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The Rise of LED Technology in the Lighting Industry

May 4, 2016 2:47 pm Leave a Comment

LED lights and lighting systems are becoming increasingly common in the lighting industry. The rise in the use of LED lights by commercial building owners and managers, and industrial manufacturers is due in part to the federal government’s energy efficiency standards. Updated periodically by the Department of Energy, new efficiency standards in 2012 require lights […]

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Letter from the President: Why More Manufacturers Are Reshoring

March 11, 2016 9:06 pm Leave a Comment

Reshoring manufacturing jobs back to the United States from overseas is a trend we’ve been seeing over the past several years, and one that’s sure to continue into the near future. According to a recent Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report, the U.S. gained 10,000 reshored manufacturing jobs in 2014, and hundreds of companies will follow […]

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How Is Glass Involved in 3D Printing?

February 17, 2016 2:09 pm Leave a Comment

3D printing, also called additive manufacturing, is rapidly transforming industrial manufacturing as we know it. Initially used to create models and prototypes, 3D printing is now increasingly being used to construct finished products. In the near future, this technology will hold the power to manufacture food, cars, implants, and even soft tissue organs. The 3D […]

Tags: 3D printing, borosilicate, glass materials, heat-resistant glass

Manufacturing Strengthened Glass for Extreme Environments

February 8, 2016 9:00 am Leave a Comment

High-intensity industrial processes call for durable equipment that will prove resistant in the face of even the toughest of applications. If you’re carrying out procedures against harsh or extreme conditions, it’s essential that your application is equipped with the proper glass component. Tempered safety glass in windshields, for example, provides extra security in the event […]

Tags: chemical glass strengthening, glass strengthening, glass tempering, high-pressure glass

Swift Glass to Attend Photonics West Exhibition in San Francisco

February 2, 2016 10:00 am Leave a Comment

Elmira, N.Y. — Feb. 2, 2016 —Swift Glass, a worldwide leader in custom glass fabrication, will exhibit at the Photonics West Exhibition at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California from February 16-18. Hosted by the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), the glass manufacturing conference has been recognized as the flagship laser and optics […]

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Swift Glass Acquires FJ Gray Division of Gray Glass

January 26, 2016 2:28 pm Leave a Comment

ELMIRA, N.Y. — January 2016 — Swift Glass, a worldwide leader in the manufacturing of quality fabricated custom glass parts, has purchased the FJ Gray Division of Gray Glass in Queens Village, New York. The FJ Gray Division comprises the industrial, optical, specialty lighting, and educational glass fabrication segments of Gray Glass. Swift Glass began […]

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Viscosity, Refractive Index and Other Important Glass Properties Involved in Material Selection

November 18, 2015 9:45 am Leave a Comment

Glass is among the most versatile of materials. Depending on its composition, treatment, and manufacture, it can be customized for high performance in countless applications. In order to get the right fit for your next glass project, remember to consult properties such as the corrosion resistance, thermal properties, viscosity, dielectric properties and refractive index of […]

Tags: dialectric properties, glass material properties, refractive index, viscosity

What If Your Glass Piece Requires an Irregular Shape?

November 17, 2015 9:00 am Leave a Comment

What happens when you need glass cut into something like the shape to the right? Precision glass manufacturers utilize a variety of technologies to craft even the strangest of shapes that require clean edges, precise spheres and smooth surfaces. The glass mirror piece in the photo to the right is one example. Precision manufacturers like Swift […]

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Glass Wafers: How Optics, Computers and Photonics Get the Right Glass

October 28, 2015 9:00 am Leave a Comment

Computers, optical and other technological manufacturing industries require glass wafers as a carrier substrate for safe fabricating of delicate products like thin silicon wafers. Glass wafers are also essential to the semiconductor, electronics, and biotech industries in a variety of applications. Making Glass Wafers Glass wafers are highly technical products that demand a highly technical production […]

Tags: computer chips, glass carrier wafers, glass wafers, photonics

Check Out Our Chemically-Strengthened Glass at Optifab 2015

October 9, 2015 8:00 am Leave a Comment

Swift Glass will be joining its glass manufacturing peers at the prestigious SPIE Optifab 2015 exhibition and conference next week in Rochester, New York. The SPIE Optifab exhibition is the largest optical fabrication event in North America and acts as a forum to share and discuss the latest techniques and tools for the optical fabrication […]

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