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Modern sheet-glass cutting technologies

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The main types of sheet-glass cutting are examined. Mechanical roller cutting, being the most widely used cutting method at the present, is described in greatest detail. The effect of the roller geometry and load on the edge quality is explained. A general description of the hydro-abrasive and laser cutting technologies is also presented. The advantages and disadvantages of the existing technologies are indicated.

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  1. AGC Flat Glass Russia, JSC, Moscow, Russia

    M. I. Smirnov & A. R. Karapetyan

  2. D. I. Mendeleev Russian Chemical Technology University, Moscow, Russia

    Yu. A. Spiridonov

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Translated from Steklo i Keramika, No. 1, pp. 6 – 10, January, 2011.

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Smirnov, M.I., Spiridonov, Y.A. & Karapetyan, A.R. Modern sheet-glass cutting technologies. Glass Ceram 68, 6–10 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10717-011-9310-3

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