manufacturing itself hasn’t changed much lately, according to a recent Bloomberg News story—analysts report that the manufacturing industry is in a holding pattern.

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Live from Ceramics Expo 2016—Photos from opening day in Cleveland, Ohio

By April Gocha / April 26, 2016

Ceramics Expo 2016 kicked off at the I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio, this morning. Back for an encore performance from last year’s inaugural show, it already looks like this year will mark another success as the only North American commercial tradeshow for everything within the ceramic and glass manufacturing supply chain.

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