Digital Library Publications

British Glass has the UK’s only dedicated library on glass technology, from raw materials to end product. We collect and catalogue materials from sources including scientific journals, trade press, conference proceedings, standard setting bodies and more.

Each month our library and information service answers hundreds of enquiries from members – providing hand-picked information to help them meet their business needs. We particularly specialise in providing:

  • worldwide legislation, regulations, standards and guidelines – such as heavy metals, decoration, food contact
  • statistics – eg import/export data and recycling rates
  • factory data – including types of glass manufactured, production capacities
  • technical information on glass manufacture, material science, production techniques, compositions, decoration
  • patents – including searches going back to the 19th century.

If there is something specific we can help with, email information@britglass.co.uk 
If you're not a member, we may still be able to help. Get in touch to find out more.

You can search our online database of articles, view abstracts, and order copies of articles using the search function below.

View our latest abstracts

Thermal Shock Resistance Of Milk Bottles

C T Roland & H A Trebler
Special Glass

Life Of Glass Tumblers

H Nakamura
Special Glass

Industrial Tests On A Cast Chrome-Corundum Refractory

O N Popov Et Al
Special Glass

Glass Composition Calculations

R C Srivastava
Special Glass
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The Present Situation And Future Of The Industry Of Glass Container Packaging In China

G Xiangxin Et Al
Container glass

Atomisers

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Clear Choice Awards Celebrate Packaging Design Innovations

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Advancing Quality Control For Containers

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Effect Of Small Amounts Of Lithia On Container Glass Batch

M L N Srinivas & K V S Ramrao
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Increasing Pull Performance From Hollow Glass Furnaces - The Influence Of Thermal Transfers Above The Glass Surface

R Moreau, G Tackels, A Zanoli
Container glass

Automatic Gob Weight Control

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Improved Ring Lubricants For Nnpb

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Anglo-Watsons - Looking To Foreign Markets

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Pharmaceutical Glass Packaging

J Wenzel
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