How Glass is Made

You use glass bottles all the time, but do you ever wonder how it’s made?

Here’s the inside story on how a glass bottle is made.


 

 The Ingredients

Glass is made from 4 main ingredients:

  • sand

  • soda ash

  • dolomite

  • limestone

 


The Glass Making Process

These ingredients are melted together at an extremely high temperature of 2,500° Fahrenheit. Then the mixture is cooled several hundred degrees to be molded into different shapes and sizes. Different ingredients are added to alter color. For example, glass mixed with iron sulphide will give it a brown hue.

 

To create a glass bottle, a molten glass bubble is used placed into a glass mold to create the desired shape.

The air pressure in the molten glass bubble forces the glass against the side of the mold. Once the glass cools and hardens, the mold is opened and a newly-made glass bottle removed.

Voilà!

 


Different Kinds of Glass and Their Ingredients

 

Soda Glass

Lead glass

Fiberglass and foam glass

Borosilicate

Colored glass

silica

silica

silica

silica

silica

soda ash

soda ash

soda ash

soda ash

soda ash

limestone

limestone

limestone

limestone

limestone

dolomite

dolomite, lead oxide

dolomite

dolomite, boric oxide

dolomite, different chemicals to create different colors. ex. brown glass has iron sulphide

glass bottles and jars

glass bottles and jars

insulation products

light bulbs, sealed-beam headlights, bakeware, and labware.

brown beer bottles, green bottles, wine bottles, etc.

**Glass can be recycled an unlimited amount of times to make new glass products. Please recycle! Don’t have curbside recycling? Use this awesome tool to find out where.


 

If you’d like more information on our residential glass products please contact us today!


 

 







Call Us Today! 920.233.3333

Testimonials

I just spoke with Dave V. by phone, but wanted to be sure that my appreciation did not go unnoticed. Jeff and Mark of your residential division just left my home after spending two days replacing several storm damaged windows.  I am calling and writing to express my deep appreciation for their professionalism, expertise and spirit.  They are both an asset to your company.  With a positive experience like the one I have experienced, you can bet that if there is additional work that I need done, Omni will be my first call.   ~ Thom N. Oshkosh, WI

“Mark and Brandon are going great guns here. Thanks for sending these gentlemen to do our installation. I have a GREAT deal of confidence in them and fully expect the entire job to go as well as it has to this point.”-Jim

“Your residential installer was wonderful and did an amazing job.”-Kyle, Green Lake

“Both Steve Bridwell & Mark Willems did a great job of helping me with my patio door after my home invasion.”-Kathy, Oshkosh

I wanted you to know that Mark Willems our installer did a FANTASTIC job. He is very professional, knowledgeable and personable. He represents your company well. P.S. We have made several referrals based on our experience! -Mike & Mary Kay, Winneconne

My recent experience with Omni Glass & Paint was fantastic. I had been waiting 3 months for a part for our front door from another glass company in Oshkosh. I reached out to Omni Glass & Paint; they came to look at the door, found the part and installed the part in less than a day. The door works perfect now. I was so impressed with Omni’s work and would highly recommend them to anyone. – Matt Bakalars, Fox Valley Savings Bank

Mark and Jeff installed windows in our home in Oshkosh.  We were extremely happy with their work but more than that, they went above and beyond to install those windows and were extremely friendly and informative along the way.  They even found an issue with rotten wood that the workers who installed our siding just covered up…so we are very grateful. Because of their services we would highly recommend Omni Glass to everyone.  And the windows are outstanding too!   ~ Roxanne D. – Oshkosh, WI

I just called to compliment the man who installed my new shower door.  Jeff was very pleasant, he did an AWESOME job, everything is perfect, and he left the place neater than when he arrived!  Everything lines up, everything fits, nothing leaks! I am so happy with the job he did!   ~ Nancy, Oshkosh, WI

I just wanted to congratulate the great crew we had working at my home, they were fantastic.  I am very, very pleased with their knowledge and abilities, they were the most impressive group of people I have ever worked with. Mark was especially helpful, he was absolutely wonderful to work with. Thanks again!   ~ Rick, P

View All Testimonials
Back To Top