Technical glass as a term relating to industrial components might sound a bit mysterious at first — and to the novice, it can be complex depending on its role. But technical glass is any glass with a specialty function unique to a specific role; often it is very unique. As a matter of fact, technical glass is used as an umbrella term for any of various components that contain its own chemical and physical characteristics. Precision Electronic Glass and similar companies deliver technical glass components to industries worldwide. For example, PEG’s technical glass is active in medicine, labs, inspection, detection, and surveillance. In addition, companies use technical glass components from PEG in chemical production, manufacturing, lasers, aerospace, robotics, computers, communications, and more.
The most important characteristics are chemical resistance, thermal expansion rate, or optical transmission. In addition, technical glass is also characterized by its utilization temperature and mechanical strength.
Industrial uses for glass components may seem out of place and even fragile in a tough industrial environment. But truthfully, manufacturing glass components for industrial uses is a big part of daily operations at Precision Electronic Glass. From military to aviation, glass is critical in safety, communications, detection, and even suppression. But PEG’s job doesn’t begin or end there. This company is busy filling orders for the shipping and transport industries, building and manufacturing industries, automotive and aerospace, and the list goes on.
Technical Glass Components in Industrial Uses
For example, PEG helps make technical glass components for flash lamps to help aircraft avoid heat-seeking missiles. The company makes components for traditional and white phosphor night vision devices. Next time you fly, think of the PEG team when you check in for your flight because they also manufacture glass components for baggage inspection x-ray systems. In addition, you’ll find PEG’s technical glass components in jet fuel systems, fire detection systems, and fire suppression systems. PEG components are even in military and policing protection systems.
Other types of industrial work from PEG include glass components for nuclear power and motion dampers in semiconductor manufacturing. Our glass components are in vending machines, ice machines, and steel sampling devices. Also, PEG makes components for CO2 lasers that assist in cutting and drilling textiles and metals. Finally, PEG components help run transmission fluid exchanges for automotive, ICP applications, and more.
Industrial glass components are a specialty from Precision Electronic Glass. That is because we specialize in shrinking glass and quartz tubing into precision bore tubing. In addition, some of our special capabilities include glass fabrication and glass finishing. Also, we do glass machining and glassblowing to produce a variety of glass components with cross-industry functionality. We typically customize components such as glass-to-metal seals, glass-to-glass seals, graded seals, and glass assemblies.
Generations of Innovation in Technical Glass for Scientific Analytics
Scientific analytical components are the heart of PEG’s manufacturing heritage. Producing them was the opportunity that opened the door for three generations of three generations ago and formed the foundation of the business. The PEG team specializes in shrinking glass and quartz tubing into precision bore tubing. In addition, the company’s capabilities include glass fabrication and finishing. With years of innovation, PEG develops solutions that are future-forward and help its customers advance product design. To that end, PEG research and engineering processes are the best choice for custom glassblowing, fabrication, modification, design, and repair of scientific-analytical components. Every aspect of every project gets individual attention while PEG’s equipment and tooling expertise produces a broad array of glass components to satisfy unique needs across its diverse range of industries.
This combined custom glassblowing and manufacturing experience represents a century of quality craftsmanship at PEG. Consequently, the company today is a family glass components manufacturer in business since 1962. PEG’s proven glass machining and glassblowing processes produce a variety of glass components that we proudly provide as scientific-analytical specialties for chromatography and elemental analysis.
Similarly, PEG creates components for use in the testing of water, soil, food, petroleum, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and ICP applications. PEG’s design and engineering team enjoys solving problems. As a result, they walk through your process with you — step-by-step — to discover the best solutions with the top ROI. Our accreditations and certifications provide peace of mind that you have the top team on your side. Ask about our unique case studies. Certainly, we are happy to discuss your challenges and solutions and share anonymously how our experiences might help. These 60 years of custom solutions provide an inside look at how we achieve unprecedented success meeting the demands for advanced technologies. Finally, know that your business success, confidence, and confidentiality are foremost at PEG.
Medical Components Exceeding Quality Standards for Five Decades
Medical components often require the use of glass in the manufacturing process due to its unique physical and chemical properties. The extensive use of glass in medicine extends from pharmaceuticals to imaging needs and touches many other applications along the way. Every kind of glass reacts differently to different environmental conditions. Some allow light to pass through and cause chemical reactions. Meanwhile, others are sensitive to chemical environments. Some materials are brittle in cold conditions and prone to breaking, while others have surfaces that are easily marked or scratched. PEG engineers understand the medical industry and its requirements. We engineer processes and systems to accommodate specific fabrication needs and meet industry performance requirements.
Medical components are a specialty of the glassblowers and technicians at Precision Electronic Glass. You will find glass components from PEG used in general and specialized medical practice, nursing, in the surgical suite, ER, and at the patient’s bedside. For example, one of the most significant areas where our components are in use is diagnostics. Our team specializes in the fabrication of glass components for mammography testing, x-ray, CT scans, vascular X-ray, syringes for testing, and the development of medicines. Additionally, we manufacture flow meters for oxygen delivery systems. We also produce components for fiber optics in procedure monitoring, lasers for plastic surgery, and other medical procedures.
The Principle of ICP and Why Technical Glass is Important
ICP components from PEG include a variety of glass and quartz components for use in ICP-MS or ICP-OES systems. For example, we provide these components for demountable torches and cyclonic spray chambers. We also custom fabricate the components for bonnets, injectors, and reduction tubes from the highest quality glass and quartz tubing.
ICP is an abbreviation for Inductively Coupled Plasma and it is a method of optical emission spectrometry. ICP-MS determines how much of a specific element is in the material analyzed. When plasma energy acts on an analysis sample, the component elements (atoms) get excited. After the excited atoms return to a low energy position, the analysis sample releases emission or spectrum rays. This allows for the measurement of the emission rays corresponding to the photon wavelength. The position of the photon rays determines the type of element. The rays’ intensity determines the content of each element.
A wide variety of ICP systems are on the market to meet a range of changing needs in the marketplace. Replacing components can sometimes become a challenge, especially for older systems. Engineers and glass technicians on the PEG assist clients by customizing to meet the unique needs of their system. In addition, PEG ensures quality standards and proper tolerances. They produce all components to customer specification as a critical function of quality control. For many decades, PEG perfected its custom glass fabrication business. As a result, the company fabricates components for applications that require high sensitivity to throughput and supplies for all ICP needs. Finally, PEG’s products span a range of industries including environmental, clinical, food and water, geochemical, semiconductor fabrication, and much more.
Custom Laser Glass Components for Applications Span Many Industries
Custom laser glass and quartz parts for CO2, YAG, and HeNe laser components are an important part of PEG’s business. The company is a primary OEM supplier of laser flow tubes, discharge tubes, electrode tubes, glass-to-metal seals, and gas port tubing, as well as gas-sealed tubes. The PEG team does all custom laser glass and glass fabrication in its facility that meets ISO quality management standards. In addition, its glass and quartz components meet the most stringent standards demanded by laser manufacturers.
PEG fabricates glass-to-glass, glass-to-metal, and graded seals for custom laser glass and quartz parts for CO2, YAG, and HeNe laser components. Fabrication of laser components requires the use of graded seals. These two materials with different coefficients allow for thermal expansion and need a graded seal. Therefore, a series of intermediate sealing glass is used between the two different glasses. Similarly, the linear coefficient of expansion must be close to avoid cracking of the graded seals. PEG’s more than five decades of experience ensures the durability and long life of the graded seals the company produces.
Learn More About Custom Glass Components at PEG
PEG’s mission is to provide customized glass and quartz products and related products and services to OEMs and distributors worldwide in the countries where our customers operate. Our objective is to fabricate the finest precision glass and quartz components and assemblies to customers’ specifications. Working together with customers, PEG manufactures prototypes; handles small to large production runs; performs value-added assembly, and provides cleanroom processing when specifications dictate the need for it.
Utilizing standard or computer-controlled glass lathe fabrication; glass-to-glass and glass-to-metal graded seals; cutting and end finishing; and precision grinding/polishing, PEG produces a variety of components and value-added assemblies, including medical, dental, or industrial glass X-ray tubes, and CO2 or HeNe lasers. We produce all glass and quartz fabrications in facilities certified to ISO 9001:2015 standards of quality. Our commitment to quality and integrity in everything we do is reflected in our mission statement, corporate values, and quality policy.