Glass Futures is proud to share to have successfully rolled the first glass from the 30 tonnes per day pilot furnace and production line in St Helens.
“This is a huge step forward,” said Justin Kelly, CEO of Glass Futures. “This milestone brings to life the investment in this national research and innovation asset with globally unique innovation capability. Along with the fantastic team at Glass Futures and our members we are now fully open and actively collaborating.”
This marks a huge milestone in commissioning a world-first R&D facility. After overcoming the technical challenges, Glass Futures’ team, supported by incredible partners and members, have now successfully demonstrated glass flowing through both the rolled plate line and annealing lehr.
Glass futures would like to thank everyone who made this possible. The trials begin soon.
Watch the incredible moment as the first glass is being formed, captured in rare drone footage that gets up close to the process.