| Glassware is prepared by melting silica, limestone, | | | | a huge storage bin from where it is put into a |
| and sodium carbonate at around 2000 degree F | | | | feeder on its way to the melting furnace that is |
| until they combine, and then the incandescent | | | | able to produce upto 360 tonnes of glass per day. |
| liquid is cooled carefully so that crystals cannot | | | | The last stage is when the melted glass is refined |
| form. | | | | and it is shaped into a variety of shapes and sizes |
| How Is Glassware Made? | | | | as well as color being added. Once the glassware |
| Man-made glass is considered to be the oldest | | | | is fashioned into the desired container or |
| manufactured substance in the world, commonly | | | | houseware, it then goes through a process called |
| used for many everyday items that we may | | | | annealing, this is basically where the glassware is |
| take for granted. Glassware is constructed from | | | | hardened and any unwanted stress areas and |
| many simple products, natural ingredients like silica | | | | defects are removed. After which it is inspected |
| sand, soda ash and limestone, as well as Alumina | | | | and thus ready for use. |
| silicate, Salt cake and Other minor ingredients. | | | | This in a nutshell is the whole process from raw |
| During the manufacturing procedure all the raw | | | | material to finished product, maybe next time you |
| supplies are kept in cylindrical towers known as | | | | are using a piece of glassware, whether it be a |
| silos. Then they are altered by a gravity feed | | | | glass tumbler or a jug you will appreciate just |
| system to a weigher and mixer, where they are | | | | how much effort and time has gone into making |
| blended with recycled glass to make sure of | | | | it. |
| consistent melting. After this the mix is moved to | | | | |