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Float and container glass and advanced refractories

Advanced refractories that extend campaign life and give you the edge

We work with glass manufacturers and the specialist contractors who reline their furnaces with advanced refractories.  Established in 1947, we have extensive knowledge of the refractory products you need to lengthen the life of your furnaces without compromising on quality.

As a glass manufacturer, this means you will improve the productivity and efficiency of your operation, because your downtime will decrease.  As a contractor, we will give you a competitive edge.  You will be able to offer customers quality refractories that resist corrosion better and come with longer warranties.

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Ceramic use in the cement industry

Cut your energy bills and downtime with our advanced refractories and industrial ceramics in the cement industry

Over the last 70 years we have built up extensive expertise, developing and procuring technical ceramics and refractories that resist corrosion and save energy. We also have a network of specialist manufacturers, who are keen to find new solutions to intractable problems.

We are bringing these contacts and knowledge to the cement industry, to help you in two areas: productivity and costs.

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Why consider pressed or formed ceramics?

Formed ceramics development has grown out of a long history of the use of ceramic materials, which have been used in industry for an extremely long time. Early man first developed the use of clay based ceramics to facilitate the production of metal tools alongside Chinese production of fine pottery.

Fast forward to today and ceramic materials remain one of the most important materials used world- wide. Without industrial ceramics we would have no metal production, no mass produced fabrics, no petrochemical industry, no electricity supply, and no advanced electronics. A different world to the one we all know.

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Thermal shock in industrial ceramics

It is often possible to improve the performance by changing one or more of these but as with all ceramic applications thermal shock is only part of the equation and changes must be looked at in context of all the performance requirements.

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