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A working glass factory since 1990

Your shades are made in our own workshop in Boshan District, Zibo. This is where the glass is blown, finished and checked.

Glassblowers gather glowing glass from a brick furnace on long pipes — Gathering glass at the furnace

The glass workshop seen from above, with blowers at their benches along green and yellow aisles — The workshop floor

Glassblowers work at benches along the workshop floor, with colored glass plates on the wall behind them — Blowers at their benches

Several glassblowers stand around a furnace with their pipes, one with a glowing gather — At the furnace

A row of benches and furnaces on the workshop floor, with a blower in a red shirt in front — Furnaces and benches

A wide view of the workshop with colored glass plates on the far wall and workers at their benches — Benches along the green aisles

Freshly formed amber glass pieces rest on a cart while blowers work beside the furnaces — Fresh shades on the cooling cart

Workers on the workshop floor, with a blower carrying a glowing gather on the right — Workers on the floor

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Production videos

See the glass being made

Short clips from our workshop floor: hand-blowing, molds, cooling and stock. Tap a clip to play it.

Hand-blowing

A blower shapes a glowing gatherA glassblower at the furnace swings the pipe and shapes a glowing gather of glass.

Blowing a large gather at the furnaceA blower brings a large orange gather out of the furnace and turns it on the pipe.

Blowing a shade on the pipeA blower puffs air into the pipe while turning the glass, then carries it to the next station.

From the furnace to the pipeGlass is gathered from the glowing furnace and the blower swings the long pipe to elongate the shape.

Molds and forming

Blowing into a moldA blower puffs air into the pipe while a second worker closes the mold around the glowing glass.

A molded dome comes out of the moldA hot patterned dome is lifted from the mold and carried away to cool.

A row of hot cylindersFreshly formed amber cylinders stand in a row while they are still glowing.

A hot cylinder after formingA freshly formed cylinder shade is moved across the floor to its cooling place.

Forming a glowing discA worker shapes a glowing disc of glass on the forming station.

Cooling and stock

Cooling lineFormed pieces travel slowly on a belt through the cooling line.

Finished shades on racksFinished white and clear shades sit on racks, ready for checking and packing.

Finished shades in stockStacks of finished white and clear shades wait on pallets in the stock area.

The workshop

A walk through the workshopA short walk across the workshop floor, past furnaces, pipes and workers.

Process close-ups

From the furnace to the finished edge

Glass is gathered, blown and formed hot, then cut, ground and drilled cold. These are the steps every shade passes through.

From the furnace

A pipe lifts a glowing gather of molten glass inside a brick furnace — Gathering glass in the furnace

A glowing gather of glass on a pipe at the furnace opening — A gather leaves the furnace

Molten glass runs from a pipe at the mouth of a furnace — Glass flows from the pipe

Two blowpipes with glowing glass at the furnace mouth — Two pipes at the furnace mouth

A worker reheats glass on a pipe at two glowing furnace openings — Reheating at the furnace openings

Blowing and forming

A bright orange gather of glass on a blowpipe — A glowing gather on the pipe

A glowing gather shaped on a wet wooden block with steam rising — Shaping on a wet block

A glowing gather of glass held on a pipe in clouds of steam — Shaping by hand

A gather pressed against a flat steel paddle to shape it — Flattening with a paddle

A ribbed pumpkin-shaped glass form held at a furnace opening — A ribbed form at the furnace mouth

A tall, ribbed glowing glass piece held over a bucket — A freshly formed ribbed piece

A tall fluted glowing glass form standing on a stand — A fluted form on its stand

A formed glass piece held with iron tongs — A formed piece held with tongs

A tall glowing glass form just after shaping — A tall form still glowing

Cutting, grinding and drilling

A gloved hand pushes a glass bar into a rotating saw blade — Cutting glass on the saw

A gloved hand grinds the end of a glass piece on a wheel — Grinding a glass edge

A gloved hand holds a glass piece against a grinding wheel with water — Smoothing the rim

A drill makes an opening in a white glass piece — Drilling an opening

Gloved hands finish the edge of a glass piece on a wheel under running water — Finishing the edge under water

Capabilities

What the factory can do for your order

36 skilled artisansArtisans who blow, shape and finish the glass in one workshop.

8,000 m² factoryOne site in Boshan: furnaces, finishing and packing.

About 1,800 pieces a dayOutput of the whole factory across all glass products. We confirm capacity for your order in the quote.

Five quality checksFrom the first piece to final inspection, with photos or video before packing.

Raw material stockThree months of raw material in stock.

Backup powerBackup generators keep furnaces running.

An order, step by step

How your order moves through the factory

Drawing reviewWe check your drawing.
Mold and sampleThe mold is made first if needed, then your sample.
ProductionShades are blown, finished and drilled to your fitting.
CheckFive checks, from the first piece to final inspection. Details below.
Packing and pickupFoam inside, cartons outside, ready for your forwarder.

Quality control

What we check, and when

Every order passes five checks. The accepted range for size and color is written into your quote and agreed on the approved sample.

1. First pieceThe first piece of a run is compared with your approved sample for shape, color and size before the batch continues.
2. At the benchShape is checked against a gauge or template as pieces come off the pipe or out of the mold.
3. After annealingGlass cools slowly in the annealing oven. We check pieces for stress and cracks before finishing.
4. Final inspectionEvery piece is inspected under light for bubbles, stones, scratches, chips and color difference. Size and opening are measured on a sample from the batch against your drawing.
5. Before packingWe send photos or a short video of the finished batch. You may also send your own inspector or a third-party inspection company.

Hand-blown glass has small natural variation. Semi hand-blown shades, formed in molds, repeat more closely. See how ordering works.

Visit us

Come and see it, in person or on video

Message James on WhatsApp to arrange a live video tour of the workshop. Qualified buyers can visit the 8,000 m² factory in Zibo by appointment.

Address

No. 9 Shantou Road, Boshan District, Zibo City, Shandong Province, China

GuidesBuyer's inspection guide: what to check before shipment

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James, your Account Manager, replies within 12 hours. A drawing or sketch, with size, color and quantity, is enough to start.

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