http://ir-heat-biz.com/en/tags/borosilicate/ Recent content in Borosilicate on Professional IR Heat Business Hugo en-us Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:37:38 +0800 http://ir-heat-biz.com/en/posts/reducing-edge-chipping-in-borosilicate-glass-cutting-via-infrared-preheating/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:37:38 +0800 http://ir-heat-biz.com/en/posts/reducing-edge-chipping-in-borosilicate-glass-cutting-via-infrared-preheating/ <p><img src="http://ir-heat-biz.com/images/2bad5999f7b19d5c4829fec6cfc866a1.png" alt="Infrared lamp for borosilicate glass"></p> <h1 id="why-we-preheat-borosilicate-glass-before-cutting">Why We Preheat Borosilicate Glass Before Cutting</h1> <p>If you&rsquo;ve ever tried cutting borosilicate glass at room temperature, you know the frustration. One minute everything looks fine, and the next, you&rsquo;ve got unpredictable chipping or those annoying &ldquo;corner blowouts&rdquo; that ruin a perfectly good piece. It happens because the glass is basically fighting back. There&rsquo;s internal stress in the material that resists the score, making the break messy. To fix this, we use short-wave infrared lamps. We hit the glass with a blast of heat right before the cutting head makes contact.</p>