Glass Wafers: How Optics, Computers and Photonics Get the Right Glass
Leave a CommentComputers, 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 […]
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Check Out Our Chemically-Strengthened Glass at Optifab 2015
Leave a CommentSwift 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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3 Reasons to Use Waterjet Cutting
Leave a CommentA waterjet’s small stream size and controlled pressure makes it the ideal choice for cutting many materials. From shaped mirrors to cell phone panels to very thick materials, waterjet cutting is the go-to method for a variety of industry applications. Here are three reasons why manufacturers choose waterjet cutting for their projects Smoother Cutting A […]
Quartz vs. Fused Silica: What’s the Difference?
2 CommentsIf your project demands high performance material, you may have more options than you think. Quartz, Fused Quartz and Fused Silica are all part of an extremely pure family of materials with high working and melting temperatures and superior optical properties as well as low coefficient of expansion. While they’re often used interchangeably, the fundamental […]
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Photonics, Optics and the Tech of the Future
Leave a CommentSwift Glass among the Region’s Optical and Photonics Specialists Vice President Joe Biden recently visited Rochester, the “optics capital of the world,” to announce that our region has been chosen to host a new $600-million Integrated Photonics Center. The creation of a national photonics institute means more than jobs and industrial growth; it’s the beginning […]
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Are You Asking Your Glass Manufacturer the Right Questions? The Swift Glass Team Can Help
Leave a CommentEighty years of business adds up to a lot of projects, and that means a lot of questions. Our team is experienced, available, and happy to help — but do you know what to ask them? Over time, we’ve paid attention to the most common questions that come up in glass manufacturing, and thought we’d […]
The Benefits of Glass Tempering and Strengthening
Leave a CommentWe interact with glass every day — we look through it, drink from it, and it helps us see clearly. But not all glass is the same, and our ability to modify glass and improve its qualities is what allows us to use glass in applications where it would have been a safety hazard. This […]
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Now Presenting: The Redesigned Swift Glass Website
Leave a CommentWith so many advances in modern technology over the years, Swift Glass is proud to announce our own revolutionary development: a newly redesigned website. We have taken extreme care in providing an updated interface, with streamlined information about our products and the industries that we serve. Whether you are an engineer, designer, or procurement manager, […]
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What Makes Borofloat® Glass So Special?
Leave a CommentBorofloat® glass is one of the world’s most influential specialty glass materials, able to meet a huge range of the most technologically challenging applications. Borofloat’s® unique characteristics make it ideal for: Jobs that require extreme temperature and fluctuation in that operating temperature. Because of its low coefficientof thermal expansion, Borofloat® is the best choice for […]
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