http://ir-heat-co.com/en/tags/industrial/ Recent content in Industrial on The Infrared Heating Company Hugo en-us Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:08:33 +0800 http://ir-heat-co.com/en/posts/managing-thermal-shock-in-glassware-production-via-fast-response-infrared-heating/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:08:33 +0800 http://ir-heat-co.com/en/posts/managing-thermal-shock-in-glassware-production-via-fast-response-infrared-heating/ <p><img src="http://ir-heat-co.com/images/45acaa9ac2d21899105e1e552be3c85e.png" alt="Managing Thermal Shock in Glassware Production via Fast Response Infrared Heating"></p> <h1 id="stop-your-glassware-from-shattering-a-better-way-to-heat">Stop Your Glassware from Shattering: A Better Way to Heat</h1> <p>If you’ve ever worked with glass, you know the dread of that sudden <em>snap</em>. You move a piece from a cold state into tempering or forming, the temperature spikes too fast, and boom—thermal shock. Sometimes it cracks right in front of you. Other times, it’s a ticking time bomb that shatters later. It&rsquo;s a nightmare for your yield. The secret to stopping this is all about how you ramp up the heat. We use shortwave IR lamps to keep things under control.</p>