Hot end
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002891
The section of a glass manufacturing facility where raw materials are melted and glass is formed into its initial shapes. This area includes the furnaces, melting tanks, and the primary forming machines such as blowers or presses. Temperatures in the hot end are consistently high, often exceeding 1500 degrees Celsius.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-002891 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Glass and ceramics |
| References | Glass production (Wikipedia) |
| Translations | German: heiße Seite; Spanish: extremo caliente; French: partie chaude |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-002891",
"term": "Hot end",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "The section of a glass manufacturing facility where raw materials are melted and glass is formed into its initial shapes. This area includes the furnaces, melting tanks, and the primary forming machines such as blowers or presses. Temperatures in the hot end are consistently high, often exceeding 1500 degrees Celsius.",
"subject": "Glass and ceramics",
"references": [
"Glass production (Wikipedia)"
],
"translations": {
"de": "heiße Seite",
"es": "extremo caliente",
"fr": "partie chaude"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/hot-end/"
}
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