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SCHOTT North America
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Glass Records
Glass Records
The Thinnest Flat Glass
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is made by SCHOTT and has a minimum thickness of only 0.025 mm. It has applications in medical technology and electronics.
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The World’s Largest Hour Glass
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is composed of DURAN® borosilicate from SCHOTT and stands in Nima park (Japan). The clock was produced in Mainz. It has a diameter of more than 3 feet and is more than 16 feet high.
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The World’s Largest Wine Bottle
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is 9 feet high, has a diameter of 31 inches and an encasing capacity of 1,200 liters. SCHOTT produced the over-sized bottle in Mainz of DURAN® borosilicate glass for the French city of Rueil-Malmaison.
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An 8-Meter Mirror
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is the largest piece of glass in the world. Large astronomical observatories use it to research the universe. Glass-ceramic mirror substrates manufactured by SCHOTT are an integral part of the earth’s most productive telescopes.
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The First Glass to Leave Our Solar System,
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was glass from SCHOTT. It is to be found in the optical systems of the Pioneer and Voyager space probes.
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The Largest Marmalade Jar
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is 5 feet high, weighs 215 lbs and is composed of ¼-inch thick borosilicate glass. Manufactured by SCHOTT in Mainz, this jam jar, which has a capacity of more than 2,300 lbs, now stands in Bad Schwartau.
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Contact
SCHOTT North America, Inc.
Corporate Office
555 Taxter Road Elmsford, NY 10523 USA
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