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SCHOTT produces special glass tubing, capillary and rod in a wide range of dimensions for a great variety of applications. SCHOTT is the leading manufacturer of special glass tubing worldwide with an annual production of 110,000 tons.

The product range for technical applications is as follows:

AR-GLAS® Special soda lime glass tubing (Hydrolytic Class 3) for the manufacture of pharmaceutical packaging (e.g. for solid oral medicines), for the field of medicine (e.g. disposables and pipettes) and for the cosmetic and food industries, tubes and rod for technical applications (e.g. solar collectors). Tubing and rod for the production of blown products  
CONTURAX® Special glass profiles for, decorative and technical lighting, interior decoration, commercial art and for further processing into perfume vials in the cosmetics industry.  
DURAN® Chemically and thermally highly resistant borosilicate glass tubing, capillary and rod (Hydrolytic Class 1) for a variety of applications, e.g. for the manufacture of scientific apparatus, equipment and technical fittings; special glass tubing and rod for special technical applications (e.g. explosion-proof light fittings, heat exchanger tubing, solar collectors), for processing into vials for medical and pharmaceutical applications and the field of commercial art.  
DUROBAX® Chemically highly resistant neutral glass tubing (Hydrolytic Class 1), especially suited for processing into pipettes, test tubes and syringes.  
FIOLAX® Clear and Amber 100% Optically Controlled chemically highly resistant neutral glass tubing (Hydrolytic Class 1) for the manufacture of ampoules, vials and other pharmaceutical packages.  
ILLAX® Chemically resistant special glass tubing (Hydrolytic Class 2) for the manufacture of double tip ampoules, vials and other pharmaceutical containers. Also used in technical application, e.g. for the production of adhesive anchors (glass dowels).  
X-ray glass (8245) Chemically highly resistant sealing glass for Fe-Ni-Co alloys and molybdenum with minimum x-ray absorption. Main applications for x-ray tubes, image intensifier tubes and photomultiplier tubes.  
KOVAR glass (8250) Electrically highly insulating sealing glass for Fe-Ni-Co alloys and molybdenum. Main applications for power tubes, image intensifier tubes, x-ray tubes, camera tubes, He-Ne-Laser tubes, housing and glazing tubing for LCD 'backlights', fibre optic cladding material and ozone generating tubes.  
Tungsten sealing glass (8487) Sealing glass for tungsten, lead free with good electric insulation. Main applications for tubing for inner construction of discharge lamps (flare and exhaust tubing), housing and glazing tubing for electronic flash tubes, housing and glazing tubing for LCD 'backlights', tubular bulbs (with domes end) for discharge and projection lamps, mercury switches.  


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Contact: Margaret Woods
Phone: 01785 223166
Fax: 01785 223522
Email: info.uk@schott.com

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