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Decoration of glass during production.

The most expensive is glass decoration at the stage of its manufacture, wherein various components are added in the glass mass, depending on which properties you plan to give the glass.

"Hot" method is used as a way to increase the strength of the glass and for its decoration. The glass is heated to the melting temperature, thus acquiring any desired shape.This process is called shaping. It is often used in the manufacture of stained glass for glazing of irregular shape.

Also, glass with patterns is created by "hot method". While the glass in softened paintings are done with the help of special rollers. it can create relief from one side of the glass and the other side may remain smooth. It should be remembered that the patterned glass has a low light transmission capacity, so it is better to use it for partitions, decorating furniture, inserts in the doors.

"Cold" glass processing is the application of mechanical stress, and certain physical and chemical processes. Cutting with glass cutter and drilling holes in order to further fixing in their fittings are used the most often.

When the mechanical way a drawing is created using the abrasive material, thus the glass becomes opaque. For this can be used engraving technology, grinding and sandblasting.

The most popular method is sand blasting. The method consists in sticking on the glass stencil with slots, these slots are subject to abrasive. This creates matte volume figure. The technology is well proven for glass partitions, storefronts, shower cabines, furniture.

Engraving can be done by laser or by ultrasound.

The most expensive method of decorating glass is chemical. You can create an ornament of any depth and complexity and to provide any degree of matte glass.

Multi-layered etch - a long complex and time-consuming process, allowing to obtain a beautiful relief, three-dimensional drawings with the watercolor effect.