Monthly Archives: January 2023

Glass industry 4.0 with BVA, Bovone’s virtual assistant and remote assistance packages

Bovone’s BVA, the virtual assistant that accompanies the machines and plants sold and installed by the company, brings the Glass Industry 4.0 paradigm inside the customer’s production flow by assisting and guiding them in the initial stages of machine installation, set-up and start-up, and assisting them throughout the machine’s life cycle. The digitization of all […]

QUARTZ, FUSED QUARTZ, FUSED SILICA, WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

Quartz is a term used to describe many different compact forms of SiO2. As one of the second most common and varied minerals on earth, its abundant and can be found in crystalline form, naturally occurring, in many colors that produce different types of gemstones. What is Fused Quartz/Fused Silica? Fused quartz and fused silica […]

What Is Quartz Silica?

Quartz silica, also known as crystalline silica or crystalline silicone dioxide, is a mineral that is found in nature. It is one of the most abundant minerals on earth, and there are hundreds of different varieties of it, some of which are gemstones. The molecular structure of quartz silica is unusual and allows stones composed […]

THERMAL SHOCK VS TENSILE STRENGTH: A COMPARISON STUDY

It is a popular fallacy among consumers of quartz (fused quartz) to equate its thermal shock resistance to its tensile strength. In reality this is far from the truth. Quartz actually has significantly less mechanical strength than glass (borosilicate). So why does everyone believe it to be stronger? We believe this erroneous thought process is […]

What Are the Differences between Beakers and Flasks?

There are several differences between the two common laboratory containers called beakers and flasks. The main difference between beakers and flasks is their shapes. A beaker is a cylinder with a lip for pouring and no lid. Flasks are curved with no lip and have lids. Another difference between beakers and flasks is their uses. […]

THE MINERAL QUARTZ

Quartz is one of the most well-known minerals on earth. It occurs in basically all mineral environments, and is the important constituent of many rocks. Quartz is also the most varied of all minerals, occurring in all different forms, habits, and colors. There are more variety names given to Quartz than any other mineral. Although […]

Glass 101: Fused Silica vs. Quartz

Quartz, fused quartz, quartz glass, silica, fused silica… the list of terms used to describe various silica-based materials is long, confusing, and often misunderstood. In this article, we take a close look at the unique properties of quartz and fused silica (and a few related materials), and clear up the confusion surrounding these terms. Quartz […]

What are the uses of quartz tubes?

Quartz tubes can be roughly divided into the following types: transparent quartz tubes, UV-filtered quartz tubes, colored quartz tubes, etc. Quartz tube has the characteristics of good thermal stability, good light transmission, good electrical insulation, corrosion resistance and high temperature resistance. It is these characteristics that make quartz tubes have a very wide range of […]

Bovone’s automation benefits: the automated wheel wear recovery process in the Elb 10 and 11/45 models of Bovone’s glass polishing machine

Bovone’s ELB 10 and 11/45 glass polishing machine models are appreciated worldwide for the very high quality of flat edge and 45° inclined edge they are able to generate. Bovone’s wide range of straight line edgers and bevellers are ambassadors of the company’s technological excellence, which is mainly reflected in: quality and precision of edge […]

Why should we care about quartz?

Quartz is beautiful. It shimmers in light and its rainbow of colors have stoked the imagination of everyone from admirers seeking spiritual healing to young geoscientists. But most quartz on Earth does not look like the gorgeous minerals we admire. Most of its forms are lackluster, dull and not translucent. But quartz plays important roles […]