Technical Advisory Service

History of the glass

2008

History of the glass

Origins Blown glass Manual production process Melting of glass Industrial production process Modern production process Modern glazing

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- 100 000: Obsidian

- 5000: Discovery ‘by chance’ of the glass melting (Persia – Mesopotamy)

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-4000: Jewel in molted glass-(Phoenicia)

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-1500: Vases and vessels (Egypt)

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Origins Blown glass Manual production process Melting of glass Industrial production process Modern production process Modern glazing

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- 200: Glass blown with a pipe (Syria)

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Origins Blown glass Manual production process Melting of glass Industrial production process Modern production process Modern glazing

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-100: “1st glazing”: Casted glass on table (Rome)

76: Pompei

From 2nd to 12th : regression of the glass

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Stained glass

Sheet glass

Crown

Cylinder

Mechanical cylinder

Polished glass

Casted on table

12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th

12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th

Manual production process

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Crown method (6th century)

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Cylinder method (12th century)

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Cylinder method

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Blazed glass – Cylinder method

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11th century: Murano (Venice)

1665: Manufacture Royale des Glaces (St Gobain)

1688: Casted glass on table

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Casted glass on table – 17st

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Grinding: 30 days

Polishing: 12 days

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Evolution of the window: 15th et 17th centuries

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Evolution of window: Versailles

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Origins Blown glass Manual production process Melting of glass Industrial production process Modern production process Modern glazing

Pots 1875:BassinsMelting of glass

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History of the glass

Origins Blown glass Manual production process Melting of glass Industrial production process Modern production process Modern glazing

Drawn sheet glass

Fourcault

Pittsburgh

Libbey-Owens

Polished glass

Casted on table

Bicheroux

PPG

Continuous process

1880 1900 1920 1940 1960

1880 1900 1920 1940 1960

1935: Twin-douci 1955: Polished on line

Industriel productions process

Drawn sheet glass

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Drawn sheet glass (vertical): Fourcault (1906) & Pittsburgh process

Drawn sheet glass (vertical)

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Drawn sheet glass (horizontal): Libbey-Owens process

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Polished glass – Casted on table

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Polished glass – Casted on table

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Polished glass – Bicheroux process

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Polished glass – Grinding and polishing

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Polished glass – Continuous process

1935: Twin grending

1955: Polished on line

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Origins Blown glass Manual production process Smelting of glass Industrial production process Modern production process Modern glazing

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1959 – Float process

1. Basic products2. Furnace3. Tin bad 

4. Annealing galery5. Cutting6. Stock

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Patterned and wired glass

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Origins Blown glass Manual production process Melting of glass Industrial production process Modern production process Modern glazing

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Laminated glass: 1909

Tempered glass: 1929 (automotive)

Double glazing– Welded (Thermopane): 1940– With metallic spacer: 1965

Technology

Dial SputteringLodelinsart

Magnetron sputteringLodelinsart / Tiel / Teplice

Pyrolytic (Spray)Moustier

Pyrolytic (CVD)Moustier

Single silver Thermoplus (+ temperable)

Gold Thermoplus

Thermoplus Comfort

Planibel G

1970 1980 1990 2000

1970 1980 1990 2000

Coated glass

Technology

Dial SputteringLodelinsart

Magnetron sputteringLodelinsart

Magnetron sputteringLodelinsart

Magnetron sputteringLodelinsart

Pyrolytic (Spray)Moustier

Pyrolytic (Spray/CVD)Moustier

Pyrolytic (CVD)Moustier

Pyrolytic (CVD)Moustier

1970 1980 1990 2000

Double silver Stopray

Single silver Stopray

Gold Stopray

Stopsol Classic

Stopsol Supersilver

Stopsol Silverlight

Sunergy

Solarbel

1970 1980 1990 2000

Stopray Blue-grey 50/36

Brussels

Stopray doré 40/27

Spandrel Stopsol Classic + Colorbel

Brussels

Glass industry

Production

Flat glass*Float

*Patterned glass

Holed glass:*Bottles

*Packaging

Technical glass:*fibers *foam *microballs *optical * …

*Automotive*Furnitures*Silvering*Building: DG, coating, temprering, laminating

Products for laboratory:decoration, lamps,…

Lens, insulation, paints, medical application, …

Processing

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