When choosing between glass and plastic for an application, many people with cost-conscious applications expect plastics to be the cost-effective choice. But you just may have more options than you think.
In the long term, plastic can actually accrue higher costs in maintenance, replacements, and repair work. Both materials offer specialized benefits in a wide range of applications, but the perks of glass offer long-term benefits and unexpected savings.
Low Maintenance, High Performance
Glass promises superior overall performance when compared to plastic: better transmittance, improved insulation, and high scratch resistance are just the beginning. Customers choose glass for its high-end aesthetics, weather and chemical resistance, and low expansion and contraction in extreme temperatures.
But it’s more than just a higher level of performance — glass offers durability, meaning lower costs for maintenance. Less frequent repairs and replacements also mean less cost in the long-term, not to mention less stress.
Versatility Without Compromise
The resilience of glass, as well as its wide variety of treatments and formulations, allows it to outperform plastic in countless cost-effective applications across industries, including:
- Custom optics
- Lighting and interior design
- Indoor farming and growhouse lighting
- Battery covers and lid systems for packaging
- Laboratory glassware
- Glass wafers and substrates
- Sensor protection in industrial equipment
- Aircraft and automotive electronics and sensors
- Fiber optics
- Pharmaceutical
- Chemical and petrochemical sight glass
- Military and government technologies
Cost Effective Performance at Swift Glass
The Swift Glass team stands ready to help every customer find the best glass material fit — and still save money. We focus on procuring the ideal material investment for a project, and we’re proud to maintain a vast inventory of glass variations to suit any project, performance challenge, or price point.
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