Category: Custom Industrial Glass Fabrication

Photonics West 2017

Matt Uecker

CINCINNATI GASKET AND INDUSTRIAL GLASS AT PHOTONICS WEST 2017

We just got back from an exciting trip to the Photonics West Exhibition at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.   Besides the beauty and charm of the city, Photonics West was filled with variety of glass and glass related companies and applications.

On hand were our friends from Schott North America Inc., the manufacturer of the world’s highest quality borosilicate plate glass products: Schott Borofloat and Schott Supremax.

 

Borosilicate glass such as Schott Borofloat® & Schott Supremax® is typically specified for applications that require glass with unique chemical, thermal, mechanical and optical properties. When glass must be able to withstand higher temperatures, resist chemicals, and withstand a high degree of thermal shock, borosilicate glass is a dependable selection.

BOROSILICATE GLASS PROPERTIES

Borosilicate glass is developed through the addition of boron to the glass frit composition of silicate sand, soda, and ground lime. Its high thermal and chemical resistance, along with its excellent transparency and surface quality, make it ideal for high-tech special glass applications.

Photonics West 2017

Matt Uecker

Industrial Glass Newsletter SubscriptionIndustrial Glass Newsletter Feb. 7, 2017 

CINCINNATI GASKET AND INDUSTRIAL GLASS AT PHOTONICS WEST 2017

We just got back from an exciting trip to the Photonics West Exhibition, which had a ton of glass-related companies and applications.

Exhibition floor of Photonics West 2017

 

 

 

Schott Borofloat and Schott Supremax are the world’s highest quality borosilicate plate, and are made by our friends from Schott.

 

 

 

Custom branded shot glass

 

 

These  “Schott Glasses” are quite desirable, and were used for a charitable fundraiser.  The photo doesn’t really do them justice!

 

 

 

 

Our customers combine diverse expertise, and make a wide range of precision items.  As a result, they serve many lighting, laser, and opto-electronic applications.   For example, S.I. Howard Glass brought this display of precision wares:

Precision glass parts

 

Close up of precision cut optical glass

 

 

 

 

 

 

Experienced glass fabricators know it’s tough to make some of these pieces!

 

 

Many companies attend Photonics West, and the technology on display is fantastic.   We spoke to a lot of people who reported a strong order book for the month of January, so let’s hope this is the start of a trend!

We wish you all a safe, happy, and productive February.

 

 

 

Photonics West 2017

Cincinnati Gasket and Industrial Glass

CINCINNATI GASKET AND INDUSTRIAL GLASS AT PHOTONICS WEST 2017

We just got back from an exciting trip to the Photonics West Exhibition at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.   Besides the beauty and charm of the city, Photonics West was filled with variety of glass and glass related companies and applications.

On hand were our friends from Schott North America Inc., the manufacturer of the world’s highest quality borosilicate plate glass products: Schott Borofloat and Schott Supremax.

 

Borosilicate glass such as Schott Borofloat® & Schott Supremax® is typically specified for applications that require glass with unique chemical, thermal, mechanical and optical properties. When glass must be able to withstand higher temperatures, resist chemicals, and withstand a high degree of thermal shock, borosilicate glass is a dependable selection.

BOROSILICATE GLASS PROPERTIES

Borosilicate glass is developed through the addition of boron to the glass frit composition of silicate sand, soda, and ground lime. Its high thermal and chemical resistance, along with its excellent transparency and surface quality, make it ideal for high-tech special glass applications.