Scientific glass blowing equipment

We have been established in Manchester for over years offering the very best in specialist glassware , laboratory equipment and chemicals, waste management and excellent service. GPE Scientific are the owner of the leading brand J Young - High Vacuum Greaseless Stopcocks. We also offer a substantial range of glassbowing apparatus, including Hand Torches, Bench Burners, Eyewear, Gloves and many more tools and accessories for all your glassblowing requirements. Exceptional quality We set high standards to ensure the best quality end product.

Borosilicate Glass uses silica and boron trioxide as the main glass-forming elements.

It is much more resistant to thermal shock than all other common glass types making it ideal for use as laboratory equipment. But all types of glass blowers are artisans at heart! Scientific Glass Blowers use similar techniques to glass bead and paperweight producers. Torches are an essential tool in scientific glassblowing.

Richmond Scientific is the UK’s leading supplier of used scientific and laboratory equipment , and has been trading for over years. Scientific glassblowers are charged with manufacturing laboratory equipment in glass , using glass rods , tubes and prefabricated components. We supply used laboratory equipment and scientific instrumentation to scientific researchers, clinicians and innovators across a wide range of businesses, schools and universities.

Our glassblowers and engineers have produced special glass apparatus and components for a wide range of customers for over years. Laboratory glassware refers to a variety of equipment used in scientific work, and traditionally made of glass. The scientific glassblower may be called upon to do more than “blow” glass.

It is not uncommon to work with ceramics, metals and occasionally sapphire as well. The basket to the right is made from very fine sapphire filament. Cambridge Glassblowing Ltd specialises in the production of high quality bespoke glassware for science and industry. With over years experience in design and manufacture, we have the ability to meet anything from the simplest to the most complex challenges in glass. Broadly speaking, it is the process of forming molten glass into equipment by blowing short puffs of air into it and shaping it before it cools and hardens.

Scientists today use it to make all kinds of apparatus, from beakers and test tubes to very clean ultra-high-vacuum systems. Silvering Glass (Advanced) Disclaimer: Glassblowing has inherent hazards that can result in burns, cuts, injuries or even death. While every effort has been made to convey best safety practices, the materials presented herein can not anticipate every possible risk or hazard associated with a given glassblowing activity.

WORKING THE BIG STUFF One of our glassblowers working on a 2mm Reaction jar – Hot stuff! Montreal Glassblowing Inc. Tom Abbott, and a glassblowing partner, bought out the glassblowing section of a laboratory supply company.

I started glassblowing along side my father when I was a teenager helping in the production of oil lamps.

At Gem Scientific we don’t just supply laboratory technology and equipment , we also offer a bespoke glassblowing and glass repair service. Our in-house glassblower has over years scientific glass blowing experience and will work with you from the initial sketch. Only then are they sufficiently skilled to tackle the most complex of jobs as a senior glassblower.

This single minded excellence over the last years has helped us to become one of the largest, most experienced and highly skilled specialist scientific glass blowing operations in the UK. Scientific glassblowing is a specialty field of lampworking used in industry, science, art and design used in research and production. Manufactured from expansion, low extractable borosilicate glass , our glass tubing is available in an assortment of sizes from 1mm to 14mm. We employ multiple techniques to create custom glassware and anatomical models with the most intricate designs and tight tolerances.

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