• Railroad cars and trucks bring in the raw materials from which glass is made–sand, soda, dolomite and limestone. The materials are stored in the silo.
    Railroad cars and trucks bring in the raw materials from which glass is made–sand, soda, dolomite and limestone. The materials are stored in the silo.
  • The large rectangles of glass are stacked in the warehouse.
    The large rectangles of glass are stacked in the warehouse.
  • At left, glass is pulled from the furnace in continuous sheets, which are the length of three football fields, through this equipment that cools it. Center, the red hot furnace reveals where the “batch” or glass ingredients are melted, along with pieces of recycled glass. It moves through a tin bath, in which several inches of molten glass “floats” on a bed of molten tin providing a perfectly Bottom, the glass is cooled with water. smooth surface.
    At left, glass is pulled from the furnace in continuous sheets, which are the length of three football fields, through this equipment that cools it. Center, the red hot furnace reveals where the “batch” or glass ingredients are melted, along with pieces of recycled glass. It moves through a tin bath, in which several inches of molten glass “floats” on a bed of molten tin providing a perfectly Bottom, the glass is cooled with water. smooth surface.
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    NSG Group hosted an open house of its Rossford plant August 2, providing area residents with a fascinating look at the modern glass making equipment. More than 500 visitors toured the NSG Pilkington plant on golf carts driven by employees who described the float glass manufacturing process. It was an opportunity to see the inner workings of the historic company where family ...

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