Appliances

Flat glass is used extensively for household appliances, office equipment, and similar applications. Oven doors are made of tempered glass and engineered to resist very high temperatures. Stove-tops and control panels are made from drilled, silk-screen printed and tempered glass in order to provide high thermal and mechanical safety as well as to create an aesthetic look. Fridges are equipped with silk-screened, tempered, edged and clipped glass for their shelves, so as to be capable of resisting shocks as well as being spill-proof. Washing and dryer machines and dishwashers equally have tempered glass for their drums and panels. Anti-reflective glass is used to reduce the glare that reflects off televisions, computer screens, glass cases and other electronic displays. Photocopiers, scanners, and fax machines all use highly transparent glass sheets to support document imaging.