Raw Materials and Melting

Raw Materials and Melting

Products Supplied

  • Over 50 raw materials supplied all over the world from stocks in the UK & direct from factories in Asia, Africa, Europe & America.
  • Supplying each customer’s individual needs whether they need 1,250mt a year of Aluminium Hydroxide or 25kg of Zinc Selenite.
  • Over 40 years experience in calculating batch recipes, we understand how and why you are using each material.
  • We aim to be able to supply any raw material used in the melting of glass.
  • Glassmakers from all sectors supplied:- 

  • Lead Crystal Non-lead Crystal
  • TV / Display
  • Optical  & other specialist glass makers
  • Container
  • Tableware
  • Float
     
  • Tubing
  • Lighting
  • Boro-Silicate
     


 Properties & Material Safety Data Sheet

  • The Product List has links to a database of Properties and HSDS for many of the materials.  

Product list

Melting Advice

  • Over 40 years experience in calculating batch recipes and solving customer’s problems.
  • Advice and help given to customers with batch calculations, faster batch colour changes and refining problems.
  • Help for future customers where time permits and subject to the depth of information they are able to supply.

Tips & Hints

  • This links to a database of Tips & Hints on colours, refining, colour changes, redox, sulphur retention.

Tips & hints

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GLASSWORKS sERVICES LIMITED

DONCASTER, UK

TELEPHONE:     08700 110801

FAX:     08700 110803

TELEPHONE: +44 1709 770801

FAX: +44 1709 770803

E-MAIL: enquiries@glassworksservices.co.uk