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Gorilla Glass and Other Glass Substrates Examined in New Touch International Whitepaper


Examining Glass Substrates discusses top glass products used in production of touch panels and cover glass.


Austin, TX – May 10, 2012 – With the steady increase in touch panel and cover glass demand, touch screen manufacturers are continuously searching for better, stronger and harder glass materials to boost product durability, while reducing breaking and scratching. To help OEMs and integrators identify the right glass for their display, touch screen manufacturer, Touch International has released its latest whitepaper, Examining Glass Substrates: An Insider’s Guide to Stronger and Scratch Resistant Glass.


“Choosing the right glass substrate for cover lenses and touch products can be difficult and often varies by project,” explains whitepaper author and Touch International Chief Technology Officer, Gary L. Barrett. “As manufacturing techniques and components continue to improve, our customers have more options than ever before. While this is to their advantage, it is important to identify which glass is best suited for each product.”

Examining Glass Substrates Whitepaper

Glass Substrates Covered in this Whitepaper:

  • Soda-Lime Glass
  • Chemically Strengthened Glass
  • Alkali-Alumina-Silicate Glass
  • Tempered Glass
  • Sapphire Glass

Questions Answered:

  • How these glass products made?
  • What are the fundamental differences between each product?
  • Why would one choose one glass over another?
  • Which substrates are most conducive to touch panel and cover lens manufacturing?

To learn more about choosing the right glass substrate for your product, download Touch International’s free whitepaper at http://www.touch-intl.com/literature/Glass-Substrates-Whitepaper1.html.


About Touch International
Touch International, headquartered in Austin, Texas, was founded in 2002 by Michael Woolstrum and long-time veteran, Gary Barrett, the company’s CTO and has become a world leader in touch screen and EMI filter technology. The company, with its partner DMC, Co. Ltd. in Osaka, Japan, operates eight manufacturing facilities worldwide with 1,200 employees. TI’s China factories manufacture Apple iPhone-type projected capacitive touch screens, resistive sensors and glass filter products used in touch screens, EMI, anti-reflective or anti-vandal filters.


For more information about Touch International, contact:

Kelly Leff
Touch International
Marketing Communications
(512) 646-0310
kleff@touchintl.com