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I find it hard to believe that there wasn't a demand for stronger, thinner, lighter, scratch-resistant glass until recently. There must be more to this story.
by qjz 16y ago
I find it hard to believe that there wasn't a demand for stronger, thinner, lighter, scratch-resistant glass until recently. There must be more to this story.
- icey 16y agoI'm guessing it cost more than companies wanted to pay until recently.
- SecretAgentMan 16y agoI worked in Corning's S&T plant (Sullivan Park) for a number of years. Corning is all about process and the recipe may have been around for a while, but the process surrounding getting large enough (in the case of TVs) imperfection free pieces of glass was extremely difficult and time consuming. I don't think they really 'sat on it' and 'dug it out' so much as they were able to perfect the manufacture of some of their other recipes more quickly. The glass has to be completely clear, completely flat and extremely thin - not an easy result to get at no matter what your recipe.