Thin Glass

Thin glass has numerous applications, typically specialized and in moderate volumes, often technical. It is used for example in microscope slides, which are usually 1 mm thick, and for the corresponding cover glasses that are only a fraction of a millimetre thick. Float glass processes can produce extra-thin glass down to 0.4 mm. Thin glass is used to perform specific functions in a wide array of equipment and appliances, various kinds of mirrors such as electrochromic mirrors and cosmetic mirrors, touchscreens and filters, glass masters and data storage glass discs, displays, and telecom equipment.