Performance overview
Thin glass and various float glasses
We manufacture technical glass such as flat or float glass in various dimensions for you. Flat or float glass such as D263 T eco, Boro-float 33, Microfloat, Optifloat, and Optiwhite are now manufactured with high-quality flatness and parallelism. In addition to optically polished flat plates, we offer various technical glass in numerous materials and designs.
Anti-reflective plates/anti-reflective glass, mirrored plates/front surface mirrors, and beam splitter plates are cut to your specific dimensions after coating. Do you have individual challenges that you would like to realize? Contact us and we will find a solution for you.
Technical specifications
Flat and float glass
Applications
In the entire industry for windows, inspection glasses, mirrors, beam splitters, safety glasses, reticles, gauges or for special functions in your systems
Material
Thin glasses, floatglasses, borosilicate glasses, colour glasses, glass ceramics etc.
Our competences
- Shaping by cutting, water jet cutting, sawing, drilling, grinding, CNC processing and bending
- Surface treatment by etching and sandblasting
- Screen and pad printing
- Dielectric and metallic coatings
- Micro-structuring on glass carrier (e.g. in chromium)
- Hardening by thermal or chemical pre-tensioning
- Laminating with film or adhesion with UV or silicon adhesive
- Mounting and converting
Coatings
Anti-reflective coatings, mirror coatings, beamsplitter coatings, filter coatings, electrically conductive coatings (ITO) etc.
Thickness
From 0,30 mm
Dimensions
On request
Shapes
Round, angular, elliptical, stepped or as per requirements
Metrology
Resistant and robust
Thermal and chemical tempering of glass
Thermal and chemical tempering of glass is used in various applications, such as safety glass for vehicles, displays, buildings, or household appliances. The tempering process makes the glass more resistant and safer, providing you with durable and reliable glass for your purposes.
During thermal tempering, the glass is heated to a high temperature and then rapidly cooled. This creates compressive stress on the surface of the glass, thereby increasing its strength. During chemical tempering, the glass is immersed in a bath containing a special chemical solution, usually an alkali metal ion solution. This solution penetrates the surface of the glass and exchanges ions with the glass, creating compressive stress and also increasing its strength.
Take advantage of our range of glass tempering services for your products! We can produce safety glass with numerous positive properties for you.
Thermal tempering
Design
The glass substrate is heated to a defined temperature and then allowed to cool rapidly in air; the glass surface develops compressive tension, resulting in tensile stress at the core of the glass (= annealed glass)
Properties as per DIN EN 12150-1
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High resistance to temperature changes
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High resistance to flexural yield
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High impact resistance
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High resistance to scratches
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In case of excessive stress the glass breaks into small pieces; this prevents the risk of injury to a large extent
Material
Floatglass, Borofloat glass, flat glass, colour glass (e.g. finger jointed heat absorbing filter)
Metrology
Chemical strengthering
Design
Ions are exchanged on the surface of the glass by a defined treatment in salt bath; this creates enormous compressive forces which improve the properties of strength of the glass
Properties
- High resistance to temperature changes
- High resistance flexural yield
- High impact resistance
- High resistance to scratches
- This facilitates often the use of thinner glass thicknesses
- Later printing or coating is possible
Material
Thin glass, floatglass, Borofloat glass, colour glass, optical glasses
Metrology
Achieving reproducible quality
With high-precision measurement technology
You need reliable high quality in our various precision optics, spherical optics, and technical glass products. We achieve this quality for you thanks to our high-quality measurement technology and measuring equipment.
Upon customer request, we will provide you with a test report containing all the required test characteristics. All materials used are tested in accordance with current specifications and certified upon request. We guarantee you consistently high quality!
- Visual defect inspection
- Angle measurement
- Parallelism measurement
- Interferometer evaluation
- Roughness measurement
- Spectral reflection and transmission measurement
Every prototype starts with an idea.
From the idea to series production.
From the idea to prototype production to the manufacture of spherical optics, high-precision flat optics, technical glass, or optical assemblies, we will find an efficient product solution for you.
Concept
No matter how challenging the task, we work with you to develop solutions tailored to your individual needs.
Design
Designing means developing the blueprint for a technical product in such a way that it can be manufactured. We have the relevant expertise and the necessary technical equipment to do this.
Production
Your product is manufactured in our production facility according to your individual specifications. Our many years of experience and modern machine and plant technology are a great advantage for you here.
Testing
All manufactured components undergo the necessary testing processes. The measurement results are documented accordingly.
Delivery
We deliver your components in standard packaging as well as in special packaging tailored to your specific requirements.
2001
founded
2.700 m²
production area
2
locations
DIN EN ISO 9001
certified
QUALITY
made in Germany
What you can rely on
Made in Germany
International
High quality
Professional
Independent
Personal
Precise optics. Precise advice –
Contact us now!
Customized solutions and comprehensive advice: We are happy to assist you with our expertise in all matters relating to optical components, optical assemblies, technical glass, and optically thin functional coatings. From the design stage to series production of your products – how can we support you?