Tower

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006090",
  "term": "Tower",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A vertical structure within a glass manufacturing plant, often associated with processes like drawing glass fibers or cooling glass sheets. It provides the necessary height for gravity-assisted operations or for controlled temperature gradients. In fiber optics production, a draw tower is where optical fibers are pulled from a preform.",
  "synonyms": [
    "donjon"
  ],
  "subject": "Glass and ceramics",
  "see_also": [
    "mast",
    "coaling tower"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Tower",
    "es": "torre",
    "fr": "tour"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/tower/"
}