Glassblowing and Tooling
Our production staff includes glassblowers and toolers with an array of skills. Forming, shaping, blowing, bending, molding, and sealing are included in their repertoire. They are trained to produce an array of laboratory ware with a high degree of precision.
Lamp-working
Our exclusive group of master glassblowers work with hand to bend glass tubing and rods for various applications Typical products include u-bent tubes, condenser coils, etc.
Auto-Lathe
Several of the glass processes can be fabricated with computer-controlled lathes which allows an operator to run multiple machines. Use of auto-lathes increases repeatability and helps ensure the consistency and accuracy of tolerances. Auto lathes are very useful when quantities are substantially higher and repeatability of dimensions is required.
Precision Bore Vacuum Forming
Also included on our production staff is the vacuum forming department. Using our proprietary process, inside diameters can be formed to very tight tolerances within +/-.0001″. Tapers, flats, multiple diameters etc. can be included with the mandrel for an array of inside diameter profiles.
Grinding and Cutting
The grinding department performs an array of functions. Precision cutting with diamond blades, cutting angles, drilling, beveling, countersinking, concentric grinding, centerless grinding, plunge grinding, outside diameter polishing, grinding flat, lapping flat, and polishing flat are some of our capabilities.
Volumetric Calibration, Silk-screening and Decaling
Our facility can graduate and calibrate volumetric glassware to Class A certifications according to ASTM E542 standards. Based on specifications, we can silk screen, decal or etch and apply ceramic paint to mark graduations.
Custom Glassware
Our seasoned team of engineers and glass blowers have extensive experience to design and fabricate glassware to meet your specific requirements. Glassware we custom fabricate include chromatography columns, concentrator tubes, condensers, manifolds, environmental-ware, reactors, funnels etc. If you have a design in mind or a blueprint, feel free to email us at [javascript protected email address] to get a quote.
Glassware Repair Services
Astraglass Innovations offers services to modify or repair broken glassware. Repairing broken glassware is a sustainable way to reuse glassware at a fraction of the price of a new glassware. Typical glassware repairs include reattaching new joints, healing cracks and dents, attaching sidearms, replacing stopcocks, etc. To get a cost estimate, email [javascript protected email address] with a list of broken glassware, what you want fixed or modified along with pictures of the parts. We will also let you know if the parts can be salvaged.