1. General information on glass

1.1 Glass product development

Thermal equipment is used to produce glass products at various stages of the manufacturing process:

• melting furnaces produce the base glass from a mixture of raw materials (also called "composition");

• conditioning channels (called "feeders") connect the melting furnace to the forming machines;

• annealing furnaces or arches eliminate the thermal stresses generated during forming (known as spreaders in flat glass);

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