Bookings now open for ‘glass appreciation’ course in July

Published 17th June, 2021 by George Lewis

Bookings are now open for British Glass' and Glass Technology Services’ online ‘glass appreciation’ course, taking place across two half days on Tuesday 6^th and Wednesday 7^th July 2021.

Whether you design, make, sell, process or reuse glass – this course will give you a broad understanding of the material, its lifecycle, how it behaves and why, and the possibilities it offers.

Delivered by experts from Glass Technology Services via Zoom, the course covers essential topics from manufacture, processing and basic chemistry to properties, defects and failures, recycling and quality.

Sessions on the day will cover:

• What is glass?

• A brief history of glass manufacturing

• Glass properties

• Composition and melting of glass

• Colouring and decoration of glass

• Annealed and toughened, or tempered glass

• Forming, pouring and casting of glass

• Sustainability and recyclability

• Glass strength, handling, defects and failure.

To book or more information, please contact: [email protected]

George Lewis

Glass International Assistant Editor

George is the Assistant Editor of Glass International magazine. He has been involved with trade journalism since 2018, working on an array of titles. Prior to joining Quartz Business Media, George worked in the public sector in local government.