Duran (glass)
DURAN is a brand name for the internationally defined
This glass was developed by Otto Schott in 1887. In 1938 the brand DURAN was subscribed at the Reichspatentamt and registered in 1943.[1]
Milestones
1887: Otto Schott invented the glass
1943: The brand was registered [2] for patent under the trade name DURAN
1950: DURAN borosilicate glass tubing became and has remained the standard material in the production of laboratory glass items
2011: SCHOTT Tubing in Mitterteich, Germany, was the first to produce DURAN tubing with a length of 10 meters, making it the longest industrially produced glass tube
2015: SCHOTT in Mitterteich set a world record by manufacturing DURAN tubing with an outside diameter of 460 mm, the largest ever industrially produced glass tubing
2017: DURAN Group is now DWK Life Sciences.[3]
Properties
- High chemical resistance
- Outstanding transmission properties
- High thermal capacity and resistance to thermal shock
- Strong electrical insulator
- transparency in the visible and infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum
- High resistance to scratches
- Easily cleaned smooth surface
Applications
- Laboratory devices
- Product presentation
- Giftware
- Explosion proof lighting
- Interior design
- Sprinkler fuses
- Photobioreactors for ideal algae growth
- Heat exchangers
- Sight glasses
- Ventilation systems
- Glass Kettles
- Water Pipes
Duran is currently available in hollow glass products. It is either formed by a molding process into final glass products like Erlenmeyer flasks or drawn as a tube by SCHOTT Tubing. Such tubes are typically a semi-finished product for further processing, which provide higher precision in its cylindrical geometry and better optical clarity than molded hollow glassware.
References
- ^ Trade marks: register information. Retrieved February 09, 2017.
- ^ "DPMAregister | Marken - Registerauskunft".
- ^ Merger with other companies. Retrieved 2020 May 25.