Xensation® Flex
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Xensation® Flex

Only a few years ago, flexible glass would have been science fiction rather than science fact, but SCHOTT has pushed the boundaries of what is physically possible in glass technology. Xensation® Flex was selected by key customers in the consumer electronics market to realize free-form display design.
Sample of Xensation® Flex ultra-thin glass being tested for flexibility in a lab

A new definition of flexibility

Xensation® Flex won a Guinness Book of Records award in 1992 for being “The thinnest glass on Earth”. Its unique glass composition opens the possibility for chemical strengthening and retains its great folding performance after processing.

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Innovation spirit – proven

SCHOTT pushes the limits of what is possible for our ultra-thin glass (SCHOTT UTG®). We deliver products with market-leading quality across a variety of applications. Once thought unachievable, our groundbreaking Xensation® Flex now enables high-end free-form displays such as foldable phones and bendable watches.

ULTRA thin, ULTRA tough, ULTRA flexible

This combination makes our ultra-thin glass Xensation® Flex unique and allows increasingly innovative display solutions. Thanks to our self-developed down-draw production process and the potential of our raw glass to be chemically strengthened, we are able to produce glass thinner than a human hair with an outstanding bending strength.

Ultra-thin
Ultra-thin
Xensation® Flex offers thicknesses below 100 micrometers.
Ultra-tough
Ultra-tough
With its ability to be chemically strengthened, Xensation® Flex can bend more than 300,000 times.
Ultra-flexible
Ultra-flexible
Xensation® Flex can achieve a bending radius of less than 1 mm after processing.
A glass that can bend more than 300,000 times
  • A glass that can bend more than 300,000 times
  • Unfold the story behind flexible glass
  • ULTRA thin, ULTRA flexible, ULTRA unbelievable

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