Glass Making Process

Glass is a common part of everyday human life. Many household objects and even technology stuffs are made of glass. There are several form of glass like drinking glasses, bowls, bottles, plates, light bulbs, mirrors, windows, glasses, cameras, microscopes, telescopes, lenses, prisms, etc. Besides of those various forms of glass, the two basic forms of glass in human life are plate glass and bottle glass.

There are some steps in making these two basic forms of glass. First, the raw materials of glass which are sand, soda, and limestone are put in the furnace. After that, the furnace is heat until get suitable temperature so that the raw materials are mixed into liquid. Next step is the liquid of unreformed glass is flown in a channel. In order to get two basic forms of glass, the channel is divided into two different ways. To make a plate glass, the channel is direct on a container/ tank. After that, the liquid of unformed glass in the container is flown through a hole with the rollers that made plate form of liquid glass. Then, the plate form of liquid glass is hardened. Finally, the product of the plate glass is made. In other hand, to make a bottle glass, the channel is direct on removable mold which has bottle shape inside. Then, the liquid of unformed glass is filled into this mold. In order to get empty space in the center of the bottle, the air is pumped into this mold. After that, the liquid of glass which has bottle shape is hardened, the bottle glass is removed and the mold is refilled again. Finally, the product of the bottle glass is made. Those are some steps in making two basic forms of glass.