http://ir-heater-store.com/en/tags/forming/ Recent content in Forming on The Official Infrared Heater Store Hugo en-us Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:17:05 +0800 http://ir-heater-store.com/en/posts/quartz-tube-forming-infrared/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:17:05 +0800 http://ir-heater-store.com/en/posts/quartz-tube-forming-infrared/ <p><img src="http://ir-heater-store.com/images/de51387667ace2164209b43f1462b665.png" alt="Quartz tube forming infrared"></p> <h1 id="stopping-the-crack-how-to-handle-glass-tempering-without-the-heartbreak">Stopping the Crack: How to <a href="https://o-yate.net">Handle</a> Glass Tempering Without the Heartbreak</h1> <p>Anyone who’s worked with quartz tubes knows that sinking feeling. You’ve spent all that time shaping a piece, only for it to snap the second it hits the cooling phase. It’s frustrating. Most of the time, it comes down to thermal shock—the temperature just drops too fast for the glass to keep up. That’s why we use shortwave IR lamps. They let us do what I call &ldquo;instant tempering.&rdquo; Instead of guessing, we can tweak the heat on the fly to keep the glass happy.</p>