Glass & Ceramic Industry

Glass Industry information at a glance

Glass in the common sense refers to a hard, brittle, transparent, solid, such as that used for windows, many bottles, or eyewear, including, but not limited to, soda-lime glass, borosilicate glass, acrylic glass, sugar glass, isinglass or aluminium oxynitride.
The most costly and energy-intensive step in glass production is the melting and refining of raw materials to produce a homogenous, contaminant-free molten bath that is the basis of all glass products.
The most important fuels for glass-melting furnaces are natural gas, light and heavy fuel oil, and liquefied petroleum gas.
The manufacturing process requires raw materials, such as sand, limestone, soda ash, and cullet (scrap and recycled glass), be fed into a furnace where a temperature is maintained in the 2,700°F to 3,100°F range.
Glass products are used in food and beverage packaging, lighting, communications, transportation, and building construction.
The glass industry looks optimistically towards a bright future.
The glass industry has learned that successful technology development benefits from a coordinated strategy that engages key suppliers, manufacturers, and customers in accomplishing mutual technology goals.
The U.S. glass industry is a world leader in the production of flat, fiber, container, and specialty glass products.

Ceramic Industry

Ceramics are defined as a class of inorganic, nonmetallic solids that are subjected to high temperature in manufacture and/or use.
Ceramic materials are usually ionic or covalent bonded materials, and can be crystalline or amorphous.
In general, most ceramics are: hard, wear-resistant, brittle, refractory, thermal insulators, electrical insulators, oxidation resistant, prone to thermal shock, and chemically stable.
The basic beneficiation processes include comminution, purification, sizing, classification, calcining, liquid dispersion, and granulation.
With the growth in the housing sector the demand of ceramic is expected to increase. Indian tiles are competitive in the international market.

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Introduction

Products

Technology

Patent

Piezoelectric Ceramic Production Method and Piezoelectric Element Production Method
Ceramic Process
Ceramic Production Process
Vertical Delivery Arrangement for Float Glass Process
Float Glass Production
Glass Production
Photochromic Sheet Glass Process

Manufacturing Process

Consultant

Guidelines

Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for Ceramic Tile and Sanitary Ware Manufacturing
Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for Glass Manufacturing
Priorities for health and safety in the ceramics industry

Glass Industry

Ceramic Industry

Company Profiles

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