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How Glass is Made – From Cutting to Low-e Coatings

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Glass Distortion and Anisotropy

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Heat-Treated Glass Manufacturing

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Word of the Month

Interior Stop

The removable molding or bead that holds the lite, as contrasted to an exterior stop which is located on the exterior side of a lite or panel.

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Do all low-e coated glasses look the same?

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