Thin glass shatters, nobody likes to carry heavy glass bottles: glass as a material has advantages and disadvantages. Thanks to a new technology, even lightweight glass can be made shatterproof and scratch-resistant – and at prices that make sense for mass production, says Michael Heidan, co-founder and Managing Director of ReViSalt GmbH. The fact is that glass is made from sand, can be recycled, and is, therefore, an environmentally friendly packaging material. Nevertheless, glass needs to become more sustainable, says Heidan.
The company, which was founded in Freiberg in Saxony, offers glass packaging manufacturers the opportunity to make glass products lighter, thinner, more shatterproof, and more energy efficient. With what Heidan calls a “disruptive technology” for rapid solidification, the glass can be chemically made harder in just a few minutes.
