Founded 125 years ago, Schott now has sites spread across the globe for the development & production of speciality materials, components & systems for use in household appliances, pharmaceuticals, solar energy, electronics, optics & imaging as well as the auto sector. Employing elaborate melting & processing techniques, 50,000 products are manufactured using over 400 types of glass. Glass is melted in either gas, oil, or electrically heated furnaces. Depending on the type of glass being produced, the melting temperature is between 1000-1600 deg C. After melting the glass undergoes processing. One of these processes is ceramization, a technique of producing glass ceramic used in applications such as Ceran cooktop panels. At Schott, the complete overhaul of a plant for the manufacture of glass ceramics resulted in higher productivity & energy savings.
