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Glass manufacturing and industry terms.

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Acid stamping

Manufacturing; Glass

The process of acid etching a product mark or signature into glass after it has been annealed. It's often done with a device that resembles a rubber stamp.

The use of insulating glass (double or triple glazing) to limit external sounds such as traffic noise from entering into a building. This can also done by means of fibreglass mats or panels applied ...

Air trap

Manufacturing; Glass

An air-filled void within the glass in almost any shape. Air traps in stems are frequently tear-shaped or spirally twisted.

Air lock

Manufacturing; Glass

An air-filled void within the glass in almost any shape. Air traps in stems are frequently tear-shaped or spirally twisted.

Air twist

Manufacturing; Glass

Developed in England in the mid-18th century, air twist is used as a decoration for stems on goblets. Small tears or air bubbles in the glass are sealed in before the stem is drawn out creating ...

Alarm glass

Manufacturing; Glass

A laminated security glass with thin wires embedded in the interlayer between the outer glass sheets. The wires form an electrical circuit which, if broken in the event of the glass sheet being ...

Alkali

Manufacturing; Glass

A soluble salt used in glassmaking which consists of mainly of potassium carbonate or sodium carbonate. It is one of the essential ingredients of glass, generally accounting for about 15-20 percent ...