Common applications of our products
Crystal quartz sands from Schlingmeier are indispensable raw materials in various industries. For more information, please click one of the applications in the following table.
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Glass Industry, Fused Silica Industry |
as glass sand for white container and flat glass, crystal glass, lead crystal, optical glass, special glass, technical glass, borosilicate glass, glasswool and fused silica bricks and tools |
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Chemical Industry | as raw material for sodium silicate (water glass) and SiC |
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Building Material Industry | as raw material for premixed dry mortar, polymer cement concrete, textured plaster, sandy limestone, tiles, bricks, artificial cement stones, design and industrial floors etc. |
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Foundry Industry | foundry sand for molds and cores for metal castings |
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Ceramics Industry | for cement and resin bound mass, ceramic mass, composite materials, artificial stone, filler, paints etc. |
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Extenders | for heavy clay ceramics or stoneware |
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Power Plant and Waste Industry | as fluidized bed for incinerators; also available blended with dolomite |
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Water purification | as sands and gravels for filter application according to EN 12904 : 1999 |
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Refractory Industry | as raw materials for filler sands (sliding gate fillers), fire-proof silica bricks, silica ramming mixtures, repair systems etc. |
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Electronics Industry | as fuse sands |
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Leisure and Sports | as special sand for playgrounds, riding-grounds, golf-courses, beach volleyball grounds, athletic grounds, artificial lawn etc. |
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Blasting Abrasives | for mechanical surface treating |
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Sanding and Spreading | as braking sand for trains and trams |
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Zoological Supply | as bird sand, parrot sand, chinchilla sand, terrarium sands and coloured quartz |