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06: MISCELLANY PLATE GLASS FACTORY { 20 images } Created 21 Dec 2016

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  • Sand, soda and lime are stirred in giant vat with water to create basic mix used to make plate glass at PPG plant in Mt. Zion, Illinois
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  • Sand, soda and lime are stirred in giant vat with water to create basic mix used to make plate glass at PPG plant in Mt. Zion, Illinois
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  • Sand, soda and lime are stirred in giant vat with water to create basic mix used to make plate glass at PPG plant in Mt. Zion, Illinois
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  • Sand, soda and lime are stirred in giant vat with water to create basic mix used to make plate glass at PPG plant in Mt. Zion, Illinois
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  • Recycled broken glass, or cullet, is added to sand, soda, lime mix via conveyor belt to make plate glass at PPG plant in Mt. Zion, Illinois
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  • Recycled broken glass, or cullet, is added to sand, soda, lime mix via conveyor belt to make plate glass at PPG plant in Mt. Zion, Illinois
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  • Mix of sand, soda, lime and cullet begin melting into glass at start of trip thru furnace to become plate glass at PPG plant; Mt. Zion, IL
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  • Mix of sand, soda, lime and cullet begin melting into glass at start of trip thru furnace to become plate glass at PPG plant; Mt. Zion, IL
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  • Mix of sand, soda, lime and cullet begin melting into glass at start of trip thru furnace to become plate glass at PPG plant; Mt. Zion, IL
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  • Molten glass drips from sampling rod inside 3000-degree gas furnace at PPG plate glass plant in Mt. Zion, Illinois
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  • Molten glass drips from sampling rod inside 3000-degree gas furnace at PPG plate glass plant in Mt. Zion, Illinois
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  • Molten glass drips from sampling rod inside 3000-degree gas furnace at PPG plate glass plant in Mt. Zion, Illinois
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  • Glass ingredients of sand, soda, lime & cullet sit on glass sheet in front of furnace where mix is melted; PPG plant, Mt. Zion, Illinois
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  • Glass ingredients of sand, soda, lime & cullet sit on glass sheet in front of furnace where mix is melted; PPG plant, Mt. Zion, Illinois
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  • Glass ingredients of sand, soda, lime & cullet sit on glass sheet in front of furnace where mix is melted; PPG plant, Mt. Zion, Illinois
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  • Worker fixes viewing window on 3000-degree furnace where sand, soda, lime & cullet melt into glass at PPG plant; Mt. Zion, IL
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  • Liquid glass flows as a continuous sheet and begins cooling inside furnace at PPG plate glass plant in Mt. Zion, Illinois
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  • Liquid glass flows as a continuous sheet and begins cooling inside furnace at PPG plate glass plant in Mt. Zion, Illinois
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  • Newly-formed plate glass cools as it rolls by in continuous sheet after exiting furnace at PPG plant in Mt. Zion, Illinois
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  • Tinted automobile glass rolls onto cutting machine before packing and shipping at PPG plate glass plant in Mt. Zion, Illinois
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